Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-09
Advance Reports Of Bill
as Framed Show
Many Changes.
SOME STAPLES CUT
Big Tax on Tea and Coffee
War Stamps to be Revived
to Get Revenue.

Washington, D. c., Marcn 9.-Por
tions of the new tariff bill were sent
to the government printing Office last
night, and it is expected that the en-
tire measure will be in type by tomor
row. While nothing was officially
given out as to the recommendations
of the trainers, Washington has heard
many of the changes, they abe said to
have asked
President Taft is seeking TO have a
copy of the bill delivered to the SEN
ate committee on finance before the
special session begins in order that
the members may begin work on it ct
once, believing that much time will
be saved.
COnfers with Advisers.
He conferred with Secretary Mas
Veagh. Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrich on the tariff changes yester-
day.
In the talk about the new schedules
1t is reported, among other things, that
despite the great cuts to be made on
certain classes of gooGs the new meas,
ure will provide additional revenue Of
at least s350,000,000 annually Fifty
millions of this increase, it is said, will
come from the advance on coffee. on
which duty of cents will be levied.
This is compromise with the Porto
Ricans, who asked cent levy.
Act of 1898 to He Revived.
Another radical change said to have
been asked by the trainers of the
revenue will be a return TO the war
revenue act of 1898, placing tax on
kilograms. bank checks, playing cards,
and all stocks bought and sold. That
feature of the war revenue act is in
corporated in the measure as drafted
1t is rumored around the capital that
the duties on steel rails. tools and sim
liar products have been submitted tc
substantial reduction
II also has been :earned on good
authority that the committee has
recommended that hides be placed on
the free list and that there is to be a
great reduction in the duties on shoes
There will be a hard fight over this
section when the bill comes up fol-
passage. The effort to obtain free
hides is being made by the New Eng
land shoe and leather manufacturers
and is strongly opposed by the cattle
men of the west. An impression pre-
walls that the plan is to have tie hide
and leather schedule fixed in confer
ence after the questions have beer
thoroughly thrashed out on the flool
of the house and senate
Lumber Duty Cut One-HaIf.
A cut of one-half in the duties OF
lumber and manufactures of lumber j!
understood to be another one of tn,
changes provided. During the :, hear
ings of the lumber schedule it wa
said the forests of the country couI,
only be preserved by admitting for
eign lumber free of Guiy.
1t is understood that Clifford Pincho
chief forester, is preparing figures TO
the committee in a further effort t
have lumber placed on the free list
Champ Clark declared at the hearing
that the profits of the lumber inter
ests were unduly large.
Fight ON Other Side.
Representative Fordney of Michigan
a member of the committee. has chan
pioned the cause of the lumbermeI
and the latter have been workin
energetically to prevent the free ell
try of lumber. They contend that th
rates of duty should be increased
order that the American industry ma
compete with the cheaper labor en-
ployed in Canada and because of til
better facilities for transportation a