The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-06-04
PROGRESS IN WASHIN G TON
Something of The Striving of
Party Leaders For Legis-
lation.

Chairman Simmons of the senate
committee has discussed with Sec
retary Bryan the perplexing prob
lens that have arisen because of for
eign protests against the administra-
tive features of the Underwood bill.
The cabinet meeting yesterday after
noon was practically devoted by
President Wilson and his advisors to
Il is phase of the tariff question.
Complaints have been made that
certain clauses of the Underwood
bill would abrogate treaties with for
eign countries. 1t is understood that
Count Won Brenstorff, the Gerzcan
ambassador, who recently went to
experts, is about to sail for America
with supplemental protest against
the provision that would grant 5 per
cent discount from the tariff rates
on imports made in American own
ed or controlled vessels.
Tariff Discussion.
Tariff hearings by the senate f.
nance gub-cor:mittees closed last
night and today they began the ac-
tual work of revising the schedules
as they core from the house. With
the close of these hearings the tariff
yesterday became a subject for dis-
cussion in the senate. This was en-
dent's denunciation os the tariff lob
byists and by another tilt between
Democratic senators on the sugar
question.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, in
speech in which he said he would
support the Underwood bill as it
comes from the finance committee,
branded as a false reflection of the
public sentiment of his own state the
protest against the sugar schedule
forwarded to the cenate by the bank
ers and commercial organizations of
Denver. He caused many communi-
cations from the people of Colorado
urging the senator 10 stand by the
Democratic program to be read.
Beet Sugar Companies
One charged that employees of SUI
gar mills there had been ordered to
write letters to their senators and to
the president protesting against the
Underwood bill, and Ito advise the
heads of their respective depart
ments when they had written the let
ters."
Right here" said Senator
Thomas, II want to call your atten-
tion to the fact that some years ago
the beet sugar manufacturers of the
state notified the farmers that $3.50
would be the price they would pay
for beets. The farmers refused to
grow beets at that price and the
manufacturers were forced to pay
higher prices, which it has been DEM
onstrated they can well afford to
do"
Thomas attacked what he called
the over-capitalizGtion of the beet
sugar companies, declaring that the
$50, 200 capitalization of COM
panies in Colorado was $30,000,000
water, upon which they paid divi-
dends on preferred and watered
stock" One of the companies, he
says has surplus in excess of s10,-
100000.
Colorado Conditions.
Senator Reid of Missouri called at
tention to figures showing that the
Michigan beet sugar company had a
capitalization of over $4,000, 1000, of
which s5.000,OOO was scheduled as
good will.
"Yes," Senator Thomas said, "and
of the $141, 100000 capitalization of
this industry in America, $50,
600 is water, good will, bad will or
anything except actual capital, and it
is an incubus on the productive en-
ergy of the country. These manu-
facturers charge the Colorado con-
sumer the New York price plus the
freight charge from New York to
Denver. | hear no protests to the
senate of the United States from the
bankers and commercial organiza-
tions about this"
Thornton of Louisiana spoke of re-
marks made by Senator MARITIME of
New Jersey, referring TO Louisiana
nators as Calamity howlers. Mar
tine replied that he did not mean to
reflect upon the Louisiana senators.