GANNON If FAVOR OF FREE LUMBER Westerners Alarmed at Turn in Tariff Affairs and Will Make Hard Fight. EAST ASKS DUTY REMOVED I'ralrle States Join In Demand and Westerners Seek Support ot the Southern Democrats to Combat Proposed Further' Cut. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU; Wash ington. March 18. Western Congressmen who had entertained hopes of amending the tariff bill by restoring the duty on lumber to $2 are beginning to fear that they will b lucky if they hold the present provision of $1 per thousand. Congressmen from the prairie states and others from the East are Joining in the demand for fre lumber, and todav made a strong appeal to the Speaker, who Is reported to be considering the ad visability of calling a Republican cau cus to determine whether the lumber duty hall remain at U or be removed alto gether. Westerners ' are much concerned over the apparent Inclination of the Speaker to place lumber on the free list, and are further alarmed by the report that the advocates of free lumber will combine with the advocates of free hides. Such a combination. If broken, must be broken by the aid of the Southern Democrats, representing the lumber producing dis tricts. SAY RESTRICTIONS TOJUST Filipinos Protest Against Limita tions on Free Trade. MANILA, March 18. The proposals em bodied In the Payne bill, for the revision of the tariff, have been unfavorably re ceived here because of the limitations placed on sugar and tobacco. It is gen erally felt that. If there Is to be an un restricted admission of American products to the Philippines, it is only fair to ad mit freely Filipino products to America. A prominent merchant here expressed the general attitude here when he said: "The proposed arrangement is unequal and unfair. It Is a bad bargain for the Philippines. There is no danger of the Islands producing enough sugar and to bacco to Injure the American planters for the natural Increase In consumption there will easily and quickly absorb any Increase. Accurate figures absolutely demonstrate this. The inevitable effect of the passage of this bill will be to dis courage and retard development, already retarded many years by the failure of Congress to do Justice to these islands, vv e appeal to (the sense of Justice of the American people to make a fair and equitable arrangement and to right the eld Injustice." It Is expected that the commercial bodies of the islands will meet and cable protests against the proposals in the Payne bill, which are considered objec tionable here. TEA IMPORTERS VP IX ARMS Beverage a Necessity, Not Luxury, Says Iiipton Agent. ...... jumin is. alT Thomas I.lpton s representative In New York w. A. W. Melville, Is considerably ex ercised over the recommendations In the tariff bill as submitted to Congress yesterday, placing a tax of 8 cents a pound on tea imports from producing countries and 9 cents on Imports from non-producing- countries. Tea has be come a necessity. Mr. Melville said, and has ceased to be a luxury, if the tar iff should be Imposed as proposed, he thinks that the cost to consumer will advance at least 10 cents a pound. As a. result he predicts that cheaper tea Tea Importers generally declare that the new schedule will not s.and. The National Coffee & Tea Association will take Immediate steps to fight the pro posal, and their main argument will be that the burden will fall on the con sumer rather than on the dealer. The market on all grades of teas advanced from 2 to 3 cents a pound yesterday. SCHWAB IS AGAINST TARIFF Declares New Schedules Too Drastic for All Interests. DETROIT, Mich.. March 17 "The Tayne tariff bill Is too drastic The Iron nd steel schedules should not have been altered." declared Charles M. Schwab In an Interview here today. Mr. Schwab , arrived here in his private car to ad ! dress the Detroit Board of Commerce to day at their monthly luncheon L.bor will Jlnd Itself adjusted to the changed schedules." he continued "The only cost that enters Into manufacture Is the coat of labor. Remove the pro tection from the stel and you reduce the status of the labor. In European teel mills women wheel the coke We can compete with the world on this basis too. It is all a question of labor In tho end. No, I don't mean that the tariff should be raised. It should be left as It Is." "Then you don't agree with your friend Mr. Carnegie T" he asked. 'Mr Carnegie was like a father to me. I will not ti.ke issue with him on eny question," replied Mr. Schwab. VARIED VIEWS OF NEW TARIFF c.teel Men Much Alarmed Shoe Men Most Enthusiastic. w,CLFAGO- ,March 13. The new tar iff bill Is welcomed as a blessing, and Is also regarded as a menace In various Industrial circles of Chicago .wKu?,e,"e .J- Kufflnton. president of the Illinois kiteel Company, sees a blight for the steel Industry if the measure is enacted with contemplated provisions. J Harry Seim says the shoe Industry will flourish like a bay tree If hides are put on the free list. The proposed reduction of tariff du ties on lumber will not' have any material effect on prices, according to local dealers. Wool dealers were not sanguine as to consumers getting any benefits from the scheduled changes In wool duties and wholesalers were equally doubtfui as to whether the measure as now for mulated would increase the revenue. Oil Duty Displeases California. LOS ANOEI.RS, Cal., March 18. In the Interests of the oil Droduoara of this section, the Chamber of Commerce yesterday authorised the following telegram sent to Senator Flint: "We - earnestly urge that the present duty on petroleum and Its products be re- lainea in the new tariff bilL Its eli mination would be a severe blow to the oil Industry of California by admit ting Mexican petroleum free of duty, while that country exacts a heavy cus toms duty on petroleum Imports from the United States." MACVEAGH APPROVES BILL Says It Fulfills Expectation of Gen nine Revision. ' WASHINGTON. March li Secretary of the Treasury. MacVeagh expressed sat isfaction today with the general features of the new tariff bill. He said: "Reserving the expression of an opinion as to the particular rates adopted by the ways and means committee, it is a pleas ure to note the manner in which the committee has responded, to the general expectations of the people as to genuine revision of the tariff and the way in which it has undertaken to fulfill the pledgee of the Republican party. "As to the amount of revenue that the operation of the bill would produce, I accept the conclusions of the committee Itself. It must always, however, remain a matter of uncertainty as to what the revenues will be. Although the Treasury Department has no reason to question the expectations of the committee, it is wise for the committee to provide for the J40, 000.000 Panama bonds and tne increase of the three per cent certificates to $2S0. 000.000 and guard against possible dis appointment in the expected revenue." FIGHT IS FREE FOR ALL (Continued From First Page.) for two cents a pound if admitted free from the Islands. This, they say, would ruin the rice Industry In this country. Try to Keep Up Lumber Duties. A number of Democrats 'will Join with some Republicans in an effort to keep the duty assessed by the Dingley bill upon lumber. The fight for free lumber will be handled by Clark, It Is understook. He has frequently ex pressed himself in bitter terms regard ing the lumber situation in this coun try. During the tariff hearings he ar raigned the lumber magnates and delved deep Into the Intricacies of stumpage and railroad land grants. It is thought there will be no ser ious opposition to the tariff on tea. Outlook for Reciprocity. . Great Britain and France probably will be the first countries to receive the benefit of the minimum rates named in the Payne bill. According to the committee's report made today. Great Britain has been unable to receive the benefits of reciprocal trade agreement provided for by the Dingley bill, al though she has treated this country fairly in her customs acts. As the French trade agreement with the United States contains no provision for its continuance for any time after it has been abrogated by either Nation, France may receive the benefit of the minimum rates of the Payne bill . as soon as it is enacted, the matter being entirely In the hands of the French Government. France is now revising her own tariff on a maximum and mini mum basis. Deficit of $10,000,000 In 1910. . The ways and means committee es timates that the entire revenues to the Government for jthe fiscal year 1910, provided the Payne bill is in operation will be J862.063.885. As the amount for which revenue will be required for 1910 is -estimated at 872,221.701, it Is claimed the deficit for 1910 will be about $104)00,000. LEAD IN ORE NOT , REDUCED Change at Last Moment In Favor of Lead Miners. WASHINGTON, March 18. The Payne tariff bill continues the present duty of lhi cents per pound on the lead in all lead-bearing ores. It had been reduced by the committee to 1 cent a pound, but at the last minute before the Introduction of the bill the old rate was restored. This was done after Mr. Payne's state ment had been prepared and this fact ac counts for a misstatement regarding the duty as it stands In the new bill. Lead dross, lead bullion or base bullion, lead in pigs, in bars, refuse lead run Into block and bars and old scrap lead are as sessed the same duty, 1V4 cents per pound. The latter is a reduction of cent a pound. The duty on lead in sheets, pipe and lead wire Is reduced. of a cent per pound. SENATE COMMITTEE AT WORK Will Begin Consideration or Tariff Bill Today. WASHINGTON. March 18,-The Senate committee on finance will hold sessions daily beginning tomorrow. A variety of expert work, which will be necessary for a consideration of the tariff schedules, will be begun at once. The effect of some of the countervailing provisions of the House tariff bill upon the export trade of this country will be considered. There are now four Republican vacan cies on the committee, Aldrich, Burrows Penrose and Hale being holdovers who will attend the meetings until the Senate adopts the report of the committee on committees. The vacancies will be filled by the appointment of . Lodge, Flint, Bmoot and Cullom and all the Repub lican members will probably meet next Monday. ATLANTIC LUMBERMEN KICK North Carolina Pine Association Sees Peril in New Tariff. NORFOLK. Va.. March 18. M. C. Foe tourg, president of- the North Carolina Pine Association, controlling a majority of the mills in Eastern Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, declared here today that the 60 per cent reduction on lumber proposed byV the new tariff bill will be ruinous to lumber manufactur ers and mills generally in the entire At lantio Coast region. NO NEW CALHOUN JURYMEN Twelve Talesmen Examined, but All Fail to Pass Tests. SAX FRANCISCO. March 18 Vital is sues in the trial of Patrick Calhoun were lost to view for a considerable portion of today's session, and the dissensions and strife of society's devotees were substi tuted as a topic of discussion. Herbert S.- Bonifield. a real estate dealer, was passed by the defense after en unusually brief examination, and was immediately subjected to a severe cross examination by Assistant District Attor ney Heney. It developed that the tales man was well acquainted -with two of the indloted LTnlted Railroad officials and one ot their attorneys, and while he had but a vague recollection of the matters to which the former Supervisors had testi fied before the grand Jury, he had some very positive opinions relating to the last strike of the etree-tcar employes. Without an addition to the partially completed panel of Jurors, VS talesmen were examined and excused during the ay. Tomorrow (Saturday) wiu positively be tne last day for discount on East Side 6aa cms. Read "Gaa.jria,'. " THE MORNING BATTLE ON RULES REVIVED IN HOUSE De Armond Stirs Up Payne to ' Accuse Democrats of Ig noring Duty. YIELJO TO ONE-MAN POWER Census Bill Passed After Skirmish. Point Is Conceded Which Caused Roosevelt to Veto Mea sure Last Session. WASHINGTON. Mareh 18.-The census bill in its amended form was passed by the House today after a lively attack on the rules by De Armond, of Missouri. The bill was passed at the late session, ut was vetoed by President Roosevelt, be cause of his objections to the provision taking .from the Civil Service Commission the power of appointing the clerks. De Armond objected to . consideration of the bill unless in committee of the whole. Cannon Foils De Armond.' At a hint by the Speaker. Payne moved a recess for 30 minutes. This motion pre vailed. Upon the House reconvening a rule was reported making it in order to consider the bill in the Hbuse Itself This afforded De Armond an opportunity to attack the rule and to advocate selec tion of a committee on rules by the members and not by the Speaker as at present. In criticising the method of concentrat ing power in the Speaker, De Armond declared the appointment of Democrats on the committee on rules was not satis factory to the Democratic side.' De Ar mond said that he was satisfied that Broussard had been selected for the com mittee without any Intention of repre senting the sentiment of the Democratic side. Payne Prods Opponents. Payne, in replying, said De Armond had given an exhibition of unreasonable ness by his objection. He charged the Missouri member with trying to "carry on the lost battle of Monday last." He condemned the democratic decision in re gard to accepting committee appoint ments. , Payne contended that there were some men on the Democratic side who had manhood enough and enough sense of re sponsibility to their constituents, "yea and regard ior the oath they took well and faithfully to discharge their duty, to serve upon committees unless excused by the House." lie said he did not think some of the Democrats "so servile that they will yield to the imperious demand that comes to them and even vioiate the oath of their office by refusing to serve on commit tees." "You are trying to turn away from the folly of the committee of 15," he said ' ixnd concentrate the whole of that side in the hands of one man, wb,o was not selected by the House, but by a caucus, laik about your one-man power! What explanation can you make of that course?" '. Under Civil Service Law. When the members Anally got to con sidering the bill again, an amendment by Sterling of Illinois was agreed to, pro viding that the appointments shall be made In conformity with the law of ap portionment among the states under the civil service act. In order to prevent the spread of tuber culosis among Government clerks, the House agreed to an amendment by Ben nett of New York, requiring that each census applicant furnish with his appli cation a certificate of good health As amended the bill was then passed The measure gives to the Civil Service Commission Jurisdiction over appoint ments and provides for the printing of the reports by the Government Printing Office As enacted at the last session, fhe bill stripped the Civil Service Com mission of such authority and there was a provision allowing some of the print ing to be done by private firms. Presi dent Roosevelt vetoed the bill. WESTERN SENATORS TO FRONT Leaders Yield to Younger and In surgent Element. WASHINGTON, March 18.-The work by the committee on committees of fill ing Republican vacancies on Senate com mittees was concluded today, resulting in giving to Western Senators very much greater representation on important com mittees. This is regarded as the direct result of the campaign that has been carried on for a long time by the "insurgents." It is asserted that never before in the his tory of the Senate have the Western States been so fully represented on i the Important committees. There had been suggestions of a refusal on the part of some Western Senators to go into Re publican caucuses Monday to confirm the assignments unless the distribution was satisfactory. The Democratic steering committee Is still at work, endeavoring to make a dis position of Democratic vacancies. The Republican committee on committees will accept without question these Democratic recommendations. The work of distributing the Republican assignments has been a complete conces sion to the younger and western mem bers. Most of tho vacancies have gone to the Far West. One new committee, that on conservation of natural resources, has been created. The committee on finance, as reor ganized, contains one more Senator from the Far West. Of the eight Republican members four are now from the West and two from west of the Missouri River. Vacancies were caused by the death of Allleon and by the retirement of Piatt Hansbrough and Hopkins. These vacan cies have been filled by the appointment of Lodge of Massachusetts, Flint of Cali fornia, Smoot of Utah and Cullom of Illinois. The holdover Republicans are Aldridgo of Rhode Island, Burrows of Pennsylvania and Hale of Maine. Cullom gives up his membership on the committee on appropriations to take the place formerly held by his colleague, Hopkins, who has not yet been re-elected by the Illinois Legis lature. The Democrats will designate Sim mons of North Carolina to take the place formerly held by Teller, the other Democratic members of the finance committee being Daniel of Virginia. Money of Mississippi, Bailey of Texas and Taliaferro of Florida. The three vacancies on the commit tee on appropriations will be filled by the appointment of Senators Curtis of Kansas. Burket of Nebraska and Kene of New Jersey. The one Republican vacancy on the committee on foreign relations has been given to Root, ex-Secretary of State, who takes the place of Foraker. Sutherland and Borah will go on Ju djJ&i . and IiUea pf 'Montana and OKEGOMAX, FRIDAY, ' i. 1 Hl - 'TyFWIi i i y ,vf -.wXh 1 m vi r t 4 1 WH'M 1.- ' " 1 . TfX , . - lnfHg Copyright 1909 by Art Sch.ffnef & M.nt gjj Brown of Nebraska will go on military affairs. Crane will become chairman of the committee on rules, and Perkins will be come chairman of the committees on naval affairs. Flint of California will become chair man - of the committee on interoceanic canals and La Follette will go to ,the head of the census committee. These are both rapid promotions to the heads of important committees, Flint being - sixth member of Interoceanic canals, while La Follette occupied the same relative posi tion on the census committee. Bumham of New Hampshire will be come chairman of the committee on claims, while Borah will go to the head of the committee on education and labor. Carter of Montana becomes chairman of the committee on irrigation and arid lands, while Smoot of Utah becomes head of the printing committee. 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