Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-27
New Schedule in Tariff Bill on Wood
Pulp and Paper.
ALDRICH ACCEPTS THE CHANGE
Amendment Adopted Without the
Vote Being Recorded.
INDIAN AGENT COMMONS MovEi
Department Brings Moses Long from
Oregon TO Take Charge of It's
Affairs at the Omaha
Agency.
CFrom a staff correspondent


WASHINGTON. June Special Tel
egram )-Senator Norris Brown today
won a substantial victory over Senator
Aldrich. in charge Of the tariff bill, the
finance committee, and the senators who
have been voting squarely with the COM
mittee's actions. Late last night Sena-
tor Brown presented two amendments to
the wood pulp and print paper schedule
of the tariff BILL which had the sanction
of the Newspaper Publishers association
as represented by John Norris of the
New York World These amendments,
which are wholly different from the fl
nance committees schedule on print pa
per and wood pulp. were looked upon as
the last stand which the newspaper pub
fishers could make on this particular
schedule before the tariff bill reaches the
conference
All last night conferences were held,
and the insurgent republicans agreed to
stand together for the Brown amend
ments. Senator Aldrich was informed of
their determination to make a fight for
a reduction in these commodities No
threats were made, and no hard feelings
displayed, but a determination to stand
back of the issue, which to the insurgents
seemed squarely Joined that there should
be a substantial reduction in the duty
AIdrtch Accepts Amendment.
When the senate met this morning, un-
like the usual Mr.. Aldrich, who has held
his forces so emphatically in hand, the
senior senator from Rhode Island told
Senator Brown that the finance commit
tee would accept the amendments as Of
fered by him. and without yea and nay
vote being taken, the Brown amendments
were adopted. Senator Brown had made
such presentation of the case for print
paper and wood pulp that gained him q
host of friends, and the astute Mr.. Aid
rich recognized the conditions.
Whether the acceptance of the Brown
| amendment is to be used for trading
purposes will be known during the meet
Ing of the conference committee on this
tariff bill. Whether the Brown amend
Ipent is to be ass sassinated will be de-
termined when conferees report to their
separate houses.
The duty on print paper remains at 81
per ton under the Brown amendment in
stead of S. as fixed by the house But
coupled with the proposition is authority
given to the president that If he should find
any discrimination on the part of anv
country against the United States he would
have the right to Immediately raise the
rate. While this is true on the wood pulp
paragraph, it is also true on the print
paper paragraph, which eliminates all
countervaling and retalatory duties. In
view Of the fact that Canada is furnish
Ing as much print paper to the United
states as is made in the country, and as
| much wood pulp, it seems to be that the
interest OF both countries would be thrown
against discrimination. Canada, it Is un-
| derstood, is only waiting for better terms
with this country before removing its dis
criminatory rates. The Brown amendment
II adopted by the conferees on tariff will
give this country a chance to find out
whether better trade conditions can be Sc
cured through diplomatic channels than
through high duties.
Early in the session the insurgents, with
whom Brown and Burkett are classed, de-
cided to divide up the big subjects for
consideration. Burkett was to look after
lumber and citrus fruits; Brlstow of Kan
sas was to lead the fight against the sugar
duty, La Toilette had charge of the cotton
schedule, Dolliver was to attack the rates
on wooden fabrics, Cummins was assigned
to the steel interests, Beveridge had to.
bacco as his particular study while Sen,
ator Brown was given paper and wood pulp
Agent Commons Transferred.
Agent Commons, in charge of the Omaha
Indians, is to be relieved and Moses Long
agent at Amassa, Ore, is to relieve him
The transfer is the outgrowth of a series
Of charges which have been made agains
Commons, not only by the Indians of n,
Omaha agency, but by white people doine
business with the agency. An inspector
was sent to the Omaha agency to examin,
into Mr.. Commons administration. The
inspector has reported and Commons is t.
be transferred.
The members of the Nebraska State As
sociation OF the District of Columbia holC
picnic at a suburban resort next Mon
day. Several members of the congressiona
delegation are expected to be present, to
gether with prominent Nebraskans residen
] In Washington.