Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-20
No Two Senators Think ,the Same
on Tariff Rll.
INHERITANCE TAX UNPOPULAR
Reductions in Lumber Schedule VIII
Be Strenuousiy Resisted by Both
Maine Senators-Free Coal ano
Hides to Be Fought.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 10
That there will be a great variety "i
opinions on the tariff bill when II
reaches the Senate is now cer'a'
according to expressions OF senator's
in whose states are located the va
rious industries chiefly affected oE
the changes of schedules proposed
In the House bill.
Rpiuc ions on lumber schedules
will be steadily resisted by Senator'S
Fry and Hale. of Maine. and by some
of the senators from the Pacific coast
and from the extreme Northwest.
senators from Minnesota and Noith
and South dakota on the other mana
will make a strenuous efort to secure
free lumber. instead i the mere re-
duction of the tariff As proposed by
the House biz!
The proposed inheritance tax Will
be s,outly resisted and senators VIII
have an opportunity to vote upon an
amendment, providing for an income
tax. Free coal and hides also Will
be resisted and there is likely 10 be
a strong fight against reductions in
the various iron and steel schedules.
While the general trend of senti-
ment among senators favors an in
crease in some of the schedules. and
while they generally believe that the
House has made ample reductions 10
satisfy tariff reformers, at least one
Republican senator. Mr.. Cummins, OF
Iowa, declares that the tariff should
be made still lower and that he will
do everything in his power to obtain
further reductions.
The entire Minnesota delegation
has steadily taken a leading part in
advocating a reduction in the iron and
steel schedule and in the procurement
OF free coal and free lumber and the
senators from that state will continue
to advocate that course as well as TO
obtain a lower tariff on glass. 1t Is
declared that Minnesota. North Da-
kota and South Dakota have nothing
to fear from free lumber while they
are anxious TO obtain entrance into
the Canadian market which now has
duty on lumber from the United
States The lumbermen of these
states hope by removal of the duty
or lumber. eventually to obtain a SINH
lar concession from the Canadian gov
eminent and they claim that the
price of their product would not be
changed by removal of the tariff.
Senator Frey. of Maine. today
said that the removal OF the duty
from wood pulp would transfer that
industry to Canada and stated thai
the 10000 men now employed in the
wood pulp and paper business in
Maine would be placed in forced
idleness. These industries, he said,
represent $7O.OC0. 900 in capital. With
free hides he believed the forty per
cent reduction in the boot and snoe
BILE
In a general way. the House bill
is quite acceptable to Connecticut"
said Senator Bulkeiey today. He did
net think there would be serious OBJ
lection to the inheritance tax. Hts
State now imposes tax on inheri-
;ances.
As a whole the House dill is a
pretty good tariff measure" said
Senator CullOm. 1T ought to salts
fy those who have been clamoring
for a reduction. While q reduction
has been made in the duty cn farm
machinery, the provisions Of this bill
will allow us to enter the markets
of France which have been closed.
The inheritance tax is all right as a
source of national revenue although
Illinois rieidly enforces a tax OF that
kind"
Senator Curtis said that Kansas
would stand out for duty On hides
and added that it would also want 4
substantial protection on its dried
eggs industry. the importance OF
which he declared. was not generally
realized.
Senator McCumber declared him.
self in favor Of free lumber and a
tariff on hides, and insisted tina, the
inheritance tax vas all right
Senator Bailey insisted that one ri
the two things Will have TO occur IN
respect to the duty on hides and
boots and shoes II boots and shoes
and other products q leather are
protected he believes there should be
protection for hides He would
have no objection to free hides II
the same principle OF exemption
could bc adopted In respect - art!.
cIes manufactured from leather goods
II is understood that Mr.. Bailey will