Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-02
DOIEGS IN CONGRESS.

4 " AaOOh SeAAAh WOulu nave DFO-
dueed a surplus after the first year but
Tor the overturning of the income tax
by the highest court.
Claiming that the provisions of the
Dlngiey bill for the free entry of mater
iai and equipment entering into the con-
struction and repair of vessels built
IN America to be employed in foreign
trade has not had any effect in increas-
ing the American merchant marine.
Mr.. Jones. of Virginia, opposed the re-
enactment of these provisions.
A bill has been introduced in the
House to reduce the South's quota of
representation-not this time by Crum-
packer, but by Bennett, of New York
II adopted, of which there is no chance
1t would cut down Virginia's reprcsen-
tation to seven members, instead of
ten as at present. and the whole South
would be reduced twenty five members.
1t cannot be denied that the Pavns
Oil means increase in the cost of living
10 the average American family. Not
all OF them wear gloves, but nearly al,
OF them do wear stockings, which are
gong TO cost a great deal more II the
Payne rates are adopted. The in
creased cost of cocoa, tea and MANY
o'ner things that most people consume.
including, probably. coffee. will be felt
as burden, and will have a sober;nq
effect on the jingo spirit of the country
Hartford Times.
representative William A. Jones. of
the First District, contributes to the
Iimes-Dispatch a column article in
defense of bis vote in favor of the ocean
mail bill AS special pleader Mr.. Jones
displays ability of no mean order. There
may be distinction between OCEAN
mail contracts and subsidies. pure and
simple, but it is distinction with very
little difference. The fact of the whole
business Is that the ocern mail bin was
iathered and urged by the subsidy mon.
gers was restored to by them as n last
expedient and designed merely as AN
entering wedge to open the wav 10 the
public treasury for that gang of would
be grafters. In voting for the bill Mr.
Jones, though he may not have thought
or intended it, contr' bnted to the fur-
therance of the subsidy scheme only
less than if his ballot had been cast for
subsidy bill pure and simple. That's
Pilot.
Inc tariff has been taken out of |
politics. The more the discussion of |
the tariff bill goes on in Congress- the
more 1t becomes clear that the tariff to
all intents and purposes has ceased to
De political issue between the Repub- |
lican and Democratic parties. Already |
the Democrats in the House are utterly |
split over the tariff question and are
unable to agree as TO what schedules
should be raised and what lowered or
what the general policy should be
toward the revision of the tariff. In
the Senate there are many Indications
that the Democratic Senator's will he
even worse divided among themselves.
'How can the Democrats adopt anv
poiicy respecting the tariff bill?' asked
prominent Democratic Senator
There is not a Democratic State that
Is not asking for protection on some of
Its products. Texas wants protection
Tor hides. Louisiana for rice, sugar and
lumber. Florida for fruit. The Carolinas
Tor large number of products Georgia
Tor lumber. Virginia for peanuts. and
so 1t goes. 1t isn't like it was in the
lays of Roger @. Mills. 1t isn't poss;-
pie Tor the Democrats to make fight
Tor tariff for revenue only. How can
man be in the position of wanting
ligher duties on products of his own
state and lower duties on everything
Use? The whole situation as to tariff
discussion is changed from what it
lsed to be, and it is changed, if Won
will stop to think of it, because of the
development of the South {"
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