Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-03-19
Unite in Opposition to the Placing of
Hides on Free List.
LUMBER REDUCTION TOO SMALL
Norris of Opinion Increase Should
Have Been Put on Liquors.
COFFEE PROVISION ENDORSED
General Comment Is that Bill as n
whole is Best One of the Kind
Ever Submitted to
Congress.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, March 1S.-(Special Tel
egram)-In the main the republican mem
bers Of the Nebraska delegation are fairly
we'll satisfied with the tariff bill. All the
Nebraskans, however, are opposed to GER
tain schedules, notably placing hides on
the free list. Still 1t is not at all likely
that they will put up any determined fight
against free leather. All, of course, being
coffee drinkers, are gratified from a per
sonal as well as a political viewpoint that
coffee is not taxed, and some regret is ex-
pressed that a duty is placed on tea, but
all seem to agree that this imposition of
the duty will not affect the retail price
The cut on lumber pleases the Nebraskans
except that It does not go far enough. They
favor free lumber.
Congressman Mondell of wyoming. who
is displeased with other wetsern congress-
men on the free hides, free coal and sew
eral other schedules, today had a round
up of disgruntled members and inter
viewed the ways and means committee and
the committee on rules. suggesting the pro-
prety Of providing when the bill comes
up for final consideration in the house a
separate vote may be had on the important
schedules of hides, coal and lumber and
possibly others. While realizing that q
tariff bill cannot be open to general amend
ment I'm the house, Congressman Mondell
is of the opinion that a separate vote on
the schedules indicated should be con-
ceded Representative Mondell feels conf
dent from his conference with the powers
that be- that some provision will be made
| for record vote on important schedules
so much in dispute.
More Tax on Drinks.
Congressman Norris in speaking of the
| Payne tariff bill said he was greatly sur
| prised in two respects with the measure
| that there had been no additional tax i'm
| posed on beer and whisky. 1t had been
generally believed throughout the country
that these luXuries would be subjected to
an additional internal revenue taxation in
| about the proportion these beverages were
| taxed during the Spanish-American war
1T was on the cards for such taxation
| up to almost the final movement prior tC
| re porting the bill but those democrat,
who stood by the administration in Tho
fight against the insurgents in their effor
70 secure certain amendments to the hous,
rules demanded as their pound Of flesI
HAT hands be kept off the proposition t,
| impose additional taxation on either bee
or whisky.
II think 1t was generally conceded tina
the little Joker. m the present Dingle,
law relating to countervalling duty oI
puoleum would be left out of the Payn
bill! but it was NOT. and sticks as tn
existing law. I had hoped this claus
would be wiped out," continued Judg
Norris.
Representative Norris is pleased that tn
inheritance tax clause is included in tn
bill thar coffee remains untaxed and tha
the existing tariff on lumber was cut i
half.
Views of Hinshaw.
Representative Hirshaw feels Statistic
with the bin i'm It's entirety. but in com
mon with his colleagues has some regret
upon schedules. "The cut on steel an
lumber Is a movement In the right direc
tion and l believe free coal will meet wit
general approval in my section. The re
moval OF the duty on hides, however wi
not be approved generally in Nehrask
! and contiguous states west and southwes
| want to see the CoUntervailing duty O
petroleum removed from the statutes TIL
recproriatory features of the bill / cor
slider very good paragraphs and also al
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