Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-19
Our Washington Letter.

Within week the Democratic tariff
bill will be law. The bill represent!
an average reduction of % per cent
from the rates of the existing Payne
Aldrich law, and as it passed thu
Senate carried reductions of more thar
4 per cent. below the House bill
President Wilson has expressed hearth
est approval of the bill as it passee
Congress and went to conference fol-
final action. He expressed bis approval
in the following statement
"A fight for the people and for free
business which has lasted long gener.
alton through has at last been won,
handsomely and completely. A leader
ship and steadfastness in counsel has
been shown in both Houses. of which
the Democratic party has reason to be
very proud. There has been no weak:
ness or confusion or drawing back, but
statesman.like directness and CON-
mand of circumstances. am happy
to have been connected with the govern
ment of the nation at time when
such things could happen and to have
worked in association with men who
could do them -
Supplementary statements also were
issued by Senator La Toilette of Wis.,
consin Republican, and Senator Poin-
dexter of Washington (Progressive),
who supported the bill.
Il realize what did was a political
sacrifice, but that within me compelled
me to vote for the BILL" Senator La
Toilette said. The tariff act of 1909
was but little short of crime"
Senator Poindexter explaining his vote
said {: II voted for the Senate tariff bill
because it is, as a whole, better bill
than the Payne-Aldrich law, now in
force. Furthermore, it contains an
income tax, which we have been try
ing to get for twenty years"
Senator Simmons of the Senate CON-
mittee in charge of the bill expressed
the belief that there will be an immed-
late stimulus to business, and that in
the end we will have better times in
this country.
Coincident with the passing of the
tariff bill was the reporting to the
House of the currency bill, and the
debate was begun on that bill to pro.
coed until it's passage. |
With the tariff and currency out of
the way at the special session, an
aggressive program Of general legisla-
ton will be taken up at the regular
session beginning in December. Anti
trust legislation is expected to be the
chief item OF consideration. President
Wilson and Attorney General Me-
Reynolds will take up the whole trust
situation within the next few weeks
and later will confer with Senate and
House leaders on the forthcoming
legislative program.
One of the impo1 tant bills to be con-
sidered at the regular session will be
one which has been introduced by Con-
gresham Pepper, of Iowa, providing
for 'pure wool" and "pure shoe" reg
ulations similar to those provided by
the present pure food law. His bill,
which has attracted widespread, favor
able comment, provides against adult
Grafton of wool, cotton, silk and
leather. Any mixture of. shoddy will
not be permitted to pass off as wool,
but will have to be labeled "adulter-
ated." Leather in shoes will not be
mixed with paper and treated with
chemicals ard then be permitted to
pass as leather shoes. A tag on each
pair of shoes will show the form of
adulteration. This bill. which it is be-
lieved will receive favorable consider
alton, will protect the consuming public
from frauds in the purchase of staple
articles of wearing apparel.
Know Iowa.
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