Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-27

and which promises to be a stormy at
fair while the democratic lists will be
considered at party caucus called for
1890 a. M, tomorrow. The regular
republicans insisted before the caucus
that they had taken good care of the
insurgents and. that there was no
chance for the overturning of the pro
gram so as to place Senator La Fol
lette on interstate commerce, Cum.
minis OH finance and Bristow on for
eign relations, which were the points
of differences which caused the great
est trouble.
Whether the republican fight will be
carried to the senate floor tomorrow
will be determined by q meeting Of the
insurgents tonight after the adjourn
ment of the caucus.
House Rushes Free List Bill.
With view to pressing considera-
ton of the free list bill, the house to-
day abandoned proceedings under the
calendar Wednesday" rule and put
aside the reapportionment measure. It
is probable that the last named legisla-
tion will not be taken up until next
week.
Debate on the free list bill was re-
newed by Representative Ollie James
of Kentucky, who replied to Republican
Leader Mann's criticism of the meas
ure.
Mann Attacks Free List.
The democratic free list BILL char
acterized by the republicans on the
ways and means committee as "pollti-
cal soothing sirup,' was roughly
L1r ir hn IF ranrPCpnta.
tives by it's political enemies on the
republican side.
Representative Mann of Illinois,
leader of the republican side. de-
clared that the free list bill introduced
by the democrats as the first OF their
tariff measures was drawn inaccurate
ly, indefinitely, and with such general
language that it might be stretched
to include almost half Of the imports
on which the United States now col
lects tariff revenues.
Example Of It's Ambiguity.
The free list bill puts agricultural
"of any kind and descrlp-
ton on the free list. Mr.. Mann de-
manded to know what agricultural
would come under this
provision. He expressed the belief 1t
could be stretched to include the free
entry of saws, axes, forks, garden
hose, hay knives, and almost every
thing else that farmer, horticulturist
gardener, or tiller of the soil ever
Uses.
He said the bill was so drawn that
t would admit free the leather from
which the farmers shoes were made,
tut would exclude that from which
lis wife's shoes were made. 1t put a
premium on foreign labor, he said by
these special kinds OF
Gather to come in free when they !
we're partly made up.
In putting agricultural implements
n the free list, said Mr.. Mann, the
emocrats would let the International
Harvester company dump into the Uni
ed States the implements 1t made
nth foreign labor in its factories In
rance, Germany, Russia, and Canada.
Sold Here, but Made Abroad.
These products will be sold here,
e said, mot at lower prices, but at |
he same price, and yet the result |
would be that they would be made by |
oreig1 labor"
The free list bill admits free farm
wagons and farm carts.
Does this mean wagon that has to
e used on the farm" asked Mr..
lam, "or the kind that can be pur-
hased and used in town. Is the treas.
ry department to follow up the wag'
ms and see whether Mr. Smith puts
t on his farm or uses 1t in town."