Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-23
Practical Restoration Of
Dingley Rates is
Upheld
HOLE IN TAX SCHEME
Senators and congressman Do
Things to Taft'S Corpora
ton Measure.

Washington, June 25.-Without the
sign of a speech the senate today De-
gan voting on the lumber schedule as
soon as quorum had been procured
The first vote was on the amendment
by McCumber proposing a rate OF 81
per thousand ON sawed lumber instead
of the rate decided by the finance COM
mittee of $150 per thousand. The
committee was sustained, Al TO "A.
Hard Fight Feature.
From the beginning of the session
there has been decided contest over
the lumber rate, and one OF the hardest
fights made by northwestern senators
had been for free lumber In the
house the reformers succeeded In re-
ducing the Dingley law rate from ~
to 81. and they continued their efforts
in the senate, but, finding themselves
unable to make any impression there
in the interest of free lumber, they
would have been willing to accept the
house rate So stiff, however, was the
sentiment against them that they sue
ceeded only in getting reduction OF
rs per cent from the Dingley duties.
and Inc majority against any reduction
as shown by today's vote indicates not
only that The committees schedule Will
remain unchanged in tho senate, but
the sentiment for a more pronounced
duty is so strong that it will be diff
cult to change the senate rates in con
ference.
Parties Are split.
Of the affirmative votes only 10 were
cast by democrats, as Follows: Bank
head, Clay, Davis, Gore, Hughes, John
ston. McLaurin, Overman, Paynter and
Tillman. The republicans who cast
their vote in support of the amend
ment were. Beveridge, Bristow, Brown,
Burkett,, Burton, Garter, Clapp, Craw-
ford Cummins, Curtis, Gamble, La Fol
lette, McCumber and Nelson. The
democrats voting against the amend
ment were: Bacon. Bailey, Chamber
lain, Fletcher, Foster, Martin, Money,
Simmons. Smith of Maryland, Talia-
ferro and Taylor.
McCumber's Amendment Loses, Too.
McCumber's amendment reducing
differentials on plancd or finished
lumber provided by the finance COM
mittee to 33 1-3 per cent and reduc-
ing the duty on sawed lumber to
Sl.5 thousand was rejected 80 to
40 A vote was then taken on the
main proposition of the finance COM
mittee's amendment placing a duty
of $1.5O on sawed lumber with diff
ferentials on finished lumber. The
committee won by the large majority
of so to 2S. Cores amendment al
lowing free entry of lumber for
churches, educational institutions
and public buildings was overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
Reaches Vote on Hides.
Washington, June 23.-Late yester-
day the senate reached the voting
stage on the hide schedule, and after
several amendments had been defeat
ed the amendment of the finance COM
mittee fixing duty of 15 per cent ad
valorem on hides was agreed to by the
vote of 46 to so.
This is the rate under the present
law, but under the rulings of the treas
ury department is applicable only to
hides weighing more than 25 pounds.
The house placed all hides on the free
list. but the senate committee restored
the Dingley policy, and now the senate
has sustained it's committee.
Senator McLaurin undertook to have
the provision amended so as to make
the duty applicable to hides weighing