Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02
Wool Tariff Program is
Agreed Upon In Caucus
Almost Unanimously.
PARTY STAND Is KEPT
No Abandonment of Policy In
tended-Revenue Must Be
Provided for.

washington, D. c. June 2-The CON
promise resolution adopted by the
democratic caucus last night, bringing
about a union of the free wool aad
revenue tariff forces, came officially
before the house today when Chair
man Burleson of the democratic eau
Gus asked it to be read for the benefit
of the house.
POLICY NOT ABANDONED.
The resolution states that the bill
revising schedule K is not to be con-
strued as an abandonment of any
democratic policy, but in view of the
democratic platform demand for
gradual reduction of the tariff and Of
the depleted and depicting condition
of the public treasury as a result OF
republican, extravaganza, a tariff OF
20 per cent advalorem on raw wool is
now proposed as a revenue necessity.
The reference to the abandonment
of democratic principlse was greeted
with laughter and applause on the re-
publican side.
BILL TO COMMITTEE.
caucus TO revise the wool schedule
was introduced in the house today by
Underwood 1t was referred to the
ways and means committee Il is ex-
pected to be reported to the house
next Tuesday with a favorable recon
mediation
PREPARE FOR ATTACKS.
Washington, June q Democratic
members of the house having agreed
almost unanimously to support the I'm
derwood bin, placing Ssntyof 2e peri
cent ad valorern on raw wool prepared
today TO meet the attacks upon the
proposed revision of schedules that are
TO come from the republican minority
The democratic plan was to introduce
the wool bill today and refer it to the
ways and means committee, by which
II would be reported favorably next
week.
PLEA WITH CAUCUS.
Democratic leaders are jubilant over
the result of the caucus last night /
They are pleased because the differ |
ences threatened by the interposition |
OF William jennings Bryan in advocacy /
of free wool had been adjusted, and /.
the party apparently cemented in the /
support of the revenue measure. They
construed the action of the caucus as /
a rebpke TO Bryan.
BILL APPROVED.
Washington, June 2.-The proposed .
democratic revision of the wool tariff
the Underwood bill-was unarI-
mously approved by q full democratic .
caucus at midnight u hours after it
had been made public by The was
and means committee. Its indorse-
ment followed some rapid narrower
ing by the democratic house leaders.
who devised a scheme which effectual-
ly disposed of the opposition of the
free wool advocates.
Opening with the statement from
Chairman Underwood of the ways anG
means committee that a 90 percent
duty on raw wool lis necessary 10 in
sure sufficient revenues for the gov
ernment. the fight over the revised
wool tariff was still on in the demo
cratic caucus of the house of represen-
tativeg late this evening.
TARIFF HELD NECESSARY.
Advocates of free raw wool. backed
by the open support of William Jeu-
nings Bryan, offered amendments
putting wool Immediately upon tfc
free list or proposing a gradual re-
ductiCn that would abolish the entire
duty within five years While direct
reference to Mr. Bryan by name was
not made by Chairman Underwood or !
others who spoke during the day III
favor Of the 20 per cent duty. they re- 5
Piled 10 the sense OF these free WOO. I
demands by pointing out the absolute :
L nacessity for a small duty on raw Z
wool I
Chairman Underwood gave the con- ]
p!ete text of the proposed revision Of
the wool tariff TO 200 democrats who /
assembled in the party caucus az
noon. II proposes q duty Of 20 percent
cn raw wool. a reduction of more thau
20 per cent from the Payne-Aldrloa
law. now in force AS soon as he haC
concluded his opening speech Mr.
Harrison CT New York offered a.
amendment that would abolish the n
luty on free wool IN five years. z
REDUCTION GRADUAL. "a
Ii proposed q gradual reduction each II
rear for the FIVE year period Mr. q
Garrison declared this was the truc a
principle of tariff making. n
o put on the free list e raw material b
D universally used. y
Mr.. Randen Of Texas followed with Vi
Z amendment for the immediate abol- q