Show SCHEDULE K TO STAND The wool schedule h In the forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming permanent tariff tarUl bill which is to be reported to the house about May 15 will Wm ill be the same as schedule K of the old Payne law and will be ho based on a rate of 11 cents a pound poundon on wool in the grease Chairman Fordney of the ways and meats committee committee committee com com- told Senator Stanfield o of Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon that this schedule has been agreed upon and that the schedule will not be changed The Or Oregon gon senator like others from the west I objects to the old duty and has been Leen contending for a duty on the scoured content of Imported wool and his conference with Fordney was designed designed designed de de- signed to convince him that hat the old Payne rate is not protective and In reality amounts to a duty of only 5 cents a pound For an hour Ilour Senator Stanfield argued argued argued ar ar- gued with Chairman Fordney tr trying trying try try- ing to convince him that the woos woo duty should be based on the scoured sC i con content ent rather than on wool in the grease but the chairman was obdurate obdurate obdurate rate and told him that so BO far as wool is concerned the committee 3 program program program pro pro- gram will not be altered For himself himself himself him him- self he flatly opposed the idea of of basing the duty on scoured contant content and he declared the agreed with him This decision oi of of the h House Ull committee committee committee com com- Is a deep disappointment to senators and members from the sta states es for it m means a ls that the house unquestionably will follow the committe commute However after after af- af ter the permanent tariff bill passes passes the house a fight will be made by western senators to have hav schedule 1 K amended by the senate finance committee committee com com- so that the duty will be levied levied levied lev lev- on the scoured content Incidentally Incidentally tally the house ways and nd means committee has given the woolen manufacturers three times times the amount of or protection given to too wooli wool- wool growers 6 8 |