New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
CLEARING WAY FOR TAX
MOST COMPLETED.
Senate Puts Wood Pulp on Free
List, scith Retdidtory Precision
Rapid Progress.
TFrom TIE Tribune rrrsau.l


been considered by the Senate in committee Of the
whole These four paragraphs-cotton ties. cotton
bsgging binding twine and cotton and cotton
waste--E1u probably be disposed OF Monday
Several amendments TO the free list 70 he offered
by Senator Bacon viii be considered also. and tho
structural steel paragraph in the metals schedule
wfn be peopened in order to allow Senator Cum
Minis to offer a substitute. Senators from cotton
producing states have given notice Of their pur-
pose 70 make demonstration in favor "f placing
ties and hagEing on the free list and the Georgia
and Florida Senators viii make determined fight
70 have long staple cotton placed on the dutiahle
list Unless unforeseen oratorical storm blows
up. the leaders are convinced that the schedules
and free list VIII be finished Monday. thus clear
ing the way for unobstructed consideration Of the
corporation amendment Tuesday
Rapid progress on the bill was made to-day. few
OF the twenty or more amendments offered BY Mr..
Adrich leading TO prolonged debate. Some Of these
amendments were mere changes Of phraseology to
perfect the bill.
Two set speeches were made-a long speech hy
Senator Stone ana q loud speech by Senator JEFF
Davis. SIr. Stones speech was attack on the
International Harvester Company and vas MADE
While the Senate was considering the Bacon amend
Tnent place farm implements on the free isl
Atr. Davis cid not address himself 20 any par
1icular schedule, hurled mis- defiance At the
hin as q whole He said unparlisT sTnentary
things about Nr. AldTiCh AMI his colleagues on
the Finance Committee, and ocmpiinlented the Re
publican Insurgents for their fight for DOWNWARD
revision. The Arkansas Senator's bomhasuc ora
tory not appeal 10 the Senate. and al no tine
were there more than dozen members on the
floor while he was speaking. The time consumed
by the speech was utilized by the Republican ner1-
bers Of the Finance Committee in holding an ex-
ecutive session
Senator'S Gore, Bacon. Simmons, Money and
ove-nan spoke briefly in support Of. the Bacon
auerdrlen; for free trade in agricultural tn1ple-
rnents TIE House rate of II Ter cent vas de-
Tended by Senator's Aldrioh. Smith, OF Michigan
and others 8Ir Bacon's amendment was defeated,
z5 70 Is. Senators RristoN. ClsPP and Ia to--etce
being the orly Republicans 70 vote for il
one OF the interesting colloquies Of the day arose
over an amendment by M Beveridge 70 reorce
The duty cash registers from 30 70 * Per cent
4 week aeo Indiana Senator made an attack
On the National Cash Register Company. saying II
was trust. and given unfair business practices
When the Beveridge amendment came up to-day
Mr Aldrich said he was willing To accept IT, al
though he was roc satisfied that Il was Just He
would accent It condfiorally with tle understand
.ne that the committee would investigate the oues
ton fully and report higher rate If the facts were
not as represented hy the Indiana Senator. This
ARRANGEMENT did not satisfy Senators Burton and
Dick They said that 0fr. Be-eridges attack was
based or information furnished him h. the atror-
ney Of rival cash register concern, who had come
Washington this business They were not
convinced mat Mr.. Bavsroges statement that cash
registers were sold IN England for half the ATneri-
price accurate
The Beverldge amendment 70 reduce the duty
from 50 10 l. Per cent was defeated 50 to 81 Few
Senators were interested several Democrats refs-
ing "a vote at all The result Of the vote was
personal victory for the Ohio Senators.
EIr Beve-idge satd later that a eeveral Senator's
Rad told him thez had voted under a uisapprehen-
sion Re would agasn offer his amendment when the
bll was the Senate in : parliamentary sense
ACTION OK PAPER AND FULP.
Without debate the senate adopted amendments
proposed ey M Brown 70 the print paper and pulp
paragraphs The paper amendment provides that
the duTv on print paper shall he doubled when i'm
ported from any country dependency. province OF
subdivision thereof whihc has unduly dscrirni-
mated against the United States by the imposition
l Of export charges on wood pulp pulp wood or
y printing paper or has forbidden or unfairly
st-iced their expectation INTO the United States
This double duty IS not 70 become effective until
proclamation TO that effect has been issued by the
President
The amendment 70 the pulp paragraph provides
Ihat chemical wood pulp. un5Iea1hed shan he
dUrishie Al 1-6 ot 3 cent pound, bIeacned wood
pup a. = OF a cent pound. and mechanically
ground wood pulp free II any country u, duly dis
eliminates against the United States hv ne i'm
position Of any Of the restrictions mentioned IN
The foregoing paragraph the duties On hlesched and
anhleached wood Pulp are 10 be doubled. and
mechanically ground wood pulp is 20 be made
dutable a. l-l2 of cent pound when imported
from such Country. etc The House bin made
mechanically ground wood pulp dutahle At 1-12 of
& oenr pound. with proviso mat it should be
free when imported f-om any country which i'm
posed no restrictions on its expectation or on the
expectation Of pulp wood The Brown amend
rnenL provides for free wood pulp Of this char
acter. but authorizes the imposition Of a duty of
Up cent pound on proclamation by the Pres
3dent that any country. dependency. province or
subdivision thereof imposes restrictions on its
export or the export Of pulp wood printing
paper
On motion ot NJ Aldrich, the words and its
products" were stricken from that portion II the
House biz placing crude and refined petroleum on
the free list. Nr. Adrch explained thar there were
from FIVE hundred 70 seven hundred products Of
crude petroleum. many Of them being dutiab!e un-
der specific provisions e The biz. He said that Il
the words and its products were retained. many
medicinal Preparations and coal tar products
would be free. These articles were not made by
the Stardard Cil Company, he said nor was that
corporation any way interested in their manu-
1acture- Mr. Cumn'ns wanted 70 know If the word
-refnedr would include gasolene. berzine. zero-
seoe and similar articles The Rhode ISLAND Sen
auor said he had doubt these articles would
cone within the classification Of refined petro-
aeun1- but he would accept an amendment stating
IN terms that such articles be admitted free
Mr. Cunnn1,ns did not offer the amendment An
Agreement was ched that this paragraph should
be open 10 further amendment after Senators had
an ouportunity TO look into The effect OF the oms-
sion from the free list Of the words and lis
x-o6ucts-
There was 10 objection 10 an anlendraent by Mr
mcC4Inaber for free trade unt January l. 1912. in
machines used IN the manufacture OF linen cloth
from fax
a mound instead Of 50 and line Of hemp"
dutiabe AT cents pound. instead OF SO a ton.
Joy on DEMOCRATIC SIDE
IT,. v,-a. ,ov On the Democratic side when the
-,.esA Of ammonia para graph reached. and
Elr Aldrich said ne would consent TO placing this