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Show WOOL BILL jfU PASS Senate's Passage of the La Follette Measure Pleases the House. Washington, D. c., Julv 26. The essential points of the La. Fol-lotto Fol-lotto wool bill are: Raw wool La Follette bill 10 to 35 per cent; house 20 per cent. Wool wastes and rags La Follette bill 25 to 30 per cent; house bill 20 per cent. Combed wool or tops La Follette bill 40 per cent; house bill 25 per cent Yarns La Follette bill 45 per cent-house cent-house bill 30 per cent. Clothes Ready made clothing, knit fabrics, women's dress goods, etc. La Follette bill 55 per cent;' house bill 35 to 50 per cent. Carpets La Follette bill, 35 per cent, house bill 35 to 50 per cenL These are the more striking comparisons. com-parisons. When tho house and senate sen-ate conferees reached a compromise a year ago, the raw wool duty was compromised com-promised at 25 per cent; wool waste at 29 per cent, combed wool at 32 per cent, yarn at 35 per cent; ready made clothing, 49 per cent. It will depend largely on the character char-acter of the conference committee named by the senate whether a compromise com-promise similar to that will bo quickly quick-ly effected. Last year Republican leaders refused re-fused to have anything further to do with the bill after it passed and the senate named Senator La Follette, Republican, and Bailey and Simmons, Democrats, as the conferees to act with Representatives Underwood, Ramsdell and Harkness. Should the Republican senate leaders lead-ers determine to hold control of the caucus, this time by naming two reg ular rtepuDiicans ana one Democrat, the adjusting of the woll bill in conference con-ference might be delayed. Representative Underwood also hopes to get action taken on the cotton cot-ton bill a"t this session. To Consider Cotton. ''I am going to call the ways and means committee to consider the ad-visibillty ad-visibillty of calling up our cotton bill," said he. "Now that the senate has shown a disposition to enact some legislation giving tbe people tariff relief, we might as well take up cotton." cot-ton." Republican leaders were puzzled to estimate how far the new alliance between be-tween the Democrats! and Progressives would go In the action on the excise taxe bill, to be voted on today, and the Democratic free sugra bill tomorrow. to-morrow. I Tho income tax had many supporters support-ers In the caucus, among Democrats who did not want to be compelled to vote against a principle they advocated. advo-cated. In the hope, however, that the Progressives again icould be held In line and the excise bill passed, it was decided to vote against amendments. Of greater significance, however, v.as a tentative understanding reached reach-ed as to the course to be pursued in tho sugar tariff fight. Democratic leaders believe they will be able, with the aid of the Progressives, to pass a compromise sugar tariff bill, probably prob-ably that bv Senator Bristow, taking at least forty or flftw cents per 100 pounds off the present duty of $1.90 on sugar. |