Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-17
Sixty-first Congress.
Washington. June IL.
SENATE.


Senate today to the picture postcard
business of the United States. A large
msjOrity of the cards sold IN this coun-
try are made in Germany. Toe business
WAS unknown when the Dingley Dill
WAS framed aud, as result the Ter
mans got favorable rate for their cards.
Since that time the business has grown
to mammoth proportions aud the liiho-
graphers Of this country Over"helmed
Congress for an increase In the tar u 80
that they could get larger part OF the
postcard trade. When the matter came
up in the House the duty OF 3 cents a
pound in the Dingley law was raised to
seven cents a pound in the Payne bill.
The Senate was more liberal. 10 the
paragraph adopted today the rate on
fOreign-made postcards is 6 10 10 cents
pound and 25 per cent sd valorem.
at is al increase of 1926 per cent, !"
admitted Senator SnOOt, of the finance
committee, "but nothing less would
save this businss for American li,ho-
grsphers"
The Senate adopted paragraph 4OS,
which relates to various photographic ar
ticles with a number OF changes. Mr..
SmoOt said that The Dingley rate was
retained on labels and flags while the
rate on bands was increased 5 cents q
pound.
Senator Bristow objected to an in
C .ease in typewriter aud bond paper aud
Senator SmoOt denied that The changes
made in the paragraph governing those
things really made an Increase.
Mr. Bristow moved to cut the rate
from 3 cents to 2 cents a pound and 10
per cent ad valorem, but his amendment
was lost by a vote of q to 80.
Senator Burton today introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill increasing
the rate on iron or steel sheets and
plates which have been galvanized or
coated with zinc or other metals, from
2-l0ths OF q cent per pound to 4.l0!hs
OF cent per pound.
Senator Clay, introduced an amend
ment providing for special tax Of
$500 year on all stocks, grain, cotton,
provision, brokers, etc., and also q
stamp tax of 10 cents on every trans
action made by them involving or pre-
tending to involve merchandise to the
value of 800.
Window glass was the next subject
taken up, and amendment being offered
by Senator McCumber on behalf of the
| finance committee materially reducing
the duties upon the different grades of
this article. 10 presenting it, Mr.. Nc
Oumber admitted that the condition of
the glass industry in this country
today was deplorable. But, he said
lit was not the tariff which
had occasiOned thi', because not a
pound of window glass had been i'm
ported for the last year or two. The
real reason was that the manufacturers
bad got into rate war for the purpose
of destroying each other. The average
of the rates which he now proposed was
about 100 per cent which he considered
amply sufficient protection for the indus
try although it showed great reduc-
ton from the Dugley rates.
Senators Scott, Oliver and Dick pro-
tested against the proposed reductions
and declared that If they we're carried
out the result wonld be to deliver the
window-glass industry into the hands of
the Bslgians.
Senator Cummins, Of Iowa, said that
the amendment, ahile not entirely salts.
factory, showed very gratifying rednc-
ton and he would therefore support it.
Senator Bacon offered an amendment
still further reducing the proposed rates.
Mr.. Elkins declared that the proposed
reductions were unjust.
Mr.. Bacon's amendments 10 reduce
the rates on common window glass were
defeated by vote of % to 81. The
paragraph as presented by the commit
tee was then adopted without opposition.
% motion by Senator Bnrkelt, of
Nebraska, regaIia and gems imported
for the use fraternal organizations, we're
placed on the free list.
Senator B)rah, of Idaho, got loose
from bis party on the Philippine ques-
ton in brief speech. He took the
ground that he could not conscientiously
vote for any proposition that would as
sist In binding the Philippine islands TO
the United States.
News print paper was brought to the
front as the subject for action by Sens-
tor Aldrich today. 1t was one Of the
important schedules in the bill held
back by the committee pending an eff
fort to learn the sentiment of the mem
bers. Senator AldHch moved that the
rate be fixed at 81 ton. The rate, the
Diugley duty being So ton and the
rate in the Payne bill 81 3 ton.
Senator Brown, OF Nebraska, arose
Eith the announcement that at risk OF
creating panic in the Senate he woald
venture tn read few lines written by
former President Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Brown read recommendation by
Mr.. Roosevelt that news print paper be
placed on the free list
HoUsE.
A parliamentary scramble prolonged
through three quarters Of an hour lent
interest to an otherwise dull day in the
House.
After the reading of the presidents
message, considerable applause and
laughter was Occasioned when the
secretary Of the Senate appeared to lay
before the House and request confer
ence on Senator Moneys bill making
Scranton, Mississippi, SUPPORT of entry,
the first and only private bill passed this
aessi0n.