El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

Iaths and fence posts, made free and
reductions in other items.
Schedule Free sugar and other
provisions of the former Underwood
sugar bill. the loss of approximately
$50, 600 900 revenue from which to be
offset by the income tax
High Tariff on Tobacco and Wines
Schedules F and H-RetentiOn OF
high rates of duty on tObaccos, cigars,
cigarets, snuffs, wines and brandies, all
regarded as luxuries by the committee,
all to be taxed as high as they can
Meat and Cattle Tariff Undecided.
Schedule Numerous changes. par
ticularly a sharp cut on lemons, a com
involving the citrus fruit on the Pa
cific coast; meat and cattle, whether
dutiable or free, still undetermined
Free Raw Cotton
Schedule Free raw cotton, sub
stantial reductions on cheaper grades
Of cotton goods, practically as pro-
posed in the last congress.
Schedule Retention Of most Of
the flax, jute and hemp rates, except
manufactures
Reductions on Cheaper woods.
Schedule K-Sharp reductions on
large variety OF cheaper wool Of the
products along the lines OF the pre-
vious Democratic bills, with a fight
still on for free raw wool.
ent high rates on silks and silk goods,
as luXuries.
Schedule M-Free wood pulp and
print paper. probably with the elimina-
ton Of the present restrictions as to
Schedule Reductions in numerous
"-sundries," including harness and sad
dlery
Free Substantially the free list
J proposed at the last congress. with ad-
ditiOns, but with the question of free
meats and cattle unsettled.
Senate 70 Dictate.
1t IS becoming more and more ap-
parent that the senate is going to be
the great storm center Of legislation
/ throughout the Wilson administrat ton.
The senate, not the house. is going
to determine the form and substance
Of the big legislation which is enact
ed. Upon all such legislation viii be
/ the impress Of senate influence The
/ house will stand N the second place
with respect to the shaping Of all i'm
pOrtant laws.
The extra session Of congress will
! concern itself with the tariff and per
haps With currency. In any event,
currency legislation viii have to be
handled not later than the regular
session Of the present congress. And
as to both these matters, It will be
| the senate, not the house, which viii
! have the final say as to what shall go
on the statute books
Senate Best Posted.
AS a matter Of fact. the senate con-
/ tains the men who are best fitted by
| experience and training to shape tar
/ if and currency legislation. These
| men include Republicans. as well as
! Democrats, men Of progressive views
! as well as conservatives. They include
/ men who have spent years in the con-
] sideration OF such subjects as tariff
! and currency. The house has some
men who know these subjects, but the
/ proportion OF them is small.
For the most part in the house. it
H. - 0.1T1 inc Tea s1.-
J The average member will do as he is
I told. He viii know almost nothing
! about the intricacies of the tariff
measures which are. put up to him to
] vote on or about the inside Of cur
| rency legislation. Even II he does
| know about these things. he viii get
| no chance to make his knowledge felt
because the house rules are made for
! the purpose Of shutting off CUFF and
/ free consideration Of measures.
| Senate May BE Stubborn.
| In the senate, the situation is en-
! tirely different For this there are
! many reasons In the first place. the
| senate rules preclude clOture in de-
| bate Any senator can talk as long
1 as his strength will permit In the
| second place, every senator has say
! about the confirmation Of appoint
| ments and ratification Of treaties, and
| considers himself about as much Of a
| factor in government as the presi-
/ dent The senate insists on taking ITS
D
! islation that come before it and IL re-
/ fuses to be hurried. The more pres
/ sure is brought on II from the house
1 or the white house the more stub born
it is apt to become.
/ Under such circumstances. while con-
( sideration of the tariff bills and cur
/ rencv question in the house win be
/ perfunctorv, IN the senate there viii
be debates Of the first magnitude.
| Each tariff measure will be dissected
| thoroughly. and there will be a dis
cussion of the currency question, eth
er in the extra session or later, which
! will range over a broad field.
Progressive Republicans.
The progressive Republican group
in the senate along with senator
| Poindexter, progressive" party man.
! will have big influence both on tar
if and currency legislation In the
tariff discussions in recent years,
j these men have proved themselves the
best informed, the most studious, and
/ hence the most influential And they
will be a factor Of great moment in
/ the extra session. When the tariff
I bills get through they will be found
| to have been influenced by this group
/ of men. and when the currency measure
/ becomes law the same viii be found
1 to be true.
Ashurst Fights 9ArmOr Trust.@
i Before the senate adjourned sena-
/ tor Ashurst. of Arizona. renewed his
attack on what he termed the "armOr
I plate trust" In a resolution he as
| serted that on March 3, former secre-
tary of the navy Meyer divided con-
{ tracts for g 1000 tons Of armOr for the
| new battleship Pennsylvania" among
three companies whose bids were prac-
I tically identical.