The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
A amendments Offered

Advocates Of free raw wool, backed by the open support of William Jennings Bryan, offered amendments putting wool immediately upon the free list, or propos- ing a gradual reduction that would abol- ish the entire duty within five years While direct reference to Mir Bryan by name was not made by Chairman Under wood or others who spoke during the day in favor of the 20 per cent duty, they re- piled, in a way to the free wool dem ocrats, by pointing out what they deemed the absolute necessity for small duty on raw wool.
 Chairman Underwood gave the com plete text of the proposed revision of the wool tariff to POO democrats who as- sembled in the party caucus at noon. It proposes duty of 20 per cent on raw wool, a reduction of more than 50 per cent from the Payne-Aldrich law now in force As soon as he had concluded hls opening speech MT. Harrison of New York offered an amendment that would abolish the wool duty in five years. It proposed gradual reduction each year for the nVe-yedE ptilOu. MI Iloii ioOn dCSidi cb this was the true democratic principle of tariff making, to put on the free list a raw material so universally used.
 Mir. Randall of Texas followed with an amendment for the immediate abolish- ment of the entire duty on raw wool. the democrats gave close attention to the debate, participated in by many members of the ways and means committee. The new duties together with the present duties as figured on an ad valorem basis by Chairman Underwood are as follows:
 Raw wool, proposed duty 20 per cent; existing duty 44.31 per cent. Noils, waste. shoddies, etc, proposed duty 20 per cent; existing duty SS96 per cent.
 Bombed wool pr tops. proposed duty 25 per cent: existing duty 105.19 per cent.
 wool. proposed duty 30 per cent; eX isting duty s2.SS per cent.
 Cloths. knit fabrics and all manu- factures of wool, proposed duty 40 per cent; existing duty 95,57 per cent.
 Blankets and fiannels, proposed duty 80 per cent when valued at less than 90 cents per pound, 40 per cent when valued at more than 50 cents per pound; ; existing duty 95.57 per cent.
 Womens and children's dress goods and similar goods, proposed duty 45 per cent; existing duty l02.S5 per cent.
 Ready made clothing and articles of wearing apparel, proposed duty 45 per cent; existing duty S1.31 per cent.
 Braids. ribbons, insertions. laces, em- bl oideries, nettings and like articles. wholly and in part made of wool, pro- posed duty 35 per cent; existing duty Sr.06 per cent.
 Administer aubosson, mosquito and chenille carpets, proposed duty 40 per cent existing duty 62.09 per cent.
 SaXony, Wilton and velvet carpets, proposed duty 35 per cent: existing duty 70.14 per cent.
 Brussels carpets proposed duty 30 per cent; existing duty 1929 per cent,
 Velvet tapestry carpets, printed on tie warp or otherwise, proposed duty 35 per cent; existing duty 62.46 per cent.
 Tapestry Brussels carpets, printed on the warp or otherwise, proposed duty 30 per cent; existing duty 6441 per cent.
 Trebel ingrain, three-ply and all- chain Venetian carpets, proposed duty so per cent; existing duty 64.94 per cent.
 Wool, Dutch and two-ply ingrain car pets, proposed duty 25 per cent; ex- isting duty 62.50 per cent.
 Oriental rugs, proposed duty 50 per cent: existing duty 60.5I per cent.
 Druggets and booking. printed or coiored, proposed dlty 25 per cent, ex- isting duty 66.2S per cent.
 Carpets, not other wise provided for, of wool. flax or cotton and mats, mat