The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-12
Both Houses Are Expected To Adopt Report To-
 day
SOON REACH TAFT
 FOR EXPECTED VETO
Underwood and LaFollette Compr0- mise on 29 Per Cent Ad ValOrem for Raw Wool-Free List To
 Be Considered Today

Washington, August 11.-Doffins their coats and, for the first time In history, inviting the press to be pres- ent the conferees of the two houses Of Congress on the wool tariff revision and farmers free list bills sat down in conference today to compromise their differences. Finally. at o'clock, they effected a complete agreement on wool and began consideration of the free list bill.
 The conference began at 10 o'clock this morning.
 The wool bill, as agreed upon, will be reported to the Senate tomorrow by Senator LaFollette, and to the House by Representative Underwood. As the House has the papers bearing upon the bill. that body will have to act first
 The bill was so amended as to re- quire that the proposed law shall take effect October 1 instead of January l, as provided in the Senate and House measure. The conferees hope to have the report adopted in both houses to- morrow and the bill quickly started on its course to the White House, where the President is expected to veto it.
 The free list bill was under con sideration for about 15 minutes, but the conflict between the representatives of the two houses was so pronounced that 1t became necessary to postpone action until tomorrow afternoon.
 After fixing 2S per cent ad valorem as thesduty on raw wool and changing the wool classification so as to con- form to the language of the House bill the agreement on other features be- came matter of detail.
 The change of classification has the ,s effect of fixing fiat duty on all wools and, while it reduces the rates on ordinary wools from S5 per cent, as provided in the Senate bill, and in creases those of the House bill from 20 per cent, it also increases the rates on carpet wools from 10 per cent, as provided in the Senate bill, to the a9 .Ner cent nxed by the conferees y Compromises Made
 In most respects the duties on the man. uiactures of wool were increased over the rates of the House bill and reduced be- low those of the Senate bill so as to make them correspond with the raw wool rate, but in some instances they were made higher than those of either measure.
 4 rate of 29 per cent on nails and wastes was agreed to, while rate of 34 per cent was determined upon for combed wool and tops, including rowing and roping, anu of per cent on yarns.
 There was a compromise in the matter Of classification on cloths, dress goods, clothing, webbings. blankets and f1an- nels In the House bill these subjects were covered in five paragraphs, whereas MT. LaFollette, in the bill adopted by the Senate, embraced all in one paragraph.
 As the subject will be covered in the conference report. blankets and nannels will be treated in one paragraph with d rate of 30 per cent, the House rate, while the other articles are made dutiable at the rate of 49 per cent, which is an in crease over the House rate of from to l4 per cent and a reduction from the Sen- ate rate of per cent. This paragraph will cover cloths. knit fabrics, unwoven felts, women's and childrens dress goods, coat lining, ready-made clothing, shawls, !, ,-webbings. founcings, fringes, laces, em- broideries.
 similar compromise was affected on carpets, resulting in making three classes instead of one, as in the Senate bill and nine in the House bill Class 1 of today g compromise includes Aubusson. Axmin- ster, Mouquette Chenille Saxony, Wilton, Tournay velvet carpets and Oriental and Berlin and similar rugs, and the rate is fixed at 50 per cent, which is l5 per cent higher than the Senate rate and It per cent higher than the House rate on most of the articles.
 On the second class of carpets the rate was made 70 per cent. It includes Brus- sels carpets and velvet and tapestry vel vet carpets, against 30 and 35 per cent in the House bill and 30 in the Senate bill
 The third class rate of 90 per cent is made to cover tapestry Brussels. treble ingrain. druggets and carpeting not other wise provided for. These are the cheaper carpets, and the House bill fixed rate Of from 9 to 30 per cent on them, while the Senate rate was 30 per cent.
 After the disposal of the wool bill the free list bill was laid before the confer ence.
 Mir Underwod announced the absolute lrefusal of the House to accept the Sen ate amendments confining the free ad- mission of meats and cereals to those coming from countries with which the United States has reciprocal trade agree ments which would confine the free i'm portaton of those articles to imports from Canada He stated also that the House would insist upon adding lemons to the flee list
 Never Sign," Says Bailey
 'I win never sign a conference report on those lines" said Mir. Bailey, almost before the chairman of the House con- ferees had had opportunity to complete his outline of the House position,
 With this decided difference of opinion, which marked the expression of all con ferees, making agreement possible at the time, Mir. Underwood made an effort to obtain the consent of all parties to re- port disagreement. MT. Bailey was again obdurate. s
 Il am frank enough to say" he said, that am never going to agree to dis agreement unless 1 am sure that we can sustain ourselves in the Senate"
 Much time was spent in comparing the difference. In the beginning of the con- ference, MT. LaFollette urged 30 per cent on ordinary raw wool and MT. Underwood asserted that he could not exceed the in- structipns of the ways and means com mittee not to consent to a higher duty than R7,s per cent There was much wrangl}ng over the classification. 2 ultimateiy Mir. Bailey Suggested a comprfmise of 2sa4 per cent Immediately MT. Underwood said he would accept 29 per ce,At.if the House classification should prevailI Mir. LaFollette' assented and it was a,kreed to.
 Cont 1nuing its work the conference fix ed theN rate on waste, noils and shoddies