The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-23

subssqusnt needing Of the house con-
fereea.
It was declared that the headquarters
of the custom court Of appeals shall
be located In WashinKton.
General sharretts. and Marion De-
vries. OF the board Of general apDrais-
ers, and W. H. Parkhill, an examiner
in the New York custom HOUSE. ex-.
planned to the house conferees the
purpose OF the senate changes In the
cotton schedule and the probable effects
of these changes. They pointed out
that the specific rates would not ex-
coed the rates which II had been the
intention of the Dfngley law to coll
iect but that in operation several OF
the senate rates would believer than
those Of the house.
The entire time Of the house confe-
rees was taken mp In the discussion OF
cotton schedule.
Cummfns And AProgressives.e
Washington. July Ex-senator Cum
minis. of Iowa, late today made public
q statement which IL accepted as repre-
sentfng the Views of at least a majority
Of the progressive" Republican Sena-
tors relative to the present situation
with regard to the tariff bill.
Previously Mr. Cummins had been in
consultation for two hours with the
president and an exchange of views
had PASSED between Mr.. Cummins and
others of the. ten who voted against
the tariff bill In the Senate.
The procurement IL evidently In
tended to meet the idea that the Presi-
dent and the downward revisionfsts
would be content with free raw
materials,
IT endorse every word Of the state
ment recently made by the President
and earnestly hope that he will be sue
cessful in bringing the conferees to
his Views" said Mr.. Cumnins. who
then called attention to the fact that
especial emphasis has been placed upon
the so-called raw materials.
II feel compelled" said Mr.. Cum
minis, ito remind the public that
neither the Presidents statement. nor
our fight was SO confined" He then
proceeded:
In Peoples Interest.
while 1t is of the utmost impor-
tance that iron ore, oil. hides and coal
be dealt with as proposed by the Presf-
dent, 1t IL of still greater Importance
that the duties on manufactured pro-
ducts shall be brought down to SOME
where near the protective point. 1t
will be of little advantage OF the
body OF the people to do away with
unnecessary duties upon raw materials
IL the manufacturers are permitted to
enjoy the excessive duties that enable
them to make extortionate profits upon
the things that the people must buy
and use."
NMr. cummins says that 'those who
have been contending for lower duties
can afford to surrender a part OF their
Just demands II they can in the main
obtain the reductions which insure the
people against undue prices in the
chief commodities OF commerce"
In the bill as 1t left the Senate, he
says, then reductions In the steel
schedule generally are not sufficient.
/ yet the schedule might be accepted but
for the increase on structural iron and
steel
structural iron and steel. the use
Of which is so rapidly increasing" says
Mr. Cummins. '.is raised from the
house rate OF So per ton to As per
| cent ad valorem, which at the present
price of the commodity, means duty
| Of SIC per ton, an increase over the
present law OF So per ton and over the
House provision of $40 per ton.
when 1t Ii considered that the duty
! on steel rails Is SO. 80 per ton, and
| their market price IL t2S per ton, the
! proposed duty upon q form of steer
which sells for s35 per ton is wholly
| indefensible. Free iron ore Is very
| able thing, but when the welfare
| Of the consumer is taken into account
| II would be vastly better II q fair rate
| can be secured on but one of these
| items, 70 allow the duty on iron ore
i to 60 at rs cents per ton and cut tbs
duty ON structural steel to IS or 30 pei
tom where IL properly .belongssr and
| where It could still furnish complete
protection for home producers. meas
ured by the Republican standard.
| Insist On Paper.
sIn the paper schedules, the House
| rate of 81 per ton ON print paper. with
| out the possibility of increasing It by
! q countervailing duty, and free wood
puip. also protected against eoun-
| tervaiIing duty, should be rigidly In
sisted upon.
am the cotton schedule the Senate
increases from beginning to end should
be rejected. and while believe that
there should be reductions In this
schedule, the people might be willing
| to stand for the House rate. barring
/ Of course, the hosiery increases.
| "The wooden schedule, with respect
| to the compensatory duties to manu-
| facturers, is manifestly wrong. and the
4 artificial and arbitrary plan of esti-
j mating the relation between unwashed
| and secured woods Is grossly absurd
/ While Mr.. Cummins expressly says
that he does not undertake to repre-
| sent the views of the other "progres-
! siyes," 1t Is known, however. that mosi
| OF them were afforded an opportunity
to read Mr.. Cummings announcement
and some Of them publicly stated thai
| khagr 1ntnfnng