The San Francisco call., 1903-01-14
GOAL TRUST
To PAY FOR
ITS CREED
Congress Will SuS-
pend Duty for
One Year.
Bill Is FaVOrably Re-
ported by House
Committee.
Senate Stands Ready to
Pass the Measure With
out Delay.


WASHINGTON. jan 1s-The Ways
and Means Committee Of the House to-
day reported a bill providing for a re-
bate-equal to the duty now imposed-on
all kinds of coal and coming from all
countries for period OF one year This
bill is a substitute for the one introduced
by Representative Hill OF Connecticut.
which provided for rebate until June 30
next The bill will come up for action
tomorrow. and its prompt passage is ex-
pected.
The bill adopted provides that the Sec
retary Of the Treasury be and he Is here
by authorized and required to make full
rebates Of duties imposed by law on all
coal Of every form and description i'm
ported into the United States from for
eign countries for the period OF one year
from and after the passage OF this act"
FINAL VOTE UNANIMOUS.
Representative Richardson Of Tennessee
proposed an amendment striking out the
words "for a period Of one year. which
was voted down He then proposed an
amendment placing an coal on the free
! list, which also was voted down. The
final vote on the adoption Of the bill was
unanimous.
Representatives Payne, DalzelI and
Grosvenor held a conference with the
President this morning relative to the ac-
ton which had been taken by the COM
mittee.
Representative Dalzell. from the Com
mittee on Rules. reported a resolution
providing for the consideration OF the coal
bill in the House tomorrow. limiting de-
bate to one hour. vote then to be taken
without intervening motion
PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.
The report Of the Ways and Means
Committee. submitted by Chairman
Payne, after recommending the passage
of the bill. says:
This is an emergency measure. de-
manded because Of the scarcity and high
price of COAL resulting from the recent
prolonged strike in the anthracite coal
mines
''Precedents for such legislation are
found in the Chicago fire and the fire at
Eastport. Me. In these cases Congress
rebated the demand on lumber used in re-
building in the burned districts. Whether
the legislation will increase the importa-
ions CT reOuCe tle price OF Codl Is a
question on which men differ. But 1t IS
all Congress can do in the premises. and
will satisfy the demand of many OF our
citizens. While there is a threatened
coal famine in any part of the country
we cannot turn a deaf ear to the cries Of
the people.
1.-The committee did not consider # best
to make any changes in the tariff on coal
after the period OF one year had expired.
preferring to bring in this as a purely
emergency measure and not desiring TO
go into the question of tariff revision,
even upon this one article. II any relief
can come to the people from such legis-
lation it will be amply secured In the
period provided for in the bill"
SENATORS FAVOR BILL.
After the adjournment of the Senate
to-day the Republican members OF the
Committee on Finance held a conferences
on the various resolutions before the SEN
ate for the removal of the tariff on an
thracite coal. They had before them the
text of the House bill granting a rebate
Of the anthracite duty for twelve months
and practically agreed to accept IL with
out alteration, If the Democratic COM
mitteemen could be induced to allow 1t to
be so reported without delay. The opin-
ion was quite unanimous that the situa-
ton called for prompt action and the SEN
ate committee will be called together.
perhaps. tomorrow afternoon immedi-
ately after the House passes the bill