The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-16
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GTON, April 15.-Tbe
strenuous 6ght by the
tion Democrats on the
bsiops Of the tariff bill
alton before the house
ucus is expected tomor-
= wool schedule probably
ia. The anti.free raw wool
have organized for the
Representative Asbbrook
irmeu, and although the
them admittedly are
Iopose TO make a de-
gle to bind the caucus
ht duty on raw wool IS
the raw wool provision
bin al the reope~' os
on. -Sb--,,f- the oppo-
GSfsscs fail to attain
/ in caucus it is possible
81! TO be released from their
that they may continue the
INST free wool on the floor of
citrus fruits and cotton were
targets Of the opposition in
s today. the cotton schedule
under consideration at ad-
No changes were made in
ittee s bill as a result of the
usson, advocates of increased
wheat, as well as those who
cling il on the free list, being
rn.
lite Is Met.
MIA members who urged in
duties on citrus fruits, pine.
nd cotton met like fate. Rep
fe Underwood, chairman Of
and means committee, who
iudisposed, was able to re-
ontrol Of the bill In the caucus.
ost stubborn opposition of the
Fie from the southern members
of the cotton rates. Represen-
Webb of North Corolina pro-
n amendment to increase the
rates on twisted, mercerized
crwise finished yarns. This
mt was voted down by vote
1tive Broussard of Louisi
isly assailed the proposed
thicory. chocolate and cocoa,
root. acorns and other sub
NfifutSBr coffee, proposed in the com.
mittee bill, moving to place them all
on the free list as boon to the break
fast table.
Entitled 30 Substitutes.
he called attention to the recent
holding up by, the government Of
Brazilian coffee, and argued that the
people were entitled to coffee sub
stitutcs without any tariff. His amend.
mcnt was voted down, however, ad-
hcreBts Of the committee explaining
that the reciprocity features of the bill
would afford means for negotiations
with Brazil, which country placed an
export tax on coffee when the United
States put it on the free list
Democratic representatives. are being
besieged by representatives of insur-
ance companies who protest against
tho inclusion of insurance companies
rs taxable organizations under the
corporation tax provisions of the tariff
bill on tho ground that they are not
proht-making organizations. The mat.
ter may be brought up in caucus, but
Democratic leaders say that the pro-
tests viii not avail.
= RemOnstrances Made.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-Reprcsen-
tations bearing upon the proposed
Democratic tariff legislation from half
q dozen ambassadors and ministers, in
Washington were transmitted from the
state department today TO the house
ways and means committee by Secre-
.ary Bryan All the representations
were in the nature of remonstrances
against proposed changes in duties on
articles in which the countries of the
diplomats arc. interested, or were di-
sceted at sections Of what Is known as
the administrative part of the tariff
bill. Somdl of the diplomats have not
hesitatcd t$ declare themselves more
concerned hbout The administrative
feature of fhe tariff than in any pro-
posed chan&es in the actual rates of
duty,
! The BrizilGan ambassador, who called
upon Secretafy Bryan today about an
other matter, referred to some OF the