| Show THE SPECIAL SESSION at noon today march tho tb fifty fifth congress met to lo poow session emion at the national capital capita it baa been convened in with the tn k aral anticipation tion to discuss a now new tariff riff bt bill W which b probably will be in into t the 0 house home tomorrow by mr Di dinalee naleY there to IB a marked difference between the opening of this and dd of that which was wae held four years suo whon took office in 1898 the special session was waa called to do just what the leonle on OB the day after election the edine Var OT ember vember did not expect to repeal purchasing clause of an ex the silver toting law but bat the special session of 1897 to is to deal with the very question which the people on the day after last November ft elect election lOID expected would be riven given precedence over everything else d and it appears to be president MaKin JOYs determination to have Itari tariff fir the only subject considered so BO fain fa aa iain be la 18 concerned the now new tariff bill as aa prepared by members of the house republican and meana committee who have been ways woric ling on the he measure for three declares declare in its title the main of the measure with a rank frank carDo aee anses lathat that is 18 not always characteristic at gnan lial laws law it is u headed an abet to provide drevlo revenue for fa the govern ant and nd to protect the industries ol of the as Sta St atee teed the latter is a stronger ronger declaration than bag bae touch binah Bt been customary cna tomary in tariff billik bills and it to is a formal announcement it ir the bill through of protection as a natio national ri ai geto St after berthan than in a party policy it is IB an that it the law to la substantially as the bill now framed it will increase inore aae the ais government revenue seventy more than it rail liong per year the president Prel dent and re be Is at present lioan leaders hope to get bet the now new UW law enacted in time to bring it ln in neri Uon by july let of this year and to teabow show ita effects from the opening oy 0 she farat financial year under the new administration how far they will be bl to do this thia remains to be seen the bill makes dome very important eban gess yet vet none that may be consider ered radical it ita Is in line with the mckinley law of 1890 yet cont aloe of the latter and much as a to co characterize it as aa a moderate pro measure mea aure from the text of the mil 1 it appears that the high crotee theory ban baa been permit permitted tool to dominate in an 0 o instance there to noth jog savors bavoro of prohibitory tariff As a whole it 19 ia 18 a 8 modification of the UW law ot of 1890 as aa in only a low few schedules bedalee ao if the average rate of duty as bagh as M it was waa la in the mckinley low law the wool schedule ob edale Is ii one of the most notable of these them yet it may be said eaid that the aim of the bill from abe abe standpoint of its ito constructors natural causes so 0 o far a ae is S to ROT any act of congress Congre aa may do la in pro pre within the limits limit of reason sor erring ving the american market tor for american producers produce ra and manufacturers manufacture rr rp fenners fen nere moderate moil protection based chiefly on afie abe dif difference terence between ahe cost coat of domestic and foreign labor has bai been hold in throughout so 0 o that now the committee tee believe they have a which will fix such rates of degre duty adwill as will permit neither the foreign producer nor the home producer to take the war market ket and keep it to the exclusion of the other and at the some time will make the difference bet between the be wages wadea of labor abroad and in this country the re verue producing actor milad and got get enough revenue that to go prevent any deficit when ever there has been any don doaby be upon apon ft a question between foreign and home labor however the doubt has ban not been resolved in favor of the foreigner As an example of the moderate protection idea it may be cited that the cotton schedule obeda leof of the wilson gorman law has been left untouched the free list hat of that law however has baa had taken from it wool coal and lumber and a few other articles which are fixed at the old rates of duty there was much dispute beleen the wool growers and the wool manufacturers and as aa these could not agree on a compromise the mckinley rates were restored and it if the conflicting interests settle on anything it will be adopted in this wool schedule it a very important industry of this state la is affected another vital industry of this state is influenced by the bill namely beet sugar production the policy of at the bill is to encourage the beet sugar business among the farmers of the united states and it la in claimed that the rise of this industry will destroy the mono now made his ble by existing conditions A further industry Indu atry in utah la Is effected affected in the tariff on lead ores which it la Is proposed to increase inore aae several of these features fea turea notably the last named are already made the noblest of attack and there will be a lively contest over any proposed reduction from the present rates to in the new bill in one important particular lar the new measure Is in made very elastic this is in in the extensive reciprocity list arid and the discrimination permitted under this heading beading is such as to allow the president to make almost every modification that circumstances may call for in this the moderate pro have accomplished their most effective work here then than to Is the srener beneral al outline from the administrations administration standpoint ot of the bill that the special session of congress to is expected to deal and when it has done that is expected to adjourn of course there will be efforts at other legislation but all of these theme may be looked upon as antagonistic to the expressed wish of at the administration and with this his situation to face the congress now convened in special session to is called to mabb its record as to whether or not it will be a blessing to the country may its choice be for the good |
