Show pleads for free lumber washington an extended speech by senator mccumber favoring tree free lumber occupied several hours in the senate on friday his remarks provoked an extended controversy among advocates of a tariff on lumber mr air mccumber said while he was a thorough protectionist toe he would biot agree to a tariff on products such as coal iron ore lumber and oil that are be ing exhausted and cannot be replaced senator aldrich reported from the committee on finance additional amendments to the bill |