The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-06
MOVE BY CULBERSON
Texan Succeeded Ia Putting the Res
publicans 10 a Very Tight Place.
LODGE LEFT AN OPENING
II Was Seized and the Matter Is Now
Up TO the Majority TO Act On.
"A PLAY TO EARN APPLAUSE
Was the Motive Of the Massachusetts
Man, Who Has a Chance TO Make Good.
DINGLEY DUTY ON ANTHRACITE COAL
Should 30 Taken OF Asessthes ard Cub
herson Introduced a Bill to % Il
Ably Seconded BY Senator Vest.
A PLAY TO EARN APPLAUSE
Was the Motive Of the Massachusetts
Man, Who Has Chance TO Make Good.
DNGLEY DUTY ON ANTHRACITE COAL
Should 30 Taken OF Asossthss and clss
hersen Introduced a Bin to % IL
Ably Seconded by Senator Vest.
Especial 10 The post.)

Washington, January s,---Senator Cuibess
son of Texas and Senator Vest OF Nj
souri, engaged 10 bit of maneuvering to-
day which resulted In the republicans he.i
ing placed in a very embarrassing pos
ton, from which Il IL agreed, they Will
not easily escape Du ing the early part
Of the morning hour Senstor Lodge of
Massachusetts, offered joint resolution
authorizing the president 70 direct that
anthracite coal be admitted free of duty
for ninety days and providing for recip-
roeal relations with Canada so far as the
shipment of coal Is concerned. In offer
Ing the resolution Mr.. Lodge made play
to the galleries by calling attention 10 the
widespread suffering from the existing
coal famine and by intimahns that the
republicans in congress were entirely will
ing to do everything in their power TO re-
lieve the situation. Pursuant to the request
Of its author, the resolution went to the
committee on finance.
II being evident that the whole purpose
OF the resolution was simply TO provoke
discussion, inaSmuch as the president has
no constitutional power to direct that
| any article be admitted duty free, Senator
! Culberson introduced bill repeating that
section OF the Dingley law which places
duty on anthracite coal II the repno-
lieans are really willing to do the right
thing in the premiseu he thought they
could prove their sincerity by seeing TO
1t that the bill was favorably acted on. He
asked for immediate consideration OF the
| measure. but Mr. Plat of Connecticut OBJ
| jeeted, saying that there was no duty on
| coal and that he doubted the right of the
senate to enact legislation affecting tariff
matters in this way.
Mr. Vest said that she pingley law
plainly put duty on anthracite coal hav-
| ing less than certain percentage of fixed
carbon. He thepght that bill in line
with Senator Cuiberson's should be passed
and he moved that the finance COMMITTEES
be directed to report suchfa bill After
| considerable discussion he demanded the
ayes and noes, but before the vote could
I be taken the end Of the morning hour had
| passed and the whole matter went over
! till tomorrow.
The republicans are now so situated,
according to those who are acquainted
/ with existing conditions, that they will be
compelled TO allow Senator Culberson'S
measure or one similar to il TO be passed
or else rest under the odium OF refusing
TO permit the enactment Of legislation
calculated to relieve the present intolerable
conditions in the coal markets. Among
the democrats the coup OF Senators Gull
berson and Vest is regarded as one OF the
cleyerest ever IN evidence in the senate.