Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-24
DAY DEVOTED
TO READING
Of TARIFF
SUBSTANTIA PROGRESS
MADE WITH MEASURE
Senators Refrain from Debate.
in Order to Expedite Tedious
Task of Unfortunate Reading
Clerk.


Washington. April 2S-The first
reading of the tariff bill for consld
ering committee amendments was
concluded when the senate adjourned
today, According to an announce
mcnt when the reading was begun.
every paragraph of the bin viii be
subject to amendment when it Is talk
en- up for final consideration on each
paragraph next Monday All con-
cede, however. that substantial prog
ress has been made. There viii be
no return to many of the schedules.
There was comparatively little de-
bate today as Senator Aldrich post
poned replying To many questions
asked of him in order To hasten the
reading He said he would make fun
explanations when the amendments
received final consideration MANY
provisions. including the wood pulp
and wood schedules were passed over
on specifls objection Nearly every
senator was in his place
Senators McCumber and simmons
suggested that the lumber schedule
made the same request I'm regard TO
the tobacco schedules. The sugges-
tions Of various senators indicates
that more than half of the rates under
the wood sugar and molasscs
tobacco, agricultural, and other
Schedules would come in for criticism
lat q later date
senator McLaurin. requesting that
various schedules under the head Of
agriculture be passed over, senator
Aldrich asking whether he did not
wish to make a similar request In
regard to rice. the duty on which the
FINANCE committee had allowed to
stand at . cents a pound as passed
by the house.
4 Ia.
ferred to that paragraph because no
change had been made in H. So"
he added, there Is nothing at which
the gentleman can allow his risibles
to rise 30
There is nothing under the agri-
cultural schedules as HE duty O..
rice" suggested Mr Adrich.
still We might amend the
schedule" said Mr. McCumbcr. snil-
ing
Notice that the committee would
bring into the senate an amendment
making duties on pearls, diamonds
and other precious stones specific
instead of nd valorom was given by
Mr Aldrich Replying to MI Bacon,
Nh Aldrich said the rates on these
articles were as high as had been
found practicable for the collection of
any revenues.
When the schedule relating to wood
pulp, print paper and books was
reached Mr. Aldrich said the COM
mittec hoped In a very fcw days to
report an amendment for the wood
pulp provision OF the bill
Messrs Clapp, BristoW Nelson ana |
Piles called attention to the possible |
effect Of the house paragraph in pre- |
venting any free importation Of wood |
pulp from Canada because an cx
port duty might be imposed by a |
single province Of the dominion.
Mr. Aldrich explained that this was
ono Of the matters under considera-
tion by the committee ON finance.
Il am not sure. ne said mat we |
ought not to deal I'm the main with |
Canada ana hold the Dominion gov
ernment responsible always for what |
is done in any part of the Dominion. |
Tho schedule then was passed over. |
The reading of the Philippine sugar
schedule was the signal for vigorous
criticism by Senators Clay and Bacon,
of the policy of admitting sugar from |
the Philippines free of duty They |
declared that the free admission OF
225.000 tons OF sugar from Porto Rico
and 100000 tons from the Hawailn
islands had not affected the price of
refined sugar and added that while |
granulated sugar IN the United states
sells for go per pound, it Is sold |
for 2.70 pound I'D London. MI
Bacon insisted that the introduction
OF free Philippine sugar would. by |
replacing an equal amount OF dutiab'e
sugar reduce the revenues without any
benefit to the people
MIR Todee said the entire sugar
production Of the Philippine is bu'
l60.0 900 tons annually. which. he de-
clared now goes 70 china. Tho para
graph was passed over under ohjec
tions by Senators Foster and New
lands
Mr. Dolliver called attention To "a |
provision In the bill permitting cat
ilc horses. sheen and other domestic |
animals 10 be brought back 70 the
United states free of duty within six |
months after being driven across the |
boundary lines for temporary pastur-
age. lie declared that treasury otii- |
cials uermit unidentified animals born |
in Mexico and those that have been |
kept there for more than a year tu he |
brought into this country without |
duty Ho insisted that somc official |
should be called to account for such |
conduct and upon his motion the On |
tire paragraph was passed over