Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
Members Whetting Their
Axes to Cut Measure
to Pieces.
is A SECTIONAL ISSUE
indications Are That Party
Lines Will Be Disregarded
In Both Houses.

Washington, March 19-That there
will be a great variety of opinions on
the tariff bill when it reaches the SEN
ate is now certain, according to ex-
pressions of senators in whose states
are located the various industries chief
ly affected by the changes i'm the sched-
ules proposed in the house bill.
Reductions in the lumber schedule
will be steadily resisted by Maine SEN
|ators and those from the Pacific coast
and the extreme northwest.
Want Ii on Free List.
Senators from Minnesota and the
Dakotas will make a strenuous effort
to secure free lumber instead of mere
reductions of the tariff. The proposed
inheritance tax will be stoutly resisted
and an amendment providing for an
income tax will be introduced.
Think IL Low Enough.
While the general trend of senti-
ment among the senators favors an in
crease in some schedules, they gen.
orally believe the house has made am
pie reduction to satisfy the tariff re-
/ formers
AT least one northumberland
! of lowa-declares the tariff should be
made still lower, and he will do every
thing in his power to obtain further
reductions.
bill Read at Length.
| Washington, March 19-The tariff
bill was read at length while the house
was in committee of the whole TODAY.
The speaker announced Olstead Of
pennsylvania as chairman of the COM
mittee while the tariff bill is under
consideration. Payne announced the
general debate would begin Monday.
Party Lines Eliminated.
| Washington, d. c., March 19.-That
party lines will be eliminated durin :
the consideration in the house of the
Payne tariff bill was indicated BY the
action of Representative Broussard of
Louisiana in Withdrawing yesterday
from the meeting of the minority mem
bers of the committee because he dif.
fered with their views on the tariff.
| With few exceptions each member
of the house will fight for the interests
of his home district. There is little
prospect of any long general debate
on the bill, and the consideration OF
the measure under the FIVE minute
rule for amendment will be proceeded
} with as soon as possible. probably by
. the end of the present week.
Will BE No Minority Bill
, Unless a gag" rule for the preyen
tion of unlimited amendment under
, the five minute rule is brought in the
minority members of the ways and
means committee will not report g
separate bill. Their report will be
drafted by Minority Leader Clark, ant
! will severely criticise the wool sched
ule in the new bill.
Il 1t is contended by the democrat.
that it has not been cut sufficiently tt
place it on a revenue basis. Their,
l probably will be numerous amend
f ments offered and heated discussion
+ affecting them are anticipated.
81 PARTLY Endorsed.
The inheritance tax, Philippine fre
trade. internal revenue, and maximum
and minimum features of the new bill
:, are indorsed by the minority leader
: and there has been much favorabI
comment upon the measure by demo
cratic congressman. Champ Clark We.
terday declared that he had not ,ha
Sufficient time to look into its provis
Il ions to enable him to comment upo
them. 1t is understood that the mino
ity leaders favor the removal of tn
II restrictions on the quantity of suga
Is and tobacco that can be admitted fror
al the Philippines free of duty.
hi On the other hand, several souther
democrats are endeavoring to have tn
s. free trade provision amended SO as t
:, exclude rice, their contention bein
lel that rice could be sent from the Phi
g ippines to the United States marke,
,e and sold for 2 cents pound IL a,
n mitted free from the islands. Thi
ofI they say, would ruin the rice industr
lgl in this country.