The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-08
WOOL BILL
DEADLOCK
UNBROKEN
LafoIlette and Underwood Unable
to Reconcile House and Senate
Differences.
MAY MEAN DEFEAT
FOR TARIFF MEASURE.
Agreement Possible On Free Lisa
and IL May Go to Taft-Ad.
jOurnment Now Urged.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Senator
Lar gillette and Chairman Underwood,
Oh the house ways and means COM
Mi'tee. who have undertaken to recon
Gle the differences between the SEN
ate and the house on the wool ana
The farmers free list bills. for the
luII conference committee. are In an
unquestiOned deadlock, with the NOS
sibility OF remaining SO. and thus fore
Ing an adjournment OF the session
without final action on either OF those
measures
Inc ue-up Is due 10 the uncompro-
missing position OF Mr.. LaFollette in
opposition TO the house bill. lie has
told Mr.. Underwood that n reduction
OF the rates below those fixed lry the
Oil as il passed the senate. is an i'm
possibility. and in response the chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. who had great difficulty in getting
an agreement by the house to the
rates fixed in has bill. has said that
the house never will consent 10 ac-
cept the senate figures.
Mr.. LaFollette's contention ia that
the senate rates constitute a reduc-
tiOn OF about threc-fouF-hs of the dif-
Payne Aldrich law and those OF the
house bill: that it is impossible TO
60 lower and hold anything like ALL
the progressive Republicans. and that
It Ii better for the Democrats TO take
half a loaf than get nothing in the
way of tarin bread
Half Way COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Underwood did not accent the
hrrF
vassins the house TO ascertain what
Increase over the house rates may be
possible. lie has told some of his
friends that the house might be per.
suaded to meet the senate half way"
but the progressive leader merely
smiled in response 10 suggestions of
this Character. He told Mr.. Under
wood that the difference was with his
party friends rather than with him.
self. and they sustained him in the
statement
The progressive Republicans con
sidered it important that they stand
as body, and have found II impossi.
bic 10 obtain anything like unanimous
consent 20 rate OF less than 81 per
cent on raw wool and the correspond.
Ing rates on woolens fixed by the sen
ate bill. The difficulties pertain en-
tirely 70 the wool bill An agreement
on the free list bill could be had any
time
Move 20 Adjourn.
The deadlock has given rise 20 all
kinds Of suggestions and surmises,
Accepting the tangle as inextricable,
some senators and representatives
have suggested a movement for final
adjournment Of the session regardless
Of the conference. and the senate is
being sounded on that proposition.
Most OF the regular Rcn- oans are
willing 10 agree 90 this re some
Of the Democrats. Inc I'd in ths
latter list are those southern sem
afors. who would like 20 see tho
further consideration of the cotton
bill postponed until next session.
They are willing 90 accept almost any
legitimate reason for delay and would
welcome any exisency that would car.
~ cotton over.
Senator LaFoliettc told somo Of his
senatorial associates on the confer.
ence committee today. that the out.
look for agreement VS. somewhat
brighter lie said also that while ths
tIli conference committee might be
called together any day a week might
clnpsc before meeting would be de-
sired by the subcommittee
MIR Underwood tonight said he
believed the free list bill would bo
sent 90 the President