The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-27
AMENDS WOOD PULP
ANOPAPERSCHEDULE
Senate Gives President Power
TO Enforce RetaIiatOry Tariff
Against Canada
Motion to Place Agricultural
Implements on Free List De-
feated by Decisive Vote

p WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The SEN
ate today revised its previous action
on the print paper and wood pulp
schedule, agreeing upon amendments
relating both 10 pulp and paper in
place OF amendments hitherto adopted.
The amendments which were today
accepted were those proposed by Sena-
tor Brown Of Nebraska
When the senate reverted TO the
pulp and paper provision Aldrfch
stated that he was prepared to accept
the amendments which had been pro-
posed by Brown.
PROVIDES FOR RETALIATION
The Brown amendment for the pulp
provision is a complete substitute for
house paragraph 4o2 1t provides for
the free admission of mechanically
ground pulp, but authorizes the impo-
sition Of a duty Of one-twelfth of a
cent per pound. dry weight upon the
proclamation Of the president declar-
ing that any country. dependency, or
province has unduly Disseminated
against the United States by the impo-
sition Of an export duty or export
charge Of any kind upon pulp wood.
wood pulp or printing paper exported
into the United States, or has forbid
den or restricted the expectation of
any Of these articles directly or in
directly.
on chemical wood pulp a duty Of
one-sixth of cent per pound is pro-
vided on the Unbleached article and Of
one-fourth Of a cent per pound on the
bleached article, and in case of dis
elimination by tlle exporting country
these duties are TO be doubled.
THE PAPER PARAGRAPH
The amendment 10 the paper para
graph consists Of a provision author-
fEing the doubling Of the duty on
newspaper print paper in case of dis
elimination.
This paper is valued at s cents a
pound or less, and according TO the
terms Of the house bill is made duti-
able at the rate Of aV.e-tenths Of a cent
per pound.
There was no secret made of the fact
that the retaliatory provisions were
aimed at Canada
Senator Beveridge forced a vote on
his amendment reducing from 80 per
cent ad valorem TO Is per cent ad
vslorem the duty on cash registers
The vote resulted 81 ayes and 80
noes Beveridge viii renew the motion
later
BRcon's motion TO place agricultural
implements on the free list was beaten,
IS TO 45.
OTHER CHANGES MADE
Other changes made during the day
were as follows:
Increasing 10 two and four cents a
pound the duty on hemp; providing for
the free importation until 1912 of linen
manufacturing machines; increasing TO
the extent Of about 10 per cent over
the present law the duties on laces and
embroideries imposing a duty OF SO
per cent on engraved lithogra phic
plates. slightly decreasing the duty on
5ute yarns. striking from the free list
the products of petroleum and elm
mating the house retaliatory provision
regarding wrapper and filler tobacco.
Senator Flint Hot
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Flint at the White House today pre-
dicted that the debate on the corpora
ton tax would not last over 10 days.
He said that If an attempt were made
TO prolong the debate unnecessarily he
wonld move for night sessions.
AS the temperature is now 100 de-
grees in Washington. with no sign of
"a letup. Senator Flint's threat assumes
menacing proportions.
He win make a speech himself on
the corporation tax.