The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-05-08

week ago Wednesday the lead an,
zinc schedules OF the new tariff bill
were disposed Of very quickly Al
amendments by republicans to retair
the present tariff or raise it above tht
figure named in the bill were prompt.
~ voted down. congressman Smith
and French OF our state. did what
they could In the interest of the min
ing industry. 50. too, did congressman
from Kansas, Oklahoma. Tennessee
and Missouri, but nothing could be
done 10 check the prearranged plans
Of the big democratic majority.
After the question was opened
Leader Underwood would have limit
ed the debate" to 10 minutes. When
half dozen congressman expressed
desire to be heard on question so
vital to the people Of their districts.
he rnagnanimously agreed tn extend
the time to 20 minutes. And 20 min
utes was the limit
Underwood Lead Provision.
In order that the reader may have a
clear understanding of the question In
its beginning we produce below the
section of the Underwood bill provid-
Ing for half cent duty on imported
lead instead of I IL cents as now
provided.
'154.Lead- bearing ores of all
kinds containing more than per cent
of lead. one-half cent per pound on
the lead contained therein; Provided,
That on all importations of lead
bearing ores the duties shall be esti-
mated at the port of entry, and a bond
given In double the amount of such
estimated duties for the transporta-
tion of the ores by common carriers
bonded for the transportation Of APP
praised or unappraised merchandise
to properly equipped sampling or
smelling establishments, whether de-
signated as bonded warehouses or
otherwise. On the arrival of the ores
at such establishments they shall be
sampled according to commercial
methods under the supervision of
government officers who shall be sta
toned at such establishments, and
who shall submit the samples thus OBJ
tanned to government assayer, de-
signated by the secretary Of the treas
ury. who shall make proper assay
of the sample and report the result to
the proper customs officers and the
import entries shall be liquidated
thereon, except in case of ores that
shall be removed to a bonded ware
house to be refined for expectation as
provided by law. And the secretary
of the treasury is authorized to make
all necessary regulations to enforce
the provisions of this paragraph"
Remarks Of Addison T. Smith.
Congressman Smith of Idaho. in
support of the amendment of Con-
gresham Morgan Of oklahoma to
make the duty 1-2 instead of 1-2
cents, spoke as follows:
I'VE have in northern Idaho about |
$4,000 people dependent directly or in
directly on the operation of our lead |
mines, which produce over 80 per cent |
Of the supply of the United States |
Nearly S5,000,0o0 yearly goes to the |
railroads for freights in transporting |
the products of the mines and the !
mills, and merchandise needed by the |
communities which are sustained by !
his industry. In addition. the wages
If the miners, supplies. rents, and so
'orth. amount to nearly $4,000, 900
Der year. This industry has been
'ui't mp under protective tariff of
~ per cent, on lead ore. In addi-
ion to the mines in operation, there
IRE great many prospective mines
which are being developed at great
bandoned in many instances If lead
miners are compelled to enter the
market in competition with Mexican
res. The latest statistics compiled
~ the census report shows that out
{ 21S5 mines reported only l54 were ,
reducing mines. The total capital ,
invested was s72,73SSS9. A per cent ,
{ which was invested in prospective ,
lines, all of which would be total ,
,ss IL the lead producers are not to ,
ave the benefit of existing protective ,
'ws | can not understand how any ,
IAN who loves his country and who +,
interested i'm the happiness and +
'elare of his neighbors could sup /
ort measure which would place /
'ern on "A par with the cheap labor of /,
Iexico, who receive onc-fourth of u
lie wages received by the miners in I
laho. a,
Who would be benefited by the !
reduction of the duty and n
lie suspension of the lead mining in
rstry in the United States? Why f.
'ould we send our money out of the n
'untry for those things that are II
NV being produced by ourselves" /,
Remarks Of Burton L. French n
French spoke as fol- W
Tvs: !,
"Mr. Chairman. | have already spo- W
n generally upon this subject, and II
merely want at this time to make o.
e or two observations that II seems m
me are pertinent to consider when or
, are considering the question of "a
lucing the duty upon lead imported III
o this country. I think that the of
eur d'Alene region Of Idaho NAV G,