The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-18
TOBACCO TARIFF
TO BE RETAINED
No Change Indicated as Part of
Democratic Revision
Program.
BIBLES WILL BE FREE
Substantial Reduction likely in
BIBLES WILL BE FREE
Substantial Reduction likely in
Tax on Wood Pulp and
Print Paper.

Washington. January E-Substan-
tial reduction of the tariff all along the
line in the wood pulp and print paper
schedule and retention of approximately
the existing duties on tobacco. cigars
and similar articles. constitute part of
the Democratic tariff revision program
to be presented to the coming extra ses-
sion of Congress.
This was the situation as viewed by
Democratic leaders after two sessions
to-day and another tonight in the
marshalling of testimony on schedule
M" pulps, papers and books, and
F =" tobacco and its manufactures.
Just how far the Democratic mem
bers will go in cutting the paper sched-
u!e is problematical. So far they
have not had conference on the sub
ject but the consensus of their senti-
ment favors reduction wherever possible
in this part of the tariff law.
Admit Bibles Free.
OF the incidental portions of the
schedule it was probably assured that
the committee will provide for free ad-
mission of Bibles and of other relig-
ious works A plea of elimination of
the p per cent duty on Bibles was made
today by the Presbyterian committee
on publication. through r. E. Magill,
Of Richmond it's secretary
the com mittee. if not all Of them. regard
the items in the tobacco schedules as
Iuxuries. and one of the schedules most
easily adapted to revenue-raising pur-
poses.
Chief interest of the day conferred
in the presentation of arguments of the
spokesnen of the newspaper publishers
and Of the Numerically opposed paper
manufacturers
John Norris. of New York. chairman
of the committee on paper OF the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION. representing consumers who
pay SIS 900 600 a year for news print
paper-the newspapers throughout the
country presented testimony. fire.
ouentlv marked by colleagues with
Republican members of the committee.
in favor of letting down the tariff
bars that shut out Canadian paper and
the cutting OF Of all restrictions upon
the importation Of the cheaper grades OF
paper and wood pulps entering into
paper manufacture
The American Paper and Pulp As
ISOLATION. through Arthur c Hastings
Of New York. its prcsidenN represent
ing. ne said. thc paper industry. with
an investment of 500 90 .0cO and an
annual business OF $500. oo0. 900. voiced
opposition % a change in the present
tariff
1Tkf On sHEICd-C-
Representative Of the wall paper
industry. through Robert Graves OF
New York. urged an increase from
Is to 20 per cent on foreign wall paper
which. he said. comes into competition
with the higher grades OF domestic wall
paper.
AIR Norris. in his plea for news
print paper from across the Canadian
border. said that the American News
paper Publishers wanted Congress 20
ensure the procurement of a pcrrna-
men. and adequate supply OF cheap
paper By broadening the paper market
20 the utmost.
he arranged what he called primitive
methods Of American paper manufac-
turcrs and the antiquity Of their paper
machines.
John T. wneeiwrieht. 81 Boston,
paper manufacture. later teeti1ed that
.hc paper manufactures would con-
slider themselves ut sub ccts Tor the
lunafic asylum n they did not have
modern machine
= j. Woodare ~ wilson. y. G.
wanted The tariff on tobacco retained
lie said nc spoke for tho Carolina
tobacco nrms
Against Good Morals.
WASHINGTON. January T.-R. 2. Ma
ain. Of Richmond, secretary OF the Pres