The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-06-19
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Steel and Iron Raw Materials
Are Placed on Free List
In Tariff Bill.

Wv so~as WaS appEONeu W tuc MA
iority members Of the senate finance
committee. This increased the sen.
ate's additions to the Underwood
free list to an aggregate annual loss
OF s2.oo0,000 in revenue, making the
total estimated annual revenue loss
from the free list about $4,000. 900.
All structural steel. which was
made dutiable at ~ per cent in the
Underwood bill. he's been reduced as
compensation for the placing OF
raw materials on the free list. The
raw materials were placed on the free
list. largely because they are control.
led by the United States Steel Cor.
poration.
Among the articles which the senate
sub-committees have added to the free
list are. Pig iron, ferro-manganese
and spiegleisen. hemp. livestock,
wheat. Photographic films. cedarwood.
coal tar dyes.
Print Paper Provision Changed.
Amending the section OF the Under.
wood tariff bill which would place on
the free list all print paper valued at
not more than 2h cents a pound. the
majority members Of the senate fin.
ance committee voted to incorporate
In the bill the provisions OF the Cana.
dian reciprocity act passed In 1911.
This action would extend the free
list to include all print paper valued
at not more than 4 cents pound. on
condition THAI no export duty, export
license fee or other export charge OF
any kind whatsoever. or any prohibi.
tion or restriction In any way OF the
expectation. shall have been imposed
upon such paper, board or wood pulp.
or the wood pulp used In the manufac.
ture of such paper or board"
Free Postage Big Aid to Sugar Men.
How the government printing office
and the postoffice department helped
In the fight against free sugar and the
congressional frank sent tons OF anti.
free sugar literature circulating
throughout the land. was brought out
by the senate lobby investigation.
Truman @. Palmer. Washington rep.
resentative OF the United States beet
sugar industry. testified that more
than 100000 copies OF arguments in
behalf OF beet sugar had been turned
out by the government printing office.
made public documents by order OF
congress. and had ridden on the franks
OF senators and representatives. post
age free.
Sugar at a Glance" prepared by
him. he said. had attained a circula.
tion OF $4,000 copies under the frank
OF Senator Lodge. Report OF the
Finance Committee" by the same SEN
ator. had beaten the pamphlet by So.
900 copies.
Senator Ashurst. OF Arizona, pre-
sented the report OF the senate SUI.
frage committee. recommending the
passage OF Senator Chamberlain res-
olution for a constitutional amend.
ment enfranchising women.
The report vigorously urged votes
for women. II declared suffrage was
Justified by every test the students
OF government had set down" for en-
franchisement OF any class OF citizens.
National Capital BrevltIes.
President Wilson has Informed Colo
mel Goethals that he will visit the
Panama canal as soon as congress ad'
journs.
Majority members OF the senate H.
nance committee declare that they ex'
pect 20 have the tariff bill in shape
for consideration by the Democratic
caucus this week.
Secretary of the Interior Lane holds
that assignees OF reclamation home
steads on which final proof. has been
made need not be qualified homestead
ers.
Secretary Lane submitted resolu-
tion to congress for a law authorizing
the drainage and reclamation by the
United States OF public swamp and
overflowed lands In any state or terri
tory.
Representative Henry has introduc-
ed a resolution In the house giving
congress yisitorial powers over nation
al banks in seeking record OF the
currency system. 49,. AT
Instructions TO postmasters were is-
sued for handling C. o. ID. parcel post
packages. The regulations will be In
effect July /. Charges on packages
will be collected from addresses on
and after that date. provided the
amount on single parcel does not
exceed sl00.
Without varying dot from the prin-
ciples laid down last week In the Min
nesota rate cases. the supreme court
of the United States upheld state rail-
/ In Mis-