Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-25
SENATORS DIVIDED
ON DEMOCRATIC
BILL TO GUT
WOOL TARIFF
No Agreement Among Rerub-
licans as TO Substitute for
Proposition Reducing Duties
One Hall.
LINEUP OF FORCES
EXPECTED TOMORROW
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Washington. July s5.--The Demo-
cratic wool tariff bill reducing the
duty on All wool products about 10
per cent was taken up today by tho
senate under an agreement to vote
upon u before adjournment.
when the senate met Republican
leaders still were undecided M to
thrir course. Republican members
OF the finance committee had "a CON
ference to decide whether Senator
smoot's bin should be offered To rep
resent the views Of the regular Rec
publican majority No agreement was
reached.
The sugar bill and the excise tax
bin are next in order after the wool
bill. The prospect OF agreement ne-
tween the senate and the house On
the tariff measures seemed to be-
lcssened by the avowed purpose Ot
senator Oronna tO present amend-
ments for the repeal Of Canadian
reciprocity.
The senate has passed such an
amendment on the metal bin but the
house refused Ia accept II.
Some indication of the line of ac-
ton was expected Co be indicated by
the lining up OF the forces after to-
days session.
senator simmons bringing up the
bill. said the Democrats would un-
doubtedly accept less reduction In
the WOODEN tariff II Il were found lm-
possible to pass the Democratic house
bnl
"There IL no MISUNDERSTANDING"
said senator simmons, but " we
cannot get our hill and we can get
another that offers substantial re-
lief To the people. we undoubtedly
viii take the other bill no matter
whether II comes from the so-called
stand matters, Republicans or
whence.
senator smith Of ,Mlchigan. de-
manded of senator simmons whether
the latter favored free wool.
"No. ! De- not" replied simmons
Senator Simmons declared he dld
not believe the majority of the peo-
pie wanted all tariff ON wool abol-
lahed.
ifhc Interchange between the two
senators grew heated us Senator
Smith declared the Democrats were
trying 10 lead the country into condl-
tl0nH SIMILAR Co those that affected
the sheep raising Industry under the
Wilson tariff law. lie declared the
Wilson law had brought ruin 10 the
country ana "made soup houses"
common,
Senator simmons declared that
whatever the effect of tho Wilson
law there had not been that degree
of condemnation that exists against
the Payne -Aldrlch tariff law.
Tie declared that because Of the
"robberies made possible under that
law" the names of senators and rep
resentativos prominently Identified
with its passage were not held In
Opprobrium" by the people.
The Cummlns substitute was taken
up when Senator simmons concluded.
II presented marked reduction IN
duties from the figures of the exist
Ing law, but the reductions were
much less than those OF the Demo
cratic house bill
Senator Cummlns' discussion OF
the tariff bil declared the report Of
the tariff board vindicated he Rnnly-
als OF the wool tariff made by the
late Senator DOllsver IN 1903. Ilt
said he felt like paying "A tribute IA
, the memory of senator Dolliver be-
cause the latter's Investigation hal
I been so closely approximnted bv the
findings OF the board. The proposed
Democratic duty of 30 per cent on
raw wool was too low he said hrI
he advocated duty OF 10 cents q
pound. The present DUTY II aboui
80 cents
As the debate proceeded tho rcgu
! lar Republicans received sufflciep
assurance of support from progress
ives 20 cause them 20 decide to In
+ troducr bill ana their oholes fel
3 on Senator Llppett'H measure 4
; SEPARATES wool into three classes.
The duty on wool OF the first oinA
imported In the grease L liked az II
? cents per pound on the "clean con
? tent." The duty ON secured wool z
fixed az 20 centn on wool Of Ihl fivH
class. on wool OF the second olasl
: tho duty In fixed at ibh cents pei
: pound when secured and nt IS ceril
on the clean eontonS when imp"r'e'
In the grease.
on secured wool OF the thirl car
the duty IN fixed az 10 cents. whli'
on that brought iR Ita naturai conai
ton u ~ cents per pound on M
= fa.nnn