The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-21
TARIFF FIGHT
 IS OPENED
PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON THE WOOL
 SCHEDULE OF TARIFF
Congress Win Begin the Active Con siderstion Of Tariff Bnl With out DeIay-Expected in
 February.

Washington, D. G.. Dec. 20-Con- gress will actively begin consideration of tariff legislation in the committee of the two houses immediately after the holiday recess though democratic leaders of the house, the tariff origi- nating body, say no measure would be ready to report for some weeks.
 Senate Republican Leader Penrose said the finance committee would begin its work in advance of the house, while Democratic Leader Un- derwood declared the bill would not be whipped into final shape for a report U1til February. The commit teeman said he must decide just what rates should be fixed after thor oughly comparing it's own data WI the facts submitted by the tariff board in the report which Mir. Faft submit ted today to both houses of congress.
 Senator Penrose announced that he hoped the republican senators would be able to formulate bill to comply with the tariff boards views.
 Representative Underwood said the presidents message really pointed out the necessity of a great reduction in wool rates and that he had no doubt the house would carry out the sug- gestions made.
 The president, in his message 7 said MT. Underwood, fayors placing specific duty on secured wool as basis for importation of raw wool instead of placing a duty On Faw wool and then increasing the duty on secured wool. If the committee should adopt a specific rate for raw wool, there might be much in the presidents argument, but U have 0o doubt the committee will exact an
 
 "The president advocates ad val orem duty on manufactured wool Tn tine bill passed last year, the rates were ad valorem, based on import valuations, in contra distinction to the compound, specific and ad valorem rates now exacted in the PayneAl- drich law. The president says the present duties on wool and woolen manufactures instances are prohlDi- tive l have no douht the ways and means committee will agree with ihim as to the necessity of a reduction The measure dearly iustifies the dem- ocratic members sl passing the wool bill last year that the president ve- toed.''
 Representative Dalzell. of Pennsyl- 'Tania, republican leader on the ways and means committee, said the mes sage clearly showed why it Is neces- sary to have wool legislation other than that proposed by the democrats at the last session.
 ''I am sure that We shall have q better bill thss1 the wool blll which was passed during the extra session. The finance committee will take up the subject immediately after the holidays but whether it will be pos, sble to bring the democratic house to the acceptance of such a bill as we might formulate, I cannot under deatake to say. l believe the report of the tariff board does not indicate that the present wool duties are very i, much too high said Senator Pcn- { rose.
 Senator Bristow. who took a prom. inent part in the combination Of in. surgant senators with the democrats tGiat forced tariff reduction bills through the senate at the extra ses sion, declared that If tine presiti,tii had signed the LaFollette wool bii last summer he would have corrected every abuse of which he complained and have preserved ample protective l duties for every American industry The progressive republicans. he said would support the same tariff reyis ion this session.
 Senator Martin of Virginia, demo cratic leader of the senate. said h. would still favor lower duties c, wool, something like the Underwood bill.
 Senator Warren of Wyoming. al extensive wool grower expressed hin self as fairly we'll satisfied with tn boards findings and the pressdent' recommendation. Senator Iippitt Q