Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-23

length in committee of the whole
house. The designation by the speak
er of Mr.. Olmstead of Pennsylvania.
as chairman Of the committee, while
the tariff bill is under consideration
ELECTED Republican applause.
General Debate Begiss Monday.
Mr.. Payne announced that general
debate on the bill would begin Mon
day, although, he said, many newspa-
pers had stated that the debate would
not commence until Tuesday.
Mr.. Sims, Tennessee, inquired of the
chair the reason for reading the bill
when no one was paying attention.
The chair reminded him that the
rules required such procedure unless
by unanimous consent the reading
was dispensed with.
"Then," said Mr.. Sims, ito end this
farce, move that the further reading
be dispensed with"
az object" shouted Mr.. Payne. in
loud voice, and the clerk proceeded.
Senate Promises Tariff Fight.
That there will be great variety of
opinions ON the tariff bill when it
reaches the senate is now certain, &C.
cording to expressions Of senators in
whose states are located the various
industries chiefly affected by the
| changes of schedules proposed in the
house bill.
Reductions on lumber schedules will
be sturdily resisted by Senators Frye
and Hale of Maine, and by some of
the senators from the Pacific coast
and from the extreme northwest SEN
ators from Minnesota and North and
South Dakota on the other hand will
make a strenuous effort to secure free
lumber, instead of the mere reduction
of the tariff, as proposed by the house
bill.
Resist inheritance Tax.
The proposed inheritance tax will be
stoutly resisted and senators will have
ment providing for an income tax.
Free coal and hides also will be re-
sisted and there is likely to be a
strong fight against reductions in the
various iron and steel schedules
While the general trend of senti-
ment among senators favors an in
crease in some of the schedules, and
while they generally believe that the
house has made ample reductions to
satisfy tariff reformers, at least one
Republican senator, Senator Cummins
of Iowa, declares that the tariff should
be made still lower and that he will
do everything in his power to obtain
reductions
Minnesota Seeks Iron Reduction.
The entire Minnesota delegation has
steadily taken a leading part in advo
eating a reduction in the iron and
steel schedule and in the procurement
of free coal and free lumber, and the
senators from that state will continue
to advocate that course, as well as tt
: obtain lower tariff on glass; 1t is de
clared that Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota have nothing to feal
from free lumber, while they are anx
ious to ATTAIN entrance into the Can
adian market which now has a dut,
on lumber from the United States. TIL,
luulDSTlileu Ol Iu0S6 SldI6S nope, ny
; removal of the duty on lumber, event
ually to obtain a similar concession
from the Canadian government, ant
they claim that the price of their prod
uct would not be changed by a remova
of the tariff.
Wood Pulp Lost to United states7
Senator Frye Of Maine yesterday sal
that the removal of the duty iron
; wood pulp would transfer that indus
| try to Canada, and stated that tn
10000 men now employed in the WOO
: pulp and paper business in Main
3 would be placed in forced idleness
These industries, he said, represente
$70,O00,000 in capital. With FIRE
!. hides he believed the 40 per cent. r,
duction in the boot and shoe schedul
would be fairly acceptable.
I'm general way the house bi
is quite acceptable to Connecticut
said Senator Buckley to-day.