The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-12
coNFEREEs GET TOGETHER AND
WILL REPORT MEASURE TO
BOTH HOUSES TODAY.
TAFT EXPECTED TO VETO
Duty on Raw Wool Is Placed at 20 Per
cent-TariH on Carpets 10 Revised
Upwards--Frcs. List Bill ls Taken
Up and House Leaders Object to
Amendments by the Senate.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Doffing their
coats and for the first time In history
inviting the newspaper men to be
present the conferees of the two
houses of congress on the wool tariff
and farmers free-list bills, sat down
today to compare their differences.
Finally, at 8 y. m., they effected u
complete agreement on wool and be-
gan consideration of the free-list bill.
The conference began at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The wool bill. as agreed upon, will be
reported to the senate tomorrow by
Senator La Toilette and to the house
by Representative Underwood. These
men will direct the course of the bill
In those two bodies.
Veto Expected.
The BIZ was so amended as to re-
quire that the proposed law shall take
effect October 1 instead. of January 1.
-as provided in the senate and house
measures. The conferees hope to have
the report adopted in both houses to-
morrow. The president Is expected to
veto It.
The free-list bill was under consid-
Grafton about 15 minutes. but the con-
flict between the representatives of the
two houses was so pronounced that 1t
became necessary to postpone action
until tomorrow afternoon. After fin
ing 20 per cent ad valorem as the
duty on raw wool and changing tho
wool classification So as to conform
to the language of the house bill, the
conferees ooon reached an agreement on
other matters of detail.
The change of classification has the
effect of fixing a flat duty on all woods
and, while II reduces the rates on or
dinary woods from 35 per cent. rs pro-
vided in the senate bill. and increases
those of the house bill from 20 per
cent, it also Increases the rates on
carpet woods from 10 per cent, as pro-
vided in the senate bill to the 20 per
cent fixed by the conferees In most
respects the duties on the manu-
factures of wool were increased over
the rates of the house bill and re-
duced below those Of the senate bill
so as to make them correspond with
the raw-wool rate; but in some in
stances they We're made higher than
those of either measure.
A rate of 20 per cent on wastes was
agreed to. while a rate of "a PEI
cent was determined upon for conlbed
wool and tops, including roping, ant
of 80 per cent on yarns.
Compromise on Cloths.
There was a compromise In the mat.
ter of classification on cloths dress
goods. clothing, weddings, blankets ant
flannels. In the house bill these sub.
jects were covered in five paragraphs
whereas In the senate bill all wer'
embraced in one paragraph.
AS the subject win be covered IL
the conference report, blankets ant
flannels will be treated in one para
graph with rate Of 80 per cent. tn
house. rate. while the other articles ar
made dutiable at the rate of 40 pc
cent. which is an increase over tn
house rate of from 4 to IA per cen
and a reduction from the senate rat
of per cent. This paragraph viii
cover cloths, knit goods, unwover
felts. women's and children's dres
goods. coat Innings, ready made cloth
ing. shawls, Weddings. flounce'
fringes, laces and embroiderles.
A similar compromise was effecte
on carpets. resulting in the fixing q
three classes instead of one. as In til
senate bill and nine classes In tn
house bill.
Glass one OF today's compromise in
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