Show I EXPECT fl A DEADLOCK WESTERN DO NOT BELIEVE BELIEVE BE BE- LIEVE DUTIES WILL BE LOWERED LOWERED LOW LOW- ERED DURING SESSION Opinion Is Based Based Upon Belief That Senate and House Will Fall to Agree or President Will Veto Bill BUI If If One is Passed Washington Secretary Secretary McClure orthe or of orthe the National association tion and other representatives of or the western in Washington are expressing the opinion that there will be no legislation lowering the iho tariff on wool during the present session ses ses- ses slon sion of congress This opinion is based upon the belief that the senate and house will get into a deadlock on the question resulting in no legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion or If it tho the Democrats aided bythe by bytho bytho tho the Republican Insurgents secure the passage of a bill reducing the tariff rates below what the conclusions of the tariff board show they should be the president will veto the bill I In the house the Democrats are divided divided di dl vided sided between advocacy of oi free I wool by the and a low ad valorem valorem valorem valo valo- rem rate by Underwood and his sup sup- porters The outcome in the house It ItIs ItIs Its Is s believed will be a bill placing an ad valorem rate of 25 per cent upon wool importations which would beabout be beabout beabout about 12 cents per pound on scoured wool at present market prices an and 8 cents per pound less than the rate lato I which would be acceptable by the Republicans Re Re- publicans ns and by those engaged in the wool growing business If the house bill carrying ad valorem rates of 25 per cent should receive the support of ot Senator La Follette and his Insurgent insurgent insurgent gent allies it would pass the senate but it is believed the president would veto eto it or any bill not conforming to the conclusions of the tariff board and not carrying specific duty rates |