Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-20
BOTH PARTIES WANT
TARIFF BILL HURRIED
Neither Side Disposed 10 Listen 10
Extended Speeches il the
General Debate.
BOTH Prefer FIVE MINUTE RULE
Likely That Rule viii Sc Reported
Limiting Time for Cons dering
Misunderstanding southerners
AGAINST Lumber Reduct;on-Expian-
alton Of Standard OH Protection.
fRy Associated Press,


WASHINGTON. y. G.. March 10
There is Il general diSrnsitinn in TN"
House TO eliminate a far as possible
anv academic discussion I" tn" tar
III
Nrm),r> IN lurn ~. a"r desire Is
of having as l.i!lD ""n,rll '"hatc AZ
possible. and as m""h :inr - II
piariicahir iur ne con iH"ra ION al
n. hiil anJrr thu 'ii"-m,uLi" IUlr 10:
Amendment.
When The nin4l,y ~ was before
Con"rrss less than IA week WAS Do
voted in the HouGe to the discussion
nt the bill under the fve-minute rule,
and while ii is likely that rule
will be brought ~ 10 limit the time
for considering amendments. II is O.
licvcd that sufficient time will be Al
lowed for the ccnr liberation of the
whole hill under the five minute ruiz"
Fight on Lumber Cut.
The main contention is to he over
the cut made in the duty on lum
Der.
II is understood the Southern rep
resentatives are almost unanimously
in favor ~ retaining the present duty
of tw" 'oI'ars per thousand feet.
They will have the supper: OF MANY
members from the northwest and Pa
cific coast States.
Hides and leather manufacturers
also will lee the suuJect Of conSidcra
bic debate
An earnest effort will be made b;
the Democrats TO have shoes and 9th
or leather products redICtd ut least
five or ten per cent. AMI TO have
hides retained on the free list
On boots and shoes. according to tho
new tarir. will he levied a duty OF
10 per cent ad yalOrem.
Could Stand Further Reduction.
While this is reduction OF ten
per cent adj valOrem. it is commended
nv those who favor further reduc
tons that the shoe men themselves
ha." admitted that they could stand
reduction of five or ten per cen'
more if hides were admitted free.
The representatives OF Western
State! will make an earnest effort tC
have a duty of IL per cent again
placed on hides
The Louisiana delegation met to
dav TO consider the effect thar the
, free trade provision for the Philippine
Islands would have on the rice III
dIstry in the United States.
Scutherners Want Rice Duty.
They will endeavor to have the mi
g.. mitt.e favor small duty or
rice imported from the Philippine:
or the uuantity entitled to Iree en-
try restricted. as has t"en done with
sugar and tobacco.
A committee composed OF Senator
| Foster and Representatives BrOussart
and PuSh was appointed to consult
with General Clarence Edwards. chic
! OF the ins ular bureau Of the war de
! partment. regarding the Philippine
| rice impOrtatiOBs
Oh Trust Protected.
In explanation of The retention o
the countervaising duty clause or
pctroie1m IL Us claimed that Mexico
has developed large oil fields. and
that the provision limiting the free
| entry Of oil to countries which Dc
not impose tax on the imports
, lions OF Anef.CdH on NdS udut -
prevent the importation Of Mexican
oil free Of duty. IL that county, should
, impose a tax on oil from the United
States.
Their. has been very little criticism
in tho House OF the metal schedule
but il Is claimed that duty or
wrought and cast scrap iron should
/ be- equal to the duty on pig iron a
Is provided in the Pingl"y law.
Some inequalities Noted.
In the Payrr bill scrap iron is GOV
cred by duty Of fify cents pr ton
while the duty on pig iron is 81
p"r ion
In speaking NJ this SEIZED u"
ncubcr Of the Horse tu'ay declared
that i's effort would w. to reduc" thu
I impnri ion OF pig iron 10 pracficaill
nothing while aI1 toe scrap iron that
could ~ - in foreign countTi"'
1 would hc tonight into this country.