The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-19
OF MANY MINDS.
Senators Are Greatly Divided
on Subject of Tariff.
Each Appears to BE Looking
Out for His Own State.
WHAT CURTIS WANTS.
Kansas Senator Will Ask for
Protection on Dried Eggs.
Will Also Stand Out for Keep
ing Duty on Hides.

Washington, March 19-That there
will be a great variety of opinions on
the tariff bill when it reaches the SEN
ate is now certain. Reductions on lum-
Der schedules will be sturdiIy resisted
by the Maine senators and by some of
the senators from the Pacific coast
from the extreme northwest. Senators
from Minnesota and North and South
Dakota, on the other hand. will make
strenuous effort to secure free lum-
Der.
The proposed inheritance tax will be
stoutly resisted and senators will have
an opportunity to vote. on an amend
ment providing for an income tax
Free coal and hides also VIII be resisted
and there is likely to be strong hght
against reductions in the various iron
and steel schedules
while the general trend of sentiment
among senators favors increase in
some some of the schedules, and While
they generally believe that the house
has made ample reductlons 10 satlsiS
tariff reformers; at least. one Repup-
lican senator. Mr.. Cummins of Iowa,
declares that the tariff should be made
still lower and that he Will do every
thing In his power to obtain further re-
ductions.
Where Minnesota Stands.
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 sena-
tors from that state will continue to
advocate that course as we'll as to OBJ
tain lower tariff on glass.
1t is declared that Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota have moth
ing to fear from free lumber, while
they are anxious to obtain entrance
into the Canadian market which now
has a duty on lumber from the United
States The Minnesota lumber men
hope by a removal of the duty on
lumber, eventually to obtain a similar
concession from the Canadian govern
ment and they claim that the price of
their product would not be changed
by a removal of the tariff.
Senator Frye of Maine today said
that the removal of the duty from
wood pulp, would transfer that indus
try to Canada. With free hides he be-
lieved the 40 per cent reduction in the
boot and shoe schedules would be fair
ly acceptable.
What Curtis Wants.
GAS whole the house bill is a pret-
ty good tariff measure said Senator
Cullom. cit ought to satisfy those
who have been clamoring for a reduc-
ton: While reduction has been
made in the duty on farm machinery,
the provisions of this bill will allow US
to enter the markets of France, which
have been closed. The inheritance tax
Is all right as a source of national rev.
enue although Illinois rigidly en-
forces a tax of that kind
Senator Curtis said that Kansas
would stand out for a duty on hides
and also added that it would want a
substantial protection on its dried egg
industry, the Importance of which he
declared was not generally realized.
Senator McCumber declared himself
in favor of free lumber and a tariff
on hides and insisted that the inheri-
tance tax was all right
Senator Bailey insisted that one of
two things would have to occur in re-
spect to the duty on hides and boots
and shoes. If boots and shoes and
other products of leather are protect
ed. he believed there should be protec-
tion for hides. He would have no OBJ
lection to free hides if the same prin-
ciple of exemption could be adopted in
respect to articles manufactured in
leather goods.