Arizona republican., 1911-12-21
That Is the Consensus of Opinion Expressed by Both Republicans and Democrats Following the Presidents Message.
BUT THERE IS A
 FIGHT BREWING
Senate and House Commit tees Will Begin Work on Tariff Bill Immediately After the End of the Holi- day Recess.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2O.-CongreSs will begin consideration of tariff leg islation in committee of the two hOus- es after the holiday recess, though the democratic leaders of the house say no measure will be ready to re- port for some weeks. Republican lead CT PenrOse. of the senate, said the fi- nance committee will begin its work in advance of the house, while demo- cratic leader Underwood said the bill will not be whipped into final shape until February. The committee, he said. must decide just what rates should be fixed after thoroughly com pairing its own data with the facts submitted by the tariff board in the report which President Taft submit ted to congress today. PenrOse an nounced he hoped the republican sen ators will be able to formulate a bill to comply with the tariff boards views
 I'm sure" said PenrOse, that we will have better bill than the wool bill passed during the extra session. The finance committee will take up the subject immediately after the hol- idays. but whether it will be possible to bring the democratic house to ac- ceptance such a bill as we might form ulate. I cannot undertake to say. I believe the report of the tariff boar1 does not indicate the present wool du ties are much too high
 Representative Underwood said the presidents message really pointed out the necessity for a great reduction of wool rates and that he had no doubt the house will carry out the sugges- tiCns made. The president in his mes sage" Underwood said. ''favOrs plaC- ing a specific duty on secured wool as a basis for the importation of raw wool instead of placing the duty on raw wool and increasing the duty on secured wool If the committee should adapt a specific rate for raw wool there might be much in the presidents ar gUment but I have TO doubt the com mttee will exact an ad valorem in stead of a specific duty. The presi- dent advocates an ad valorem duty on manufactured wool. In the bill pas sed this year in the special session rates were ad valorem based on inn port valuations in contradistinction to. compound specific and ad valorem rates now exacted in the Payne Aid rich law. The president says the pres ent duties on wool and wooden manu- factures in many instances are pro- hibitive I have no doubt the ways and means committee will agree with him regarding the necessity for re- ductiOn The message clearly justifies democratic members in passing theI wool bill that the president vetoed.
 Representative DalZell of PennSyl- vania. republican leader on the ways and means committee. said the mes sage clearly showed why it is necessary to have wool legislation other than that proposed by the democrats at the last session of congress. Senator Bris- tow. who took prominent part in the combination of insurgent senators with democrats that forced the tariff reduC- tion bills through the senate at the extra session. said that if the presi- dent had signed the LaFOllette wool bill last summer he would have cor rectpd every abuse of which he com plained and would have preserved am ple protective duties for every Ameri- can industry. Progressive republicans said they would support the same tar fir revision this session. Senator Mar tin. Of Virginia. democratic leader of the senate. said he favored stili lower duties on wool something like the T-n- dcrwood bill" Senator Warren of Wy oming. an extensive wool grower. px- pressed himself fairly well satisfied with the boards findings and the presidents recommendations. Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island. successor to former Senator Aiirich. said the re- port proved the duties on some class es of fabrics can well be reduced without injury to American industry"
 WASHINGTON, Dec 2O-President Taft today sent to congress the report of the tariff board on schedule K and with it a message recommending that the rates of duty on wool and woolens be materially reduced The report shows existing duties on many classes of wool and woOlens are prohibitory and greatly in excess of the difference in the cost of production here and abroad
 The duties are arranged, the report says, to keep out of this country the finer wool, which. if imported, might displace the substitutes now employ ed. Taft calls attention to these points, and urges that downward re-
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