Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-19
REPUBLICAN
STATESMEN
HAVE VARIOUS
VIEWS.
Overlooking Treasury
Causing Trouble.---
Tariff Barons Will
Not Permit Re
duCtion.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-On the
surface it looks as If the Republicans
are going 10 get into all sorts of
trouble among themselves during the
coming Congress because OF the ap-
parent wide differences of opinion be-
tween them with regard to legislation
affecting the tariff the reciprocity
treaties, war revenue reduction, ship
subsidy. our relations with Cuba anu
many other things. Representative
Babcock. an able and influential Hep-
resentativc froya the great Northwest
wants to reduce certain duties on steel
products. Many others are yoeiferous
in the cry. Don't disturb the tariff. :
Serene Payne, who will be chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee.
wants the tariff let alone. but proposes
to make further reductions OF the war
taxes. II is said that the sugar TRUST
will ask that the tax on raw sugar De
removed so that Cuban sugar, now
pretty we'll controlled by the trust,
may come in free. but the beet sugar
growers of the West. the cane growers
of Louisiana and Texas. and the Ia
waIian sugar interests loudly protest.
There are all sorts OF views as to
the reciprocity treaties.
Then there is an element which op~
poses both tariff revision and war rev
enue reduction. Mr.. Hopkins OF I'LL
noise is one of these.
I'VE do not know yet what our ex-
penses will be" he said. The ap-
propriation committee will have to be
consulted, the estimates oi the sec
retary of the Treasury considered ana
the general Legislation OF Congress IN
volvng the spending of money taken
into account. What will the Nicara'
qua canal cost. and how much Will
have to be appropriated toward It's
construction out of the revenues OF
each. year? II that ship subsidy bit
gets through, what will that cost
There liz demand for river and
harbor improvements for buildings
and for increased expenditures on ac-
count of the Government service IN
many sections. think We would do
better to take all these liabilities into
reckoning before slashins away at our
assets indiscriminately.
pressed are widely entertained IN con
gressionaI circles. The difficulties and
embarrassment Of a partial reduction
of war taxes are beginning to become
apparent. The interests are cnnnicung
and clamorous and Congress Will have
a hard task 10 discriminate among
them and select the particular inter
ests TO be favored hy reduction or re-
moval of the war taxes.
The strongest pressure for reduction
will probably be brought by the beer
brewers The Ways and Means Com
mittee is divided upon the question OF
giving the brewers further relief and
although a majority might be raiiied
among the Republican members OF the
committee against a material reduc-
ton In the House and Senate, and
when the war tax reduction bill gets
out OF the committees hands 1t viii
meet with some vigorous treatment
IL Is now said that the whisky dis
tilers are organizing to secure les
SEEMING Of the internal revenue tax on
their product. The tobacco men are
rallying for further reduction. and the
| "bucketshops' are expected to have a
| lobby In Washington to have their tax
| removed. Every interest has its fac
ton of friends in the House and Sen
ate. and once started on the rocky road
of tax revision. no one can foresee the
end.