Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18

present purpo-a to begin the general de-
bate before asking to have rule
brougA, in and whether any will be
ordered prohably will depend on cir-
o.mstarces. u" cxYoct. also TO give
soincwha, more time for the consdera-
tion Of The bin by the House than was
given 20 the Dingl"y measure.
1t IS recalled that tho debate on Mr..
DinElcy's proposition wa. begun on
March -. twelve years ago. tho same
day OF the same month on which the
general discussion Of tie Payne bill be-
gins. on the former occasion all discus
sion ended and vote was taken on the
2ist of March, Under present conditions
Mr.. Payne thinks It would he desirable
to give somewhat more time. hut he de-
clines absolutely TO aav how much more.
OUTLOOK IN SENATE.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
Senate committee on finance. which
will deal with the bill In the Senate,
announced to-day that he would call
n meeting Of the republican members
OF the committee for Tomorrow with
the idea OF Immediately beginning
considera ton of the public measure
The finance committee suffered ser-
iously from the defeats OF the recent
elections, and as consequence the
republican membership numbers only
four senator's. They ara Messrs Aid
rich Of Rhode Island, Burrows Of
Michigan. Penrose of Pennsylvania.
and Halo OF Maine. Mr. Aldrich says,
however. that they can take up the
bin as Subcommittee and he hopes
to have them do So. As soon as the
republican vacancie. arc hlled the
new members will he invited in and
the consideration OF the measure Will
proceed with the hope. on the part Of
the chairman. that the Senate COM
mittee may be prepared to mako its
report very soon after the receipt OF
the bin from the House.
Mr.. Aldrich declared to-day that he
had not looked ne tho House bill and
he declined to make any comment up
on it, II Is understood. however,
that many senator's make serious OBJ
lection to the chenges from the pres
ent law and the hope Is nowhere e1-
pressed that the bill will not be ma
terially amended before II leaves the
senate.
PAPER HOWL. FROM MAINE.
Senator Hale. chairman OF the ropub-
licau caucus. IS 9nl"ng thos" VINO 'nd
the bill obtectionahlc. 'it absolutely
murders IN" wool puip and PAPER IN
dustry Of Maine l.c said 'This Is
the most Important Industry In our
state and we shall resist m" "hangs
with the utmost poss,hl" vieor
Mr.. Hale authorized this statement
but while he found many or the other
features of the bin to be objectionable
from His point OF view, he declined to
specify them. He predicted that the
bill would be before Congress for the
next three months or more.
The committee on finance will not
grant any hearings, but will consider
any written or printed statements
which may be presented TO II.
The probabilities are that when the
House begins the debate on the BILL
the hours of the SESSIONS Will be ex-
tended
The sitting will probably begin at
ten o'clock In the morning and con-
tinue until ten or eleven o'clock at
night.
NEW DRAWBACK PROVISION,
one Of tho most significant features of
| the Payne bill Is tho new drawback
provision. 1t extends this privilege 80
that an American manufacturer need not
use the material which he has imported
In order to secure the refund or the
duties which he has paid on his material,
II he uses materials produced In this
country in equal amounts with the
material which he has imported he will
be entitled to tho drawback benefits pro-
vided the domestic materials are Of equal
productive manufacturing quality and
Nuliit.