Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SENATE FAILS
TO CONCLUDE
TARIFF RATES
,,,nnf,nred from Pnre one,


attem pted to control the delegates who
were to elect his successor.
Got His Scalp
"If they were after his scalp" con-
tinued Mr.. Stone, they got It. IL Is
dangling at the monopoly's belt.
'0The department of justice is asleep
or blind" continued Mr.. Stone in re-
ferring to the failure of the attorney
general to prosecute the International
Harvester company for violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law.
This is a case in which justice IS
too blind-blind and dumb and sense
less. The department of Justice SITS
with palsied hands, but the United
states senate at least should take no
tice of this great criminal corpora
ton"
Stating that his inspection of con-
stllar REPRESENTATIVES had shown the
International Harvester company sold
it's products abroad cheaper than at
home Mr.. Beveridge said this extra
ordinary claim led him to believe II
would not be injured by placing agrl-
cultural implements on the free llst.
He did, however believe that such a
condition would injure Independent
manufacturers.
Senators Root of New York ana
Flint of California were at the Whlte
House in conference with PresldeHt
Taft in regard to the consideration
by the senate of the administration
CORPORATION tax amendment. Senator
Root will take the lead in defending
the amendment when 1t comes up for
debate, probably on Monday, and SEN
ator Flint will speak briefly in favor
of it. ~
Senator Flint estimates touay lllat
the senate would dispose of the cor
poration tax question within ten days.
Amendment Accepted
An amendment by Senator Bradley,
placing a duty of ? cents per pound
on hemp and tow of hemp, ana cents
a mound on hemp tackle, known as
cline of hemp" was agreed to in place
of the house provision for a duty or
$40 a ton on hemp and $40 per ton on
line of hemp.
The senate adopted an amendment
to paragraph 100, admitting free OF
duty all machines used for manufac-
turing linen or cloth, from flax or max
fiber, prior to January, 1872
The senate agreed to new para
graph offered by Mr.. Aldrich. placing
upon all laces, embroideries etc, COM
Dosed of cotton or other material eX-
cept wool, costing cents or less per
yard, a duty of 2 cents a yard' ana
costing more than 8 cents a yard tWo-
ntLnS or a cent per yalN etuui'Ao
in addition to that 30 per cent ad val
orem.
The duty on hooks and eyes was in
creased from cents to cents per
pound.
An amendment by Mr. Aldrich,, was
agreed to, providing that on surface
coated copy paper the duty should IN IN
no case be less than the duty on the
paper from which they are made
Vases, retorts, etc, made OF platl-
mum for chemical uses, were placed on
the free list An extended discussion
was participated in when Mr.. Aldrich
reported an amendment to strike out
the words "and the products thereof y
where they occurred in connection with
petroleum, crude or refined oil. on the
free list. He said five or six hundred
articles might be designated as pro-
ducts of petroleum.
1t was not, he said. intended, to ex-
clude from the free list benzine, gaso-
line or such products. He finally
agreed to reopen the paragraph for
further consideration if desired, and
with that understanding the amend
ment was agreed to.
A duty of five cents a square yard