New-York tribune., 1911-01-08
HAS IS TARIFF BILLS
MIR. Mann'S Measures OF the
Popgun Variety.
AIMED AT HOUSE RULE
He Also Wishes to Show the In
sincerity of Some Loud
Shouters for Revision.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington Jan. Fifteen popgun
tariff bills OF the kind made famous by
the late Representative William NJ. Spring
er, who was ridiculed during his service
in Congress for his advanced ''piecemeal
revision ideas, were introduced in the
House to-day by Representative Mann OF
Illinois. The fifteen bills II enacted into
law, would transfer to the free list more
than one hundred commodities many OIL
which are in everyday use.
AS Mr. Mann has a reputation for never
doing anything without a we'll defined OBJ
feet in view, he was besieged for several
hours after the fifteen bills had been
dropped into the hopper by members who
wanted TO know his motive. He smilingly
refused all information.
You know" he said. II usually have an
object in everything l do. / will leave you
70 figure out what it is this time"
But although Mr.. Mann was uncom-
municative. his colleagues were not There
were groans on both sides of the House
accompanied by predictions that the fifteen
popgun bills would stir up lots of trouble
before the present session comes TO an end
Mr. Mann has twofold object in view.
He wants TO put the House organization
that body for a record vote certain tariff
propositions about which there has been a
great deal OF talk OF late, but which are
really obnoxious TO many OF the Repuo-
ucan insurgents and their late allies, tho
democrats. And. again. Mr. Mann Is anX-
ious TO demonstrate the Sallacy OF tho
rules amendments adopted at the last ses-
sion providing for the discharge Of com
rnittee from consideration of any bill by
majority vote of the House.
In addition 10 this phase OF the situation
there is an angle Of interest with reference
10 the tariff itself There is no question
that a good deal Of sentiment for tarih
revision exists in the Northwestern states.
such as Minnesota. Iowa and the Dakotas.
II the bills introduced by Mr.. Mann were
passed most OF the products Of these states
would be placed on the free list
Articles for the Free List.
Of course. the Democrats are also talking
tariff revision and already are telling what
they are going to do when in power in the
next Congress. But products of the South
ern States for which delegations from that
region demanded protection when the
Payne bill was up for consideration would
90 on the free list under the terms OF the
Mann bills For instance, here are the arti-
cles from which Mr.. Mann proposes to re-
move the duty:
Leather from cattle. hides and skins;
harness saddles and saddlery; cattle,
swine. horses mules and sheep; hay, straw
and fax straw cotton cloth, valued at not
more than nine cents a square yard; hops
eggs, meat and poultry; fish. seeds OF beet,
carrots, radishes, turnips, rutabagas, COL
lard, kale, kohlrabi, onions. eggplant. pep
per. beans, peas. potatoes, butter, cheese
and milk; barley, buckwheat, corn, OATS
rice. rye, wheat, barley, malt cornmeal,
macaronl, oatmeal. rolled oats biscuits;
boots and shoes, timber and lumber squared
or sawed, but not placed or finished.
It is certain that Northwestern members
would make bitter fight against an effort
20 put agricultural products on the free
list. And 10 Southern members 1t is treason
and herosy TO suggest that all customs
duties should be removed from lumber or
cotton.
The tariff bills introduced by Mr.. Mann
were labelled ''by request" He would not
comment on this or on anything connected
with them.