Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-24
FRUIT AND SAW
LOGS BEFORE
THE SENATE
.PINEAPPLES PROTECTED
BY INCREASED DUTY
Florida Senators Demand and
Secure Increase Over Dingley
Rate; Free Lumber Advocates
Again Make Losing Fight.
BY Morning Journal special Lensed wIr.l

IBy Morning journal special Lensed Wirel
Washington, June 2s.--ln uneN-
pcctedly short order the senate to-
day took up aud disposed OF the lum-
ber schedule and then entering upoa
the discussion of pineapples. put be-
hind it the provision regulating tn
rates Of duty on that article
MIR. Aldrich asked that the lumbe'
ton. He had no sooner taken his
seat than Senator McCumber, who IN
the interest of the treeless northwest
has been persistent advocate 81
free lumber. arose and presented 40
arose and presented an amendment
reducing the finance committees
rates of $3.50 per thousand on sawed
lumber to the house rate OF 81 per
thousand, This was generally recos-
nIzed as a test proposition, as sawed
lumber has been the bone of conten-
tion from the beginning. The North
Dakota senator did not find 1t worth
while to enter into any argument
The result was against him and was
another triumph for the Aldrich rate
the vote standing "a IN favor and a.
against the reduced rate
Another test came on the proposi'
tion to make a rate Of sl.26 per
thousand on lumber. with general
change in the differentials ana on
this vote the finance committee VIE
also literally supported. The entire
wood schedule making reductions a.
about 25 per cent from the present
rates and increasing the house rates
of the pending bin to about the same
extent was then agreed 70.
The sailing was not so smooth
when 1t came to piueapnles inc
contention in this connection was for
higher rates and came from demo
cratic sources. The obiectors IN thia
case were Senators Taliafcrro aud
Fletcher OF Florida. The house had
fixed a duty OF cents per cubic foot
on pineapples in barrels and of sS
per thousand. but the senate commit
tee ON finance reduced this rate TO
Z cents and 81 respectively, thus re-
storing the provisions of the pingleN
law
ment restoring the house rate, but
changing the other portions of thr
provisions, so as to require the pay
ment OF half a cent pound for pine
apples in bulk. The contention was
for and against this and the fight
was mainly between. the Florida SEN
atcrs, representing a pineapple pro-
ducing state, and Senators smith AMI
Rayner of Maryland in whose states
there are large pineapple canning es
tablishments. DisavOwing all cham
pionship of the Gamers. the Mary
land senator's made a strenuous fight
on general principles against the IN
crease of the duty. Mr.. Rayner
charged the republican party with
bad faith in promising to lower tariii
duties.
After a debate extending over
about four hours time the Taliferro
amendment was adopted 50 to 30
This was defeat for the finance
committee, but the amendment was
not strenuously resented by the com 3
mite and several Of its members
voted for it.
The close of the day as well as the
beginning Of It presented Its surprise
IN the completion of the coal sched-
ule.
II had been expected that this schcd-
uie would be debated at great length,
but il was passed after little more
than an hours discussion \ new
schedule was presented by Mr Ald-
rich as chairman Of the finance com
mittee reducing the house rate on
bituminous coal from 81 per ton to 60
per ton and eliminating the house
r.cinrOcitv clause