The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-14
Senate Puts Art on the Free
List
THE DUTY ON HIDES
There Now Seems to Be Some Hope Of
Adjournment Of Congress by July /.
The Summer Plan Of President
Taft

washington, Jun1 However far
from revisionists' ideals the tariff bill
may finally prove, it is at all events
to provide free art, for the Senate sat.
urday, hy vote Of SO 70 l5, confirmed
the mandments Of the finance commit.
tee, which evin widen the scope Of the
effect Of the House provision placing art
on the free list. Some beautiful speeches
were made in support Of free art, ana
from rather unexpected quarters. Sen.
ator Iillman was heard in behalf OF
free art. delivering a characteristic adj
dress. The most felicitous espousais
came from Senators Money and Carter,
tho latter from the sheep pastures and
copper mines OF Montana. No one had
looked for support from him. The
speeches were typical Of the humanizing
influences Of art and the missionary
spirit II invokes. Senator Lodge was
also very happy IN his remarks, but nat
urally they were along more classic lines.
The speeches in opposition came in the
main from Senator Carriers own coll
league. Senator Dixon. The opposition
was made up Of 10 Western and five
Southern senators.
The free list, so far as uncontested
items were concerned, was concluded on
Saturday hy the Senate There was a
contest over the continuation Of sage on
the free list, Senators Cummins and Nell
son arguing that sage flour was used
in the manufacture Of cotton. 1T Is
simply another case,' declared Mr.. Mel
son, "of farmers Of the middle West
coming against the cotton manufacturers
of New England" A compromise was
effected By making sage free only when
used as food The contention Of West
erners gave Mr.. Aldrich opportunity to
twit them OF back tracking. II was
another illustration Of localization in
tariff framing.
The finance committee later in the day
decided to take hides from the free list
aud impose a duty Of IS per cent, on
them Senator Lodge has not been able
to effect what Congressman McCall did
in the House. Free hides are, however,
expected to win ia conference
In view of the rapid progress made
on the free list, the optimistic are en-
eounraged 70 hope for an adjournment Of
Congress by July /, But there is much
controversial matter still undisposed of
Free hides are expected to be debated
early this week. probably to-day. and
Senator Lodge is ready with his speech
Mr. Lodge will, Of course, advocate free
hides. and win be silently but effective
" supported by Senator Crane For
once these senators win be found in OPP
position to Senator Aldrieh and bis
woodworking machine. They viii
have 20 be classed as insurgents
Regarding the tax on corporations, Il
Is ascertained that the trend now Is
to put tax on the net profits Of cor
p0rations rather than dividends. There
is nothing definite beyond this.
It Il aseertained that President Taft
plans to summer AZ Beverly until Sep
TENDER Is. postponing his western Jour
ney until then. At Beverly he win work
hard on his financial, railroad and indus
trial program for the next session Of
Congress and he Is to be visited at
Beverly BY some important people to
advise him.
Cotton bagging, 50 much desired BY the
South, is to be put on the free list by
the finance committee, according to re-
port. This interests Ludlow, Mass.