Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-25
Sixty-first Congress.
SENATE.

Several disputed paragraphs in the
tariff bill were disposed OF In the serate
today by the adoption of recommends
tions of the committee on fioance. Para
graph AS, which is devoted to all KINDS
of leather, was adopted. The most I'M
oortant changes made in this paragraph
was TO increase the duty on sole leather
from 5 TO 10 per cent. aud on shoes from
l s to 20 per cent. The duty on harness
and saddles Gas increased from 30 per
cent. the Payne bill rate, to 40 per cent.
A skirmish over the duty On wood
pulp and paper occurred in the Senate
today and resulted in an agreement
making the consideration OF those items
special order for tomorrow morning
Mr.. Brown submitted an amendment
providing duty on chemical wood pulp,
unbleached, of One-sixth OF a cent
pound and the bleacbed one-fOurh OF
cent a pound and mechanically ground
wood pulp free. la case Canada i'm
poses an export duty or any other re-
striction the president is to have author
ity to double the duty on chemical wood
pulp and impose tariff rate of one
twelfth of cent pound on mechau-
ically ground wood pulp. Under similar
circumstances he is given authority to
double the duty on print paper.
Mr.. Aldrich said he would confer
With those interested and hoped to frame
paragraph that would satisfy all con-
cerned.
There was lively debate in the SEN
ate today when the tariff on pig iron
and scrap iron and stoel was called up
for consideration. TIE Payne bill made
the duty on scrap iron less tSan on pig
ron and the result WAS a great outcry
by the pig iron manufacturers in this
country. So Mr.. Aldrich adopted the
old rule of placing the same rate of tariff
on both kinds of iron and fixed the rate
at 81 so q ton.
When Mr.. Aldrich moved this morn
ing that that rate be adopted,
Mr.. Oummins offered an amendment
to make separate paragraph of scrap
iron and to make the pig iron rate 81 so.
He wanted to know what is the difference
in the cost of production of scrap iron
iu this country and abroad. There WAS
no labor involved, he said.
Mr.. Crawford made a bitter attack on
the Aldrich paragraph and said 1t WAS
protection gone mad. He did not want
to 20 to the people of the middle west
and defend tariff of 81 80 on old scrap
iron.
Mr.. OummiDs' amendment WAS de.
fsated by a vote OF AZ to %.
Mr.. Oummins Immediately followed
this with an amendment 10 make the
rate 81 80 a ton instead OF 81 80 ton
on both pig iron and scrap. This was
defeated by q vote of As to 26. Messrs.
Martin and Daniel, OF Virginia, voting
against 1t with the other democrats re-
corded in opposition 10 the previous
Oummius amendment.
The Senate adopted an amendment
presented by Mr.. Aldrich increasing the
Payne rate on wire nails one fourth Of
one cent pound by vote of Al to 80
Eleven progressive republicans voted
with the democrats for the lower rate.
The committee amendment fixing the
rates on thorium and gas nantes was
adopted by a vote of % to "a. Mr.. Nc
Emery WAS the only democrat voting
with the majority.
Mr.. Aldrich made the interesting
statement that he hoped to finish the
schedules by tomorrow night, With the
idea of tskiog up the income tax and
corporstion tax on Monday.