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 Mined Coal Would
Now Be Imported

nfAsHINGToN. Jan. 1.-THE bill
w reported from the ways and
means committee yesterday to
provide for a rebate OF the duties on
foreign coal for a period OF one year
was passed il short order BY the house
today by practically unanimous vote
-25S to 5-those voting against it be-
ing Messrs. Cushman and Jones
Cwash), Gaines CIV. Val. MendeH
(wyo.) and Patterson (Pa.)-all Re-
publieans. The bin was considered
under the operation Of rule which.
cut off opportunity to 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
MIR. DalzeH (Pa) and Mr. Payne
( On ", the Republican leaders. eX-
pressed the opinion on the hoOr that
the bill would not relieve the existing
distress. They said ii 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
took the view that il did not so far
Il
on the free list. and when the bill
came back from the senate with q pro
vision which virtually placed anthra-
cite coal on the free list. they ap-
plauded vigorously. Mr. Daizen, 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 a little in China
/ The amendment was adopted without
/ division.
! Rapid progress was made with the
army appropriation bill aIter the coal
bill had passed
Special Rules Brought In.
The attendance in the house CALLER
! les today was an evidence of the gem
I eraI interest in the proceedings which
were to take place upon the bin pro-
viding for the rebate of the duties
4 on foreign coal for a period Of one
1 year. An unusually large number of
members were on the floor and the
I leaders on both sides were in their
places. After the transaction Of some
preliminary business Mr.. GrosvenOF Of
Ohio. from the committee on rules,
4 presented a resolution supplemental 10
! that adopted yesterday directing the
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries to iRvestigsse the coal situ-
alton. The resolution authorized sub
! committees of the committee TO take
] testimony IL WAS dQOplCu-
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on rules. then presented the
special rule for the consideration OF
the coal rebate bill. II 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
CT reviewing the history Of the pres
ent duty on coal, said the pending
bill needed no defense. It 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 it would result in
the importation Of single pound OF
coal.
Z 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
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 injuriously affect the Goa
industry of his state and of the north
west generally by permitting compe
tition and in view of the stated be
lief of Mr. DaHell that the bill WI
give no relief. Re asked if the com
nittee would not consider The question
of reducing the period Of its operation
TO six months.
Mr. DalzeIl said the proposition ha'
been considered. but because of tn
! impossibiIity of forecastfng the futur
of the coal trade, It had not been adopt
ed
Mr.. Richardson Of Tennessee callei
= attention to the fact that the rule
Il prevented all possibility of amendmen
and he protested against such a cours
/ in such crisis. Proceeding, Mr. Rlen
ardson said when the stress o
emergency came there was, perforce
a recourse TO Democratic doctrine
Mr. williams Of Mississippi. who fol
lowed Mr. Richardson. contended tina
the removal OF the duties must resul
in. reducing the. price Of coal
In concluding the debate upon tn
rule Mr. Dalzeil declared that tn
hypocrisy Of the ether side was ap
parent from the remarks Of Mr.. Rich
ardson. The opposition he said, VIZ
simply playing politics. The Democrat
+ Is pertidy and dishonor bill had con
Tired a duty on coal
4 Gag Rule Adopted
rising vote npon the adoption o
the rule resulted
Ayes 13e. noes 11o-s party vote. witt
the exception Or Mr. Perkins Jf,ep.. n
-#E.) and Mr.. Gaines rep. Fa)
who voted with The DEMOCRATS
4 a rolealI was demanded and the fnI
was adopted. III to 49, NeSs Per
<ius and Gaines vottne N4tn the Demo
. Gratis
Mr. Kicha1deal said that neither b
nor ary 81 MS e'eRepes NfeTe OPPOSE