Show EXPECT A DEADLOCK WESTERN DO NOT OE BE LIEVE DUTIES WILL BE LOW FRED ERED DURING SESSION ION opinion la Is based upon belief that senate and house will fall to agree or OP president will veto bill if one la passed washington Wae hington Seere secretary tary mcclure of 0 tho the national association and other representatives of the western wool growers a in washington are expressing the opinion that there will be no legislation lowering tho the tariff on wool during the present session sesla sion of congress this opinion la Is based upon the belief bellef that Ahat the ifie senate and house will got into a deadlock on the question resulting in no leg legislation lalla or if tile the democrats aided by the republican insurgents secure the passage of a bill reducing the tariff rates below what the conclusions of tho the tariff board show they should bo be the president will veto the billi 11 hi in tho the house the democrats are divided between advocacy of 0 free wool by the Dr and a low ad valo rem rate by Uh underwood derwood and hla his sup porters the outcome in the house it Is believed will be a bill placing an ad valorem valoree rate of 25 per cent upon wool importations which would be about 12 cents per pound on scoured wool at present market prices and 8 c ente per pound less than the rate which would bo be acceptable by the republicans public ans and by those choso engaged antho in the business it the house bill carrying ad valorem valoree rates ot of 25 per cent should receive the support of senator la follette and his insurgent allies it would pass the senate but it Is believed the president would veto it or any bill not conforming to the conclusions s tons of the tariff board and not carrying ca specific duty rates |