The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-31

9v1ueue tuds> Up tpIOVl6lons OF the
Payne bill resp .ting this adminis-
trative feature are likely to be disap-
proved.
1t is known that Senator Aldrich,
the chairman Of the committee, has
given this question q great deal of
thought. and several senator's are
looking to him to suggest some proper
means of applying the tariff rates to
the different countries. From some
sources there has come demand for
reversal of the Payne system, to-
make the established rates the maxi
mum and give reduction of twenty
per cent to the nations giving us the
greatest advantages, but opposition to
this method developed, on the ground
that such a plan would upset the esti-
mates Of revenues to be derived from
the new tariff. 1t is said that the re-
ciprocal arrangement might be more
popular II 1t we're not for the fact
that reciprocity treaties met with so
much i'll fortune during the Mckinley
administration.
To Take Up Lumber.
When the committee met today 1t
will take up the lumber schedules,
which already have been discussed at
some length. At the session today
certain experts in values, freight
rates, and in the operation of existing
duties on the lumber trade appeared
before the committee.
The three articles which have come
nearest to swamping the finance COM
mittee with briefs and arguments of
all kinds and demands for hearings
are said to lie wood pulp. which the
Payne bill puts on the free list, con-
diticned On there being no export tax
levied on it; lumber. the rates on
which were reduced one-half, and
hides, which were placed on the free
list. In spite of the fact many of the
senate leaders believe them to be of
Tar less Importance, so far as revenue
questions are concerned, than many
other articles.
1t was said yesterday that the SEN
ate committee has reached stage
where 1t can conclude consideration
of the bill on days notice. The
Democratic members of the committee
will not be given an opportunity to
review the work of their Republican
colleagues until within twenty-four
hours of the time the senate bill is
likely to be reported.
Suffragettes Give Views.
Although they have not been. &C.
corded the privilege of the ballot, the
suffragettes of the United States have
taken hand in the attempt to inf1u-
ence national legislation. Their ef-
forts are directed to the tariff bill,
with special reference to the schedule
affecting the things they wear, and
the senate committee on finance la
receiving an increasing number of
kilograms and letters urging a lower
ing of the duties imposed by the house
committee on gloves, stockings. ling
erie, and such apparel.
One member Of the committee re-
ceived letter yesterday from wom-
an In the middle west, who denounced
the Payne bill as proving that "a he
republic could not be expected to
frame or administer laws that would
work justice to all the people," An
other wrote in sarcastic vein, urging
the committee, if it really wanted to
popularize itself, to impose heavy tax
es on all those commodities that
came close to the skin" of women
and children.
Members OF the committee decline
to say whether this food of protests
will result in reduction of the du-
ties imposed on women's and child
ren's wearing apparel by the Payne
bill. 1t is generally understood, how
ever, that scme reductions will be
made. The senators on the finance
committee are all married, with the
exception Of Penrose, Daniel, and
Money. AS the Republicans are en-
gagged in drafting bill which Is in
tended to be offered practically as a
substitute for that with which the
house is now struggling, Senator Pen
rose is the only bachelor in the gath
ering of nine senators thus engaged.
1t develops, however, that the suff-
ragettes are not alone in protesting
against many features of the Payne
bill. Women all over the country are
declaring themselves anything but
satisfied with the increases on the
necessities of life. The increase in
the duty on tea, coffee, spices, and
similar foodstuffs has aroused gale
of protest that threatens to develop
into serious storm.
Scented Notes Are Many.
These declarations against the
Payne schedules are coming in from
all directions, and the number of
scented notes left by the mail car
riers in both the senate and house
Office buildings is growing daily. The
reason for this unusual interest on
the part OF the women is traceable to
the publicity given by the newspapers
to the increases In the tariffs on COM
modities and wearing apparel.
Other interests are bringing pres
sure to bear on the senate committee.
The plate-glass industry arrived on
the scene yesterday, in the persons of
John Pitcairn, chairman of the board
Of directors of the Pittsburg Plate
Glass company, which is familiarly
alluded to as the "plate glass trust"
and Clarance M. Brown. of Philadel-
phia. director in the corporation.
Producers of petroleum from nine
states also arrived to wrestle with the
senate committee. They want the
countervailing duty OH oil, now In the
Payne bill, kept there. Representa-
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