Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-30
Senator George Sutherland Dis
Cusses Provisions on Sugar.
Lead, Hides and Wool.
HERE IN TWoFOLD PURPOSE.
II Interested in Court Action aud May
Confer With Politicians over
1. s. Nlarsllalship.

81 do not believe that The people of
the west need have any fear that the
proposed turn legislation Will be- inim-
ical 10 their interesets." said Senator
George Sutherland today. while the
Payne bill, now before the house for
consideration, has a number Of proposed
changes on four articles of major Inn
port 10 Utah, namely sugar. lead. wool
ana hides, believe that the action
or the senate viii leave each OF them
practically at the schedule now obtain
ing
AS the bin now stands. a slight re-
duction on sugar is contemplated. From
that article the government derives a
considerable part of its revenue, and
as there is not In the treasury a surplus
such as there was some time ago. u
would not seem wise move TO reduce
the tariff il would be better TO retain
the present schedule ON sugar and omit
the proposed tax on tea.
ron the finer grades OF wool the rate
has been lessened. while on the coarser
product the tariff has been rsied. This
state Of affairs is all right for the west.
but had the reverse been the case IL
would have been more or less detsmen-
tai TO this locality.
PIG LEAD ONLY.
"The reduction on lead affects pig
lead only and that only slightly The
old rate will doubtless be restored In
the senate, and the proposed free Inn
port OF hides win not be sanctioned by
the senate. ] think, even IN the house
votes To admit the article free
"The west has never before received
the recognition in Congress that it has
recently gained, and western men will
have much 20 say on legislation for
the nation. Tho committee ON COM
mittecs Of the senate, which practically
effects the organization Of the upper
branch of Congress, consisted Of uino
members. five of whom were from
states west of the Missouri river To
that fact Us due the representation that
the west received on the important
committees recently reorganized. The
five TransmissOuri men ON the commit
tee on committees were from Montana.
Idaho. Utah, North Dakota and Cali
fornia On the finance committee are
senators Smoot Of Utah and Flint OF
California. while Senators BOrah OF
idaho. Piles OF Washington and my
self are members Of the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Effect OF PENAL CODE.
a law recently passed by congress
and one which the general public SEEM
ingly has failed 10 see the Importance
Of Is the penal code bill which be-
comes effective January next. This
measure is Of special interest 20 states
where prohibition on local option laws
are in effect. In its provisions the
fictitious shipment OF liquor 10 forbid
den territory is prohibited. II win no
longer be possible for express COM
panise to ship 20 themselves consign-
meuts OF liquor, 10 be called for
by John Doe Neither will COM
mon carriers be permitted 20 act as
collection agencies for Wet goods
shipped c. o. ID. Again an shipments
Snust be properly stamped and labeled.
doing away with the custom Of sending
intoNicants as mineral water or un-
der some other nctiCious name"
senator sutherland arrived In Salt
Lake last night coming directly from
Washington. He expects 10 be here
about 10 days the principal matter
calling for his home coming being an
important law suit in the local courts
in which he SIS Interested as counsel
The senator expresses himself as being
i'm tho best OF health. though some
what fatigued from the long jour-
uey He is extremely busy today, re-
ceiving callers. and win doubtless
have q few spare moments during his
short Visit here 10 is likely that he
viii also participate I'm "a conference
at which viii boz considered the APP
pointment of "a United states marshal
for Utah. vice William Spry elected
governor at the last election Lucian
Smyth now occupies the position under
appointment Of the United States court.