New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-12
THE TARIFF TO DATE
EOU FOR THE SENAIE
SUBSTITUTE.
First If Three Divisions Of Rerision
Work Com pleted-Resuits Of
Tote IN .he House.
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s-sna divisions ~ the work necessary 10 IeN'S'
the tariff was completed yesterday. The House
tsseef the PAYNE bill on Friday. after MAKING
,,r,ana-stivelv few important alterations in the
measure as reported from the Ways and Means
s-on,uittee. and on Saturday the clerk Of the
House delivered the bin 90 the Senate The
Finance Committee completed the more I'M
ro-tant parts OF the Senate substitute. although
consideration Of the administrative and other
ro--controverted sections has been temporarily
deferred The senate leaders hope 20 report
that portion % their substitute which fixes rates
and defines the free list tomorrow.
The suspicion that Senator Aldrich purposed 10
place ths rates above shat imaginary standard
which the President would regard as AN honest
revision cherished by some Of his Republican
colleagues both on the Finance Committee and
81 q r. has been iissipated by the course OF
the Senator from Rhode Island when the sChed-
ues were reached. and also by his assurance
given the President. that the committee has fol-
lowed the policy u eNempting necessities from
heavy duties in 50 far practicable. has i'm
posed the burden 81 taxation on luXuries, and
that in practically ali cases the duties on neces-
sites Ntu he less than those imposed by the
Dnglev law. This assurance Is confirmed by
NJ Aldrich's colleagues. who are loud in their
praises Of the ability and Wisdom Of the Senator
from Rhode Island
The President has expressed his great graft
hcstion Al the expedition with which the House
handled tho tariff bill. the form in which it
PASSED and the assurances he has received from
Mr. Aldrich he believes the Senate's substi
tute for the Payne maximum and minimum
provision constitutes 2 material improvement.
and he IL pleased that the Senate committee has
decided II establish tariff bureau which will
collect and collate information and be in posi-
ton 70 advise the Executive what countries
entitled % he min frnu nd
which the maximum should he enforced.
Despite tho anxiety manifested by the leaders
at the close 81 last week the House adopted the
Uarif rule on Monday by vote Of 194 to LIS.
This rule provided that the final vote should be
taken on Friday at 3 O'Clock. II also specified
that separate vote should be had on the lum-
Der. hides. OIL barley. tea and coffee schedules
and that ali committee amendments receive
preference. Twenty-one Republican insurgents
voted against the rule It closed the general
debate. and provided that the further considera-
ton Of the measure should be under the five
minute rule.
THE PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE.
The vote on lumber and hides came on Tues
day The free lumber advocates lost after a
bitter struggle in the committee Of the whole bv
vote OF lf6 TO lac. Those who desired duty
on hides were also defeated by the wide margin
Means Committee met its first defeat when
petroleum was placed practically on the free
list. with q duty of only I per cent instead of
a - per cent duty provided by the commit
tee This was accomplished by a coalition Of in
s2rgents and Democrats. who mustered les
votes. to 13G for the organization, The com
mittee retained the barley duty al 10 cents de-
spite desperate effort TO have it increased to
p cents. The duty on tea and coffee was
stricken of without opposition
Thursday spent in making number Of
minor committee amendments TO the bill The
tax on barFtes was raised from 40 cents to 81 80
ton. and small increases were made in the
Tactic acid and glue schedules On Friday the
bill was passed by vote Of 217 TO 161 There
was only one dissenting Republican voice that
OF Representative Austin, Of Tennessee while
four Democrats joined with the majority After
repeated rollcals the duty of 81 thousand feet
on lumber was retained, as provided for by the
committee, hides remained on the free list bar
ley increased to 81 cents a bushel and
barley malt to 10 cents. Crude and refined
petroleum were placed the free list, and II
was thought at the time that its products were
also relieved from duty, but subsequent develop
ments cast some doubt on this impression and
the final decision will not be reached until the
House meets to-day. Before the vote was taken
on Friday the Ways and Means Committee OBJ
ments, the most important Of which were the
striking out of the entire patent section because
OF its retaliatory features the amendment of
the internal revenue law so as 10 excuse the
-aisers of tobacco from taking out manufact-
urers licenses before they can dispose of their
product, the placing Of evergreen seedlings
cloves and nut oil on the free list, the narrowing
Of the drawback provision so that it does not
apply to grain and haxseed, increases in the
duty on charcoal. iron, saccharne, pineappies in
crates, medicated cotton and collars and cuffs
and the reduction OF the duty on crude cocoa
from four to three cents. A retaliatory duty
placed Turkish tobacco when used as a
filler for cigarettes.
THE MINORITY DEMoRALIZED.
The House leaders are immensely pleased with
me success which has attended their efforts in
passing the bill. The majority finds itself in
splendid condition TO continue the tariff fight
when the hin comes back from the Senate The
minority. on the other hand, is in a badly de-
moralized condition. and the leaders admit that
while "a tariff for revenue only may be an
ideal political theory it is impracticable
platform which TO fight a tariff bill The
assertions from the Democratic ranks enabled
the high lumber forces win the day. and ma
terially assisted in adding TO the duty on bar
leg and barley malt a number of Democrats
also voted TO place duty on hides and sur
Vey OF the votes of the minority shows that the
Democrats who stood stanchly by the party
platform throughout the fight were few in num-
Der.
The week ending yesterday saw the framing
OF the substitute for the Payne bill by the Re
publican members OF the Finance Committee.
Morning z and ,scl,se