New-York tribune., 1909-06-25
TALK 5 HOURS, VOTE |
MUCH SENATE OR4TORH.
BeUeridge, Bailey and Ne1cIand
ISpeak-Shoe and Leather Action.
From The Tribune Bureaul ]


| Washington, June 24.-Progress and o-atory on
| the tariff bill in the Senate to-day were in the
ratio of one eight. The session lasted nine
hours, the first eight hours being devoted 10
speeches on parts of the bill not before the Senate
and the hour being given over TO consideration
! of the schedules The orators were Senator Bev-
| eridge who talked four and half hours senator
! Bailey. who talked two and a half hours anu
| Senator Newands. who talked an hour-and the
temperature in the Senate chamber was 9S degrees.
! Mr. Beveridse discussed his tobacco amendment
10 the internal revenue provisions Of the Dill; MT
Bailey reviewed political history for the last half
| century in effort to prove that free raw ma
teral not a Democratic doctrine. and Mr. New
lands devoted his comments to the proposed tax on
the net earnings OF corporations.
When the oratory exhausted, at o'clock. Mr.
Lodge the only member of the Finance COM
mi1tee the floor. He mildly suggested that per
haps some progress might be made on the business
under consideration in the remaining hour Of the
session. He offered amendment increasing the
duty on finished articles Of which collodon or any
compound of proxyline is the component material
Of chief 'ralue from IS cents pound and % per
cent ad valorem TO 65 cents pound and 35 per cent
7d valorem. Mr.. Lodge explained that this provi-
sion applied to articles Of luxury such fancy
combs made of cellulod. He said that under the
Dngley law mportations of this character had in
creased from S20000 81 10000 in three years and
that the present importatons at the rate of
100000 month. He asserted that the proposed in
crease was necessary to maintain the collodton in
dustry in this country. that the engaged In
that industry being paid from 81 to "a a day.
against wages Of from % 30 cents a day in
Japan. The committee amendment vas adopted
sitter Mr.. Bristow had stated that while he did not
understand II he against II because II
Increase. He said the people of the country were
getting tired of these many increases and he
wanted chance TO register his protest against
them.
Mr.. Aldrich then called up paragraph 44s reIat-
ing to leather and shoes This had been passed
Mr.. Hale explained that the in the House bill
we're based on fire. hides In view Of the fact that
the Senate had voted TO restore the Dlnslev duty
Of II per cent hides the differenaI the prod
ucts Of hides must he Increased Mr. Aldrichs
amendment to increase the duty sole leather
from - 0 per adopted. He then moved
that the duty boots and shoes he increased from
- to 90 per cent, saying that while this
Increase of per cent over the House bill, It
decrease Of Z per cent from the DIngley law.
Messrs Bailey Bacon and stone opposed the in
crease and rollcaI it's adoption de-
manded. The amendment was adopted 30 TO %.
the following Republicans voting I'm the negative
Senator's Bristow. Clapp Crawford Cummns Cur
It's. Gamble. La Toilette and Nelson
Mr.. Rristow offered a substitute for Tho leather
paragraph providing for trade hides leather
shoes. betting etc with all countries which impose
tax similar articles imported from this coun-
Try. Mr.. Aldrich's motion table the amendment
adopted. SO 20 % Following the announce
ment Or the vote Mr. Bristov raised a question Of
order He said he had been taken off hts feet by
the motion 10 table He was irving n find out ~
he had not been deprived ~ HIS parliamentary
rights when the hour for adjournment was reached
and Mr.. Kean. who was presiding. declared the
Senate adjourned
After Mr.. BeveridEe had finished hts tobacco
speech he asked for Immediate action on his
msut. but finally consented to let II 60 over Sew
eral Senators said they desired 70 examine r. and
Mr. Aldrich assured the Indiana Senator that II
was the purpose ~ the Finance Committee "a take
NJ the amendment ana submit report on e. Mr..
BevertdSe said his amendment would yield the
government about S2l000eo0 annually In revenue
The amendment restores in large measure ali the
war taxes on tobacco. except cigars. II re-
eaaots the prohibition against coupons and prizes
with tobacco and cigarettes and puts licorre paste
the free list Mr.. BevertdRe said that when the
tax repealed the legislation permitting
the Tobacco Trust sell short weight packages
vas not repealed he charged that the American
people still paying the war tax. but instead
~ going into the United States Treasury IL was
going into that Or the American Tobacco Company.
Mr. BeveridEe asserted that the American tax on
tobacco was only a fraction OF the tax Of most
other civilized nations Stating that the annual
consumption OF tobacco IN this country amounted
10 I'VE and hair pounds every man woman and
child, he said that II the United States taxed to-
hacco at the same rate imposed BY Eng
land and France II would every year derive y333-
3ss 6ss. instead Of less than t0On060 az present
Furthermore, he asserted that the tobacco tax was
lower than any previous time except for a
few years prior 10 1895
Mr.. Bailey's speech was in the main devoted TO
effort to show that free raw material was not
cardinal Democratic doctrine. and that he had
never advocated such doctrine He was willing to
admit that during the time when Mr. Cleveland
and his friends dominated our party they did COM
NIT il TO the supteme folly OF giving our manu-
facturers free trade In what they buy while eav-
ing them protection what they sell" He had
however. in season and out OF season denounced
this a radical departure from the well estab-
lshed principles and policies OF the Democratic
fathers. After citing many authorities he traced
the advocacy of free material to the late
Abram S. Hewitt. OF New York but declared that
this doctrine had never commanded any substan-
tial support among the leaders or with the rank
and file of that sturdy democracy which won 40
many victories nad administered this governments
with such consIrmate wisdom through so many
years"
Reading list Of administrative items in the
tariff bill that have not been reported upon by the
Finance Committee. Mr. Money appealed TO the
chairman OF that committee TO bring in a report on
all of them. He said he could form idea OF the
time necessary complete the measure until he
knew what is to be considered. Mr. Aldrich said
could why before the present week closed
the Senate would be able to dispose Of all the !
dutlahls list and added that he would endeavor
promptly report all the administrative items men
toned.
S125,0oo FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. June 4.-Fire to-day destroyed part |
of the extensive plant OF F w TunneU & GO