Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-02
ONLY TWEvE VOTES tn
SPARE ON TARIFF BILL

Il have just been looking over the
schedule" interpCsed Mr.. Hill. OF Con-
nccticut and | find mos. OF the re-
ductions Of the steel schedule have
brought at duties below the rates of
the Wilson bill
Since the Wilson bill was passed. '
lreplied Mr.. Underwood, there has
been a revolution in the production
OF iron and steel. What was low
rate when the Wilson bill was passed,
is a high rate today"
Mr.. Underwood inquired why, when
the president was urging a revision of
the tariff downward he did not advise
revising the wooden schedule down
ward and he questioned the practical
bility of the maximum and minimum
clause.
Wood pulp and print paper formed
the subject Of lengthy speech by
Mr Mann, Illinois. His announce
ment that because rates fixed by the
cnoferees were higher than the house
rates, he would vote against the con-
ference report, moved the Democrats
to loud applause.
Under the maximum and mini
mum clause, he said, the charge Of
$l.67 on on wood pulp would be
increased to $6.67 a ton
That maximum" he exclaimed. "is
as sure to 20 into effect between Can
ada and this country as God made
little apples, unless Canada removes
her restrictions to the expectation of
the pulp
Price Of Paper TO Increase.
Should Canada prohibit the expor-
tGtion of wood pulp Mr. Mann argued
Maine and New Hampshire would
raise the price OF pulp wood and print
paper would go up. He declared that
instead Of the revision OF the tariff
reducing the price of print paper. the
threat OF 3 cents a pound or $50 a
ton would soon be past history
Mr.. Malthy. New York, asserted that
the Illinois member was placing his
personal judgement against that of
very man who had tried TO build up
the paper industry in the United
States. Although paper making was
fourth among our industries he said.
the returns were miserable. He pre-
dlcted that if the bill passes there
would be no more American money
put into paper manufacturing I'm the
United States.
Mr.. Clayton, Alabama, said a par
allel case was jute and jute butts
which were free and out OF which
cotton bagging was made and yet n
tariff was levied on cotton bagging
for the benefit OF the manufacturers.
Mr.. Randell Texas, declared that
none OF the iron and steel rates were
justified from the standpoint OF pro-
lection and that the wool schedule
was a fraud
Mr.. Clayton, Alabama, denied that
the country would accept the tariff
bill as satisfactory piece OF legis-
lation as Mr. Payne predicted
In defending the bill Chairman
Payne said in part:
I'VE have revised the tariff and have
taken of unnecessary duties, not all
along the lire generally but I'm our
revision Of the tariff we have revised
the tariff downward and yet we have
held the scales so evenly that we
have done no injury to any workman
ir the United States. TO any workshop
in the United States, to any farmer,
to any factory. to any mine or TO any
citizen OF the United States
"A word as TO the revenue. These
rates increase the revenue from Gus
toms less than 100000. The cor
poration tax isestimated to produce
$26,000,000 and tobacco nine and
one-third million dollars"
He placed the increased revenue at
about $foOOOOOO. which he said is
revenue enough when this bill gets
into full working order to supply the
necessary demands OF the govern
ment"
Clark Calls II Fake.