Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-22
DUTY ON COAL
IS SUSPENDED
Measure Passes Both Houses
of Congress in Short
Order.
ONLY FIVE MEMBERS OPPOSED
Representatives OF Coal States Fear Ad-
mission of Chinese Mined Coal Dalzeii
and Payne Declare Rebate Law VIII Not
Relieve Existing Distress

Washington, Jan. 13.-Senate.-
Speaking impromptu but eloquently,
convincingly and with much spirit,
Senator Dolliver today vigorously at
tackled those senators responsible for
holding up the reciprocity treaties,
and pleaded for the carrying out of tn.
reciprocity clauses of the Dingley tar
iff law In the spirit in which they were
enacted. 1t was true. he declared,
that Mr.. Dingley had put the tariff
rates high SO that they could be re-
duced by reciprocity arrangements
He argued that reciprocity was part of
the American protective tariff system,
and that the success and perpetuatiol.
OF the system depended largely upon
the recognition of this fact. He dwelt
at some length upon President Nc
Kinley's last speech as embodying the
proper policy for the country, Senator
Dolliver rose to reply to an attack
made by Senator Carmack of Tennes-
see upon Secretary Shaw, but before
he concluded he cleared up some other
Misrepresentation and made things
very embarrassing for Aldrich and
Hale, two of the senators who for
three years have been defeating all eff
forts to get the Mckinley reciprocity
treaties to vote. The last effort was
made by Senator Cullom before the re-
cent holiday adjournment, but Senate.
Aldrich objected ON the ground that
there mad not been sufficient time to
investigate them. Senator Aldrich We
hemently denounced the attitude Of
Mr.. Dolliver and others. The only in
tention, he said, of the reciprocity pro.
vision of the Di-gley law was to Sc
cure agreements on non-competitive
products, and he contended that it was
not to be expected that a republican
administration would negotiate treaties
which would strike at the heart of pro
lection. Senator Dolliver spoke dur.
ing the discussion of the Vest resolu-
ton directing the committee on finance
to report bill removing the duty on
coal. The resolution went over until
tomorrow. When Dolliver began to
speak the senate chamber was prac-
tically deserted; when he had proceed
ed five minutes nearly every seat was
occupied. No one is willing to fore.
cast the probable effect of the speech,
but admit it will have far reaching in.
fuence. 1t YVES distinctly the sensa.
lion of the session. ~
House.-The house had under con.
sheraton the army appropriation bill
and general political discussion was
engaged in.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Senate.-The
senate today acted promptly on the
house bill providing rebates of the
duty on coal and passed it unanimous
ly without debate few min.
utes after it was brought over
from the house. The militia bill
also was passed, with an amendment
striking out of the bill the section pro-
viding for a reserve force of trained
men, thus removing the objections
made against it. For an hour and a
half Mr.. Tillman occupied the atten-
ton of the senate in a characteristic
speech, in which he denounced trusts
and monopolies and severely criticised
the attorney general. The statehood
bill was up for short time, during
which Mr.. McCumber spoke in favor
of granting statehood to Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico.
House.-The bill reported from the
ways and means committee yesterday
to provide for rebate of the duties
on foreign coal for period of one
year, was passed in short order by the
mouse today by practically a unani-
nous vote. 25S to 5, those voting
against it being Messrs. Cushman and
Jones, of Washington; Gaines, Of
West Virginia; Mondell, of Wyoming,
and Patterson. of Pennsylvania, all re
publicans. The bill was considered
under the operation of a rule which
cut off opportunity to amend. The
only opposition to the measure came
from some of the members represent
ing coal states, who expressed the
fear that the admission of Chinese
mined coal in Canada would injure
the coal industry of their states.
Both Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr.. Payne, Of New York, the re-.
publican leaders. expressed the opin-
ion on the floor that the bill would not
relieve the existing distress. They said
it would satisfy, however, public de-
mand for action, and show the dispo
sition of congress to do what ii could.
The democrats, although they all sup
ported the bill, took the view that it
did not go far enough, saying that
coal should go on the free list, and
when the bill came back from the SEN
ate with a provision which virtually
placed anthracite coal on the free list,
they applauded vigorously. Mr.. Dali
zell in the course of his remarks to-
day, said that there was practically
no anthracite coal in the world eA-
cept that in the United States, and a
little in China. The senate amend
ment was adopted without division.
Washington, Jan. 15.-Senate.-hl
in the senate today Mr.. Tillman con-
tinued his arraignment of trusts anu
monopolies, and again charged that
the attorney general was responsible
primarily for lack Of action against
trusts. The statehood bill was under
discussion for short time. Mr.. For
aker urged the right of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico to be admit
ted into the union. Mr.. McLaurin of
Mississippi called attention to the
charges that the people of lndianola,
Miss, had been guilty of threats and
intimidation against the postmaster,
and declared them to be untrue, re-
marking that his object in bringing
the matter to the attention of the SEN
ate was in order that his denial might
go into the congressional record as an
answer to those who made the charge.
House.-The house today passed the
army appropriation bill and began
consideration of the department of
commerce bill, under special rule
making it a continuing order until dis
posed of. The opposition to this
measure came entirely from the demo.
cratic side, and was based chiefly on
the ground that the transfer of the
bureau of labor to the new depart
ment would subordinate that bureau
to a department which would repre-.
sent capitalistic interests. The friends
of the bill denied the assumption that
tho haad of the new danartment would