Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-01
Says Ohio Valley Operators n =
Monopoly Of Ontario Mar Z
WHY THEY FAVOR RECIPROCITY
Alleges Taking OFF Duty Would Not
Cheaper Imported Coal.
WOOL AND HIDES DISCUSSED
Tax ON hides He Says IL of Direct
Benefit 90 the rarmer--ManR
Talks on PuIp and Paper
Schedules.


preliminsries the house today resumed con-
slderation OF the tariff bill. Mr. Morgan OF
Missouri urged protection for the zinc In
dustry.
Claiming that the great coal operators of
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, who, he
said now enjoy n monopoly on the ontario
markets. favor the reciprocity arrange
nent With regard to free bituminous coal
because II would mean an additional
profit of millions Of dollars to them, Mr..
Mondell Of Wyoming spoke in opposition to
the Payne provision for COAL
"From my viewpoint" he said, 1.-The
bin contains a number of changes from the
present law which are not justifiable. -
Claiming that the duty on wool OF the third
class should be retained at present and
that there should be no reduction in the
duty on tops and waste. he held that the
reductions in duties on leather and its
manufactures did not Justify placing hides
on the free list, as hides are one of the
few items the tariff on which directly ben
eft the farmer.
II am opposed to the free Importation
he said, "of a large amount of Philippine
tobacco and cigars and 10000 tons OF sugar
annually. The provision Is not in harmony
with the policy OF the bill viewed either
from protectionist or a revenue stand
point"
Free Coal VIII Not Reduce Price.
Mr.. Mondel declared that the change of
rates whereby slack Is to pay the same rate
lump coal will SO affect certain large
consumers. notably railroad lines, as to
cause them to throw all their Influence In
favor Of a reciprocity arrangement. He
said the coal industry Of certain important
portions needed protection. He contended
that the tariff on coal does not increase
tho cost to consumers and that free coal
VIII not reduce the price.
Il deny he declared. that reciprocity
I 81 con wsuld sive. New England cheaper
roal ON the sSerage or in the long run,
but II II should reduce the price few
cents per ton. II must be at the expense
CT having American products driven from
its markets by foreign product"
He asserted that the wages to the Ameri-
can !aborer would be reduced by free coal
Continuing. Mr.. Mondell said
The Federal government owes at least
2oOCOO0O acres Of land In Wyoming, Mon
tana and Idaho containing coal OF gDod
quality. and at least much more con-
tainins coal Of lower grades. the value OF
all OF which will be directly and seriously
affected by the Canadian coal and. Curl
ousIy enough. the executive departments
are endeavoring to boost the price
these lands. while a portion OF the execu-
tive branch propose to make them prae-
tically worthless by Canadian competition
with their products"
PuIp and Paper.
Mr. Mann of Illinois discussed the recon-
fnendation of the pulp and paper commit
tee, OF which he was chairman, for re-
duction OF the duty on wood pulp and
paper and which recommendation the ways
and means committee adopted.
Mr.. Mann said that the committee in
the face OF the impending campaign last
summer, when II might have been claimed
that report from the committee reducing
the tariff would have been OF inestimable
benefit TO the republicans, declined TO 'be
influenced b ythe newspaper clamor in
favor OF a reduction of the tariff"
In its final report. he declared also that
the committee declined to be unduly in
fuenced by the demands OF the manufac-
turers II was but just for him TO say,
he remarked. that not only himself. but
the other members OF the committee. In
making their report acted according to
what they believed WIS right ''uninflu-
epced by the demands Of the newspapers
on the one hand or by the demands of the
manufacturers on the other" Whether the
report was right or wrong. he said. ''the
committee did what It promised to do and
that was to make a report according to
the light IL received according TO its best
and honest judgment"
Charging that the Payne bill maintained
high duties on food and clothing, Mr..
o'Counell CMass) said that the measure
was q blow at the American home. the
American breakfast table the American
woman. The American woman has never
yet appealed 20 her husband. father
brothef or. son for relief. but that her ap-
peal has been quickly needed, he declared
He discussed AZ length the tariff on tea
coffee, cocoa and other articles OF food
and said that the Payne bill should have
reduced the duties on cotton and wool
clothing.
on the conclusion Of Mr.. o'connelps re-
marks the house at O'Clock took recess
unts O'Clock.
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