The Washington herald., 1909-03-27

Who Is responsible sor the wool sched-
ules IN the Payne tarin bIu7
That Is the question lot OF Democrats
and Republicans were asking yesterday,
but no one seemed 10 offer satisfactory
answer.
Il IS known that every Republican meme
Der Of the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
had a word 70 say in framing The bin,
but inquiries among these Republicans
has brought the Information that all save
a few OF them are not In sympathy with
The schedule.
The story as told yesterday was that
a leading member Of the minority called
on a member Of the committee and told
Aim that when ne I.-=de his speech he
wanted TO ask him certain questions
about the wool schedule. He related tha
questions. and finally vas requested not
10 PROFOUND them
Il am not in sympathy with the wool
schedules in the bHL' the member OF the
committee is said 70 have replied. and
had rather you would not bring Up ths
question"
High Duties on Wool.
TIE Democrat consented. and few
minutes later he accosted another Repub-
hcan member OF the comnitte5.
Why were the WcoI people left with
their high duties on wool ~ the first two
classes, and Tire sugar schedule 50 ma
-a-Farr-- --r,a-ee-s 90 E-s -z1--= ~ ---~ -
ask you this question when sou make
your speech on the bill"
Again the answer came fror the Re-
publican committeeman
! am not in sympathy with the Veot
schedule IN the bill
II want % know wi1y tafs IS. f1a1E5-~
tbs s1eemOcraf added. -and 7 Uant- % ass-
II on the foor of the House
The RepubIiesn IS SAID then % hsvs
nia1e q t.srsonsl request that the question:
be asked Of some ore else
The Democrat then asked several otre-
Republicans about the wool schedules.
and Is said 10 have received similar an
srers from other members II The com
mittee. and he now believes that ma
jority OF the Republicans on the COM
mittee are against The wool provision
OF the bill
The lUmbermen are wondering what q
going 20 happen when q vote is taken
on that provision Of The new measure
The House organization. or. rather. tha
"standpatters. are said 20 be anxious FOR
the matter 20 come 90 a vote. The men
who want free lumber are also anxicvs
for a vote on the question. and are CONT
dent they viii win out in the end. From
the tone Of the speeches that have been
delivered 50 far IL can be seen that many
more than were expected fsvo- free lu1l-
Der. and 70 would not be surprising IN the
/ least degree if that articles goes on the
free list
Free Lumber II Favored
The argument advanced IN favor oe
/ free lumber is that IL wiH not only ALLOW
( timportations from Canada and thereby
save the forests OF the country but VIII
{ also put lumber al a price so low that
( the poorer classes Of American citizens
can own their homes.
As Representative Howland. 81 ohio.
said in a speech Yesterday
1T Is just a question Of whether tbs
American forests 20 first or the Canadian
/ forests go first. as for me- Z had rather
/ the Canadian forests 20 first. and that
/ Is what free lumber Tiu do
The members favoring free lumber a~e
gaining confidence daily. and say that II
4 they san got an early vote on the cues
+ ton, before the lumber interests get n
work" they are certain 10 he victorious
DiscnSx OIL Schedule.
/ The oil schedules in the Payne tarifc
bin we're made the subject OF a confer
ence Yesterday by members Of the House
representing districts in which OIL is pro
iduced
( II was decided that an effort should be
made 70 incorporate in the bin specific
duty instead of the countervaiHng duty
/ carried in the measure as reported
] Representative Vreeland. Of New York.
I presided az the meeting Others in st.
/ tendance were Messrs. Woodyard. HCghes.
/ and Hubbard OF West Virginia. Camp
+ bell. OF Kansas. Joyce, OF Ohio: henns.
+ Wheeler. Langham. Cooper. and Bates.
! o. Pennsylvania: M0ndeil OF Wyoming,
and Hardy and Dies. Of Texas.
( an Organization was perfected 10 look
after the interests Of oil producers in the
tariff bill IF the House refuses 10 adopt
/ specific duty on the product. then every
effort viii be made % retain I'm the bin
the countervailing duty. which has been