The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-02-17
Is Amended BY Senator Hans
brough of North Dakota.
Amendment Agreed to After An
Extended Debate.
Makes Change in Bill Respect
ing Drawbacks

. Washington, Feb 15-The senate
- Tuesday passed the agricultural ap-
- preparation Pill and began considera-
Sd ton of the bill making appropriations
~ for the District of Columbia. The
q Hansbrough amendment to the agrl-
~ cultural bill relating to drawbacks on
< duties on wheat, was agreed to after
% an extended debate in which tariff
= considerations figured to consider
g. able extent AS adopted the amend
x ment reads:
s. THAT paragraph 234 of the act OF
g July "a, 1897, entitled an act to pro-
i. vide revenue for the government and
8 to encourage the industries of the
= United States, shall not be held to be
> affected by the provisions of section
:. 80 of said act"
= Mr. Hansbrough spoke in support OF
= the amendment, going minutely into
-ssthe legislation and the decision of the
attorney general, which, in his view,
made necessary the amendment.
Mr. Hansbrough contended that the
decision allowing drawback on I'M
ported wheat was wrong, because the
portion of flour made from such wheat
could not be distinguished from that
eamade of the domestic product, as, he
argued. was necessary under the draw
q back provisions. He said the opinion
would be farreaching, extending to all
=. articles used in manufacture.
1--WE hear much about the tariff re-
- vision" Mr.. Hansbrough remarked,
e"but if the practice of the treasury de-
partments in accordance with this de-
cision is to go on such revision will
be unnecessary because the treasury
department will make its own re-
navision."
l Coming to the specific matter in
he said that the price paid
for imported wheat would fix the price
of the entire wheat product of the
United States.
Increased the Price of Wheat.
g, Mr.. Hahsbrough said that the fact
- that the wheat grown in the United
- States was protected had the effect of
making the price of wheat in this coun-
: try worth from IL to 20 cents per
bushel more than Canadian wheat and
The predicted that the practice in con-
: ,formity with therecent decision would
'qshave the effect of lowering the price
of American wheat while it increased
l4 the price of the Canadian article.
Mr.. McCumber IN. d. supported
the Hansbrough amendment, saying
the effect of the decision is to estab-
lish free trade and to bring the price
Df xnrbo 10 fho n
level
~ Senator Hansbrough expresses con-
fidence that the house conferees will
roaccept his amendment. If SO, Secre-
7stary Shaw's famous drawback order
will become dead letter.
,a-, Senator Hansbrough also introduc-
ed an amendment to the sundry civil
3, bill against the drawback privilege for
mixed wheat. In support of it he
asked to have inserted in the Record
as letter written by Representative
= Volstead, setting forth the alleged lille
les gality of Secretary Shaws regulations,
~. and protesting in behalf of Northwest
p, sern wheat raisers, who, he contends,
will be injured by competition with
=. Canadian wheat milled for the export
" market. 8r3t.
The usual three hours was given to
A's the trial of the Impeachment charges
against United States Judge Swayne.
'sii' Monday the senate decided to take no
oi7 testimony on the point of the incon-
-, venience of the Judges residence out
side his district, also the judges state
ment to the house committee should
not be used as evidence in the trial.