The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-27
ELkiiI1S Is
A Str ng Tea:
For Duty on Lumber and
Leads Debate in the
Senate.

ii IN aslti n
: WASHINGTON. d. c., May "a
? Senator Elkins spoke at length satur
, day afternoon on the tariff blu. H,
; found his text in the lumber schedule
which came up for discussion on com
mittee amendments. Mr.. Eiklns wa
listened TO with strict attention by tn,
members Of the Senate. He does no
speak often but when he does he al
ways has respectful and interesting
hearing. His address was a yer,
strong one
How slowly the Senate is proceed.
Ing in the passage of this bill can be
judged from the fact that the lumber
schedule only has been reached. Now
It should be understood that a bill
Is printed on sheets of paper about
eleven by eight inches. each page con-
timing twenty-seven lines. This bill
as 1t came from the house contained
800 pages. with 712 paragraphs in two
sections; the first duitable section
and the second free trade section.
The remaining sections, forty in num-
Der, extended from pages 224 to 302.
The lumber schedule. on which the
Senate is today engaged, is on pag
60 of the bill, commencing with par
agraph 1856, Since there are ne. of
these paragraphs the reader can read
lily understand how far along the SEN
ate is. OF course a number of these
items have been agreed to and the
committee is now trying to have COM
mittee amendments adopted. There
were some 200 odd of these. and up to
the lumber schedule only fifteen or
twenty of them have been affirmative
lN acted upon. Just .hen the Senate
Is going to get through with this bill
nn one knows. 1t would not surprise
experts II Congress were here when
ISeptember comes.
just what is going to he the re-
suit of the discussion on the lumber
schedule is not known. A very de-
termined fight is being made to put
1t on the free list and Senator Eiklns
and Senator Scott can congratulate
themselves il they are able to keep
any duty at all on it. They can
more than congratulate themselves IL
they are able to get $3.50 thousand.
Each of these senators is fighting for
SO a thousand, the present rate, hut
1t is going to be e very hard tussle.
The same Is true of petroleum.
There is. rumor abroad that 25 per
centum duty has been agreed on by
the finance committee and will be re-
ported to the Senate. This on petro-
leum and its products. No one
knows about this definitely. Senator
Scott is interested in having 1t placed
at so cents barrel.
During the week there have been
many clashes at arms between many
senator's. Their was hot fight over
the quebracho paragraph. in which
Senator LaFollette was one of the
principal actors. He tried to beat
down the duty agreed on by the com
mittee hut was unable to do so. SEN
ator Scott presented letter from
William p. Stein. head of Charleston.
W. Va, Tanning Extracts Works.
The committee amendment was sus-
tanned Notwithstanding the fight
made against 1t.
Hon. Elliott Northcott. of Hunting
ton, the new Minister Plenipotentiary
and Envoy Extraordinary to colom-
bia. South America, has reported for
duty at the State department. He is
now studying diplomacy in its high
est forms. He has desk in the office
of the Secretary of State and Is fanil-
iarlzing himself with the fermalities
of his new position. AS to the legal
requirements and general information
he is thoroughly posted. There are
| forms, however. that must be fol-
lowed and each minister has to go
through little schooling. 1t is diff
ferent in foreign countries where d.
plomacy is profession. a man en-
tiers in it in the lower positions and
works his way up. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Northcott is going to make
a most valuable member of the diplp-
matte corps. The State department
expects him to make n fine record.
4 Ex-senator W. w. whyte, of Me-
Dowcll county. was in the city during
the week. He came to look after
some postoffice matters, and after call.
ing on Representative Hughes paid
his respects to the senators. He was
able to be present and listen to sena'
tor Elkins's speech. So were Majol
Elliott. S. s. Bloch. of Wheeling, ant
several other West virginians. Ex,
sheriff John Jarrett, of Charleston, !.
in the city de came to attend tn,
graduating exercises of one of tn,
fashionable schools of the city which
his daughter is attending.
ST. LOUIS, No.. May 24.-pisa
greeting. two against one. on the gov
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