The Caucasian., 1909-07-04
THE TARIFF
AND THE CENSUS
Revision Of Former May Inter,
tere With Taking Of Latter.
CONGRESSMEN ARE ANXIOUS,

Other observation-disclosures FoF
Lumber Trust-The Tariff Personal
Issue.
Washington, July 2.-[Special. lin
hications are that the conference re-
port on the census bill may not be
adopted until after the tariff bill Is ont
OF the way. The outlook Is perturbing
to a great many senators and repre-
sentatives of both parties 1t Is all
the more so because word has come
from the White house that President
Taft cannot appoint the supervisors
of the census, about 500 In all, until
the adjournment of congress, even II
the bill were passed now. AS provid'
ed in the bill they are to be named by
the president and confirmed by the
senate But If they are appointed
after congress adjourns they cannot
be passed upon by the senate until the
names are sent in some time In the
month of December. In the meantime
they all will qualify, begin to do their
work and be drawing pay, and the
congressman are not going to have as
much Of say, they fear, in the seiec-
tions as they think they ought to have.
The Democratic congressman have had
the hope held out that they will get
| reasonable share of these supervisors
and particularly in the southern states
which have no Republican representa-
tion in either the senate or house.
Hunting For q Lumber Trust.
Some of the government sleuths
have thrown out intimations of late
that they are on thr track of the men
who control the great lumber combina-
tion in the United States In the dis
cussions of the tariff bill it has been
denied that there was any lumber
trust. Representative Fordney Of Mich
| igan. who is n member of the house
ways and means committee and him
self a most extensive manufacturer of
lumber, asserted positively In a speech
last spring that there was no trust, and
when Representative Byrd of Missis-
sippi read some statements which did
not tally with the statement made by
the Michigander these two members
came near having personal encounter
on the floor of the house The sleuths
hint that they are soon going to locate
the real source OF power, and there is
talk of government prosecution under
the plan Of procedure that has been
followed in dealing with some of the
alleged trusts.
A Safe Venture.
In a recent rainy spell in Washing
ton Senator Clarke Of Arkansas bor-
fowed pair of rubber shoes from
Senator Stone of Missouri He either
liked them so much or else he slipped
cog In his memory. for the Mis-
sourian had to request the Arkansas
man to return his shoes Stone lis far
and wide known as Cum Shoe Bill"
Clarke said TO him when he brought
his rubbers back, "BiIl, was thinking
of running down home for a couple OF
weeks, but did not like to be away
while the tariff bill was under consid-
Grafton, but really think could wear
those gums of yours and go all over
Arkansas and the people would never
hLoW L tliiu UtpH III Inc state.
Tariff Personal Issue.
Congressman Dan Lafcan of Penn.
sylvania goes the late General Winfield
Scott Hancock one better. In the
memorable presidential campaign of
1880 General Hancock in n letter de-
clared that the tariff was a local is
sue, and most politicians insist that
such an expression at such time did
more to lose him the presidency than
any other one thing, If it were not
solely responsible for his defeat.
Among his other business enterprises
Mr.. Lafean runs an immense candy
factory. When he found how mucb
the Payne bill had increased the d,1tv
on cocoa, glucose and other things he
is compelled to buy in the shape of
raw material be told his Legislative as
sociates that instead of the tariff be-
ing local issue 1t was an individual
issue with him, so he set to work in.
dustriously to have those rates lower
ed. But Chairman Payne was too
much for him. However, Mr.. Lafean
Jared better over at the senate end or
the capitol, as the finance committee
about cut the rates in two. and tbev
will be further talked over in confer.
ence.
Expectations Not Disappointed.
When Senator Bob Taylor of Ten
nessee arose to address the senate on
the tariff he said he proposed to at-
tack the tariff in high places only. for
the low places in the pending measure
related to free raw material. In snite
OF the long drawn ont discussion this
session the 'Fennesseean has contented
himself with making single speech
But he had been lister ing mighty
closely to what the other senator's had
to say and when it became known
that the famous lecturer was going to
talk the chamber quickly filed up. for
senator's generally expected entertain.
ment. OF course Senator TAYLOR threw
some fun into his argument. There Is
lots Of drol! humor in the man. buf hn
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