Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-28
WOOL COMPROMISE
TARIFF MEASURE IS
PASSED BY SENATE
After Killing Underwood House
Bill and LaFoIIette's Amend
ed Measures, Insurgents and
Democrats Unite on New Bill

senate today passed a compromise wool
OH b. an overwhelming majority. L
Republicans joining with the Democrats
IN running the steam roller over the
regular Republicans. Several ballots
were taken on the measure in its differ
ent stages. and at no time was the
vote close The coalition mustered
strength enough on every test to con-
troll the situation easily.
As indicated IN The Journal several
lays ago. and coroborated by interviews
with Senators overman ard owen, there
was no occasion or necessity for Gov
ernor Smiths presence IN Washington
Ills vote would not have decided the
issue one way OF the other.
The final vote on the passage of the
compromise bill. which was offered by
Senator LaFoIIetre Nwas IS to :. Every
Democrat present voted for the comprO-
mise
The action OF the senate came as a
surprise. Il had been confidently be-
Iieved that il would be impossible to
pass a wool bin at this session, but a
compromise was agreed upon last night,
and tbs trick was turned today
First the original LaFoIlefte substitute
vas killed by a vote OF s. to L. Then
the house bill was defeated by a vote OF
a 70 = Following this. when the reg
uiar Republicans seemed victorious, La
Toilette moved reconsideration. and
this motion carried. - TO 81 Then came
the compromise bin and il passed easily.
A compromise wool bill offered
~ Senator La Toilette. OF Wis
consin. modification OF both his
own and the house bin. was passed BY
the senate - 70 3. through the union
OF Democrats. having secured a record
vote on the original Underwood bIlI
Joined with the Republican insurgeni
forces The measure adopted reduces the
raw wool duty TO = per cent ad valorem
and eorrespondingly reduces the duties
on wooden articles.
There Is some doubt as to what course
the house Democrats viii pursue with
regard to the compromise bill House
Leader Underwood several days ago
served notice that the house would not
accept the original LaFoIlette bill.
Although President Taft mas made no
definite atterance 10 that effect, It mas
been Strongly minated at the White
Hou-e that be might feel called upon
To --ssa WOOL tariff bin. passed In ad-
the tariff board.
The Underwood house wool bill was de-
Ieated TN the senate today A to S.
Except for Senator Brown CRepublicanJ
Of Nebraska. who voted for the bill. the
vote vas along strict party lines.
Senator LaFollette's amendment to the
Underwood house wool bin was defeated
II to q. Fourteen Republican insurgents
voted for IL
Senator LaFoIlette then offered a modl-
ned sub OF his amendment as a cOmpro-
mise between the house bill and the
original LaFollette bin upon which DEM
ocrats and insurgents had agreed,
The Underwood bill passed the Demo-
cratic house on June % By a vote Of
II 10 100 and would affect substantial
reductions on the duties OF wool and
wooden goods
This forenoon Senator EaF1lette dis
cussed his wool amendments along the
same lines as the amendments he Of
Tered 10 the Canadian reciprocity bill.
IusurgeR< Republican senator's threaten
TO carry the fight for wool revision 70
the farmers free>list bill, which comes
10 a final vote on August l.
The house met At noon 10 take Up the
new cotton tariff revision bill
IN offering amendments proposing re-
ductlons in the duties on woolen goods.
senator LaFoIlette, OF Wisconsin. took
the position that the reductions. II adopt
ed. would compensate the farmers. at
least IN part. Tor the losses they Will
suffer as a result OF free trade in agrf-
cultural products with Canada
They will" the speaker continued.
relieve all OF the people OF the United
states who have been made 10 pay trib-
ute to the wooden trust long the pam
pered favOrtte Of the tariff law. Two
years ago. at the time We were consider
Ing the present tariff act. which lief,
schedule k practically unchanged.
proposed certain amendments These
amendments I have modified and offer
a. an amendment TO the pending list
believe that the duties proposed BY
me on manufactured wooden cloth are
greater than are necessary TO proteci
American manufacturers from European
competition
CHANGES OFFERED.
However. bearing in mind that this
is but a temporary measure TO be fol-
lowed, as / hope. By a more thorough
going revision. and with the purpose OF
meeting the views Of a majority of the
senate to the end that some reduction
may De promptly secured. shall offer
TOT nEE1%ul ~DAAo@AcA1~+c-- N--~@@o~1 - -
WOODEN schedule.
The effect Of the amendments e
schedule X. which / now propose. are
as follows:
DUTY on clothing woods. 20 per cent
carpet woods, 10 per cent tops. As pei
cent. yarn. 50 per cent; carpets. 40 pei
cent on cloths and all other manufac-
lures composed entirely of wool. OF hav-
ing wool as the component material OF
chief value 90 per cent.
The present average duty on raw voc
as shown BY the report on commerce.
ard navigation OF the bureau Of sta
fistics for 1910 Is a fraction less thar
a per cent In proposing duty OF =
ner cent ad valorem ] make no wide
departure from the duties paid today OF
raw woods on tn eaverage. Ii viii d
awax however, with the gross inequali
ffes and Determinations under which
the users OF the cheaper woods. which 81
10 make up the poor mans clothing. have
~ labor under the present specific duties
- straight ad valorem duty Of 40 pei
cent viii do away with prohibitive rates
and viii reduce the rates on woods
which manufacturers Of wooden goods
ned today for the purpose OF blending
wfth our own woods so that they car
not result in great benefit 70 the con
sumner. The ad valorem duty viii alse
do away with the present injustice Of
subiecffng woods that contain three