Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-07
House Leader Underwood and
Senator LaFoIIette EndeaVOr-
ing to Agree on Wool Bill
That win Be VetO-PrOof,
STATEHOOD VOTE ONLY
INCIDENT IN STRUGGLE
Senate Meets Today at 10 and
Territories May Know Their
Fate Within a Few Short
Hours,
,av Morning journal Special Leased wire.

tpv Morning Journal Special Leased wire.
Washington, Aug. 6.-The vortex OF
legislation this week centers on the
tariff revision bills that are expected
IL emerge from conference and COM
mittee.
The free list bill and the wool tariff
hin are In the hands OF senator
La Toilette and Representative I'M
derwood, the former representing the
republican progressives in the SEN
ATE. and the latter, the democratic
marty in control of the house.
Democratic Leader Underwood has
been strongly in favor of putting the
free list measure back into both
houses, in the hope of making a
stronger showing than before In favor
of the house bill, amended.
The effort of the progressive repub-
ican-demoeratic combination in the
senate is to put the wool bill first
before President Taft. Upon his ex-
pected veto the rest of the program
of congress largely hinges, absentees
in both houses having been summoned
to Washington on the possibility of
an attempt to pass revision bills over
veto.
Both the senate and house leaders
express confidence that an agreement
will be reached on both the wool and
free list bills.
There is considera BILE opposition to
the cotton tariff revision bill, largely
from Carolina cotton manufacturers.
1t was in order to give the Carolina
interests an opportunity to be heard
that Senator Simons of North Carolina
Induced the senate finance committee
to postpone final action on the bill,
until after two-hour hearings are held
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,.
The cotton bill will probably be re-
ported back to the senate adversely
next Thursday. Its outlook is indefi-
Mite although the combination may
be able to pass it,
The wool and free list bills may
emerge from conference early this
week. The wool bill as it passed the
senate makes an average cut OF from
6l74 per cent ad valorem to 1924 per
cent, a reduction of 23 1-2 per cent
from the average under the present
law, but this will be changed in con-
ference.
The free list bill places on the free
list agricultural implements, cotton
bagging, leather. boots, shoes, flour,
lumber salt, etc. The cotton bill
makes an average cut of II per cent
ad valorem.
The senate defeated the original
house free list bill, reconsidered the
vote, then adopted a compromise, the
most essential feature of which was an
amendment providing for free admin-
sion of meat products. flour ana
cereal products from any foreign
country which admits from the Unit
Cd States free of duty, cotton, corn,
Wheat oats and certain livestock.
This would apply only TO Canada.
The wool bill is also compromised
IRON the house bill. The house bill
proposed 20 per cent duty on raw
wool. The original LaFollette bill
proposed 40 per cent. The compro-
mise as passed by the senate fixed the
rate at thirty-five per cent. 1t is ex-
pected the conference now having the
measure in charge will adopt ra;e n
raw wool Of about thirty per cent.
Penublican insurgent senators ara
urging other tariff revision, such as
The sugar, iron and steel and rubber
schedules.
The senate will vote tomorrow on
the New Mexico Arizona statehoo.i
Dill. This is fixed for the legislative
uay OF tomorrow, which permits ex-
tension for several days II necessary.
Ihe finance committee is required to
report the cotton bill by Thursday.
10 hurry business the senate will meet
tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Senators
Borah, Root and Poindexter will speak
on the bill.
The house practically has complet-
ed It's program and is awaiting ac-
ton on the tariff revision bills II has
sent over to the senate. The commit
Tee on expenditures in the department.
OF agriculture will resume hearings
tomorrow with Solicitor McCabe OF
'he department as the principal Wit
ness on matters affecting the Remsen
referee board and DIR. Wiley.
The ways and means committee IL
4
Il this session of congress should be
prolonged the house will take up tn"
revision Of these schedules.
me house committee ON investiga-
uoh of the so-called steel trust which
"'s been in session In New York. ex-
peet to meet here next Tuesday with
ueofge W. Perkins on the witness
stand
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