New Ulm review., 1913-04-23
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Washington, d. SC.. Apr. %. 1913.

l washington, ~. eC., apr. ~, 1918.
The struggle over the tariff prom
Uses to center about the woolen
schedule, sugar and agricultural pro
ducts. The preliminary skirmishes
have already occurred In the drawn.
out democratic caucuses, with the
result that In almost every instance
the supporters OF the Underwood
bill won out. In the bill wheat bears
a duty of ten cents per bMshel,
and democrats from some Of the
city districts contended that IL -four
is to be free wheat should also
come in without duty. In the end
free wheat was voted down. In the
main members from agricultural dis
tricts are opposed to the radical
cuts on farm products, while on the
other hand the "city fellows are
just as clamorous for free listing of
such articles. The rates on cattle
and sheep-ten per cent ad valorenl
caused hours of talk, but the com
mittee rates stood.
After the bill has fought Its way
through the house, which will take
anywhere from three to four weeks,
the battle royal will come of in
the senate, 1t is not expected that
the bill will undergo any radical
changes in the house, but it is pre-
dicted that the senate will bring
to bear on it it's heaviest guns. That
it will be shattered and torn to
shreds in many important schedules
is the common assertion. The sugar
and wool interests will there con-
centrate their fire, and there are
already indications Of combination
in process of formation between
senators representing these interests.
Those who are opposed to placing
agricultural products on the free
list, or materially reducing the du-
ties on farm products, have been
delving into statistics to bolster |
up their contention that free meats,
free corn. free cream products will |
not reduce the cost Of living to |
the ultimate consumer. They call |
attention to the fact that in 1900 |
there were more than $4,000, 900 |
cattle, COWS and bulls on the farms and
In 1910 there were only
81 100000. Again, in 1900 there were !
81. .7S5,000 sheep and lambs with. 231,-
900 not on farms and ranges. In
1910 there were 51,SO0,OOO. The
number of swine decreased some s.
100000 in the ten year period. In
he case of some of the important
bushels to the number of Inhabitants
decreased from 1900 to 1910, 2O9
Der cent; wheat, 14.3 per cent; oats.
is per cent.
But the upholder of the Under
wood bill asserts that, in view of
,ur steadily decreasing food sup.
,ly, the purpose of putting food on
he free list is to invite it to come
o us from other countries. To
his plausible argument his opponent
eplies that Canada, for example,
as not much more cattle and bread ,
tufts than the Canadians need. AS .
egards the possible supply of ami
nal products from the Argentine
it is pointed out that the S
o-called beef trust controls very !
argely the cattle industry in that
ountry. and therefore would be a
entine beef supply, so far as any
hare of it might be available for
xport to this country.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, has a ]
cheme whereby he would regulate"
he willy and persistent lobbyist, !.
Tho frequents both branches of
ongress during the congressional I
essions. Mr.. Kenyon's plan. in
in a bill, recently intro \
uced in the senate, has provoked I
'ide discussion, especially as Wash :
lgton is now the mecca of many
lobbyist who is interested in the !
pecial tariff session. In brief. the c
.enyon bill requires every person, =
neither acting for himself, or en-
loyed by any person or corporation,
| the interest of any legislation, Q
} file his name with the secre- q
le house of representatives. Fur s
at the close of every ses- :,
on Of congress, such legislative !
gent shall file with the proper I
fficers a complete, itemized state o
ent under oath, setting forth all O
Spenses. either paid or incurred by 8
i'm while acting in the above ca !,
acity.
Despite Senator Tillman's state |
ent few days after the Wilson q
lauguration that the wild asses had a
roken into the green corn, there T
e still hundreds of pie seekers
no are no nearer the lunch counter
ran few weeks ago. 1t has been n
early month and half since q
le new administration began. y
hings have not been moving along =
the good old Jacksonian spirit of
o the victor belongs the spoils," y
I'd moreover President Wilson does n
1t seem to be in much of a hur- G
to fill the many positions now b
lcant. Intimations keep going out n
at not until the tariff is we'll out =
the way will the president do =
uch in the way of miscellaneous b
b giving. In the meantime the 81
b hunters are gradually getting r
red of hanging round" and one
one they are returning to their
'odes. In
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