The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-04-16
ASKING roc MUCH
A n Claimed that Western Republics ssn-
st.rs MAY Encctuaiiy ktii ms Tsrim ana
Pull Down Upon Their Own Heads the
Temple that shelters Them SENATOR
Chandler am the .Pressurc."

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Pull Down Upon Their Own Heads the
Temple that shelters Them SENATOR
Chandler an the "frcssure"
WASHINGTON. April s.-A number OF
western republican senators, more par
~ticularly those from the Rocky mount
aims. have unScd in "A movement To
make sure of certain CONCESSIONS in the
tariff bill which they consider inn
portant To that section Of the country.
There have been several informal con-
ferences recently, but up to date no
conclusions have beer reached.
The articles which the senators have
especially In view are: Wool, hides.
coal and lead ore. The tendency il to
ask a change in the portion of the
wool schedule which relates to third
class woods. The probabilities are that
there will be "A demand for speciti. in
stead of al ~valorem duties on wool ~
this class. and one western nan said
Yesterday that he would not be sat
isfied with less than six cents per
DO und on any wool. There is quite .
determined movement among these
senators for a duty on hides. The
finance committee did not at
first manifest a disposition TO grant
this concession. but the western
senators say they now find reason
to feel encouraged by the outlook.
They probably will ask that the duty
be fixed ut two cents per pound. but
some of them appear willing To COM
promise at one and a half cents or even
one cent.
There will be a determined effort to
increase the rate on the lead contained
i'm ore from one cent per pound, as
fixed by the Dingley bill as it passed
the house, to Ia cents, and to change
the language of the provision. This
would mean a return to the Mckinley
rate; but the language of the Wilson
law is considered preferable to that of
either the Mckinley law or the Ding
ley bill.
There will be an effort also to pre-
vent any reduction of the house rates
on coal and lumber. The Wyoming
and Colorado senators are especially
interested in coal and the Oregon and
Washington senators in lumber. There
are also many smaller items to which
the western senators are giving their
attention. Some of them are inclined
to fear that the bill may be made to
discriminate against western interests
and desire to organize to prevent that
result.
Senator Chandler yesterday author
lied the statement that the passage of
a. ... ~ l.l1 .-.-l.. l. - -
the pressure for high duties continues.
This pressure is enormous from all
parts of the country he said. And it
is 80 strong that there is some danger
that it might be yielded to. There is.
for instance. a general demand that
the wool tariff shall be increased SO
that. instead of a rate of five OF six
cents a pound on wool, we shall have
10 or IL. The wooden manufacturers
want a compensatory rate which would
amount to prohibitive duties on wool
ems. Likewise the C~alifornians ask us
10 place such duties on fruits that all
foreign fruits shall be kept out in the
interest of California products. In
deed, there is great pressure from all
parts of the country and in the inter-
est of almost every industry for pro-
hibitive duties. If the pressure con
%tinues, and is yielded to, there is
great danger. | repeat, that the
bill will not become a law.
There will. in that event. be-
such an uprising against the bill that
there will be "A majority against it in
stead of for it. The margin is small at
best. The republicans have not a ma
jority without assistance from other
parties, and the danger is that there
will be such a general revulsion of
feeling as will cause the outsiders upon
whom we are counting not to east their
votes for the bill"
$50 at least" the senator concluded.
1.-THE matter presents itself To ulr
mind. The republican members of tho
finance committee are disposed to bs
conservative, but the pressure is sa
strong hat they may be forced 10
yield. The people who are creating
the pressure are thus preparing topul
s'own upon their own heads the temple
that shelters them"