Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-13
SENATE MAKES
NO PROGRESS
ON TARIFF /
POSTPONED Oh
WINDOW GLASS SCHEDULE
Crawford Taxes Occasion 10
Denounce Standard Oil While
Blind Senator Owen Defends
Retail Dealer
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hours devoted in the senate today dis
cussng window glass sched dles Of tho
tariff bill. senator Aldrich asked that
that paragraph be passed over
Some other sections relating 10
glass manufactured articles that pre-.
viousN had been passed over were
agreed to
The senate considered and passed
over sections until the iron ore para
graph was reached. when senator
Crawford spoke at length upon the
lack of wisdom of any tariff that en-
couraged the exhaustion OF natural re-
sources which could not readily be re-
stored He insisted that there should
be no tariff on iron ore, Oil lumber or
coal
senator raynter spoke in favor of
the removal OF the duty OF six cents
pound on leaf tobacco as means
for freeing the tobacco growers from
the control Of the tobacco trust.
senator simmons offered an amends
mont TO the window glass schedule
reducing the rates below those sug.
gested by Senator Cummins In his
70 the same paragraph
Yesterday
Mr. simmons addressed the senate
at some length on the window glass
industry 10 demonstrates that the glass
manufacturers could prosper with du-
ties much below those provided In tho
pending measure.
Mr Smoot said that since the de-
bate in the senate yesterday he had
telegraphed to New York to lind the
Wholesale aud retail prices on pane
of glass by IA inches, which was
the article largely affected by the
fehedNlr undvr consideration.
The wholesale cost Of that pane OF
glass, with duty added Mr.. Smoot
said was four cents. The appraiser
went 70 picture frame store and
found the price there to be fifteen
'ents Then he went to a department
store. and the price of the pane was
.wenty-five cents.
That" declared Mr. Smoot. ad-
anelng 70 the center OF the cham
Der and speaking with emphasb. lis
100 per cent | am willing to allow
20 per cent profit, but that is 500
or cent"
we seldom find that the retailer
makes much money" suggested Mr..
'lapp.
II can tell the senator Of retailer
mo has madc more money than all
he woolen manufacturers combined"
otortcd Mr. Smoot.
1T was made on largo business"
dded Mr. Clapp
Mr. core the blind senator from
oklahoma. delivered an impassioncd
efense of retail dealers against any
largc of extortion
senator Gore declared the senate
ad turned itself into grand jury and
Is here ready 20 return verdict
gainst the retail dealers Tor the high
riees of articles used by the Aneri-
IN people and the senator from
ainc has constituted himself fore-
AN Of this jury"
The manufacturers and trusts are
ldertaking to hold up the middlemcn
ld retailers as a shield TO protect
emscVcs ngainst the outrared con-
lmers stand here TO enter a plea
not guilty for the retailers of this
'untry"
MT Gore named shoes. hats cloths
= and other articles of particular
anufacture as being sold TO retailers
idcr contract that they should be
ld al an agreed price.
ON motion of Mr. Aldrich the sec-
IN relating to window glass was
sscd over temporarily and the sem
@ considered other sections. agrce-
3 TO several paragraphs previously
ssed over, and which related to
rious glass products
Committee amendments relating to
arble and stone manufactures wero
reed TO.
when the section relating 10 iron
e.. on which the committee had re.
"a duty of 25 cent ton.
rs reached. Mr.. Crawford opposed
icing q duty on natural products OF
, country. such a lumber. iron orc
q coal
Mr. Raynor gave notice that hs
.uld move TO place iron ore on tho
e list
Referring to the oil industry Mr..
avtord declared the Standard OH
npany had been shown by the hu-
'u of corporations to have prospered
gross unfairncss. aud the violation
every principle of honesty and de-
1cy.'
Reviewing the United states steel
rporation in regard 10 its property,
F. Crawford said.
"one Of the pathetic things thai
ve come under my observation hera
the desperate appeals made TO mem-
rs of this senate by men of small
ans struggling along with small
tories. imagining that they arc
ally independent They are helpless
little mouse that attempts TO play
tho carpet in front OF a cat that
n crush IL with its paw When We
ink VIC arc helping them We ars