Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

MUCH voting and little talking
characterized the work in the Senate
Wednesday. The lumber schedule
was disposed Of and the duty on pine
apples was increased, the france
committee suffering defeat in tie
latter case. An attempt to reduce
the finance committee s rate Of $l.5O.
per thousand on sawed lumber to 81,
the House rate, was lost. The entire
wood schedule making reductions OF
about 25 per cent from the present
rates was agreed to. A new amend
ment to the coal schedule, offered by
Mr.. Aldrich, reducing the duty on
bituminous coal from 81. to 60 cents
a ton and eliminating the reciprocity
clause from the House bill, was
adopted. The two Senators from
Florida, pineapple producing State
in upholding the amendment to liz
crease the duty on pineapples from
81 to So per thousand, were opposed
by the two Senators from Maryland,
in which State there are number of
large pineapple Canning factories.
The Wright brothers, whose time
in which to complete their official
tests with their areoplane would have
expired next Monday, were granted
an extension Of thirty days.
The question Of the eight hour law
was submitted to President Taft in
the form of request by Thomas
Dolan, president Of the Steam Shov-
elers' Union, that the President OBJ
tain from the Attorney General an
opinion as to whether the law pro-
hibiting payment for overtime is. not
iheing violated on the Panama canal.
Just before the Senate adjourned
about z O'Clock Friday night, Senator
Aldrich, chairman Of the finance COM
mittee, introduced the corporation
tax amendment to the tariff bill, rec
commended by President Taft.
To encourage Americans shipping,
Senator Elkins introduced an amend
ment which would allow to American
vessels reduction of five per, cent
in tariff duties.
| Petroleum, linoleum and scrap iron
tariff schedules were the principal
ones discussed in the Senate. Sen
ator Penrose' s amendment fixing a
duty Of half cent gallon on crude
oil was lost. Increases over the
House rates were made as follows
ION harness from 35 per cent ad val
orem to 40 per cent; on scrap iror
from SO cents to $3.50 per ton; an6
| on wire nails from Ia to IL cent
and from IL to 3-4 cent per pound
the former for those less, the lattel
for those an inch or more In length
Although it devoted almost eigh
hours to strenuous effort in that. di
reetion, the Senate Saturday afiled t.
conclude it's consideration of tn
schedules Of the tariff bill, and a
5:12 o 'clock, an adjournment wa
reached, there were still la number O
important rates to be determined
| The day, however, was full of achieve
! ment and a number Of provision
were. disposed of.
Probably the most exciting Incl
dent of the day was the vote on Sen
ator Beveridge s amendment reducin
= from 80 per cent ad valorem to /
per cent ad valorem, the duty q
cash registers The Indiana Senate
began his fight for this reduction
some days ago and was enabled t
force vote on it Saturday afte
: comparatively little discussion. Th
vote resulted 81 ayes and 33 noes
Stating that after the vote was ar
$ nounced several Senators had inform
7 ed him that they had voted agains
his motion under misrepresentation
Mr.. Beveridge said he would rene
the motion at later date.
The wood pulp provision also agai
received attention, and it was SUI
$ posed that it had been finally acte
upon until Senator Clapp, taking e.
ception to the retaliatory provision
a the schedule as amended, stated ths
= he would make an effort to have ii
provision entirely eliminated befol
/ final action should be taken upon Il
IS bill.
l-|
Y In the Senate Monday the fnan'
i. committees s amendment to take hid
,e from the free list and place duty !
: Is per cent ad valorem on them W;
S under discussion all day. Senate
e, Warren, Of Wyoming, and Carter,
It Montana, spoke in fovor of Il
amendment. while Senator Page,