New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
Hybrid Bill Fixes the Rate on
the Raw Product at 2S
Per Cent.
DAY OF TARIFF TINKERING
No Concurrence on Free Llst,
Which Will Be Wrestled with
Again To- o-day-Wool Agree
ment Goes to Both Houses.
fFrom Tho Tribune Bureau J

ing a measure tonight on which an
agreement was reached. The hybrid bill
fixes the rate on raw WOOL a. % per cent
which is 9 per cent higher than the
House bill and per cent lower than the
modified La Toilette bill passed by the
Senate. The rates on manufactured ar
tcles are changed accordingly the active
conferrees. Representative Underwood
and Senator La Toilette, shifting classi-
fcations and raising and lowering rates
with as little hesitation as would he
manifested in the Tipping Of coin.
Representative Underwood sought at
the same time TO secure an agreement o.
disagreement on the free list bill. The
House refuses 10 accept the Senate
amendment restricting free -four and
meats TO Canada and insists on its addi-
ton OF lemons. Senator Bailey and Sem
ator La Toilette. standing shoulder 70
shoulder, blocked either an agreement
or disagreement, and the conference de-
cided 70 wrestle with the problem again
tomorrow.
Extraordinary in Several Ways
To-dav's conference on the wool oiI
was extraordinary in several respecte.
T. is the first Of its kind 10 be opened TO
the public. Heretofore conferences ol
tariff bills have been held behind barred
and bolted doors, the hearings guarded
with the closest secrecy. The spectacle
OF two men. Senator La Toilette ana
Representative Underwood. looping of
duties in one place and adding them IN
another, as if they were playing a game
Of swap" while the other conferrees
waited patiently for them 10 finish their
work. was also unpre 5edented.
The Senator from Wisconsin seemed
! 10 enjoy greatly the part he played IN
| the comedy Of tariff tinkering. The
goal he had so long wished FOR had at
| last been reached. Mr. Underwood, al
though apparently anxious to come to a
/ decision Of some kind. was more delib-
crate. The others. with the exception OF
Representative Harrison. famed them
selves and mopped their perspiring brows
while they waited for the end. the Their
! mometer in the conference room regis
tering 105 degrees. Representatives
| Payne and Dalzell made a few minor
suggestions, which were ignored. Most
Of the time they devoted themselves 10
their newspapers. and Representative
Payne, father of the present tariff law.
which was being torn into tatters. set
| ting himself comfortably in his chair.
| took a nap when a particularly tedious
reclassihcation OF carpets, of which both
conferrees appeared 10 have vague
knowledge, was being arranged
| Opposed to Calling Il Amendment.
When the hybrid measure was finally
completed the important question
whether il should stand as mere
amendment 10 the present law 0r
whether it should bear the names Of the
two conferrees who made il. and be
known as the La Toilette Underwood
bill. came up for consideration. Both
La Toilette and Underwood were re-
luctant 10 have the bill go down IN his
tory merely as an amendment. but when
the suggestion was made that the MAXI
mum and minimum clause and other
general features Of the present tariff law
were too important 10 be ignored IL was
decided TO adopt il as an amendment
Another point Of serious consideration
was the time when the new law should
become effective. Both Senator II Iol-
lette and Mr.. Underwood had selected
I dot. fl.f
pointed out that this was month aftc-
the meeting Of Congress in regular ses-
sion when the Tariff Board report would
be submitted. and that il would give the
President very convenient reason for
his veto. Both tariff trainers saw the
POINT. and fixed the ;ime. therefore, at
October |.
Not Scientific Revision.
The character Of the strange proceed
ing was well indicated by senator La
Toilette himself. who remarked that the
revision was not scientific one. This
is temporary revision" he said
That's all we expect % make Of Il.
Later. while both he and Representative
documents to find a unit Of cost. he
added. Were at work here at best with
blacksmith's tools
At this remark Representative Payne
looked up. smiled and settled back in his
chair still more deeply with A sigh Of
resignation.
In order 10 expedite the report. Senator
La Toilette and the Democrats signed II
at once The regular Republicans. Sena-
tor Cullom and Representatives Dalzeil
and Payne. waved the clerk away. The
agreement will be reported in both
houses tomorrow II no unexpected delay
is encountered II cannot be voted on
by the House tomorrow. however, ex-
cept by unanimous consent 50 that il
may go over until Monday. BY that time
the Senate can act and the bill viii go
10 the President II he returns II at
once with his veto adjournment VIII
probably follow Immediately
II Is probable that final action will be
taken by the conference tomorrow on
the Free List bill either in the way OF
an agreement or disagreement. Senator
Bailey frankly stated to-day that he
would not vote 10 submit the matter In
the Senate until he had made sure that
free -four and free meats would be elim-
mated or restricted 10 Canada, as pro-
vided by the Senate amendment. Mr..
Underwood intimated that the House
might rpcadc from IFS uop-gOupurrouca