The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-15
ELK|Ns FR|GHTENS
3. SENATE LEADERS
West Virginian Dissatisfied with
the Tariff Bill.
THREATENS SERIOUS REVOLT
Objects TO Domination Of New Eng
land in Lawmaking-5is Fight
on the Measure Is
MI Expected.

Washington, Apr, 14.--Senators Aid
rich, hodge and Hale. leaders of the
organization, fear Senator Elkins Of
West Virginia is going to make serious
trouble for the passage of the tariff
bia
The West Virginia senator several
days ago revolted against the domina-
ton of New England in the lawmaking
Of the United States as against the
south and west, and he is assured of
ample support should he continue to
fight the combine, with which, in other
legislation he always has been iden-
tilted. He continues to criticise the
tariff bill and unless concessions he de-
mands in favor of the south are grant
ed 1t is believed the hardest fight the
senate has had in years will result.
That the combine will be split many
are predicting.
Minority Wants More Time.
Before the senate meets tomorrow
there will be session of the finance
committee to determine whether the
minority members will be ready to
take up general debate on the tariff
BILL From informal discussions of the
bill between Republican and Demo
cratic members the indications are
that the minority will ask for an extern
sion of time until Monday of next
week. If they should do so their re-
quest would be granted by the Repub-
lican senate leaders.
Senator Aldrich will make a very
brief statement to the senate when 1t
meets tomorrow in which he will ex
plain the absence of revenue-producing
features in the amendments to the
house bill already reported. He does
not expect to occupy more than half an
hour in addressing the senate.
The message from the house asking
that the Payne bill he returned for a
correction Of The petroleum schedule
will be received tomorrow. In view
Of the fact that the bill had been re-
ferred to the finance committee,
amended and reported back to the SEN
ate, it is not likely that the bill will
be permitted to go back to the house,
there is no necessity for the return Of
the bill to the house, as the finance
committee intends to offer amend
ments on the floor to the petroleum
schedule which will entirely efface the
error which crept into the bill at the
time 1t was passed by the house.
Think It Waste of Time.
That portion of the bill to which the
words and it's products" are to be
added by the clerk of the house have
been stricken out by the senate com.
mittee, and it would be necessary for
the senate to amend the correction de.
sired by the house. 1t is therefore
thought to be an unnecessary waste of
time to return it. 80. ..f
In the house, the statement that the
Aldrich amendments to the Payne bill
tend to increase the duties on luxuries
and reduce them on necessities is taken
with grain Of salt. 1t is pointed out
by Republican members of the ways
and means committee that the necessi
ties which are reduced are spices and
cocoa, which the ways and means com,
mittee made dutiable for revenue pur
poses, On the other hand, corn
wheat, barley, rye and other agricul
tural products, many OF which are used
on the breakfast table, have been
greatly increased. While the increased
duties on cheap gloves and hosiery
have been taken off by the senate
finance committee, the general opinion
prevailing in the house is that the
amendment to restore the Dingley
rates is intended partly at least for use
in conference.
Yacht Clause Illegal?
The new provision placed in the bill
by the senate committee which i'm.
poses duty of 35 per cent, ad valorem
upon foreigh-built yachts and pleasure
boats purchased by American citizens
is held to be unconstitutional by mem
bers of the house ways and means
committee.
I'VE devoted an entire day to the dis
eussion of such duty" said one of the
prominent Republican members of that
committee, and we decided that II
was not for us to propose such action
The supreme court of the United
States has decided that a yacht cannot
be imported, and therefore we decided
not to include such provision in the
bill"
The Democratic senators held con
ference to-day TO consider their course
Of action with reference to the bill.