Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-31
INTEREST N TARIFF
DEBATE lAGS IN HOUSE
Only Members Intending to Speak
Are on Hand PunCtuaIy at
The Opening,
PROCEEDINGS WARM Up LATER ON
PROCEEDINGS WARM UP LATER ON
kitchin. Of North Carolina, Holds Floor
For Greater Part OF ScssIor-tas
Spirited Colleagues WITH Various
Republicans-Says Four Men Viii
Make Tariff.
(By Associated Press.)


Tn" laeging interest IN III" tariff "Is'
cnsSion was made iHapf"st f"daS
when I, was ohrcr,ih that hut a
duzcu u,r!h, ~ Ger" /. ti,rtr seats
upon the con,.niur - Er 'I"u =. and
thar for fhc THr.f part ihtft. Wi'r" IN"
ores srhriu. t ~ 'G' *.
Tota>s il, bat" W. ~ rcd by Mr..
Cox Y Ohio who nj, 1, 1 for re-
duct. In the dr,i,s ru s"w!ng ma
chin, =. bic>tl's IN! computing
scales
Referring TO variuls witnesses be
fore the WAYS and means committee.
Mr. Cox said:
"A prohibitivc tariff inspires such A
lust for gain and gClJ that tbes" men
come here and swear their souls down
tc the gates of hell in order to get n
government license to rob the PEG
pie"
Outlines. Democratic Tactics.
Mr.. Cox said that the Democrats
seek BY amendments but not by fili'
buster' to procure free coffee without
a countervailing duty. free tea boots
and shoes. as we'll rs hides: lumber,
: zinc, rercal Of the preIer"n'ial dufE
/ on rsfrci sHcsr, a repral OF the
count' rvnil'ng duty on oil; income
tax and $ 'ch a red"ct on on WOODEN
goods blankets etc. as wrn!d remove
n.Chibition OF exports.
. In the opinion OF Mr.. Cox there
was a large measure OF pablo belief
that President Taft world follow poll
CTS quite contrary to the Repul'
lican leaders.
: Georgian Wants Harvesters.
| Speaking from the standpoint o.
farmer. Mr. Hughes. OF Georgia. con
| tended that the bill was unjust to
! his interests and laid 4 burden on
, him He declared that the history
| of tariff legislation was 'One contin
uous performance of tragedy for the
, farmers" They had. he said been
given the coli shoulder right along
i THIS was especially 80. he asserted
in re uc ter of agricultural nipple
m"nts
Z The Democratic platform was right
in demanding free lumber said Mr.
Knchin. OF North Carolina. in oppOs
Ing The bill. Free lumber he said
would not affect anv lumber Interest
n the South because Eastern Canada
, hal 70 timber to compete with il In
! american markets. The great hene
fc'a,ins IF the tariff on lumber were
the big syndicate of stnmpage hold
prs in the northwest.
| lie quoted from Speaker Reed. let
tfrs from Clifford Pinchot. the chief
forester. tn" American consul at OF
tawa Canada. and the American Lum
h.. nfHc'o1 nf tho INN
Der.
Kitchin Advises Colleagues.
| Mr.. Kitchin let II be known that IN
his opinion the Democrats OF the
, South would better not ask for pro
lection on lumber.
! They would do more for their sec
ticn." he said. ii they would show
the humber men down there that the
! tariff is bogus and doesn't help them
/ at all. and doing that. We could get
! the !uml'er Interests Of the South "a
really reform the tariff on everything
they buy and that labor buys
! Mr.. Ki;chiB accused those favorinc
n duty on lumber. including some oi
his Democrats colleagues Of having
, heen scared nv Mexican. Gsaadian and
: Australian lumber ghosts He declared
as a matter of fact that each of these
countries shipped to the United States
little over 4 million feet Gear.
while the exports to McNico bv the
! United 8 at"s reached an average OF
: iIa. 600 600 feet wear and to Austria
, liza 900. Oa6 Goa feet
let Ghosts Appesr
And vet" he said. YOU let th"-"
ghosts arpCsr tetoTe your eyes and
: on say. Well. Erailcrrn We demand
| protection
/ Mr. Erchin's remarks led him into
? spiritei triangular cbate with
N"ssrs. Dies. Texas. ana Graham and
Burk" Pennsylvania tn" Texas
I merlb, accused him ~ being 2 free
trader ''ich ~ '-ht the r, tort that
those Den Who veT" asking pro
tcCtion ioG their S'ates on tho rlea
ths' il VAS for revenue oniv had
come forward and edmitto,i that the
Republican party bad been right and
4 th" Democratic parry wrong.
IessTs Graham and Burke got into
the discussion when Mr. KiichIn sad
that Under CIcyeisnds free 'rade pol,
icy th"Tc were shipped 10 tho United