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Show WOOL SCHEDULE in TIE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Juno 16 Dcrense of the American woolen compnnj, a resolution for the Investigation of which la pending", was made In tho house all or today Representatives of Massachusetts, who said the company com-pany could not bo coneddcred a trust under anj definition of monopoly hf had ever heaid. The woolen schedule occupied the ) house nil of todaj. Representatives Weeks and Iongwor"th weie among those who spoke against 'the bill and Representative Macon and Represent atlvo Oldfleld, both of Arkansas, ami Ajcrs of .Now Yoik Tor it. Does Not Control 'Prfec. "The American Woolen coinpam, said Mr. Weokb, "In no way controls morp than 15 per csni of the industry of tho country It does not contro. the piicp of woolen products in this countryraioi' (he prlcepf tho. labor cm-plovedby cm-plovedby the Industry. - "It Has nbver pnid exorbitant profils, Is nol controlled by millionaires, and has 'nQver sold its products abroad cheaper than at home. The people here are getting the benefit of competition com-petition In the woolen industrj'.' Mr. Weeks saldr tho stock of the companj- was distributed among 12,100 holders, the avcrago holding being only 36 shares. The wool schedule, Mr. Weeks Insisted, Insist-ed, should not be revised until the tariff -board has an opportunity to gather complcto statistics regarding tho woolen Industrj'. Longworth Pleads for Time. Mr, Longworth pleaded for time for the tariff board. Ho accused the Democrats of changing face on the tariff board question. Representatives Macon and Oldfield, whilo In favor of thcyblll, expressed the opinion that It should have gone further nnd pro Ided for free raw wool. The house held a night session, ns Chairman Underwood or the ways and means committee desired to have nil general debato on the bill closed bj-Mondaj-. While no date haB been fixed, Mr Underwood hopes to reach a vote bv-the bv-the middle of next week. |