Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
DRAWBACK NO HELP TO sH|PP|He
Representative Jones Opposes Re.
enactment Of Clause Because Of Re-
strlctions Which Render u Useless
Carnegie Gets GrIIlins-Home
Consumers Punished. -@
NV Associated Press.)

The tarif question was again dis
Cussed In the House of Representa-
tives today in ten and Il half hour
session. No, one of the many speak
ers favored the Payne bill in its en-
tirety. while Democrats found much In
II to criticise. .-.
The maximum and minimum fea-
lures OF the proposed measure were
especially obnoxious to them while Re.
rublicans urged higher duties on lum-
her iron. pottery and zinc ore as we'll
as duty on coal.
Better Hot in Collar.
Mr.. Moon, of Tennessee. scathingly
denounced those of his Democratic
colleagues who adopted the caucus
resolution discip!ining the twenty
three Democrats who supported the
Fitzgerald amendment to the rules,
ami furnished the only exciting. Incl,
dent.
Theses who spoke on the tariff were
Messrs. James. OF Kentucky: Cush.
man. of Washington: Kennedy, OF
Ohio; Gillette. OF Massachusetts,:
Dickens. of Michigan. and Hull, OF
Tennessee.
To Punish Home Consumers.
Mr.. James, Of Kentucky. attacked
the maximum and minimum features
OF the bill most ,strsnuoasiy He d.,
clared that the plan OF the tariff was
that Of furnishing the consumer In
the United States because the govern
ments across the sea won't deal fair
with American manufacturers.
He denounced the sugar and tobacco
trusts and argued at some length for
an income tax. declaring 1t to be
most fair and equitable.
Declaring that the Payne bill goes
one step farther in the pillaging OF
humanity" Mr.. James asked what IL
a reasonable profit? That ile Repub-
leans claim the measure would al
low
Roast For Carnegie. ~
Who shall decide?" he asked.
Shall 1t be left to Andrew CarnegieY
Pricked by a conscience that has al
lowed him TO loot for many years"
Mr.. Carnegie, he said. commenced. to
establish in the various cities and
towns of the countries libraries where
hungry. ragged men may read feasts
they could not attend and of comforts
thew could not have.
He asserted that the so-called reas-
Onai!e profit was to he upon watered
stock and fictitious values
Mr. James characterized the tari6
on farm products "A delusion and Q
snare and most consummafe
fraad."
.Sushman Knows No lin,ts,
Mr.. Cushman. Of Washington, plead
ed for better protection to American
lumber and for a higher duty on coal.
He favored the ample protection Of
American industries.
An altitudinous tariff wall has no
terrors for me- he exclaimed.
MIR. Kennedy Of Ohio. took the floor
for an hour.
Jones on Merchant Marine.
Claiming that the provision Of the
Dingley hill for the free entry OF ma
terial and equipment entering into the
construction and repair OF vessels
built IN America to be employed In
foreign trade. has not had any effect
in increasing the American merchant
marine. Mr.. Jones. OF Virginia. op-
posed the re-enactmont Of these pro-
visions. He charged that a proyisc
in the present Law which declares that
vessels receiving the benefit Of the
act shall not engage in cosstwtsc
trade OF the United States for more
than two months in any one year.
without paying TO the government the
remi;ted duties. was the reason whv
no American shipvards are construct
ire ocesn vessels cut Of free imported
materials.
HANSEN Wants Free Lumber
VIZ. Scott Of Kansas. DECLARED that
lumber ought to he put on the free
i>i. and contendci that the duty on
hides ouxht 20 be restored. thar the
dut" on tea should be removed and
ih:.' an additional Internal revenue
tx should he levied upon beer He
also opposed the enactment Of a fe1-
eral Law taxing inhcritances.