The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-01
North DAKOTA
SENATOR FOR
FREE LUMBER
Mr.. McCumber Not in Accord
with His Party, But Still
a Republican.
SITUATION IN THE
SENATE BADLY MIXED
7iLLMkN EXPRESSES FEAR THAT
THERE WON'T BE TROUGH
ENOUGH FOR ALL HOGS"

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. washington April 30.-An eX- -
:. tended speech bv Senator McCum-
:. her favoring free lumber occupied
= several hours i'm The senate TO-DAY.
Z. his remarks provoked an eNteho-
:. ed controversy among advocates OF
= q tariff on lumber.
= Mr.. McCGmber said While ne
:. was a thorough protectionlsJ' ne
= would not agree 10 tarih on proc
:. nets such as coal. iron ore. LUMBER :
:. and oil. that are being exhausted
:. and cannot be replaced. Senator :
;. kldrich reported from the commit =
= tee of finance additional amend
:. naerts TO the bill. and the senate =
:: adopted a motion made By hlng'f
:. that until further notice the senate7,F
>. shall meet at II o'clock daily.
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Washington. April 9O.-Favoring a
tariff for revenue only. Senator Fleteh-
er Of Florida today spoke in favor OF
retaining the tax on lumber now pro-
vided BY the Dingiey bill, on long staple
cotton and other southern products
Mr.. johnson of North Dakota made
his maiden speech in reply 10 a state
lnent during the campaign by W. J.
BRYAN. who. ne said. had been fooled"
bv the counteryailing clause in the pc
troieum schedule by which petroleum
brought into this country pays the duty
levied on American oil imported into
Russia.
Mr.. Johnson severely criticized Mr.
Bryan as having been largely response
be for such a clause remaining in the
Wilson bill.
Free Raw Materials.
NO resources of the country which,
when utilized. cannot be reproduced.
sad which are certain Of exhaustion in
"a comparatively few years, should be
protected against Importation. de-
ilared Senator McCumber of North Da
kota.
NO tariff. he added. should be lev
led upon iron. coal. oil or timber Ex-
cept for these. he said, he was a strong
advocate Or American protection as
any senator.
Mr.. McCumber said that tariff re-
vision this year is universally under
stood % mean revision downward. He
asserted that lumber needed no protec-
tiou. and that no other industry had
produced more milliOnaires for the
amount invested than the lumber in
dustry. He believed. however. that the
bill does for the most part meet the
Just demands Of the people"
He remarked { lat the southern Dem
ocrats are making stronger appeals for
protection than the Republicans of the
old school, and Senator Tillman inter
rupted him to say;
Remark by Mr.. Tillman.
We are getting so badly mixed that
it is hard to tell the sheep from the
goats. and 1 am afraid that before We
get through there won't be trough
enough for all the hogs to get their
sTapsH
senator Tillman said some Republi-
can members were making speeches in
accordance with Democratic principles
while some Democratic members
we're delivering excellent Republican
sT7eches. He argued that the United
srates can compete i'm the open market
ti the world for steel rails and other
STEEL manufactures, yet Carnegie ana
Scnwab and Corey and Gary and that
crowd have influence enough to have
high rates Of duty retained"
Ar. NcCumber replied that he would
be- glad o. vote with Mr.. Tillman on
Guy S-heuuie, the rates OF Wnlcn MT.
IHIman could prove we're higher than
was necessary 10 protect the difference
ln labor cost i'm America and abroad.
i deny that there is any one policy
mat can make one-half of the Ameri-
can people rich and the other half
loor, said Air. McCumber. suggesting
mat Mr. Tulman would agree that
there is no way of feeding a pig SO that
one sioe would be lean and he other
S.ce lat The senator from South Caro-
ma ne said seemed to have an idea
liet no one could be honest but him
Question as to Tariff Hogs.
it IHman took exception to this.
nos ever get grown2"
y senator from North Dakota re-
s-5 - u, answer this question directly.
M Rl o,'Aec another colIoquy in which
-..'' ~ ,. ll,a5er referred to Mir. TiHmau
Ts- -s CJt'iisl y, lawyer. to which the lat
'5' -ell's1 That the senator from North
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