Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
HOLDING IT BACK.
Senate Finance Commi: tee Delays
Presentation OF Tariff Bill.
PROGRESS MADE WITH THE MEASURE.

Said to lie n Disposition to Make n
General Reduction in Rates-Ger-
mnny's Alleged Protest Against
the Dins,cy Dill.
Washington, April 1O.-The repub-
lican senator's who are acting as a SUBJ
committee of the senate committee of
finance in the preparation CT the tariff
bill are inclined in their estimates now
preparing to postpone the date of the
presentation to the senate Il little be-
You'd the limit originally fixed by them.
They express the opinion that 1t may be
two weeks from the present time before
it will be in shape to be reported. Some
of them postpone the time until two
weeks from next Monday. The COM
mittee is making very satisfactory
progress with the bill and many of the
schedules have received final attention,
among them being chemicals and cot
tons. None of the more puZzling ques-
tons, however, have been disposed Of
The committee has deemed it wisest to
leave the rates on wool, sugar, hides,
coal, lead orc, lumber and all the other
important subjects until the simpler
matters can he determined. They take
the position that they can settle the dis
puted points more satisfactorily after
the other features of the bill are
thoroughly digested aud the probable
revenue determined. Many of the
smaller items accordingly have been de-
cided upon.
While no detailed information can be
secured it is understood that many re-
auctions in duties have been made. The
disposition of the committee is to make
quite general reduction, but this is
found to be n task not easy of accom-
plishment because of the insistence of
senator's upon having the strongest pro-
lection for the articles in which they
are particularly interested. There are,
indeed, many demands for increases,
and some of these are so pressing that
the members of the committee are find
ing themselves considerably embar-
rassed between their desire to satisfy
senators whose votes will be essential
to the success Of the bill and their con-
viction that the interests of the party
demand reduction rather than increase.
Protest from Germany.
Washington, April 10.-The state de-
partnent continues to deny the reports
that the German government has sub
mitted protest against the tariff bill,
~ II hof1 ,a hoe
it is known definitely that such pro-
test has been forwarded by the German
ambassador, Baron Won lehman, act
ing on cable instructions from Berlin.
These instructions were received early
this week, and the ambassador sum
mitted the protest. The protest follows
the line of that of August rs, 1904, pre-
sented by Baron Saurma, the then Ger
man ambassador, to Secretary Gresham,
respecting discriminating sugar duties
in the Wilson bill. The essential ground
of protest Is that in August, 1891, Sec
rotary of State Foster and the German
charge d'atfaires, Mr.. Won Mumm, en-
tered into an agreement at Saratoga,
N. y, providing that inportations of
American pork into Germany should
not be hindered or Disseminated against
and that inportations of German sugar
into the United States should not be
Disseminated against. The protest de-
clares that the discriminatory duty on
sugar would be opposed to that agree
ment and that in such case Germany
would consider the agreement void
throughout and would act accordingly
When the Foster-Non Mumm agree
ment was. called to the attention of
officials of the United States conversant
with its negotiation the statement was
made that the agreement had long ago
gone out OF existence. 1t was based,
the officials stated, on the reciprocity
clause of the Mckinley law and was not
to be effective as against subsequent
enactments of congress. The Wilson
tariff law disregarded the agreement
which, it is said, became imperative
thereafter. Under these circumstances
it is held that the Foster-Von Mumm
agreement can In no way serve as an
effective bnsis of protest at the present
time.
Several of the other foreign repre-
sentatiyes to the United States have sub
mitted representations respecting the
tariff bill, but none of them was quite
SO strong in protest as that of Ger
many.
Providing for the Veterans.
Washington, April 10. - Secretary
Bliss is carrying out the policy of the
| administration in restoring to the
classified government service old war
veterans who are held to have been i'm
properly removed from Office by the
last administration. Friday lie rein
stated Capt. Henry G. Potter, of Ohio,
to his old position as chief of the min
eral division of the land office and Capt
George Redway, of California, as chief
of accounts division, general land office
MISS WILLARD RESPONDS.
sends Fifteen Hundred Dollars to
| Help In Crete.
Chicago, April 10. = Lady Henry
| Somerset has cubled Miss Frances Will
| larl prer;lan4 IF ~, w n ~ IT ,,.I.