Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16
lPlVORABLE| REPORT
Made to the House on Coal Rebate
Resolution.
WHY'S lNDNEANs COMMITTEE ACTS.
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sage ~ the Ho.se.


Tuesday decided to report bill pro-
viaing for . rebate equal to the
duty now imposed on all kinds OF
eoal and coming from all countries
Tor period Of one year. This bill
Is substitute for the one introduced
BY Representative Hill, OF Connects
cut, which provided for rebate UNI
Gil June 80 next.
The bill adopted provides: That
the secretary Of the treasury be and
he Is hereby authorized and required
TO make full rebates OF duties Inn
posed by law on all coal of every
form and description imported into
the United States from foreign coun.
tries for the period OF one year from
and after the passage of this act.
Representative Richardson (Tenn.)
proposed an amendment striking out
the words ''for period of one veal"
posed an amendment placing all
Goals on the free list, which was
likewise voted down. The Anal vote
on Tie adoption Of the bin was
Hnanimona.
Representatives Payne, Dalzell and
GrOsvenor held conference with
the president Tuesday morning rela.
tive to the action which had been
taken by the committee.
The committee reported the bill.
but did not call it up in the house
for consideration Tuesday as origin.
ally contemplated, the decision hav.
Ing been reached TO bring 1t up uader
Q rule Wednesday.
At meeting of the republican
members of the committee prior te
the meeting Of the full committee,
Representative Mccall (Mass.) pro,
posed that provision be made in the
bill subsequently adopted that after
che expiration of one year. during
which a rebate is to be paid on all.
coal, al coal coming from coun.
tries which admit our coal free Of
duty be admitted free into this coun.
try. Representative Tawney (Minn.)
favored the proposition, but it was
I opposed by the remainder of the re-
publican members on the ground
that ms temporary measure was un-
der consideration they should not
adept any permanent policy.
Il DeAate Limited to One Hour.
Representative Dalzell, from tho
committee on rules, reported reso-
tuition providing for the considers
tion of the coal rebate bill in the
house Wednesday, limiting debate 70
{ one hour, vote then TO be taken
without intervening motion.
An EnesHeney1a Measure.
= The report of the committee, sub.
mittsd TO the house by Chairman
Payne, after Recommending the pas.
sage of the bill says: This is an
emergency measure demanded be-
cause Of the scarcity and high price
q coal, resulting from the recent
prolonged strike In the anthracite
coal mines. Precedents for such leg.
tslation are found in the Chicago FIRE
and the fire at Eastport, Ne. In
these cases congress rebated the
duty on lumber used in rebuilding ip
the burned districts. Whether the
Regulation will increase the impor.
tations OF reduce the price OF coal il
. question ON which men differ. But
It IL all congress can do in the prem.
Uses, and will satisfy the demand Of
many Of our citizens. While there ID
= threatened coal famine in any part
81 the country we cannot turn deaf
ear to the cries Of the people. The
committee did not consider it best
70 make any changes IN the tariff on
coal after the period Of one year had
expired. prsferriug TO bring in this
- . purely emergency measure and
not desiring to 60 into the question
ct teri6 revision, even upon this one
article. II any relief can come to the
people from such legislation il will
be simply secured in the period pro.
xided for in the BILL
i Conference Of Senators.
= Warrington, Jan. 14.-After the adj
3ournment Of the senate the repub-
aican members OF the senate commit
. tee on finance held conference Of
more than an hours duration on the
various resolutions before the senate
Tor the removal OF the tariff on an
tAraeite coal. They had before them
the text Of the house bill granting Q
rebate Of the anthracite duty for IL
!, months and practically agreed to ac-
i cept it without alteration II the demo-
erstie committee could be induced 70
allow It to be 30 reported without de-
lay. The opinion was quite unanimous
Shat the situation calls for prompt ac-
zion and the senate committee will
be called together perhaps this after
moon. Immediately after the house
passes the bill.
"GET COAL {" CONVENTION.
carr I1sueA fer Gatheri.s nj wasA-
inston On January ~.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 14.-Mayor w.
G. Maybury Tuesday issued the call
Tor the reassembling Of the Detroit
"Get CoaP' convention at Washing
ton. January ~. It says: 1.-THE ex-
s ecutive committee of the Get Coar
convention, held in Detroit last Octo-
Der, met pursuant 10 call in Chicago
ON Saturday, January 10. II was the
+ haa a iunnNa frvin;oy, ~ AZ.