The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-24

Democrats who believe that Senator
Poindexter Of Washington, the only
avowed Progressive in the senate, will
vote with them on the bill. This
would give leeway for another Demo
crat to desert in the final vote.
Coming Fight.
Administration leaders declared TO-
day that the situation relating to the
much disputed schedules looked very
favorable for the Underwood bill, but
they look forward to an interesting
session in the party caucus when the
southern aud western representatives
will have an opportunity to make a
determined struggle against free wool
and free sugar. A rumor that several
of them would unite to remain out of
the caucus was denied by party lead
ers, though one Of them declared that
he would not blame Senator Walsh,
should be determine to stay out il 1t
became apparent that the caucus would
not yield on sugar and wool.
William Whitman, leader of the
wooden interests in tariff considera-
ton, had an interesting hour with Sen
ator Stone s subcommittee, attacking
the wooden manufactures schedule.
Mr.. Whitman declared the proposed
per cent less than the rates in the
Wilson tariff act, which he said was
supposed to be free trade bill. Sen
ator James urged that economic con-
ditions IN production justified a diff
ference of 30 per cent at this time as
compared to conditions when the Will
son law was enacted.
Foreigners Ready.
Asked if free raw wool would not
prove beneficial to his interests, Mr..
Whitman said it might eventually. At
present, he said, his company had on
hand large supply of raw wool
bought under tariff rates and that
he would be at a disadvantage in
working this off while other manufac-
turers were buying and manufacturing
with wool purchased on free of duty
basis He declared that foreign manu-
factnrers had enormous amounts OF
woolen goods stacked away ready to
put on the American market as soon
as the proposed bill becomes a law
julius Forstmaun Of Passaic, n. j.,
also appealed for an extension of the
time when the wool schedule shall be-
come effective. He urged that the
raw wool schedule should not become
effective until three months after the
passage of the act and the duties on
wooden manufactures six months after,
in order to give the trade an opportu-
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under present conditions.
Henry T. Oxnard, recognized as the
head Of the delegation representing
the beet sugar interests, appeared be.
fore Senator Williams's subcommittee
to protest against the proposed sugar
schedule. He presented the case of the
beet sugar men at length, maintaining
that free sugar would be a blow to the
industry in this country.
Change Reported.
An important change in the bill az
it passed the house, it was reliably re
ported today, has been made by Sena
tor Stone s committee in the meta
decided to put pig iron and ferro man
ganese on the free list. The Under
wood bill levies a 10 per cent duty on
pig iron and 10 per cent on ferro man
ganese, used in the manufacture OF
steel. An argument over these rate:
developed in the house. MAJORITY
Leader Underwood and Representative
Palmer OF Pennsylvania maintained
that they should not be free listed be
cause they were good source of reve
nue.. The senate subcommittee is said
to have reversed this decision, main
tanning that they both are products OF
the United States Steel corporation an6
raw material for the independent stee
manufacturer, and should be on the free
| list for that reason
B. A. Levitte Of the New York Mer
chants association, and S. Christy
Mead OF tho New York Merchants ex
change, appeared before Senator vii
liams's g subcommittee in opposition IL
the amendment suggested BY Assistan,
Attorney General Denisou and Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Curtis
which would give the secretary of tn,
treasury power TO proclaim general i'm
port values. They urged that if such
hn amendment is accepted. the rate!
should be proclaimed from day to da,
based On the conditions of the foreign
market