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Show DEIIOCRAfie CAUCUS .mm wool Bin i WASHINGTON, Juns t The pro posed Demoersti revision of the wool tsriff the Underwood bill wss aasai-mously aasai-mously approved by s full Democratic caucus at midnight, twelve hours after it ksd been made public by, the ways had means committee. Its endorsement followed aoms rapid maneuvering by the Democratic house leaders, who de- . vised-s scheme which effectually disposed dis-posed of the opposition of the free . wool advocate. Through s reaolution which leaves the Democratic party epea in the future fu-ture to reaew its. advocacy of 'free trade in raw wool but whica commits all Democrats to the support of the S resent hill as a revenue measure, the ivers intereets were brought together is the esurus shortly sftsr midnight ' snd ss almost, unanimous agreement was reached. The Seal -vote .a the approval of the Underwood bill waa made aaanimoua, but the following -members were excused ex-cused from s pledge to support ths csu cue action:- Repreeentativea Bucker, Ashbreok, Fraacia aad Sharp", Ohio, snd Grav. Indiana. The resolution agreed oa in a conference confer-ence of the free raw wool advocates waa introduced in th. caucus by Rep-reeentstive Rep-reeentstive Kitehin of North Carolina, who had advocated free raw wool. His resolution declared thet the support of a doty oa raw wool should sot be eoe struea as an abandonment of the Democratic policy of free wool. The . need for a duty, the resolution stated, was due to Republican extravagances Tuck made aeoeaurr large revenue. Speaker Clark took tha floor immediately imme-diately aad supported' the resolution which Bsd be.. frBmed in the conference confer-ence participated is by himself and Reprcsentstivee Burleeoa of. Texss, Jsmee of Kentucky, Piltgerald of New York, and Kitchia of North Carolina. The reeolatioa was then unanimously adopted by the caucus. ' |