The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-23
Senators Page Of Vermont and
M'Cumber Of Dakota
HAVEALITTLE DISCUSSION
Duty on Hides Desired by Mr.. Mccum-
ber-He Declares the Farmer
Should Have This Little
Protection.

Washington, June 2s--iWhen the Sen.
ate met yesterday, Senator Aldrich, on
behalf Of the finance committee, offered
amendments to several paragraphs Of
the tariff bill which had been previously
passed over. They were agreed to by
the Senate.
The announcement Of a duty Of 45
per cent. recommended by the commit
tee and adopted BY the Senate on iron
and steel glazed with yitreous glass, be-
ing an increase Of i've per cent. over
the amount recommended by the house,
called Mr.. Bristow to his feet IN protest.
Mr.. Aldrich explained that the lower
iuty made the rate Of protection less
han that already provided on the ma
lerials from which the product was
made.
Objection was made by Senator Bur
ton to q change in the duty on asphalt
Senator Tllman called attention TO
the desirability in the interest Of the
farmers Of placing Paris green and Lon
don purple on the free list, in connec-
ton with arsenic, and upon suggestion
Of Mr.. Aldrich, he proposed an amend
ment to the free list which includes
them.
IN defending the proposed IS per cent
ad valorem duty on hides, Senator Ne.
Cumber Of North Dakota declared that
no more striking illustration Of ingrati-
tude could be imagined than that which
had been shown BY the manufacturer
OF leather and leather goods who seek
to deprive the stockmen and farmers Of
the little remnant Of protection left on
hides His speech was a plea for the
farmer as against the manufacturer. He
stated frankly that he wanted a duty
Of rs per cent. on hides.
Vermont VS., North Dakota.
A little boasting Of the relative
amount Of devotion 10 Republican poll.
cies on the part Of North Dakota and
Vermont usIered in a trite colloquy be-
tween Senators McCumber and Page
The Vermont senator thought his state
was a little more simon pure Republi-
can than was North Dakota, and twit-
ted MIR. McCumber with the suggestion
that North Dakota had elected q Demo.
NFaAtAt NNNtIHOI tAO NttAN NkV.
"Oh, yes" responded Mr.. MeCumber
with evident reference to the distribu-
ton OF protective duties, "the state Of
Vermont has little more to encourage
her devotion to the Republican cause"
Senator Clark Of Wyoming, interrupts
ing, declared that Mr.. Page, IN aavocat-
ing free hides wanted the government
to 90 into partnership with the leather
trust to beat the beef trust, and all at
the expense of the farmers"
When Mr.. McCumber closed his re-
marks Senator McIauren renewed his
efforts in behalf Of duty on small
hides Tie contended that without ref
erence to the rate Of duty the small
hides should be placed on the same foot
ing as the large, pointing out that there
had been an arbitrary ruling putting
on the free list hides weighing less than
rs pounds.
He declared that from 1898 to 1907,
inclusive, the government had lost more
than S16,O00000 by this failure to col
lect the duty on the smaller hides.
The Corporation Tax Bill.
Attorney General Wickersham yester.
dav laid before the president and his
cabinet a rough draft Of the tariff bill
amendment which provides for the impo-
sition Of two per cent. tax upon the
net earnings Of corporations.
conference, it is said, is to be held
at the White House tonight, at which all
the Republican members of the Senate
finance committee will be present, to-
gether with Attorney Gcnertl Wicker
sham and Senator Root.
There seems little doubt now that the
amendment, as it win be turned over
to the finance committee, will provide
for q two per cent. tax and it viii ex-
empt net earnings below $1,000.