The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-20
TARIFF MAKES
SOME PROGRESS
SENATOR ALDRICH AL.
LOWS REDUCTION ON
WIRE GOODS.
Schedules to Be Lowered on
Fencing and Other Materials
After Hard Fight.

lowering OF QulleS III Tie CASE vi
eight or ten CLASSES OF wire goods
contained in the steel schedule
upon motion of Senator Aldrich,
in charge of the tariff bill, gave
great encouragement Saturday to
senator's who are advocating a re-
vision downward. With evident
qualification Senator Beveridge
greeted these proposed amend
ments by the chairman OF the
finance committee by declaring
Good, that's making progress"
The entire session of the senate
was devoted to the steel schedule
the section relating to penknives
being under consideration when,
at 4 "A p. M, the senate adjourn
ed to meet at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, one hour earlier than
the senate has been beginning
business during the last ten days.
The wire schedule was amend
ed on motion OF Mr.. Aldrich so
that in only one instance was
there an increase OF duty over the
house bill, while in eight or ten
instances the duties were lower
ed. Fencing wire was reduced
TO the extent of about two-thirds
of the duty provided in the house
bill. While Mr.. Aldrich was eX-
planning these reductions Mr..
Beveridge interrupted to say:
Il am very glad to see that we
are making progress"
An amendment by Mr.. Burkctt,
the effect of which is to reduce
the duty on barbed wire from
S2.70 per hundred pounds to Is
cents, was accepted by the COM
mittee on finance and adopted by
the senate.
Mr. Simmons proposed .gener-
Al reductions in the duties on
raHors. opposing the increase Oh
the class of razors most COM
monty in use from Sc to 80 per
cent.
Senator Smith (Michigan)
wanted to know whether the in
terest in the rate was on account
OF revenue or to promote cheap
prices in razors.
at is to obtain razors at reas-
enable prices said Mr.. Simmons
For domestic or social pur-
poses = inquired Mr.. Smith, with
The result that for the moment
he senate was convulsed with
laughter.
Down in my part of the coun-
try they are used partly for so
rial purposes, responded Mr..
Simmons.
Especially upon the Republi-
can population, interposed Sen
ator Barley.
Mr.. Simmons wanted to know
why il 56 per cent was sufficient
protection for razors under the
Dingley law, 80 per cent should
now be required.
Saving that under the Dingley
lJw the manufacture of razors
had been almost driven out of
thiS country, Mr.. Smoot added
that the difference of labor cost
here and abroad was fully 100
per cent. He reminded the sena-
tor from North Carolina that the
Wilson bill provided a tariff OF
50 per cent.
Senator Aldrich said that last
year 100000 razors were inn
ported and when the large use
of safety razors was considered
this foreign supply would he
found to include practically all
the razors used within the Unit
ed States.
u want to remind the senator
from North Carolina" suggested
MIR. Flint. that these imported
razors cost SD al dozen and they
are retailed here for So or So
apiece.
Senator Carter expressed es-
pecial interest in the schedule,
especially desiring that the time
when the new law shall go into
effect should be postponed in re-
spect to the penknife schedule
until January 1, 1910. Senator
Aldrich agreed that such a provi-
sion would be wise.
Without completing the sched-
ule the senate went into execu-
tive session.
INDIANA FAIR SEASON