The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31
HOW LOUISIANA ElRED,
What Congress Did tar us and
What it was Kept from Doing to
us-Liberai Provision for l-evees
and River Improvements Sugar
and Cotton Saved from HurtfuI
Tariff Cuts.

and Cotton Saved from HurtfuI
Tariff Cuts.
/ The Washington correspond lent Of
the New Orleans Ite1a comments as
follows on the things congress did
| and didn't do as affecting the in
terests Of Louisiana. and the south:
On the whole, the interests Of New
Orleans and Louisiana i'd this con-
gress have not suffered The emer-
gency appropriation for the Ieyees
was secured, the free sugar bill was
defeated, and the cotton revision
movement failed. Also, the bill TO
outlaw speculation in cotton futures
failed to become a lam
Many minor measures III which the
people of the city and state were IN
terested did not come TO d successful
issue, and the victory iii the sugar
fight is regarded as Of doubtful value,
but it must be said that the results
OF the long session were In d large
measure beneficial
More stubborn than any other was
the fight against the pla aci11g of su-
gar on the free list rhis gave the
people of the state more concern
than did all the other questions be
fore congress conab binea 10 have
passed the original Underwood hill
I would have been 70 be out thas4
leading ind ustrsr off
to- have crip I,sosper-
sIf "a 4 sss1 s
81 kss ssEs sssss a. can|
president with his eVerreads veto
stood between the sugar people and
the remission of dues on this pro.
duct. She free sugar bill passed
the house oEerWhe e1ningIy but ILL the
Light Of the later deFe FeIopments itSis
now certain that it never had a
chance TO pass the senate. Had I'LL
passed that body il would haVd been
defeated by a presidential veto. Many
friends of the industry are convinced
now that it would have been safer If 4
the senate and house had agreed up
on compromise bill reducing the
sugar duty say about 90 per cent
This would have removed the pro-
duct from politics for a, few years
anyway and would have served, III
their opinion, to keep the issue
from arising in the next congress.
The next congress promises to be
Democratic in both houses and the
next president in all likelihood will
be a Democrat The danger lies III
those facts.
Next In Importance among the acts
Of congress from the Louisiana stand I
point was the appropria of SOL
100000 for river improvements. This
appropriation seemed certain WhiIeI
5he floods covered millions of acres
of fertile lands. but when the water
subsidized and the picture Of desoIa-
ion was removed from the eyes OF
congress the legislators were far
ess inclined to appropriate against
uture overfIoWs Persistent efforts
N the part Of the Louisiana delega-
ion finally kept the emergency ap
ID the bill and provided 4
'ome means Of protecting the valley t
country against the inevitable floods
# next winter and the winters toll
ome. 4 |
Many New Orleans people were
Harmed over the sent iment in favor ot
the trading Ia cotton fu-
ures, The Lever bill finally passed
ne mouse, mai it =
Effective, but the senate again stood
ut against similar measures. pigeon /
toled the bill and It has gone over
IntiI the December session. IL may !
lot come up even then,
The failure OF the Underwood cot
on revision bill was due to the Taft II
etoes on steel and wool. Had the t
resident signed those measures.
and his tariff reform al. &
es ii the sonata would have low I
red the protection on cotton and 9
otton goods and would have serf- Ic
usly affected the profits Of the cot 70
IN growers OF the south. 9
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