The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-06-03
CAUCUS AGREES
ON WOOL TARIFF

lam Jennings Bryan a singing rebuke
for his interference with their legisla.
tive plans and his demand for free
raw wool.
| BY unanimous vote, the Underwood
bill, carrying revenue tariff on wool,
was indorsed in the Democratic caucus
Thursday night.
Before the final vote was taken,
Francis Burton Harrison, leader of the
Bryan forces, presented his resolution
| for free wool as an amendment to the
bill presented by the ways and means
committee.
The amendment was framed as a
compromise, Harrison having discov-
cred during the day that he had no
chance for immediate free WOOL He
asked for free wool in 1916 with grad
ual reductions annually from January
l, 1911.
Representative Randall,of Texas, Of
fered as substitute an amendment
providing for free raw wool immedi-
ately.
Bryan Eliminated.
About these amendments the fight
in caucus waged throughout the day
and into the evening, the Bryan men
standing by Harrison.
AS the house is supposed to repre-
sent directly the people, the defeat is
held by anti Bryan men to amount 80
an elimination of Bryan. Underwood g
victory is final and complete.
Word reached Washington late
Thursday night that Bryan had given
out an interview in Minneapolis in
which he declared Underwood a pro-
tectionist and traitor, and read him
out of the party. To this report I'm.
derwood made this reply:
"In reply to Mr.. Bryan's criticism
and charges, / desire to say that l
have never scratched the Democratic
ticket or voted against the Demo-
cratic party, either in caucus or at the
polls in my life.
Ever since | have been a member
of congress, / have voted for the low
est duties on all tariff bills presented
to the house. / have never differed
with my party on any question relat-
ing to the tariff, either in congress or
out of it. Any statement that / am
a protectionist is absolutely false 1
believe in the principles of my party,
and have always advocated tariff
for revenue only
Changes in Duties.
The new duties, together with the
present duties as figured on an ad
valorem basis by Chairman Under.
wood, are as follows:
Raw wool-Proposed duty, 20 per
cent; existing duty, 44.31 per cent.
Nails, waste, shoddies, etc.-Propos-
ed duty, 20 per cent; existing duty,
1896 per cent.
Combed wool or tops-Proposed
duty, 80 per cent; existing duty, lO5.19
per cent.
Yarns, made wholly or in part Of
wool-Proposed duty, 80 per cent; ex-
isting duty, S2.3S per cent
Cloths, knit fabrics and all manu-
factures of wool-Proposed duty, 40
per cent; existing duty, 97.11 per
cent.
Blankets and flannels-Proposed
duty, 80 per cent when valued less
than so cents pound; 45 per cent
when valued more than so cents; exist
ing duty, 1857 per cent
Women 8 and children Is dress goods
Proposed duty, 43 per cent; existing
duty, 102.S5 per cent.
Ready-made clothing and articles Of
wearing apparel-Proposed duty, As
per cent; existing duty, Sl.3l per cent.
Braids, ribbons, insertions, laces, en-
wholly or in part made of wool-Pro-
posed duty, 35 per cent; existing duty,
87.06 per cent.
Administer, aubuson, moquette and
chenille carpets-Proposed duty, 40
per cent; existing duty, 62.09 per cent.
Saxony, Wilton and velvet carpets
Proposed duty, 35 per cent; existing
duty, 7O.l4 per cent.
Brussels carpets-Proposed duty, 80
per cent; existing duty, 1929 per cent.
Velvet tapestry carpets, printed in
the warp or therwise-Proposed duty,
35 per cent; existing duty, 64.4l per
cent.
Treble ingram, three-ply and all
chain venetion carpets-Proposed duty,
30 per cent; existing duty, 64.34 per
cent
Wool, Dutch and twoply ingram ear
pets-Proposed duty, 25 per cent; ex-
listing duty, $3.50 per cent.
Oriental rugs-Proposed duty, so per
cent; existing duty, 60.57 per cent.
Druggets and Bookings, printed or
colored-Proposed duty, 25 per cent;
existing duty, 66.2s per cent.
Carpets not otherwise provided for,
of wool, flax or cotton, and mats, mat
ting and rugs of cotton-Proposed
duty, 25 per cent; existing duty, 1928
per cent.
The bill states:
Whenever in this act the word
wool is used in connection with a
manufactured article of which it is
component material. it shall be held
to include wool or hair of the sheep
camel, goat, alpaca or other like ami
mails, whether manufactured by cot
ton, worsted, felt or any other pro,
cess
Reduction of Revenues.
The proposed wool tariff represents
a reduction of only $l,350,00 in the
revenues of the government, according
to statement presented to the senate
| by Chairman Underwood. Imports of
wool for the past year amounted to