The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-06-02
WOOL TARIFF BILL
GOES TO CAUCUS
Democratic Measure Makes
Big Cuts in Duty
DRYAa'S TURNED GOWN
Tariff on Manufactured Goods Is Cut
In Half and to 5 Cents a Pounc
Placed on Raw Wool.

In HAN ana 10 SehtS FouhC
Placed on Raw Wool.
Washington, June 2-The Democrats
of the house repudiated William Jen
nings Bryan's attempt to dictate theil
policy In regard to the revision of the
wool schedule.
III a party caucus they turned down
the peerless losers demand for free
raw wool and accepted the bill pre-
pared by the ways and means com
mittee under the direction of Repre-
sentative Underwood, which fixes a
duty of 20 per cent on raw wool, as
compared with an equivalent OF 44.3l
per cent imposed under the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. The bill makes re.
auctions of from one-half to twothirds
in all the other wool duties.
The new duties, together with the
present duties as figured on an ad va
loren basis by Mr.. Underwood are as
follows:
Noils, waste, shoddies. ETC., proposed
duty 20 per cent; existing duty 1886
per cent.
Combed wool or tops, proposed duty
% per cent; existing duty 1873 pei
cent.
Yarns made wholly or in part OF
wool, proposed duty 80 per cent; ex
isting duty S2.3S per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics and all manu-
features of wool, proposed duty 40 per
cent; existing duty GIL per cent.
Blankets and fannels, proposed duty
30 per cent when valued at less than
so cents per pound; As per cent when
valued at more than 80 cents pei
pound existing duty 1851 per cent.
Women's and children's dress goods
and similar goods, proposed duty 40
per cent; existing duty 1920 per
cent.
Ready-made clothing and articles OF
wearing apparel, proposed duty 45 per
cent; existing duty S1.31 per cent.
Braids, ribbons, insertions, laces,
embroideries, nettings and like arti,
cles wholly or in part made OF wool,
proposed duty 80 per cent; existing
duty S7.06 per cent.
Administer, Aubusson, Moquette and
chenille carpets, proposed duty 40 per
cent; existing duty 62.O9 per cent.
Saxony, Wilton and velvet carpets,
proposed duty 35 per cent; existing
duty 70.14 per cent.
Brussels carpets, proposed duty ~
per cent; existing duty 1923 per cent.
Velvet tapestry carpets, printed on
the warp or otherwise, proposed duty
80 per cent; existing duty 62.46 per
cent.
Tapestry brussels carpets, printed
on. the warp or otherwise, proposed
duty 80 per cent; existing duty 64.4l
per cent
Treble-ingrain, three-ply and all
chain Venetian carpets, proposed duty
30 per cent existing duty "a "a per
cent.
Wool dutch and two-ply ingram car
pets, proposed duty rs per cent; eX
listing duty $3.50 per cent.
Oriental rugs, proposed duty so pei
cent; existing duty 60.57 per cent.
Dluggets and bookings, printed OF
colored, proposed duty, % per cent
existing duty 662S per cent.
Carpets not otherwise provided TO-
of wool, flax or cotton and mats, mat
ting and rugs of cotton, proposed duty
25 per cent; existing duty 1898 pei
cent
The bill states:
whenever in this act the word
wool is used in connection with
manufactured article of which it is
component material, it shall be held
to include wool or hair of the sheep
camel, goat, alpaca or other like ami
mails, whether manufactured by the
wooden, worsted. felt or any other pro
cess
The proposed wool tariff represents
reduction of only $1,350,000 in the
revenues of the government, according
to a statement presented to the eau
Gus byM r. Underwood.
Imports of wool for the last year
amounted to $70,744,650, and the Dem
ocratic leaders estimate that the re
duction that the first year under the
proposed duties would result in the
importation Of s13O,s22, 900 worth OF
wool.
The duties collected in the last
year on wooden imports amounted tc
Sal, 904,549, while under the first veal
of the new duties it is figured the
revenue would be $40,556,20
The general average ad valoren
duty on manufactured wool under the
proposed law is estimated at 1885 pei
cent, while under the existing law Il
is figured as 9010 per cent.
The duty on raw wool under the
proposed law is 20 per cent, while un
der the existing law it is ABB pei
cent
Mr.. Underwood declared the dutie:
collected last year on raw WOO
amounted to 21,OOO,O00. The reduction
of the raw wool duty to 20 per cen
as proposed would cut these duties, he
said, to $13,39s,OOO even under {
greatly stimulated import trade. Tt
reduce these duties further would bt
impracticable at this time, he added
even had the committee desired t.
do an