The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-01
SENATOR ROOT
VOTED WITH
THE SHORT END
DUTY on Lemons Raised by
Senate Notwithstanding 0p-
position of New Workers.
PAYNE RATES ON BEEF,
ETC., ALLOWED TO STAND
SARCASTIC SPEECH BY GORE,
WHO SAID BANANAS MIGHT
gE RAISED IN THE ROCKIES.

washington. May S1.-Agreements
were reached in the senate today upon
many sections Of the tariff bill, and the
paragraphs relating TO agriculture were
nearly all disposed Of
During the afternoon Mr.. Bacon en-
tered upon an extended discussion of
the proposed increase over the rates of
the house bill of the duties on bacon
and hams. lard. fresh beef, etc. Mr.. Al
drich surprised the senate by withdraw
lDe the COMMITTEES amendments, saying
he believed the house rates, although
below the Dingley law rates, were pro-
tsctive.
Debate Lasted Two Hours.
This action provoked further discus
sion on the part of the senators who
favored the higher rates. Senator Ray
uer. created considerable amusement by
a humorous description of what Sena-
tor AldriCh had referred to as the cit
adei Of protection" and Senator Smith
OF South Carolina advocated free trade
or a tariff for revenue only. More than
TWO hours were consumed by a debate
on the question of increasing the duty
on lemons from IL to cents a pound,
and after earnest opposition by Mr..
Root the increase recommended by the
committee was sustained, 43 TO %.
Among other duties affected was that
on dried peas, which was reduced from
so TO % cents per bushel. The duties
on cnicory root, chocolate and coffee
we're reduced, as was that on salt. from
y to 10 cents per 100 pounds in bags
and from 10 to s cents in bulk.
Liquor Well Protected.
Stout, ale, beer and porter were given
an increase Of duty from 30 to IS per
gallon when in bottles, etc, and from 20
TO % cents per gallon when in bulk.
The house duty on bacon and hams,
and on lard, was restored upon motion
Of MI Aldrich, who withdrew the COM
mittee amendments increasing il.
An effort of Mr Bacon to reconsider
the paragraph relating TO fresh beef,
mutton, etc, in order to decrease the
duties on those articles. was defeated.
Senators Were PeeVish.
Senators wore very sour looks as they
entered the senate chamber, because Of
having to meet on q legal holiday that
most Of them had usually devoted to
exercises in CommemoratiOn of the day
As soon as the tariff bill was taken up,
consideration Of the para graph on lem |
ceeied TO defend the amendment pro- |
posed by the committee on finance, |
which increases the duty to IL cents a 1
pound.
A roll call being demanded, only forty !
eight senator's. enc more than quo /
rum. answered to their names.
Without the competition Of Calif0r- |
MA growers on the New York market, |
the price Of lemons will increase" said |
Mr. Flint The small duty asked for |
this industry he said, amounted on ]
small sizes Of lemons to cent a dozen, 4
and without this protection against lem !
ons from Sicily. he argued, the lemon /
industry Of California would be wiped 4
out Its destruction. he asserted, would /
Immediately cause the price of lemons /
I'm New York to advance 81 a box, as /
the price Of the foreign supply was
only kept down by the competition of I
the American product
An Wmpassioned" Appeal.
Senator Root made an impassioned /
appeal against any increase in the duty /
90 lemons over the Dingley law Of 1 /
cent Reading from reports made by a 4
representative Of the department Of
agriculture, as the basis Of his asser-
ton. Mr. Root declared:
To this industry during the last year
Ea lemon growers Of California have /
made an average profit of $3.50 per acre
with HXDenditures amounting to 500.
That was under the present tariff.
would not eliminate the lemon
growers Of California or other Amer
-an industry, but it is a little too much 1
l0r them TO come here and ask an in
crease If duty when they are already
making over 100 per cent"
Nr Root having referred to the Cali
.lula Fruit Growers association, Mr..
Flint asked if it was not an association
Of farmers.
u is not an Incorporation Of angels,
and If it gets control Of our market
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