The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-12
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Aug. 11.-For the first
time In history Of inviting the press
to be present the conferees of both
houses on the wool tariff revision and
farmers free list bills met In confer
ence today to compose differences.
Finally at o'clock tonight they had
emected complete agreement on wool
and began consideration of the free
list.
The wool bill viii be reported to the
senate tomorrow by La Toilette and in
the house by Underwood. who directed
the course Of the bill in their houses
AS the house has the papers bearing
upon the bill, that body viii have to
act first.
The measure was amended so as to
require the proposed law to become
effective October / instead of January
1. The president is expected to veto
the bills.
Grafton about 10 minutes. but the con-
f1ict was so pronounced 1t became
necessary to postpone action until to-
morrow afternoon.
AfteE fixing a 20 per cent ad valorem
duty raw wool and changing the
wool Classification to conform to the
language OF the house bill, other fea-
lures became a matter Of detail.
Changes Of classification has the effect
of fixing a fat duty on all woods. In
most respects the duties on manufac
lures Of woods were increased over
the rates of the house bill and reduced
below those Of the senate, so as to
conform to the raw wool rate, but In
some instances they were made higher
than those Of either measure. Blankets
and flannel Will be treated in one para
graph with a thirty per cent rate,
while clothes, knit fabrics unwoven
felts, women's and children's dress
goods. coat lining, ready made cloth
ing, shawfss weddings. fringes, -saces,
and embrofderies were made forty
nine per cent.
vision Of the BIN reads as follows:
"On wool Of the sheep, hair of the
camel. goat, alpaca and other like ami
mails duty shall be 20 per cent ad va
lorem."
The La Folfette BIN called for two
classes Of wool-wool and hair ON the
skin being in second class-whereas
the house provision, accepted by the
conference, provides for but one class
for all woods.
Under the compromise the second
senate class Of woods fixed in the SEN
ate bill at 10 per cent is thus in
creased to 20 per cent. There are the
coarser carpet woods. The senate rate
on first class woods was 25 per cent
ahu Tic uOu6e rate EU per cent.
Much time was spent IN comparing
the difecence. In the BEGINNING Of
the conference, Mr.. La Toilette urged
thirty per cent duty on ordinary raw
wool and Mr.. Underwood asserted that
he could not exceed the instructions
Of the ways and means committee not
to consent to higher duty than n 1-2
per cent. There was much wrangling
over the classification.
Ultimately Mr.. Bailey suggested a
compromise Of 2S 81 per cent. Imme-
diately Mr.. Underwood said he would
accept 20 per cent II the house classi-
fication should prevail. Mr.. La Fol-
lette assented and 1t was agree dto.
Continuing it's work. the conference
fixed the rate on waste, noils and
shoddies at 70 per cent to correspond
with the rate on regular wastes. This
was an increase over the house rate,
which was 20 per cent
For the first time in history the
conference was, on motion OF Senator
Bailey, opened to the press.