The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-11
Bills to That End Nov N The
Making.
ARGUMENTS MADE IN THE CASE
Extension of Advantages Means Nor.
: Money to Run Department-An liz.
settled Question = New Enelsnd,,
Senators and Their Votes on Fra.
oiI-cspital Gossip.

Washington, July S-[Special 1-cos-
ZIP heard among the lawmakers is to
the effect that great many bills arc
going to be pressed in the regular sas-
sion OF congress which relate ia fha
extension OF the postal service. Some
Of the propositions appear to be rather
lengthy ones. notably that to reduce
the rate of postage, but those behind
such movement argue that whom
the people are to be benefited con.
gees should not cut down appronria.
tons with view to making the post-
office department self sustaining. n
never has been, and they do not see
how 1t ever can be in. view of the de-
mand for extension of the rural serv-
Ice, for the betterment of the ocean
mail service and a number of other
things that are likely to be brought TO
the front after the new tariff bill COM
mences to yield revenue so that the
deficit may be wiped out and a sur
plus piled mp in the treasury for con
gress to draw upon.
Working For Parcel Post.
Speaker Cannon has thrown his in
fuence against parcels post measures
that have been introduced in congress
right along. 1t is said he will continue
to oppose legislation of this sort. His
position. however, does not seem to
deter several of the Republicans in the
house, who are going ahead making
plans to pass bin at the coming win
ter session
An Unsettled Question.
An unusual amount of pulling and
hauling is being done over the jute
and hemp propositions as they figure
in the tariff bill The house bill put
jute butts on the free list That is
what the baggiaS manufacturers of
the United States wanted. but they
also insisted that On account of the
competition from India mills the duty
on the manufactured product be heav-
NY increased. The house declined to
do that To add to their woes. the SEN
ate. at the suggestion of Senator Brad
lev Of Kentucky. placed duty on jute
and jute butts. and later the senate
put cotton bagging absolutely on the
free f8f Senator Bradley began to
discover that he was being "monkeyed
with, so he offered an amendment
doubling the duty on Russian and Ital
ian hemp, and Senator Aldrich, to his
surprise let that go through without
even a division. But It is feared by
most folks that Mr. Aldrich permitted
all this to shut of talk, and only when
the bin gets into conference viii it be
known how this whole question Is to
be adjusted
Skins Exempt From Duty.
Nearly $10o, 600 worth of hides
and skins Of all kinds were imported
into the United States during the fiscal
year just ended The tariff duty APP
plies only to 'hidesof cattle" All others
are known as skins, and goat skins, or
the kind out Of which the softer shoe
leather is made, and sheep and other
skins come Id free of duty. Of the 63,-
0oO,000 pounds Of goat skins imported
In d year 23,000,G came from India.
nearly 100000 from China. over
100000 from Mexico, nearly 100000
from Brazil and the balance from
Arabia, France. the United Kingdom,
Russia IN Europe, Argentina and Brit
ish South africa Canada, Argentina
and Mexico supply most of the hides
Of cattle reported into this country
-Four ssrtcrs, kciion CRITICISED.
Comment is heard In legislative cir
cles about the action of four New Eng
land senators in voting to put oil on |
the free list, and many OF the con-
gressmen from oil producing states |
are using harsh language about their |
action. But fer the vote of these four
New Englanders a duty would have
been imposed by the senate ana then
the matter would have been Wrestied
over III conference. with the chances q
securing part Of the duty, if not all OF |
IL. even lii the face Of the fact tnat
the house after stubborn contest
placed Oil On the free list Inc four
New England senators who supported
the free oil proposition are Lodge ana
Crane De Massachusetts and D1lllng-
ham and Page of Vermont However
congressman who are anxious LOT tne
session to end rejoice that this Dack-
down bv the senate win make one
question less to be settled after the
tariff biil is sent to conference
governments Private Electrical Plant.
In all Of the urge public buildings
IN this city Uncle Sam has his own
aynanos for the generation OF eiec
trseity for lighting purposes Il IS
questionable whether money IS saved
By operating them, for the reason tnal
tie wages paid the men are hlgheI
Than those received By men Moihan7
far nrivrte companies and there are,
- .sa . 1850, Sx,aalsfrr. more men An
1900 ss.e ,,.'s started To have the gov
.,,.., .,,,,fastare its own ice for
ss ,s',.ss ...s,,, ss4partnants. but after
, ,,.s 500 investigated II was
M ss's nm neither pay nor be
$3.50 ia mere mention Of