Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-27
SUBSTITUTES FOR sAyNE BILL
Plans to PenaIize Countries Discrrni-
mating Against United States

washington, Eep. ii'e
committee on finance. contrary To eN-
pectations some time ago. will PROB
ably have no hearings of consequence
before taking up the work of formulate
ing it's tariff bill. On the other hano,
the bill is said to be well under Way,
and as soon as the short session ends
it will be pushed to completion. Inc
committee expects to be able to bring
it out within very few days after
the house shall have passed the Payne
measure.
In the senate, the finance commit
tees bill will be substituted for the
house measure, and the discussion VII
proceed on it, The committee rs pro-
ceeding on the general plan OF inlr"-
ducing such measure of revision OF
present schedules as may be found
necessary, but making the Dingley
rates the basis of. the whole thing.
Having made up it's new list OF schel-
ules it is desired by the committee TO
attach to the measure maximum anu
minimum feature, under which these
revised schedules will be the minimum
rates and a maximum of 20 or "a per
cent above these will be provided for
penaliNng countries which do not give
their best rates to the United States.
The circumstantia1 report is that lhe
committee has already struck snags in
working out this plan which are prov
ing. very serious, and that Its road
PROMISES to be rough. But there is 1T
tie uncertainty about the final outcome
So far as concerns the senate. 1t is go
ing to stand by this program, ana
oS
The belief gains ground that tax
Of cents per pound on cofree ana
probably cents on tea will be included
in the senate plan, as means 70 rais-
ing the revenue which is so greatly
needed. The coffee tax especially causes
worry, because Of circumstantial Sto-
ries that the country is being flooded
with the bonded coffee Of the Bra
lillian government monopoly. brought
in advance Of the making Of the new
law. to be sold at higher prices after
the law takes effect, and at the same
time to keep the government from get
ting any considerable revenue out or
the measure for a year or two.
r. o. Richards, of Huron, S. D., the
man who has memorialized congress
to create "three presidents with vices
is on his way to Washington to press
his proposal on the legislators. Mr.
Richards had his petition introduced
the other day by Representative Sui
ger. of New York Congress has not
vet acted on it, either favorably or 9TH
erwise, and Mr. Richards proposes to
see about it, There is great lnterest
to know what set of views he wants MS
three presidents addicted to, and
whether he wants to have thf same or
different vices.
Representative Sulzer, who has taken
deep interest in the proposal, but
whose intentions to support 1T are
grayely doubted, is of the opinion that
the constitution, when amended, ought
to present a list of desirable vices, ana
that they should be selected with great
care. After much thought, he feels II
would be best if the presidents shoulo
have different vices; too much conges-
ton of executive interest in partlc-
ular sort of vice would, he fears, pc
dangerous.
Mr.. Sulzer doesn't know whether
golf is to be set down as vice. ne
would like expert testimony whetner
the taste for 'possum might deVei'p
into a vice; and is concerned as 10
whether avoirdupois carried to excess
is vicious. If so. Mr.. Taft is supplled
Also. he smokes But the vice OF drink
ing is not his. and it is the most widely
known and popular of the really VIC
ious vices.
Mr.. Richards is described as the
most delightful crank in the northwest.
He wants the country divided INTO
4bree sections with a president in each'
+,,a +hree to serve as checks and bal
.,cas an each other He is going to see
~ t,o mebhers of congress. one al
.i,e and talk them around to his
views