New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
ASK WOOL CONFERENCE
House Democrats to Yield on La
Toilette Bill.
COTTON DEBATE EXTENDED
Republicans Denounce Tariff
Tinkering as Wholly
Unintelligent.
rrpn The Tribune Bureau.


ITIn The Tribune Buroau.l
Washington. Aug. before resumins
debate on tho cotton bill, the academic
discussion Of which dragged into an ex-
tended night session, the House to-day re-
ouested a conference on the wool bill and
tho campaign publicity measure. The re-
quest 10. a conference on the wool Dill is
understood 20 be the frst>stcp toward a
compromise with the insurgent faction IN
the Senate. which is standing behind the
In Toilette substitute. Before the con-
fcrrecs were named. Representatives Mann
and Hll made final protests against "A re-
vision Of the tariff in advance OF the re-
port Of the Tariff Board.
TT really doesn't make any difference
which lii we accept said Representative
Hil Both tho La Toilette bill and the | II
dcrwocd bill arc destructive Of the woollen
industry. It's merely a question II how
the blow shall hc dealt that industry
whether YOU viii kin man with bullet
or stab him. ! haven't examined this lat
est Ia Toilette bill closely, but ] under
stand n represents about 4 , per cent cut
from the original Ia Toilette measure.
This clearly demonstrates the looseness Of
tariff legislation to-day and the unwisdom,
the unintclligcncc and the carclessness of
tho preparation Of a bill revising this most
important schedule
REPRESENTATIVE Mann called Mr.. Under
woods attention 10 the rumors floating
around tlc House 10 the effect that tho
Democrats are not sincere in presenting
the cotton bill. and thst TN" majority does
not really expect tho bill ever to become
law.
81 am nor rcspon sibe for rumors,' said
the majority leader II will say openly
now that II the President viii align any Of
these tariff bills We are going 10 stay here
until We revise tho entire tariff
This public declaration by Mr. Underwood
confirms tho previous general impression
that the Democrats, II given any en-
oouragement bv the President, would at
tempt n revise the whole tariff without
waiting for a single TACT tho Tariff Board
will bo IN position 10 present In December
Representatives Underwood, Randall and
Harrison. Democrats, and Representatives
Pavrc and Dalzer Republicans, will rep
resent the House in ccnferenc" on tho wool
bill. and Representatives Ruckcr, Conry
and Olpatcd were named as conferrces on
campaign publicity. The conferences on
wool viii await the disposition Of the cot
ton bill I'm ;hc House. debate on which Is
expected TO close on Thursday The Senate
wool couCcrrees, who will 80 named to-mor-
row. according 90 present indications, VIII
include Senators P"urosc and Cullom, rcSu-
lar Republicans. Bailey and Simmons, DEM
ocrats and Ia Toilette insugent Repuh-
lican. Senator pcurosc and other regular
Republicans had practically made up their
minds after the wool bill passed tho Senate
that they would refuse to take part I'm any
conferences. on the ground that it was Il
Observation-Disclosures Republican combna-
tion which pushed it through the Senate.
But they changed their minds and will par
ticipate IN the conference. It is expected
the conferrecs will get to work at once.
The prevailing opinion Is that tho two
bodies win split the difference" making
the rate on raw wool 27i2 per cent ad
valorcm.
Numerous speakers. many Of them speak
ing only for The Record. aired their views
to-day on the cotton bill Representatives.
Mccall and Wilder, both from tho manu-
featuring centres of Massa chusetts. ar
raigned the entire scheme of Democratic
tariff revision as inequtable. carelessly
conceived and generally mismanaged Mr..
Mccall pointed out that the Democrats
have left practical protective rates on the
poorer class OF cotton goods. made In
Southern mills, while they have lowered
the duty on luxuries, such as near silks,
used by the wealthy.
Representative Redheid. a New York
Democrat. who bases his diverting speech
as on information gathered on several
tours around the world, again compared
labor conditions in America and abroad,
sticking to his theory that II will require
years for the Tariff Board to acquire any
thing except a superficial knowledge of the
difference i'm cost of production at home
and abroad.
Many Southern Democratic Senator'S
would like TO find a way OF postponing ac-
ton on the cotton bill until next Deem
Der. and are urging the desirability Of
hearings. They contend that the passage
of the bill at this time would inJure the
cotton manufacturers. The insurgcnt Re
publicans and a large proportion OF their
Democratic colleagues refused 20 permit
III.