Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-15
SENATE WRANGLES
AS TARIFF IS READ
Having Completed Discussion OF
Items Under Postponement
Measure Will Be Taken Up on
Third Reading for Final Dispo'
sition.

WASHINGTON, June 12.--Having COM
pleted consideration of items of the tarin
bill that had been passed over under OBJ
jections by senators during It's second
reading, the adjournment of the senate
today marked an important period in the
progress of the measure through the SEN
ate. When the bill is again taken up, IL
will be upon its third reading for the
inal disposition of items upon which the
most pronounced objections have been
made.
In completing the second reading of the
bill today, a number of items in the free
list were disposed of. Works OF art
over 20 years old, and collections Illus
trating the progress of the arts over 100
years old placed in the free list by the
committee on finance, were retained there
after an interesting debate, by vote OF
IS to To-
A fight was made on this amendment on
the ground that IL would allow wealthy
men to decorate their homes with Euro
pean oil paintings and other artistic pro-
ducts of the old world without payment
of duty and that 1t would permit that
entry into this country of many art col
lections now stored abroad without any
benefit to the revenues of the govern
ment.
AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
The amendment was defeated by both
Republicans and Democrats on the ground
that its result would be both educational
and refining, and that works of art OF
the age indicated could not come into
competition with the products Of Ameri-
can painters and sculptors. This will per
init the great art collection made by J.
Pierpont Morgan, made at an expenditure
of many millions of dollars and now
stored in London, to be brought here.
Senator Nelson declared that this
amendment would allow the rich people
to bring in pictures free, and he propos-
ed limiting the free importations for the
use of the public galleries only.
Declaring that the museums of the
country got their works of art from
American citizens who purchase them
abroad and bring them in. Mr.. Root said
that the people did not give museums
money with which to purchase art works.
but that they give to them their paint
ings.
Mr.. Tillman, saying that 1t rarely oc-
CURED that he was found on the same
side of a question as Senators Lodge and
Root, declared that the millionaires OF
the country should be permitted to bring
In all the works of art possible free OF
duty, and II 1t was desirable to "whack
them" the senate should take from them
some OF the other special privileges they
enjoy Mr.. Money added that even a
millionaire can have his uses in social
progress and urged the adoption of the
finance committees amendment.
Mr.. Nelson's amendment was lost
and at his demand an aye and no vote
on the committee amendment was order
ed, which resulted SO for and Is
against.
A committee amendment adding yams
to tho free list was agreed to. Having
completed the free list, Mr.. Aldrich ask
ed that further consideration of the
bin be postponed until Monday in order
that the finance committee might act
upon several questions not yet reported
on 49,
At 2:1s p. m. the senate adjourned un-
til Monday.
STARCH INDUSTRY DUTIES.
The starch industry received protec-
ton by a reversal of the recommended
tions made by the committee by which
tapioca and sage flour will be subject
to duty of one cent a pound when not
imported for food. Senator Nelson
opened the fight upon the free admis-
sion OF these products on the ground
that they were used largely by the cot
ton cloth and oilcloth industries in
competition with starch made from po-
tatoes and corn.
He was supported by Senator Cum
Minis and both the Minnesota and the
Iowa senators were taken to task by
Senator Aldrich for attempting to re-
wise the tarirr upward, the Rhode ISL
and senator claiming that If the COM
mittee lad suggested a duty on pro-
duce that could not be raised in this
country for the purpose Of protecting
other products with which they came
in competition, IL would have been
roundly denounced for such action. He
also suggested that there was a COM
blnation in the starch industry.
Senators Frye and Burrows. both OF
whom have starch factories within their
states, came to the rescue of the west
ern senator's, and Senator Aldrich, sur
rendering In the face of this opposition,
accepted an amendment by which the
tapioca and the sage flour will be adj
mitted free only when used for food.
I mis- will place the duty on the articles
when consumed by the cotton or OIL
clotn Industries
Crude potash carbonate. caustic pot
ash and radium were placed upon the
free list.