The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-18

| PoSCd law Slidll Take effect OCtODef ISL,
instead of January Ist, as provided in the
House and Senate measures. The con-
/ ferees hope to have the report promptly
adopted in both Houses of Congress 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 consid-
Grafton for about IS minutes, but the
conflict between The Representative of
the two houses was so pronounced
| that 1t became necessary to postpone ac-
| ton until tomorrow afternoon. After
/ fixing 2o per cent. ad valorem as the
duty on raw wool and changing the wool
classification so as to conform TO the
language of the House Bill the bill on
other features became a matter OF detail.
At times there were sharp differences
OF opinion, but at no time was a disa-
greement on that measure threatened.
The change OF classification has the
effect of fixing flat duty on all woods
and while it reduces the rates on or
binary woods from IS per cent, as pro-
vided in the Senate Bill and increases
those of the House Bill from 20 per
cent, it also increases the rates on car
pet woods from 10 per cent, as provided
in the Senate Bill, to the 90 per cent, as
fxed by the conferees.
In most respects the duties on man.
ufactures of wool were increased over
those of the House Bill, and reduc d
below those of the Senate Bill so as 10
make them correspond with the raw
wool rates; but in some instances they
were made higher than those of either
measure.
A rate of 20 per cent on oils and
wastes was agreed to, while a rate of "a
per cent. was determined upon for
combed wool and tops, including rowing
and ropng, and of SO per cent. on yarns.
There was A compromise in matter of
classification on cloths, dress goods,
clothing, weddings, blankets and fan
nels. In the House Bill these subjects
were covered in five paragraphs, whereas
.Mr LaFolette in the bill as adopted by
the Senate, embraces all in one par
agraph.
AS the subject will be covered in the
conference report, blankets and flannels
will be treated in one paragraph with a
rate of 80 per cent, the House rate,
while the other articles are made dutia-
bic at the rate of 4o per cent, which is
an increase over the House rate of from
a to ID per cent, and reduction from
the Senate rate of six per cent. This
paragraph will cover cloths, knit fabrics,
unwoven felts, womens and children's
dress goods, coat Innings, ready made
clothing, shawls weddings, founclngs.
fringes, laces, and embroideries.
A similar compromise was effected on
carpets, resulting in the fixing of three
classes instead of one, as in the Senate
Bill, and nine classes in the House Bill.
Class one, of today's compromise in
cludes Aubusson, Administer, Moquette,
Chenille, Saxony, Wilton, Tournay vel
vet carpets, and Oriental, Berlin and
similar rings, and the rate is fixed at so
per cent, which is IS per cent higher
than the Senate rate and 10 per cent.
higher than the House rate on most of
the articles.
On the secoud class carpets the rate
was made 40 per cent. 1t includes Brus-
sells carpets and velvet and tapestry
velvet carpets, against 80 and IS per
cent. in the House Bill and IS in the
Senate Bill
The third class rate of 80 per cent,
is made to cover tapestry Brussels. treble
ingram, druggets and other carpetings
not otherwise provided for. These are
the cheaper carpets, and the House Bill
fixed rate of from rs to 80 per cent.
on them, while the Senate rate was IS
per cent.
Most Senators and members are
counting confidently on final adjourn
ment of the session late next week.
Some of the Democratic Senators and
all Of the insurgents are determined to
obi fatt t1A =
sible, but those of the Southern Sena-
tors who oppose that measure have an
nounced determination to prevent the
fixing of day for vote 1t is believed
that these tactics will have the effect of
preventing any ballot. and that it will
soon become so evident that action is
impossible that an adjournment will re-
suit as the only feasible course.