Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
WAYS and Means Committee
Reaches This Decision Be
fore Taking Up Schedule
K; Take It Up Tomorrow
VOTE ON FREE
LIST BILL TODAY
Democrats Will Vote Down
Amendments and P a S S
Measure Before Adjourn
ment; Senate Is Busy.

4 Washington, d. c., May 8.-That the
ways and means committee will put
raw wool on the free list in revision of
schedule X, was declared to be practi-
cally certain today and resulted in q
caucus Of the democratic delegation
from New York, at which eighteen
members declared themselves in favor
Of free raw wool and four argued
against 1t. All pledged themselves to
abide by the decision Of the full demo
cratic caucus.
Chairman Sulzer, as chairman OF the
caucus, declared the revision of sched-
ule K undoubtedly would put raw wool
on the free list. Representative Harr1-
son Of the ways and means committee
said that consideration of the schedule
would begin tomorrow.
Book Paper Man Objects.
Protests of book paper manufacture
ers against Canadian reciprocity were
made to the senate finance committee
which resumed hearings on the agree
,ment today.
George Sullivan, representing Phil
adelphia company, asserted that be-
cause of the vast wood supply and
cheap water power in Canada, coupled
with advantages In the duty on raw
material the agreement WOULD psst
American book paper manufactures
out Of business. The only book paper
Americans export is bible paper.
Grange Against FREQ List.
Representatives of the farmers OF
thirteen or fourteen states followed
book paper manufacturers protest
against the bill, among them former
Gov. N. J. Batchelter Of New Hamp-
shire, master OF the National Grange;
Robert Eaton, master Of the Illinois
State Grange, who warned congress
against discriminating against the
farmers. He said:
You'll hear from US farmers, II you
do"
N. L. Raine, master OF the Missouri
State Grange, also spoke against the
agreement.
Senate Busy over Reciprocity.
Consideration OF Canadian reciproc-
ity began in earnest today on the SEN
ate side of the capitol when the COM
mittee on finance took up the bill. The
senate also had session today, the
meeting hour being 2 p. m. under the
new rule.
Reservations Of time before the f.
nance committee have been made by
the many interests Among the first
to apply for hearing on reciprocity
were paper manufacturers OF Detroit
and vicinity. They are to be heard
tomorrow On Wednesday the Ameri-
can Pulp and Pape- association Is ex-
pected to be before the committee.
Thursday promises to be busy day.
Chambers of commerce Of Buffalo,
Rochester, Detroit, Toledo and Cleve-
land are to send two cars filled with
representatives to appear before the
committee A delegation of farmers
from Michigan have also asked to be
heard at that time. Farmers from
Minnesota may appear the same day.
The committee may close the hear
ings Saturday.
The farmers free list bill will be
passed by the house late today. Many
republican opponents of the bill, armed
with amendments, had no hope Of their
adoption. The democrats were ready
for a final vote. The minority insisted
however, that reputation Of their
amendment should proceed In regular
order.
Statehood Report Received.
Several committees of the house
were in session early today. The COM
,mittee on territories received the re-
port of the subcommittee regarding
statehood for Arizona and New Mexi-
co. The report OF the subcommittee