The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-12
TARIFF MEASURE
IS RECALLED By
THE Lower HOUSE
CONTINUED Frcn Page one.l
maintaining the existing Is per cent ID


Aldrieh to Explain Measure.
When the report 10 presented to the
full committee At 10 O'Clock tomor.
row morning. an effort will be made to
induce the minority to consent to the
reporting of the bill to the senate to-
morrow. in which. event II will be al
lowed to so over until Thursday. when
Chairman Aldrich will make . detailed
explanation OF its provisions. II Is
probable he will be followed by Senator
Daniel. the ranking democratic MEM
Der. who will outline the position the
minority members expect TO assume.
Senate leaders would not predict to-
day how much time Is likely to Be oc-
cupied in the discussion Of the bill.
This Is due 10 the large number Of I'm
portant items to be submitted to the
judgment OF the senate without recon-
mendation. the purpose being to Goa
vince the senate and the country tina:
the committee has not arbitrarily as
sumed the power to make q tariff
1t Is not expected that q great many
set speeches will be made In the SEN
ate. While not accepting the Ifotec-
tive principle. the democratic mem
bers realize that the measure will be
passed. and they are not disposed Tn
cause unnecessary delay.
Aidrieh sees oia Reductions.
Senator Aldrich asserted last night
that 7S per cent of the articles used
by all the people had been reduced
and that the free list had been length
ened to an extent that would be sur
prising to everybody. The members
Of the committee have done their best
to make their recommendation popu-
lar and they predicted that their ef-
forts would be appreciated.
In placing 4 large number OF articles
on the free list and In reducing duties
on many others 1t has been found nee
essary TO increase materially the du-
ties on many Injuries In order to pro-
duce necessary revenues. The Payne
bill increased materially the rates on
brandy. alcohol, gid, grain spirits. cor
dials and liquors, but made practically
no increase on champagne and still
wines. The senate committee has de-
cided upon an increase Amounting to
/ about % per cent above existing rates
on wines Of Ill kinds and has made in
creases above the Payne bill on other
spirits.
In addition to placing tea and coffee
ON the free list. the committee pro-
poses to admit COCOA free An espec-
ial effort was made to reduce rates
on the socalled breakfast table" ar
ticles Of commerce. It was reported
today that another effort would Be
made to have 4 duty placed on coffee
In the senate in behalf OF the coffee
syndicate. which II alleged to have Q
large number Of bags Of Brazilian
product boarded In this country.
Tebaeeo lnterests In Failure.
Tobacco interests failed In their ef-
forts to induce the committee to re-
duce the amount Of Philippine tobacco
to be admitted annually free Of duty
and to get an increase In the rates on
tobacco from other countries.
The Payne rates on pottery and fine
china have been agreed to In spite Of
the demands Of American manufhc-
turers. supported by speeches made
by President Taft in his campaign
that further protection Is needed by
them for such OF their wares n come
into competition with Haviland and
Limoges china.
The senate committee provided am
pie protection for American manufac-
turers Of watch dials. All but two OF
the American factories arc said to
have been driven out Of business by
the competition With dials made
abroad chiefly in Switzerland.
The estimates Of the. revenue which
the Payne tariff bill will produce for
the government have been reduced
nearly $4,000. 900 through the amead-
ments made 20 the measure before Il
was passed by the house. and the SEN
ate will have to provide means for
making up this difference II the orig
inal estimates are to be met. Tho
striking out Of several countervailing
duty clauses on which NO estimates
were made probably will lessen tho
bills productiveness another so. Geo.
900.