The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-09
CONNECTICUT
 DELEGATION IS
 BUSY ON TARIFF
Each Congressman Is Studying BiII's Lo-
 cal Effect
Hundreds of TeI6gramS and Letters Pour Into Washing
 ton From This State
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 Washington, April 9-The members of the Connecticut delegatio in Con gress received hundreds of telegrams and letters yesterday and today pro testing against various schedules in the Underwood tariff bill. All of these messages will be taken into caucus today and used in support of certain amendments that will be sought.
 MT Donovan is especially interest ed in the schedule on hats, and it is understood that he is equipping himself to stand by the machine tool industry He entered the caucus to- day loaded with facts and figures to show that the committee which fram- ed the tariff bill that the cut hats was too great It is understood that he will show that the excuse of the ways and means committee that 1t had reduced the raw material us cd in hats is not sufficient to justify the reduction made in the tariff on the finished product. He is said to be able to show that the cut in raw material amounts to only Il cents a dozen while the reduction on the fin ished product amounts to S1.20 a. dog en-
 All the members of the Connecticut delegation decline to give an opinion as to the merits of the tariff bill as a whole, and it is said that the entire New England represent tation is likely to make an effort to secure an in crease in the duty of a number of manufactured articles, being willing to strike a happy medium between the rate of the present tariff and the rate of the new tariff.
 Representative Thomas L. Reilly said: This is a very complex meas ure and do not care to express my opinion of 1t until I have had suf- fcient t1rae to study it."
 Congressman Bryan F. Mahan said: At first sight did not think that I liked the wool schedule but the more I study it I am inclined to think that it is not as bad as I first probably express hinelf more fully when he had had an opportunity to compare the Underwood and Payne bills
 Representative Donovan said that he considered an injustice had been done hat makers and that he would seek to have the bill amended in eau GUS.
 Representative Augustine J. Lon ergan of Hartford is busily engaged in studying the bill by comparing it with the Payne bill. He will say nothing until he learns to what ex- tent are the industries of his district affected
 Representative William L. Kennedy of Naugatuck declies to discuss the bill at this time and desires to ascer- tain haw the industries of his district are affected
 One of the Representatives of a Connecticut industry who is here claims there is a 'joker'' in the bill whereby an additional 5 per cent duty is to be added. The measure provides that goods imported in American bottoms shall be admitted at five per cent less than if in for eign bottoms.
 After the president had finished reading his message to the joint Eoue and Senate the House adjourn ed until Thursday at noon- This is believed to indicate that the Demo- cratic tariff, caucus will hold over until that time
 Mc'Lean's Medal Measure.
 Senator Mclean introduced in the Senate yesterday a bill to give med E1is to the survivors of the storming party at Port Hudson, La, in July Hss3 This charge was led by Col H. W Birge of the 18th Connecticut VolunteeA and consisted of volun- teers from the 12th, 18th and 18th Connecticut regiments
 Sixty Foot Postal Cars.
 The post office department has au- thorized the use of postal cars 60 feet long on the route between New York and Boston, to take the place of the 50 foot cars now in use. Postal cars that are 50 feet in length are author ized between New York and New Ha- ven and between Springfield, Mass, and New Haven
 Frier Would Be West Pointer.
 James Henry Frier, of Fairfield, a son of Major Frier, U. S. A, and a descendant of the Hewitt family which formerly resided in Golden Hill street, Bridgeport, called upon members of she Connects delegation yesterday seeking an appointment to West Point
 Miss Julia Kennedy is acting as clerk to her father, Congressman Will liam L. Kennedy of Naugatuck.
 Who'll Get CIlandIer's Place?
 Mem bers of the Connecticut dele Eation are wondering if the COnstitu tion State will get the place on the Industrial Commission that was to have been filled by George B. Chand- Ter of Rocky Hill. Connecticut Al though MT Chandler got the appoint ment the same was never confirmed by the Senate. The position will now go to a Democrat
 ReiIIy's Petitions.
 Representative Reilly presented in he House yesterday the following petitions: Commerce protesting against the leg station consolidating the customs dis I Ericts in the State of Connecticut.
 From the Ladies' Auxiliary No 45, ] National Association of Letter Car riers,. favoring the passage of theI Hsmil bill, providing a pension for l