Show SENATOR SMOOT WINS ANOTHER BIG VICTORY LEAD RATE IS RAISED T. T 1 A Utah Senator Secures Consent of President to Place Dut Duton Duty on Pig Lead at Two and One One- Eighth Cents Per Pound RATE ON LUMBER CAUSES LAWMAKER TO GET BUSY BUS i Delares Deltres De- De Washington Newspaper clates lares That Senator Smoot Been Been Wrongly Accused Rile ile Working for His State I i hC URGES S AN AN APPROPRIATION 1 om rom Staff Correspondent Con Sf f Washington July 29 An Another An- An other victory was vas scored by Senator Reed Smoot today which will redound greatly to tor r the benefit of the lead product producing t ing states of the the West It means J V an advance in In the duty on pig lead and bullion to two and one-eighth one cents per pound the rate originally fixed by the Senate When it became known that President Taft had writt written n a ale aletter le letter r to er e st stating t h hV V iU p 4 1 h r t tI tItO a a s of the Western senators declared that if this lumber rate was vas to be adopted they would insist upon the restoration of the pig pig- lead and bullion rate They laid aI their demand before the tho conferees and were Informed that If It the ent would consent to It the the wert willing to fix the rate as asked Senators moor mont of Utah and Herburn Idabo f got ot Into communication with 2 Taft Ct and put their case casc up tip 10 him Ho Ih assented to tho the rate th they the demanded and upon this Information being sent to the tho conferees they 1 f. f pt put lead bullion and pig Ilg In it two and one eighth cents cont per pound 1 1 The House had fixed Oxel the rate on in lea 1 ore pig and bullion at nt one and half c cents making no Chiefly through the Influence c of nn n ator atol Smoot the tho Senate t lea ing theon the tho rato on ore as ns fixed by liy the thc 11 our ud- ud r lanced the tho rate on pig and bullion to two and one eighth cents Tim Tho conferees conferees con con- fees reduced this latter hitter rate to two flat declaring that was wa all the tho J protection nc d needed d b by tho l leal i io p-n- o and the tho Western rea 1 bing tho the trend of sentiment feeling feel feel- tUg lug the tho pressure to keep nil ail rates as Jow ow ov as possible acquiesced because 00 felt cit thoy they could got no more but when the lumber rate was waa reduced so low they made a determined 11 tand for fr a re restoration of or the Senate differential successful and v were L i A worthy and well-merited well appreciation tion ton of the part Senator Smi t t has liis V taken kt n In the tho tariff agitation Is 19 pub pub- In today's of tho the Washington Wash Wash- ington Post which says r An n ugly light has been made upon Senator moot Smoot by his political In Utah HS us a n result of ot tho the prominent prom prom- part he ho has hart had In the conclusion Ion sion of the tho tariff bilL bin Although he lie walt vail Instrumental In having the rates on lead bail ore fixed so that product ol or orthe the tho mining states would be well vell taken care of he lie has been charged with lead- lead Ing ng the fight in a lL reduction In Iii the dUI du duties duties du- du I ties on oti this ore Tho The House placed dU a duty of ot one and one half cents a 11 poundon pound on Oil l lead lea Jul ore and put lead bullion bunion and pig I lead in the tho same classification at atthA thA same Bame rate of ot dut duty When tho the matter came caine up ip In tho the thor r Senat Senate Senator Smoot had the bullion and pig lead leall taken out of tho the ore r class and tho thA duty dut increased to two and one one-el one eighth cents a 0 p pound und In conference conference con con- ference fe nce this differential was reduced to two cents flat which made a difference differ differ- ence once of ot the half cent between the ore oro and anil the bullion or pl pig lead Tho The conferees con con- forces took the ground round that anything in III icess of one halt rent eat would no not be bc lu to the advantage antaJe of the producer Continued on un SIx Mr SENATOR SMOOT WINS ANOTHER BIG VICTORY Continued front from frol On One One- i but would go to tho smelter and amid for fOI that reason the one eighth WitS was taken 0 off orf ft Since the tariff bill bl has been In iii the tl Senate Senator Smoot has borne the brunt of the tue t fight ht for tor a proper degree of or protect protection n for or the industries and arid products of oC the time West cst re regardless of whether or ot 01 not the they happened to In Interest interest In- In terest the tile people of or Utah In this timis he I has had hind tho the support of Mr Ir and It I lias hH tint h lioon licen n his bis to grant time the tle- tle ex extreme e d demands lis of senators sena seTla- tors lors from that section of or the time country Mr Smoot is held hel in hl high h esteem b h by his colleagues from rein the time West Vest cst and time they thoy h have Vo shown their appreciation of his efforts in their behalf Senator Smoot toda today introduced an amendment to the tr urgent deficiency bill bi appropriating to bo he used usell In iii building a bridge over tho time Duchesne river at the tile Uintah reservation Attorney Joel Nibley who returned from Washington yesterday ester says sas there thereIN is IN no doubt that Senator Smoot will wi be successful In his efforts to retain tho time present tariff schedule on 01 lead ores when tile the bill il is finally passed by con con- gress g gt ress Mr Nibley has been away for or gc t three weeks his trip Including Chi Chicago c cago ago New cw York and Washington and ande h hi he e spent the time greater part of oC the time time tinie i in n the national capital People In Washington recognize the great work worle t that hat ha has been done by vy Senator Smoot Smoots a as s K P. member of oC time the finance committee I In n framing tho the tariff and his ills services I In n an advisory advisor cal capacity acl to the time conference conference confer confer- e ence committee of oC the tile House and Senale Senate Sen Sen- a ate ale te have been in constant demand he said No one who has lias not been on Oil the time ground can realize the amount of pressure presure presure pres pres- s ure sure that has been beim brought to bear to i Induce a n reduction in the tariff on Oil products i of Utah and In his efforts cHarts to retain the tue tariff on lead he ime has haH stood t the tho brunt of ot the time opposition from Eastern gastern East gast- e ern manufacturers Realizing that s some reductions would ho be inevitable t the he New Ness ew l' l England l contingent has f fought ought strenuously ly to maintain their tariff rates and to make reductions i in n Western products There is no I doubt that the tile thrift tariff will be retained on Oil lead head ore and bullion wi at a rate rato which will viii protect absolutely the time In Industry industry In- In In Utah and retaining this tills t tariff ariff will bo be duo due almost entire entirely to tho the untiring efforts of oC time the Utah senator sen 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