El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-28

to Alaska and to issue S35.OOO.OOO il
bonds for its construction under tht
terms of bill favOrably reported to the
house today by the committee on rial
roads.
May Renew Beef Trust Fight.
Announcement was made by represen
tative Clayton, of Alabama, chairman OF
mittee will make a thorough investi-
cation of the beef trust when congress
meets in December and will recommend
again to end the existing combination.
Mr.. Clayton said also that the judi
c1ary committee viii recommend leg
islation to prohibit interlOcking direc-
tOrates
The statement was made by Mr.. Clay
ton after the house had refused to give
immediate consideration to the fellow
ing resolution introduced by rePresen-
tative Kinkead, of New Jersey
Resolution is Offered.
Resolved, that the judiciary COM
mittee is hereby directed to investigate
into the WORKINGS of the packers COM
bination, known as the Beef Trust and
especially as to any effort to control
the output of the Australian and Ar
gentine market"
The members of the house have been
in attendance here pretty closely for
nearly year., said Mr.. Clayton, ''and
1t seems to me an investigation of such
scope as is proposed had better be put
off until the next session. We will
take up, the Beef trust then and make
a thorough inquiry"
Is An Old Fight.
The government began its efforts to
break up the Beef trust" early in 1908
and the case was fought step by step
the United States court in Chicago
found the packers not guilty.
The combination which the govern
ment attacked was composed of the
following companies:
National Packing company. q New
) ersey;; @. II. Hammond Packing com
pany of Michigan; Fowler Packing
company, of Kansas City; United
dressed Beef company, of New York.
St Louis Beef and Provision. of Mis-
souri,; Hammond Packing company, of
Omaha Packing company, of
Illinois; Anglo American Provision
company, of Illinois; Western Packing
company. of Colorado; Colorado Pack
ing and provision company. of Colorado.
and the New York Butchers Dressed
Meat company, of New York.
No Hope for Recess.
All hope of a recess for the weary
house of representatives went a-glim-
merinS today Optimistic members had
hoped to swing the tide of sentiment
agalpst president Wilson's suggestion
that 1t would be unfair for the house
to recess while the senate was held in
session to wrestle with the currency
bill.
OPTIMISM
by means of a concurrent resolution
drafted by representative Austin, of
Tennessee, providing for a recess until
November TO- was defeated by a vote
of III to 50.
Tariff to Give Surplus.
After making calculations this af-
ternOon, experts announced that the
tariff bill agreed to in conference yes
terday would yield revenues in excess
OF the expenditures OF the government
of between 100000 and sic, 600, 900.
THESE figures are subject to revision
after more careful computations have
been made, but are believed to be fair
~ accurate.
1t developed today that the senate re-
coded from one of its features to in
come tax section intended to make
sure that Americans living abroad
you'd not escape payment of this tax.
The senate provided that the tax with
respect to incomes should likewise be I
levied upon all in this as such NAV be-
come due or payable to any non-resi-
dent alien subject to the exemntions
and deductions provided, which shall |
be made at the source in his behalf"
me mouse objected to this provision
and it was eliminated
Lower Rates On Gloves
It also was learned definitely that /
the lower rates of the house on gloves I
were retained The senate Increased !
the duty on women's and children's /
gloves, made Of leather, not over "a |
nches in length, from 50 to $3.50 a !
1ozen pairs.
The two dollar rate of the house per- /
7alied. The senate fixed a rate Of "a
/ dozen pairs on all mems Ieatba,
sloVes not specially provided for. but
he house gained it's contention and ths
ate was reduced to $3.50
May Eliminate Futures Tax.
Chairman Simmons, Of the house com.
nittee, today predicted that the pro.
POSED cotton future tax would 90 ont !
# the bill The house probable vii !
gree to the Smith-Lever comprornisa :
The senate will reject it and the con- !
erees then viii report in favor of
triking the Clark amendment from the ]
ill INC
j.. Discussing the cotton tax, chairman
simmons said:
4 see no reason why we should eau
US on the cotton tax proposition again
n the senate. The vote for the Sr5itb-
ever amendment was very small in
he caucus and I have heard of No |
hange of sentiment that would iustifV
aking the subject I'D again -
rehend that in the end there will he
% exchange whatever on the subject in
he tariff BILL
There will be no further meeting
ntil Monday morning, when the Re-
he first time.
Revise Free List.
Inc senate cOnfereeS put in a strenu
US day today proof reading and re-
!
-ood-Slmmons tariff bill in conference
Lere is the additional free list as read
Wheat-From all countries admittino
lmilar products from the United StataS
uty free
Wheat flour-Under similar condi-
ons.
Burlap.
Alizarin dyes
Anthony ore.
Cast iron pipe of every description.
Ferro manganese.
Cement.
Furs and fur skins. undressed.
Explosives for blasting and mining /
Pig iron, blooms and slabs, etc.
Photographic and moving picture
Inns not exposed nor developed
Works of art
Previously Agreed Upon.
The following items had been mt on I
lie free list by both houses before con
,rence:
Fresh beef; cattle; sheep; fresh wa