The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-12
WOOL TARIFF
 AGREEMENT
BOTH HOUSES IN CONFERENCE FINALLY AGREE UPON A SuIl-
 ABLE SCHEDULE.
Duty on Raw Wool Is Fixed at 2s Per Cent Ad Valorem and Agree
 ment on Remainder of Bill h Mere Detail.

Washington, Aug. 11-Doffing their coats and for the first time in history inviting the press to be pres ent, the conferees of the two houses of congress on the wool tariff revis- ion and farmers free list bills, sat down in conference today to compro- mise their differences. Finally at six o'clock they effected complete agreement on wool and began consio- eration of the free list bill. The con ference began at 10 o'clock this morn. ing.
 The wool bill as agreed upon, will be reported to the senate tomorrow by Senator La Toilette and to the house by Representative Underwood. As the house has the papers bear ing upon the bl:a that body will have to act first.
 The bill was so amended as to re- quire that the proposed law shall take effect Oct. 1, instead of Jan uary 1. The conferees hope to have the report adopted in both houses to- morrow and the bill started on it's course to the White House, where the president is expected to veto it.
 The free list bil: was under con sideration for about fifteen minutes but the conflict between the repre- sentatiyes of the two houses was so pronounced that 1t became unneces sary to postpone action until tomor- row afternoon.
 After fixing 29 per cent ad vaIor em as the duty on raw wool and changing the wool classification so as to conform to the language of the house bill, the agreement on other features became matter of detail
 The change of classification has the effect of fixing flat duty on all wools and While it reduces the rates on ordinary wools from 35 per cent, as provided in the serxte bill, and Increases those of the house bill from 20 per cent, it also increases the rates on carpet wool from 10 per cent as provided in the senate bill to the 29 per cent fixed by the conferees. In most respects the duties on the manufactures of wool were increased over the rates of the house bill and reduced below those of the senate bill so as to make them correspond with the raw wool rate. but in some in stances they were made higher than those of either measure.
 A rate of 29 per cent on noiIs and wastes was agreed to waile rate of A per cent was determined upon for combed wool and tops. including rowing and roping and of 39 per cent or yarns.
 | There was compromise in the mat ter of classification on cloths, dress goods, clothing, weddings. blankets and flannels. Tn the house bill these subjects were covered in five para. graphs. whereas MT. La Toilette in the bill as adopted by the senate, em- bia aced all in one paragraph.
 As the subject will be covered In the conference report blankets and | flannels will be treated in one l'ara- graph with a rate of 20 per cent, the house rate, while the other articles are made dutiable at the rate of 49 tper cent, an increase over the house rate of from 4 to IA per cent and a reduction from the senate rate of six per cent.
 A similar compromise was affected On carpets. resulting in making three classes instead of one as in the sen ate bill and nine in the house bill. Class one of todays compromise in- lcludes the most expensive grades and the rate is fixed at 50 per cent.
 On the second class of carpents the lrate was made forty per cent.
 It includes Brussels carpents and velvet and tapestry velvet carpets.
 The third class rate of 30 per cent Is made to cover the cheaper grades and carpetings nn otherwise provided for.
 After the disposal of the wool bill,
 the free list bill was laid before the conference. MT. Underwood announc. led the absolute refusal of the house to accept the senate amendments con- Timing the free admission Of meats land cereals to those coming from lcountries with which the United