Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-02
TAFT RECOMMENDS
COTTON REVISION
PRESIDENT SUBMITS TARIFF
BOARDS REPORT ON SEIZED.
ULE TO CONGRESS,
ASKS $4,000 FOR BOARD
Some Duties on Yarns Held In Excess
of Difference in Production
Costs-Prices Higher
Than Abroad.

Washington, March 27.-President
Taft transmitted to congress the tariff
boards report on the cotton schedule
with the recommendation that that
section of the tariff law be taken I'D
with a view to revision and reduc-
lions in the rates Of duty.
The president advises congress that
the boards Investigations have shown
that the duties on some cotton yarns
is two and three times in excess OF
the difference of the cost of production
in the United States and abroad. The
duties imposed because of finishing
processes are in excess of the differ.
ence in the extra cost due to finish
ing and are often in excess of the total
domestic cost of finishing.
Prices paid by consumers in the
United States are higher than abroad,
even when prices received by manu-.
facturers in both places are the same
This is said to be due to the higher
cost of distribution here. Plain cloths
are as cheap here as anywhere, but
on fancy fabrics the duties are in ex-
cess OF the differences in cost and in
many cases the duties are greater
than the conversion costs in the mills
of the United States. President Taft
asks a deficiency appropriation of
$4,000 for the board to continue it's
work during April May and June, and
urges congress to further continue
the life of the board that it may prose-
cute investigations of the metal, leath-
er, chemical and sugar schedules
which the president has directed.
Representative Prouty of Iowa Gre
publican) introduced bill to amend
features of the patent law upheld by
the supreme court in it's recent pat
ent monopoly" decision.
One amendment is directed against
the practice of large corporations
whose articles are protected by patent
of providing in the contract of sale
that a merchant shall not sell them
below specified price.
Urging the postponement of action
by congress on the proposed work
mems compensation bills pending in
the senate and the house, Represen-
tatives Howard and Bartlett of Geor-
gia appeared before joint sub.com.
mittee of senate and house judiciary
committees on behalf of railroad en-
ployes in their state. They were sup
ported in the request for postpone
ment also by H. 0. Teat of Atlanta,
chairman of the board of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-.
ginemen.
Senator Sutherland suggested that
opposition to the proposed measure
was largely worked up among the
railroad men by lawyers who make
money out of railroad damage suits.
This was emphatically denied by
Representatives Howard and Bart
lett.
Nearly all Of the great railroad or.
CARNATIONS except the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
have approved of the compensation
bill. Mr.. Teat declared that many
members of his organization were OPP
posed to the bill and that they wanted
more time to consider it's provisions
and effect. All they wanted was
postponement Of action until the next
session of congress. The committees
will act on the request later.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
won the first round of the battle over
the validity of his seat in the senate
when by a vote of 80 to q resolu.
ton by Senator Jones of Washington
declaring the Wisconsin senator lille
gally elected was rejected.
The final struggle will come when
the Hepburn resolution sustaining the
validity of the election and indorsing
the investigating committees major
ity view will be voted upon.
How Senators Voted.
The following was the vote on the
Jones resolution:
For Stephenson-Bradley, Branda-
gee, Briggs. Burnham. Burton. Crane,
Cullom, Curtis, Gamble. Hepburn. Lip
pitt. Lodge, Lormer. Mclean, Nixon.
Richardson, Root, Smoot, Sutherland,
Warren and Wetmore, Republicans;
Chiffon. Fletcher. Foster, Johnston,
Pomerene, Rayner and
Watson. Democrats.
Against SUPERINTENDENT. Bourne,
Brown, Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, Gronna, Kenyon, Poindex.
ter, Townsend and Works, Republi.
cans; Bryan, Chamberlain, Gardner,
Gore. Hitchcock, Johnson, Kern, Lea,
MARITIME, Myers, O'Gorman, Reed, 81.
mons, Smith of Georgia, Smith OF
South Carolina. Democrats.