The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-12
TARIFF MEASURE
IS RECALLED BY
THELOWER HOUSE
Representatives Take This
Action When They Discover
An Oil Joker Had Passed
Them Unnoticed.
SENATE TARIFF BILL
WAS REPORTED TODAY
Senator AIdrich States That
Reductions Provided Are
Three Times Greater Than
In House Bill.

Washington, April 12.-Immediately
after the reading of the Journal in the
house at noon, Representative Payne
Offered resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, recalling from the
senate the tariff bill, and directing
that it be engrossed with the correction
of putting on the free list crude petro-
leum and it's products. inconformity
with the action of the house. This er-
ror was discovered in the bill after it
was passed.
In the senate today. Senator Aldricn
reported the tariff bill and asked that
1t be taken up for consideration Thurs
day. Prior to the opening of the
senate, Aldrich made a statement re-
garding the tariff changes in the SEN
ate bill. He said the senate finance
committees bill inserts changes lower
Than those in the house bill, the reduc-
tions being three times as numerous as
the increases. A considerable num-
ber Of articles in common use have
been taken off the taxable list and
placed on the free list and great mass
of the rates reported are below the ex-
listing laws. Distilled and expressed
oils are on the free list. also hard
woods. Iron ore is placed at % cents
a ton. Tobacco and sugar are un-
changed from the house bill. In az
ricultural products the Dingley rates
he do
ductions.
tion of the majority of the finance
committee for not permitting the
democratic members to attend hear
dngs. Minority MEMBERS he said, de-
sired to let the country know they had
been given an opportunity to learn the
contents of the BILL This was unfair,
he said. as the minority are entitled
to enjoy all the privileges OF the ma
1ority.
No Report Made.
Senator Culberson asked IL there
was any report accompanying the bill.
Senator Aldrich replied in negative.
Senator Culberson asked if it was not
the usual custom to submit report
with every bill. The senator from
Rhode Island said report was sub
Mitted with this bill, but it would take
a stenographer month to prepare it..
Senator Bacon declared he was at a
loss to know why Senator Aldrich re-
ported the bill with the words, From
the majority of the committee" He
said 1t was not customary for the bill
to be reported except by the entire
committee. Senator Aldrich then
made a motion that the senate ad-
journ unsi Thursday.
Bill 10 Amended.
The senate committee on finance
has amended the Payne tariff bill. The
committee completed its work yester-
day. No discussion of the bill will be
hef1 in the senate until Thursday.
Among the recommendations agreed
upon by the committee were the fol-
lowing:
To increase, by o5 per cent. the ex-
listing rates on wines and advance
those on other spirits in the Payne bill
To uphold the increases on perfumes
and toilet articles.
To place tea. coffee and cocoa on the
free list.
To uphold the Payne rates on litho-
graphing. pottery. fine chinas and
watch dials.
Oil "Joker' Is Ignored.
No attention was paid by the sem
ate committee to tile so-called oil
So ;,, ~ - =
the house. Petroleum and its products
are among the articles which are to be
reported to the senate without recon-
mendation.
II also was decided to add coal to the
list of subjects on which the advice of
the senate. without recommendation
IS to be asked. This means that in
stead of striking out the reciprocity
clause and fixing duty of ~ cents a
ton on bituminous coal. as heretofo"e
decided. the Payne rates will be re
ported without recommendation. The
expectation of the committee Is that
the reciprocity clause will go out. how
ever. that the duty will be decreased IA
about 40 cents. and that the present
rate of Il cents per ton on slack coal
will be maintained
The senate stands about two to one
against free lumber and its advocates
now fear they will not be able to main
tain the reduction agreed upon by thu
house.
The fight which will be made on the
floor for free hides, already has begun
and an effort is being made to line up
the members Western senators are
confident duty will be placed Oh
hides. but they are not sanguine O.