The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-05
Underwood and LaFollette Are Drafting Compro-
 mise Wool Bill
COTTON TARIFF BILL
 RECEIVED IN SENATE
Many Believe Adjournment Is Draw ing Near-Peurose Will Report Wool Bill Today-Draft-
 ing Steel Schedule


 Washington. August 4-Democratit leaders iii the House of Representative believe tonight they have enough votei to pass the wool tariff revision over Pres ident Tafts veto if necessary. MT In derwood. democartic leader of the House and Senator LaFollette. the insurgent re publicali, to whom the Senate confded it part to the wool conference as a sub cussing the two bills out of which it i hoped to form compromise wool tarii measure to send to the President.
 We have reached no basis of agree ment," said MT Underwood tonight ''bu have confidence that a bill will be final ly agreed upon. Senator IaFollette ex plained his bill to me and I explained ou bill to him, but we undertook no definit settlement of the differences"
 The free list bill, which has been sen by both houses to the same conferenc committee as that handling the wool bill is to be considered at the same time. MI Underwood said that while separate re ports would be brought in, both bill would be discussed together. This give the House democrats additional trading stock In negotiating for compromise ol the measure.
 The cotton tariff revision passed by th House late yesterday was sent to tn Senate committee today by a resolution of the \Senate, which requires a repor on the measure by August 10. Senate Fenrose. chairman has called a meeting of the finance committee for 10 30 o'clocl tC Cmoir row morning and when the Senat tt convenes tomorrow MT. Penrose probably will report the bill back with an adverse report.
 This was the procedure followed witf reference to the wool and free list bills The effect that the changing tariff situa- tion will have upon adjournment of Con gress is a matter for conjecture. In bott houses the leaders do not believe that con sideration of the cotton bill by the Sen ate will necessarily lengthen the rapidly closing session, which many of tn, leaders say may end between August :; and August 1s- MT. Penrcse said toda he would ask for an early vote and MI Underwood advanced the opinion that this course were pursued in the Senat there was no reason to believe that Con gress be in session more than a week o two.
 Iron and Steel Tariff
 The House committee on ways an means has already begun work on tn iron and steel tariff, which Is tn schedule on which William J. Bryal attacked Mr Underwood, and on whicl MT. Underwood replied, with the unan imous support of the House democrats The committee has taken no afffrma tive action toward preparing new tar if rates, but Chairman Underwood ha' put experts to work compiling data.
 If Congress continues in session. ar iron and steel revision bill will b' brought in at this session" said MT Underwood If there Is to be an early adjournment, the announcement will bt made to the House before adjournment that the iron and steel tariff will be ready for action when Congress as sembles in December"
 The insurgent leaders of the Senate are likely to bring the iron and steel tariff up at once in the Senate fight on the cotton bill. Senator Cummins on the cotton bill. Senator Cummins Of Iowa is as anxious to make the Senate revision of the rubber and sugar schedules. as amendments to the cot ton tariff bill. He has said that if the wooden or other textile tariff rates are to be changed, there ought 10 be inn mediate changes in the tariff on all machinery and supplies which Ameri- can manufacturers are compelled to use so there will be no unjust discrimina- ton against American industries.
 When the conferees on the wool tar if revision bill met today Senator La Toilette and Representative Under wood were appointed subcommittee to consider and report upon the diff ferences between the two houses. The motion for their appointment, made by Senator Bailey, was on the ground that they represent the extreme elements of the Senate and House. respectively
 When the House cotton tarlff revi- sion bill was reported to the Senate 1t immediately precipitated a lively de- bate. Democratic Leader Martin asked that 1t be referred to the finance com nittee with instruction to report by August 10. Senator Overman of North Carolina, favored August IS.
 Report Bill Today
 Chairman Penrose of the finance Com- mittee announced the committee would meet tomorrow. We will not wait until the 10th to report the cotton bill, he said, but will take it up and report inme- q will bring it back tomorrow and if conditions feel right l shall ask that an early date be fixed for vote by the Senate"
 Despite the differing opinions as to what effect the Senate instructions to the Senate committee to report the cotton tariff revision bill will have on the carly s adjournment of Congress nearly all the and representatives are anxious to get away and 1t is apparent 1t will be almost impossible to hold quorum after the President vetoes the wool tariff bill, as he is expected to do early next week.
 Senator Shoot said adjournment would take place a week from today and that 1t would depend on the Presidents veto of the wool bill rather than upon any de- cision that might be reached with refer ence to the cotton bill.
 Senator Cummins, who wants to offer the steel, rubber and subar schedules as an amendment to the bill. said there would be a delay of a week or more.
 Before the Senate acted, Senator Over be given until August 15, This was lost F to 5l. MT. Overman contended that the people Of his state de-