The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-14
By Winfield Jones.

Washington, d. C.-April 13.-Sen-
ator Bryan returned to Washington
Friday and was in conference with
several members of the Florida delega-
tion with a view to acquainting him
self with what had been going on ear
lier in the week and the attitude OF
the house and senate with regard to
the tariff bill as submitted by Chair
man Underwood of the house ways
and means committee
Senator Bryan has several bills and
resolutions in contemplation which he
intends introducing as soon as the
senate gets down to business.
Representatives Sparkman and Clark
are opposed to the tariff schedules on
citrus fruits. as proposed by the I'm
derwood bill. They have agreed to
make concerted opposition to the scl1e-
dulles which provide for material
reduction in the duty On those ar
ticles Representative Sparkman de-
clared today that if the efforts of him
self and his colleagues should fail
they would use their influence to have
the original schedule restored to the
bill after 1T reaches the senate. 80
Representative Wilson and LEnsle
said they had not sufficiently studied
the provisions of the bill to determine
whether or not it would work any real
hardship upon the producers of the
state. Within the next few days they
will decide what course they will pur-
sue with regard to lining up with the
Sparkman- Clark forces, or abiding by
the pledge OF the Baltimore convention
with regard to reducing tariffs all along
the line.
Adhere 10 Platform.
1t seems doubtful now whether Rep
resentatives Sparkman and Clark viii
receive any help from the Senate side
of the capitol in their efforts to re-
store in the original provisions to the
tariff bill One of the Florida Sena-
tors who did not wish to be quoted,
said that unless 1t was conclusively
proved to hom that the proposed tariff
would work a greas injustice to the
Florida fruit growers he was in ia
vor of passing the fruit schedule as
proposed by the Underwood bill, be-
cause the Democratic party was pledg-
ed to a universal reduction, and also
because it was his opinion that the
tariff on citrus fruits was really for
tariff only. and was not needed as a
protection to the Florida producers.
He Is of the opinion that the Florida
growers need have no fear of harm
full competition from foreign counties
as the cost of production abroad Is
fully as great as In Florida. He also
believes that the freight charges from
foreign countriA- to the Atlantic sea-
board are fully as high as the rail-
and-water freights from Florida TO
New York, Philadelphia and other
large distributing points.
Fighting for Printer.
That the office of public printer Is
going to be the center of one OF the
hottest fights the Wilson administra-
ton will have to deal with was in
dicated today when practically the en-
tire Tennessee delegation of congress
men called upon the president to In
dorse the candidacy OF w. v. Turley,
of Chattanooga, for the job.
Mr.. Turley is a comparatively late
candidate in the neld,. but scores OF
Endorsements OF his candidacy have
flooded the White House within the
past four days, and 1t is believed he
has a good chance to secure the birth
HIS most formidable antagonist are H
J. LilIard, of Pensacola, and A L.
Spatz, Of Pennsylvania
The postofffce at Narrows, Saint Lu~
Gle county, has been ordered discon-
tinued May Is. Mail VIII be sent 20
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