Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-13
TWO TARIFF BILLS IN HOUSE
Measures Agreed Upon in Democratic
Caucus Are Introduced.
FREE LIST FOR THE FARMERS
Second Bill IL Intended to offset Any
DisadvantaLes which May Arise
from Placing Reciprocity
Agreement I'm Effect

WASHINGTON, April 1.-TWO OF the
tariff measures which the democratic house
expects to pass in advance of any general
legislation re introduced today by Chair
man Underwood of the committee on ways
and means. They are Canadian reciprocity
following the Identical lines of the Mccall
bill passed last session except for clause
authorizing the president to continue nego-
tiations for reciprocity with Canada on
articles not covered by the pending agree
ment and a bill to put on the free list
about 100 articles now dutiable under the
Esneral tariff. Both will receive early CON
sideration.
The free list bill is designed 20 placate
farmers for agricultural losses which they
will sustain under the Canadian agreement,
but it contains also some foodstuffs and
boots and shoes
Farmers' Free List.
The list is as follows:
"Plows harrows, headers, harvesters,
reapers agricultural crills and planters,
mowers, horse rakes, cultivaters threshing
machines, cotton gins, farm wagons, farm
carts and all other agricultural impliments,
including repair parts.
"Bagging for cotton, gunny cloth and
fabrics suitable for baling cotton. burlaps
hoop or band iron or steel for baling cot
ton. wire for baling hay, straw and other
agricultural products; grain, leather, buff,
split rough or sole leather; bend or belt
ing leather. boots and shoes, harness, sad
dies and saddlery and leather for manufac-
tured articles; barbed fence wire, wire
rods, wire strands or wire rope, wire woven
or manufactured for wire fencing.
Meats and Cereals.
Meats of all kinds, fresh salted, picked,
dried, smoked, dressed or undressed, pre-
pared or preserved in any manner; bacon,
hams, shoulders, lard lard compounds and
lard substitutes; sausage, buckwheat flour,
cornmeal, wheat and rye flour bran mid
dlings and other offals OF grain, oatmeal
and rolled oats, and all prepared cereal
/ foods biscuits, bread and similar articles
not sweetened; timber, hewn, sided or
squared; round timber used for spars or
| building wharfs; shingles laths, fencing
( posts, sawed boards. planks, deals and
/ other lumber, rough or dressed except
/ ebony. mahogany, rosewood and all other
( ca abinet woods.
Sewing machines and salt complete the
| free list
I Popular Election of Senators.
!
| United States senators will be reported to
the house tomorrow and placed on its pas
sage Discussion, II is believed, will not
be prolonged and democratic leaders ex-
/ pect the bill will be rushed through among
the first Of the party measures
we expect TO call up the reciprocity
I bill Friday" said Chairman Underwood OF
I the ways and means committee, and will
seek 10 pass II as soon as pOssible Then
. will come the free list bill and following
that the bill providing for statehood FOR
I Arizona and New Mexico. Reapportion-
ment will come later
Probable Attitude of senate,
Uncertainty exists as TO what course will
be pursued In the senate with reference
to the Canadian reciprocity bill when II
reaches that body, possibly next week.
Senator Penrose, who will become the
chairman OF the committee on finance ID
friendly to the bill and will urge favorable
action. The friends Of the bin also make
a decided gain in the absence of Senator
Hale from the committee. He not only
opposed the measure i'm committee, but oh
structed it in the senate.
Senator Bailey. who moves up To tn,
place OF senior minority member Of the
committee, is opposed TO the bill and vii
make an effort TO have il amended. sena
tor Cummins, who probably viii have one
Of the places to be assigned to the IN,
suIgents, also will seek to have the meas
ure amended but he will approach IN,
subject from a friendly point Of view
With the bin once before the senate q
fairly long contest is expected. II is gen
orally believed that in the end 1t viii pass