The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-29
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Has Tariff Situation
Well in nd---SevereIy
Scores Lobby.

Washington. - President Wilson
seems to have the tariff situation well
In hand, Notwithstanding repeated
murmurings among western democrat
ic senator's. who have 1t In their power
to force material changes in the I'm.
derwood bill, and unless there is a
change Of heart at the White House,
the tariff law will be signed In sub
stantlally the shape In which 1t left
the house.
From time to time there Is specula.
tion as to what might happen If few
/ western democratic senators, repre-.
senting wool and sugar growing states.
should join with the Louisiana sena.
tors and form a combination to defeat
the sugar and wool provisions of the
Underwood bill. Up to date 1t has
been impossible to induce any of the
senators who have figured in this spec
ulation to declare themselves publicly
on the bill, and their timidity leads to
the conclusion that they will content
themselves by expressing their disap.
proval of free wool and free sugar, and
will then vote for the bill.
Lobbyists Scored.
President Wilson stirred Congress.
sional circles with an emphatic state.
ment denouncing THE industrious"
and "insidious" lobby In Washington.
attempting to create public sentiment
against certain features OF the Under
wood tariff bill. This was accepted
at the capitol as referring to the unus.
ual efforts being made against free
raw wool and free sugar.
While the president was declaring
that the public should be relieved
from the intolerable burden" Sen.
ators and Representatives we're view.
Ing on every hand the evidences OF
the lobbyists. and Significance was at.
tached 10 statement by Secretary
Simmons, chairman OF the finance
committee. that In his opinion the lob
byists we're not making any headway.
Wheat to Go on Free List.
Following the statement by Senator
williams. OF the finance sub-commit'
tee, which has the agricultural sched'
ule under consideration, that the duty
on livestock and their products and
grains and their products would be
equalized. Il was reported that the
committee had agreed to put wheat
on the free list. along with wheat flour.
In the Underwood bill wheat Is given
q duty OF 10 cents n bushei, while
wheat flour Is free OF duty. II also
was reported that the committee prob
ably would recommend removal OF
the 10 per cent duty on cattle. sheep.
and hogs In conformity 10 the free list
ing OF all fresh meats In the Under.
wood bill
Insurance Feature Coming Up.
Senator Williams subcommittee
will take up the insurance feature OF
the income tax section OF the bill. An
other matter 10 occupy this sub-com'
mittee will be the amendments 10 the
administrative features OF the bill pro-
posed by Assistant Attorney-General
oenison and Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Curtis. The amendments be-
ing seriously considered are one to
give the Secretary OF the Treasury the
right to proclaim valuations on cd va
loren goods and another TO prohibit
attorneys taking up disputed cases on
a contingent fee basis.
Patent Monopoly Hlt.
The so-called patent monopoly"
which threatened to prevent cut rates
by retailers In all patented articles
on the market was destroyed by de-
cisions OF the supreme court OF the
United States. The court held that
owners OF patents do not receive the
right by the patent law TO control the
price at which retailers must sell to
consumers. The decision In words APP
piled only to nerve tonic for which
a patent had been issued. but will con-
troll all patented articles sold under
restrictions not to resell at cut rates.
Safety razors. talking machines and
thousands Of other patented articles
are affected by the decision.
National Capital Brevities.
President Wilson has dictated into
a talking machine long speech that
will be ground out to SO tribes OF In
dians on 66 reservations on the tour
soon to be made by DR.. Joseph Dixon.
OF Philadelphia. and Major McLaugh-