The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-02

entirety. was revision upward ana not
downward. and insisted that the coars-
est and cheapest articles FOR the poor
were still the most heavily taxed.
Discussing the drawback provision,
and the so-cailed ''jokers'' In the Abfll.
Mr.. Hardy exclaimed:
"vou built your btu to help the
Standard OIL Company. and the pack
ers. but you forgot the laboring man
and the dinner pail iaborer."
"A lengthy discussion OF the steel
business. especially as II would be az
fected by the free admission OF iron
ore wa1 presented by Mr.. Young
(Mich.). who urged that q duty
should be placed on the ore. He OPP
posed placing. hides and coal on the
free list and contended that the coun-
tsrvaiiing duty on coffee and the duty
an tea should be stricken from that
Mt Young \ crisia,sed she testimony
given before the ways and means CONF
mittee by Andrew Carnegie and said
that one Of the principal reasons urK-
ed for placing iron ore on the free
list IS the assumed fact, based largely
on some loose statements made by Mr..
Carnegfs at the nrst conservation con-
gress that our iron ore was approach
Ine exhaustion. No greater mistake
could be- made. Instead of scarcity
Of iron ore In this country the amount
known to exist 10 50 enormous a. al
most to stagger belief"
He said II 10 estimated that 376 bill
lion tons OF iron exist in Michigan,
ed the prospect OF competition with
the Cuban iron ore. claiming that the
difference in cost OF labor here and In
Cuba was very great.
Favers Income Tax.
Devoting himself to a discussion OF
the Payne bill from revenue stand
point. Mr.. Finley (south Carolina) ex-
pressed himself In favor Of an income
tax. He said that an Inheritance tax
belongs more properly to q State. He
opposed the placing OF duty on cot
ton bagging and cotton ties was dis
crimination against the cotton farmer.
Mr.. Finley also criticized the Issuance
Of additional Panama canal bonds.
The free list OF the Payne bill was
again rsdiculed by Mr.. Floyd, (Ark.)
who said that II allowed free
tapfoca for pudding. turtles for soup
and bologna for meat He discussed
hides and leather and many other ar
ticlss Of which the duties have been
changed.
At . o'clock the House took a rs-
cess until O'CLOCK.
The night session Of the House be-
gan at g o'clock. Mr.. Thomas. (Ky.).
a new Democratic member, was recog-
nized first to make his maiden speech
BY quoting figures, from Dun's re-
view. Mr.. Thomas endeavored to show
that the price OF labor had decreased
thirty per cent instead of increased
nineteen per cent as claimed by the
Bureau Of Labor He based his con-
tention on the claim that the cost Of
living had increased forty-nine per
cent. Mr.. Burnett. (Ala.), made q hui
morous speech on the tariff on dress Of
women.
Stating that he desired to supple
ment the remarks made by Mr. Gaines.
wv. Val. made earlier in the day. Mr.
Hughes. OF the same State. discussed
the reciprocity provision, for bitumin-
GUS coal. That the coal schedule Of
the Payne bill 10 based upon misin-
formation. was claimed by Mr..
Hughes. who gave many figures re-
garding the cost OF producing coal in
the United States and Canada.
Insisting II IL the duty of the House
to make the tariff. Mr.. Poindexter.
(washn.), said there was no truth in
the assertion that 1t would be made
by the Senate.
Deprecating the provisions in the
Payne bill which place iron ore on the
free list and reduce the duties on pig
iron and steel Mr.. Reynolds, (Pa).
said that free iron ore would not help
the independent manufacturer OF pig
iron to the extent to which the duty
on the latter had been reduced. He
praised the Payne bill generally.
Mr.. Hamiin. (Mo.), speaking In OPP
position. asserted that the Payne bill.
like previous Republican measures.
was written by the protective inter
ests. He said a wrong impression had
gone out about the proposed rates on
agricultural implements Instead Of
being admitted free Of duty they will
be taxed forty per cent. He contended
that the Standard Oil Company Is
protected peculiarly by existing law.
and that the Payne bin does nothing
to bring relief to the consumers Of
the Standards products.
Mr.. Austin, tTenh.), opposed the re-
ciprocity clause on coal and said he
would vote against it IL he was the
only Republican who didiso. He said
protection for coal had resulted In the
opening up of mines throughout the
South and West.
In reply TO a question, Mr.. Austin
said he would vote against any rule
which wonid prevent amendments to
the tariff bill.
The House adjourned at II o'clock.