The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-12
PROHIBITION WAVE
IS SWEEPING ON TO
NATIONS CAPITAL
CONGRESSMAN PADGETT TALKS
INTERESTINGLY or PROGRESS
MADE BY TEMPERANCE.
IN COLUMBIA FOR ONE WEEK
Says Republicans Propose To Force
Housewives To Pay Higher Price
For Tea And Coffee BY increasing
IRE Tariff.

IRE Tariff.
Prohibition sentiment although
hampered by the playing of practical
politics. is rapidly growing in the Ma
tionaI House of Representatives. As
an evidence Of this may be cited the
passage Of a prohibition bill by the
House in the last days of the recent
session by a vote of almost four to
one"
This statement was made this morn
ing by Congressman Padgett, who ar
rived in the city Sunday and viii re-
main here until Saturday, when he
returns TO Washington to attend the
special session of Congress called by
President Taft to consider the tariff
question. M Padgett. while looking
well. carried his right arm in sling.
The member was broken about six
weeks ago by fall which he sustain
ed on the snow.
The bill recently passed by Con-
gress is a marked departure in the
way of prohibition" Mr.. Padgett said
The bill was attached as an amend
ment to the penal code and met with
but little opposition in the House. Its
provisions are three fold. First: 1t
prohibits the C. o. D. shipment OF
liquors into dry territory. Second:
1t stipulates that all packages contain
ing intoxicants must be plainly
marked. Third: Liquors can only be
delivered to consignee or to his writ
ten order,
Under the provisions of this bill
the common carrier is prohibited from
acting as the agent Of the liquor
houses. and debars that class of GUS
toners who purchase on the sly from
continuing their operations. 1t is
step in the right direction
Regarding the Dolliver anti-shipping
bill. prohibiting the shipment of IL
auors into dry territory, Mr.. Padgett
said that on account of petty politics
the Republican party was preventing
this measure from getting out of COM
mittee. He said that the Republicans
feared the alienation of the foreign
vote in the northwest. Mr. Padgett
was of the opinion that the bill would
pass the House if favorably reported,
but did not think that its passage
through the Senate was assured
Regarding Mr. Taft, Congressman
Padgett said: IN my opinion the
country is benefited by the advent
Of Mr.. Taft President Roosevelt,
was irritable. nervous, excitable and
sensational. He was one of the great
est. press agents the country ever pro-
duced and was constantly in the lime
light. He was not of judicial tenn
and I believe that Mr.. Taft
will fill the high office far more ac-
ceptably than his predecessor.
Regarding the tariff, Mr.. Padgett
said:
In my opinion the tariff will be
slightly revised 1t will be revised
both up and down, but without many
great changes being made. 1t is very
probable that the tariff on tea and
coffee will be increased, probably
from three to five cents per pound. 1t
is claimed by the advocates OF a
higher tariff on coffee that this would
not advance the price; that 1t would
force Brazil, the great coffee export
Ing country, to lower her export duty.
I am afraid that those who advance
this claim are entirely too optimistic.
II do not believe that any changes
will be made in the tariff that VIII
especially effect Maury county. 1t Is
hard to get any inside information on
the probable schedule for wool. The
members of the Ways and
Means committee are caucusing on
the wool schedule and are not taking
the democrats into their confidence.