The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15
DEMOCRATS SUCCEED IN
MAKING COAL DUTY FREE
Rebate Bill Passed BY the House With the Neces-
sary Amendment Attached by the Senate.
Mr. MOnde Deprecated the Fact That Chinese Coal Would
Now Be Imported
ufAsHINGTON. Jan. f4.-The biI


ufAsHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE bill
Wv reported from the ways and
means committee yesterday TO
provide for a rebate of the duties on
foreign coal for period OF one year
was passed II short order by the house
today by practically a unanimous vote
-25S TO 5-those voting against it be-
ing Messrs Cushnan and Jones
(wash). Gaines CIV. Va, MendeH
(wyo) and Patterson CPa.)-an Re-
publieans The bin was considered
under the operation of a rule which
cut off opportunity 70 amend The
only opposition to the measure came
from some of the members represent
ing the coal states. who expressed the
fear that the admission of Chinese
mined coal in Canada would injure The
coal industry of their states. Both
J MIR Dalzell (Pa) and Mr.. Payne
/ IN ". the Republican leaders. eN-
! pressed the opinion on the floor that
! the bill would not relieve the existing
distress They said it would SATISFY
however. public demand for action,
and show the disposition of congress
to do what it could. The Democrats
although they all supported the bill,
F. took the view that it did not go far
enough, saying that Goals should so
on the free list. and when the bill
came back from the senate with PRO
/ vision which virtually placed anthra-
/ cite coal on the free list, they ap-
/ plauded vigorously. Mr.. DalzeH IN the
| course of his remarks today, said that
there was practically no anthracite
/ coal in the world except that in the
( United States and little in China
The amendment was adopted without
/ division
Rapid progress was made with the
army appropriation bin arter the coal
/ bill had passed
Special Rules Brought In.
The attendance in the house galier-
! les today was an evidence of the gen
eraI interest in the proceedings which
were to take place upon the bill pro-
viding for the rebate of the duties
on foreign coal for a period of enc
year. An unusually large number of
members were on the floor and the
! leaders on both sides were in their
/ places. After the transaction of some
/ preliminary business Mr.. GrOsvenOr Of
! Ohio. from the committee on rules
presented a resolution supplemental 10
that adopted yesterday directing the
fisheries to iGresugsse the coal stu
| alton The resolution authorized sub
committees of the committee to take
! testimony 1t WAS adopted
| Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania. from the
| committee on rules. then presented the
/ special rule for the consideration of
the coal rebate bill. It provided for
the Immediate consideration of the bill.
| with provision for one hours debate,
| al the end of which time the previous
question should be considered as or
dered without intervening motions.
( Twenty minutes on q side were. al
/ lowed upon the rule. Mr. DalZell, aft
Lev 7c hi ct Of he
ent duty on coal. said the pending
bill needed no defense. Il was de-
signed to relieve the existing distress.
/ Nevertheless, he said, he did not be-
lieve it would accomplish its purpose.
He did not believe il would result in
the Importation Of q single pound of
coal.
7 don't believe. said he. that any
thing now can stop the greed and ava
rice of the cormorants who are tax
ing advantage of the already oppressed
people but il viii satisfy a public
sentiment and show the disposition of
congress TO do. everything in its power
to relieve the situation"
Mondell's Fears.
Mr.. Monden of wyoming said the
bin would injuriousiy affect the coal
industry of his state and of the north
west generally by permitting comDe-
tition. and in view OF the stated be-
lief Of Mr.. Dalzell that the bin vii
give no relief, he asked if the com
mittee would not consider the question
of reducing the period Of its operation
| to six months.
Mr. DalzeI said the proposition hae
been considered. but because Ct the
impossibility of ferecasting the future
Of the coal trade, il had not been adopt
ed
Mr.. Richardson Of Tennessee called
-. rTrDr
prevented all possibility OF amendment
and ne protested against such a course
4 in such q crisis Proceeding. Mr. Rich
ardSon said when the stress d
emergency came there WAS. perforcs
recourse 10 Democratic doctrine
Mr.. Williams Of mississippi. who FOL
lowed Mr. Richardson. conte1ded tina
the removed OF the duties must resGl'
IN reducing the price Of coal.
| IN concluding the debate upon thf
rule Mr. Ealzell declared that the
! Hypocrisy Of the other side was ap-
parent from the remarks Of Mr. Rich
ardson. The 0ppeslt5on- he said. was
simply playing politics. The Democrat
/ ic -perfidy and dishonnf bill had con-
ts;T.sd 8 duty on coal
Gag Rule Adopted.
rising vote upon the adoption "a
ne rule resulted
Ayes 136. noes He's parry vote. with
the exception Of 1fr. Perkins (1<ep.. n
Il - and Mr. Gaines fkkep-s " Val
DO voted with the Democrats
4 rcficaii WAS demanded and ne Ftils
WIS adopted IA 20 H. 1Iessfs Per.
kips ana Gal aes ret ing ~ q fAe EsR b.
eralS
Nr RfrhaFas'sss sad tht nel IEser
nor any q his ief CUES skese ezsz
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