The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-12
Reciprocal Clause in Payne
Bill is Assailed BIZ
Senator ElkIns.
UNFAIR y 10 MI n n 6
And Will Work a Great Injus-
tice to Labor and
Capital.

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Before the Senate committee On
finance, Senator Elisins made
strong showing agatnst The rscipfo-
cal clause Of the Payne lbiil IN the
coal schedule, and predicted that u
congress followed the principle with
regard to that article lald down IL
the House bill, many men would he
thrown out Of work, invested capt
tai would sutfer. and IN West VIZ
lginia alone three Republican
members Of the House wouid
be lost in the next election
He declared that West Nireinia
was won in the presidential cams
lpalgn on the tariff question. ana IN
the consideration Of that subject
coal was the chief tonic q discussion
;hecanse ~ was the great industry q
the state.
Always a Duty ON Coal.
Mr. EHttns produced statisttcs lo
show that there aiways has been i
duty on coal. William u. Wilson. 81
West Virginia, chairman of the 8seys
and means committee that reported
the taritf 1gll that bears his mime.
repoFtsd i'm fager stree eoaI but
the 6ongFess overrpled him. and MIR.
Wilson. Mr. lpikihs said dsteat
ed 'by his own .pAnplc rs-eiection
Ibecattse Aof the ion ie toci;
AS early az 1888 a duty ii ~
cents ion Iwas placed Hnon coal.
and succeeding tar4ft laws provided
the following rates Of duty on that
article: 1890, 81 cents; 1882
$l.25; 1912, $3.50; 1915, $1.iO
1924. Sl.6s; 1sss. $40; Is4s
Sl.75; 1S46, 80 per cent ati yaloren
equivalent to $3.50 1889. $500
1864, $11o; 1866. 81. 1875.
cents. The Morrison tarifE of 1883
imposed duty rs csn:s: tie Ms
kinley law of 1890, is cents on coal
and 80 cents on slack or eulm: the
Wilson law 40 cents on coal and
10 cents on slack or culttl. ana ttie
Dingley law, 81 cents OF coal and
cents or slack orcalm. of an prc-
posed taritf measures, aIr. Elkins
said only the Wilson and Payne BINS
have provided fro free coal.
The West Virginia senator; cane
attention to the fact that for a period
OF eleven years 1854 to early. is Sc
there was practically free coal
under a trade treaty with Canada.
but the reciprocal artangenent them
entered into by Democratic con-
gress included many other Ameri-
can products. such as cereals. fish.
dairy products, hides, ores ii ali,
kinds, Timber rice. cotton. aax.
hemp unmanufactured tobacco. &c.
This treaty was terminated lby 4
Democratic congFess ana ebai was
put back on the dutia,le list.
u9 says 1SNdaSs
Mr. Etlins contehded that 1t was
manStestly, unfair to the coal pro-
ducers Of the county u give recip-
roeal relations with regard to coal
and nothing else. He Quoted from
a speech by Senator German in the
Senate. July %, 1894, when that
Democrats senator made a strong
and successful appeal Tor a liberal
duty on coal.
In addition to the great injustice
that would be done to the coal bust
ness, in which large sums q money
are invested and In which hundreds
Of thopsands OF men are employed
as wage-earners. IL coal were maae
free. Mr.. 1sllips said. the
freight receipts OF the coal carrying
roads would decrease. and IN innu-
ways would the wage-eafu-
Ing capacity of the IaborJng classes
bS reduced. He also pointed out
that free coal would not help the IN
serior states, for the reason that mot
/ pound OF CanadIan coal coalt
,each them bee&nse of he long aaui.
rue natural competition that would
,xist along tie horder and oa tlse