Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-15
DUTY ON CATTLE
WAS RETAINED
PERSISTENT ATTEMPT TO pIT
THEM ON THE FREE
LIST FAILS.
WOULD MEAN REVENUE Loss
Sheep Men Nlso sue ed In Retain
Ing the DmtN; ) Ms" WIN
licman able.

WASulNGTON prn Persist
ent efforts 10 pr y tile and ahccp ON
the free list, to = the duty on Swine
and to otherw dter the ways and
means comm : tarIn revision bill
We're dcfeatc' : the democratic eau
Gus of the house today The demo
cratic leadership fight for the bill as
reported was piloted hv Representa-
tive Francis burton Harrison of New
YORK, IN the absence Of Representa-
tive underwood, the majority leader
who Is sun H. On the senate side
Of congress, the tariff rcyisiOnista
were inactive. The agricultural sched-
ulc was before the house caucus all
afternoon and there were some liye'
ll speeches. Many of the new mem
bcrs voiced their views. but each time
there was test. the committee was
Overwhelmingly sustained
Representative Loguc of Pennsyl-
Nania, new member prccipitated
the biggest night Of the day, with an
amendment to put cattle on the free
list Cattle and sheep now are duti-
able at 10 per cent and swine at $3.50
a head. Representative Baker Of
California Russell of Missouri, and
others. urged against free cattle, de-
claring IT would destroy the cattle
raising industry in their states Rep
resentatlyos Kinkead of New Jersey,
and Curley of Massachusetts, con
tended free cattle would make a
broader field of supply for the lnde-
pendent packers, as against the so
called beef trust.
Representative Curley declared that
the United States might soon cease tu
| be an exporter Of food. lie said the
| Argentine republic. with population
of only 5000, 600, as against $1,000,
600 in the United states, exported
| more than five times as much beef
and meat products as the l'nitod
States, and that tariff protection in
America could only benefit the
trust"
Representative Garner of Texas, a
member of the ways and means com
mittco said c"ttlc last year raised "A
revenue Of $1.2O0, 600 and that the
rate had been so adjusted in this bill
that it would raise $500, 900 the first
year. If the cattle were transferred
to the free list, he added, the rest of
the tariff would have to be adjusted
| to meet the loss of revenue.
| Representative Kinkead of New Jer-
sey forced a roll call, the hrst time
since the bill has been before the eau
! Gus. and the free cattle amendment
was rejected, 73 to 122.
Representative Burke of Wisconsin
unsuccessfuly sought to reduce the
duty on swine from $3.50 to 70 cents
head and motion by Represents
| tive kinkead TO put sheep on the
! free list was voted down, 62 to 98.
| An attempt to raise the proposed
rates on barley made by the demo
crats from Wisconsin and Minnesota,
was also unsuccessful.
The last cal Of the day was on
rice. Representative La2ora Of Lou
| isiana. offered an amendment to in
crease the proposed duty of one cent
| q pound to cent and half pound
| Representative Thompson, Of OKLA
/ homa, moved TO place It on the free
| list Both amendments were lost
/ The caucus had got down to the wheat
/ schedule at the time Of adjournment
/ II will be taken mp tomorrow morn
/ iug