The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-11
TARIFF AGREEMENT IN SIGHT
HOUSE WILL CONCU N IN AMEND
MENTS TO FREE LIST BILL.
This VIII ne a victory for the senate and
for la Toilette Grcemcnt on wool
Biil Expected To-day Leaders I'm
Roth Houses Anxious to Adjourn.

Roth Houses Anxious to Adjourn,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. 90 II is practically
certain that when the conference com
mittec of the two houses on the Underwood
wool bill and the farmers free list bill
meets tomorrow it will be able to reach
an agreement on compromise measures
embodying the main features Of both
bills. Mr.. La Follctte. representing tho
Senate. and Mr. Underwood Of the House
were in conference large part Of the
day. As a result Of their deliberations
they reached a substantial agreement on
the farmers free list bill by which most
Of the Senate amendments will he re-
tanned. These include the amendment
that was offered by Senator Kern Of
Indiana. providing that free trade in meats
and -four should be extended only to
those foreign countries with which the
United States has reciprocal agree
ment under which free entry is given
certain agricultural products Of tho
United States
The mooted question OF lemons was
settled in IA way that will satisfy the Cali
fornia delegation. but which n not en-
tirely to liking of Senator Root. Lemons
will continue To pay duty. The Senate
refused TO put them on the free list, but
when the bill went back to the House
the California product was added to the
free list Acting on the urgent repre-
sen;ation Of Senator Works inslrgent
Republican. and several of the insurgent
Republican Congressman from California
Senator La Toilette made successful
resistance to free trade in lemons and
saved the duty on the citrus fruit to the
California insurgents and in return hopes
to receive the delegates from California
in the next Republican national conven-
ton.
The agreement on the farmers free list
bill is practically victory for the Senate.
At the same time it is a victory for Sena-
tor La Toilette. who practically dictated
he Senate bill, backed by his insurgent
following. Practically everything con-
tended for 10y the Senate has been kept
in the bill
The wool bill will he the subject Of fur
ther conferences tomorrow morning
between senator La Toilette and Chair
man Underwood. The indications are,
however, that when the fun conference
committee meets tomorrow an agreement
will have been reached on bill carrying
either 80 per cent or 2s per cent. on raw
wool land duties on the manufactured
products based on the latter rate on the
raw article II is possible that the duty
| on raw wool may be kept at 80 per cent :.
this concession 10 the wool growers being
necessary 10 hold n sufficient number OF
insurgent and Republican votes in the
Senate to pass the bill.
An equal division Of the differences
between the duties in the Sena'e Hill and
those carried in the House bill would he
az per cent. on raw wool and correspond
ing duties on the manufactured product.
wool and the Senate hill 35 per cent
Senator la Toilette yesterday sub
mitted his proposal for n compromise
| based on 80 per cent. on the raw material
and corresponding duties on the manu-
factured goods. but AZ that time Mr..
| Underwood was disposed to stand out for
| much lower duty than 40 per cent.
| and It's complement
Rut the House Democrats have been
murmuring for several days because Of
the delay in reaching an agreement.
They realize they can accomplish nothing
the aid of the insurgent Republicans and
are willing to cpncede that Senator la
Toilette holds the key to the situation.
| This impatience over tho lack of prog
ress made hy tho conferees eliminated
| to-day in n meeting Of the Democratic
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee which lasted for nearly three
hours. When it ptoke up il was under
stood that full authority had been dele
| gqted to Chairman Underwood to agree
on compromise bill carrying 27'a per
| cent. on raw wool, or to GO even to 80 per
cent. if he found that necessary in order
| to bring about a compromise.
| The Democrats Of the House are de-
termined to put an end To the tariff dead
lock and get away. The new political
1 90 De- A..
hole is getting TO he rather tedious in the
dog days They are tired Of the game
and want to go home and build their
political fences Chairman Underwood
was practically told that Whatever he
did would meet with the approval of the
votes wero taken in the committee on
motions to instruct MIR Underwood to
accept 80 per cent. but these were re-
Jected. not because the Democrats were
unwilling. 10 approve Of 80 per cent. but
because they felt it would be inconsistent
10 instruct him to accept 80 per cent
after having approved Of hts course in
standing ont for 27i, per cent
IL was learned tonight that the House
will probably vote tomorrow to reC"de
from its amer dnents to the farmers
free list which will knock out the lemon
| paragraph and restore the California
product to the dutiaba list. and will
then concur in the Senate amendments
II would not be surprising If both bills
would q ready for Prot lent Taft's veto
when he returns from Beverly early
| next week
The Congress leaders AZ both end, OF the
Capitol made up ther min DIS to-day that
they had been here long enough and they
are now trying To ge, an adjournment as
early as Thursday OF next week The
main obstacle in the way of this plan is the
cotton bill. Senator La Toilette is stand
! ing out for vote on that bill The Sen
ators from the cotton manufacturing
States Of the South are unwilling to have
| the bill passed al this session. For time
it looked ms if Senator LA Toilette would
hold aloof from an agreement until he
wrung from the Democratic side promise
that they would give him a vote on the
cotton bill before the adjournment of the