New-York tribune., 1909-06-26


did return.
After the defeat OF the Penrose amendment Mr..
Owen offered an amendment TO prohibit any oil
company from selling its products at varying
prices in different parts Of the country. variation
representing the difference in freight rates TO he
allowed He gave notice that he would press this
amendment when the administrative features OF
the bill are taken up.
MANY PARAGRAPHS DISPOSED OF.
There were no set speeches to-day and material
progress on the bill made. After debate Of
two hours the Finance Committee amendment for
a rate Of 50 30 on pig iron. wrought and cast
iron and scrap iron and steel was adopted This
is the same the House bill. except that scrap
iron and steel were made dutiable AZ % cents a
ton BY vote of - 2s Mr.. Cun1mlns's motion 70
separate scrap iron and steel from the OF the
paragraph was defeated. Mr. Cumrnins then moved
70 reduce the rate from g - 70 81 - ton. This
was defeated IS 10 d. The following Democrats
voted against the amendment: Senator'S Bank
head Daniel Johnston. McEnery. Martin. Taylor
and Tnlman.
Mr.. Cummins attacked the amendment 10 IN
crease the rates wire nails. but Mr Aldrich was
IN command OF the situation, and the amendments
OF the Iowan were voted down.
BY vote Of 90 70 a amendment by Mr Hey
burn adopted fixing the duty n1onaz4te sand
and thorite six cents poupd, 50 per cent
oxide thorium and other kinds OF thorium. 81 per
cent on gas NANTES and D per cent on gas mantle
scrap. Senators Dover and Bristow attacked this
amendment, asserting that II would benefit the
Welsbach Company, OF New Jersey. that
poration controlled the monazIte sand production
OF this country This was denied by Senators Sim
mons and Hepburn. on the adoption Of the Hey
burn amendment twelve Republicans voted IN the
negative and Mr.. McEnery, Democrat. in the af-
hrmative.
without debate an amendment by Mr.. Aldrich
substituting specific for ad valorem rates files
adopted. The Rhode Island Senator said that
the effect Of the amendment was TO reduce the du-
ties about 10 per cent There opposition 70
an amendment by Mr.. Guggenhe!m to make man
ganferous silver ore dutiabis at the same rate as
manganiferous iron ore.
When the Finance Committees amendment for a
reclassifcation Of the duties oilcloth and limo
leum taken up there decided differ
of opinion 10 the effect Of the new classi-
hcation. Mr.. Cummins insisted that the changes
amounted to a material increase Of duties. Messrs
AIdrch and Smoot said they were reductions.
After a debate lasting nearly hour Mr.. Cum
minis accepted amendments offered by Mr.. Snoot
for a reduction Of the rates the lower grades.
The ragraph was agreed TO with the understand
ing that it might be reopened tomorrow If Mr..
Cummins did find 1t satisfactory.
Without debate the duty blasting caps in
creased from g to 81 % a thousand and mining
blasting safety fuses from 80 to % per cent ad
vaorem
Brushes, brooms feather busters and hair pencils
made dutiabe at As per cent ad vaiorem. this
being the rate imposed in the House biz,
feat an amendment by the Finance Committee fix
ing specific rates pencil leads not in wood. |
These rates increase the duty in the House bill
from 10 to 35 per cent. Mr.. Smoot defended the
amendment as being necessary to protect waning
domestic industry and TO prevent fragrant under
valuations.
On motion Of MI AIdrich the Finance Commit
substitute for Paragraph 442. relating hats
bonnets, hoods, etc. was disagreed to and the
House provision adopted
Para nh irnp dutIy of II al
vaorem farm implements was under considera-
ton when the Senate adjourned. Mr.. Bacon offered
a substitute for this section to place all the
merated articles the free list with a provfso
that If imported from country which lays an
import duty like articles imported from the
United States the duties of the DinRley law shall
apply. Mr. Aldrich opposed the Bacon amendment
and twitted the Georgia Senator for his inconsis-
tency. He suggested that the amendment placed
the Democrats in anomalous position. They had
voted TO place lumber and iron on the dutabIe
list and now they were proposing TO place the
free list articles made of iron and lumber on
which considerable labor had been expended Mr.
Aldrich said that the Harvester Trust has factories
abroad. and that under the Bacon amendment
would find it more profitable TO do most of its
manufacturing in countries where labor was
cheaper than in the United States Mr.. Stone was
attacking the International Harvester Company
when adjournment was taken.
The retaliatory provisions of the wood pulp and
print paper paragraphs being referred to by Sena-
Tor Ilapp to-day, Mr.. Aldrich indicated that
Finance Committee still had that subject under con
sideration. and hoped 10 report a substitute that
would prove satisfactory all interests concerned
This statement In response TO the assertion
of Mr. Clapp that by the proposed retaliation
against Canada the United States would punish
its people by adding still greater duty in
that country should provide an export tax
Senator Brown. who led the recent fight for free
wood pulp and print paper, offered two amend
ments which have the effect OF eliminating the
automatic retaliatory features OF the committee
amendments and of making retaliation depend on
order of the President. allowing the rates OF
duty to remain az In ths committees substitute