The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-21
BEvER|DCE WARNS
SAYS Undue Haste Will Not
Help Tariff Bill.
HE DEMANDS FREE HEARINGS.
Indiana Senator Protests Against
What He Calls the Autocratic
Action of Aldrich's FL
nance Committee.

Washington May Ex-senator Bev-
eridge of Indiana served notice on the
senate leaders that undue haste would
not expedite the passage of the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Beveridge protested against
what he characterized as the despotic
action Of the members of the finance
committee in Usposing summarily of
the proviso to the paragraph relating
to watch movements instead of allow
ing it to go over, as he suggested.
He declared that the prOviso, which
requires that all watch and clock dials
shall have printed thereon the country
of origin and If attached to move
ments, in addition to the country of
origin, the name Of the manufacturer,
would have the effect of destroying
the business Of the thousands of retail
watch dealers of the country.
He said that he believed that the
that was necessary to prevent fraud
upon the purchaser.
"The question is" Mr.. Beveridge
added. "whether we shall destroy the
business of the thousands of retail
watch dealers in this country to bene
fit the watch trust
Mr.. Beveridgc criticised the attitude
of other members of the senate who.
in their haste to pass the tariff bill.
objected to allowing n full discussion
of all sides of the case.
"a free hearing. when it is asked"
he added, "will save much time. 4
senator who has done all he wants in
the bill can deny any other member q
hearing"
Senator Tillman suggested that the
adoption of the provisO be reconsider
/ ed and the whole subject be reopcned
but Mr.. Beveridge said he was not
/ prepared at this time to treat the sub
ject as fully as he would like. but he
/ promised to bring the matter up later
and offer an amendment to correct the
paragraph so as to conform to his
views.
The consideration of the metal Sched-
ule was completed. \ committee
amendment opposing the duty of 4
cents and So per cent ad valorem on
1 cans. boxes, packages and other con-
tainerS was agreed to.
/ At the request of Mr.. Aldrich. chair
/ man of the finance committee. the pro-
visO admitting lever and gouGherOugh
lace machines free of duty until July
/, 1911, was stricken from the bill.
An amendment offered by Senator
Paynter to reduce the duty on type
setting machines from 30 to 10 per
cent nd valorem was defeated by Il
vote of 30 yeas to 43 nays. The Re-
publicans voting with the Democrats
in favor of the amendment were
Messrs BOrah. BristOw. Brown, Bur-
kett, Clapp, Dolliver, La Toilette and
Nelson.
An amendment by Mr.. Newlands to
reduce the duty on sewing machines
from 80 to 20 per cent ad valorem was
rejected by vote of 20 to 43, Sena.
tors Beveridge, Bristow. Brown. Clapp,
Cummins, Dolliver and La Toilette
joining the Democrats in voting for
the reduction.
Mr.. Dolliver offered an amendment
to make the duty of 45 per cent ad va
loren apply to articles or wares not
specially provided for whose "chief
value" was metal instead of those
composed sin part" of metal and de-
clared that the committee provision
placed under this schedule many arti,
cles containing but trifling quantity
of metal. The amendment was reject.
ed by a vote of 80 to 40.