The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-17
SENATE TALKED
ABOUT RAzORS
AND PEN KNIVES
Charged That Razors Costing
So q Dozen Were Retailed
for So Each
DUTY ON BARBED WIRE CUT
FROM 1910 TO 70 CENTS

IctrOAeum 1TVUuCIO WILL Do AcAt Ou
the Free List so Far as the Senate
Finance Committee Is Concerned,
Where They Were Placed by House
Washington, May 1.-THE senate
committee on finance has decided to
take no action on the question of crude
petroleum, which was placed on the
free list in the house bill, and which
was reported to the senate in. the same
form. The house included the prod
ucts of petroleum in the same class,
and the senate committee will recon-
mend that the words "and the prod
ucts,' be stricken out. The effect OF
this, If the amendment is adopted,
would be to make such products Of
petroleum dutiable as are now duti-
able under the Dingley law. the house
and senate having specifically fixed
such rates en- certain products of pc
troleum, in each instance naming the
article. A great many manufactured
articles, which both bodies intend
shall remain on the dutiable list, are
manufactured wholly or in part from
petroleum products. It Is understood
that Senator Scott will press his am
endment in the senate to place crude
and refined petroleum on the dutiable
list at fifty cents barrel, but that
the amendment will not have the sup
port of the committee. The West Vir-
ginia senators are seeking votes on
both sides Of the chamber in support
Of the amendment.
That duty will be placed on tung-
stem. product of Colorado used in
making high grade steel, was an
nounced by Mr.. Aldrich in colloquy
with Senator Hughes. This would
be done, Mr.. Aldrich said, to build
up the industry of producing that
mineral
Mr.. Newlands, referring to Mr..
Oliver as manufacturer, was inter-
rupted by the senator from Pennsyl-
vania, who stated that he had not
been in the manufacturing business
for eight years.
Just Publisher
"Unfortunately." he added, smiling,
"the business am engaged in is the
publication of a newspaper"
The wire schedule was amended on
motion Of Mr.. Aldrich so that only In
one instance was there an increase of
duties over the house bill, while in
eight or ten instances duties were low
cred. Fencing wire was reduced to
the extent Of about two-thirds of the
duty provided in the house bill. While
Mr.. Aldrich was explaining these re-
ductions Mr.. Beveridge Interrupted to
say:
II am very glad to see that we are
making progress"
An amendment by Mr.. Burkett, the
effect of which is to reduce the duty
on barbed wire from $2.70 per hund-
red pounds to IS cents, was accepted
by the committee on finance and
adopted by the senate.
The section relating to penlznives,
etc., was amended so as to require the
name Of the manufacturer or the i'm
name of the country of origin die sunk
against fraudulent representation as
to the place of origin.
Senator Bailey protested against
any attempt to protect consumers in
respect to the kind Of penknives they
are to use, and expressed the thought
IL the policy should be adopted with
respect to knives 1t ought to be ap-
piled to all other classes of imports.
+ Agreeing in part with the Texas
senator, Senator Smith, (Mich.) de-
clared that he would like to have for
eign-made furniture so marked to pro-
tect Michigan manufacturers.
n Mr. Simmons proposed general re-
auctions in the duties on razors, op-
posing the increase on the class Of
%razors most commonly in use from Sc
TO 80 per cent.
Senator Smith (Mich.). wanted to
know whether the interest in the rate
was on account of revenue or to pro-
mote cheap prices in razors.
ut is to obtain razors at reason
able prices" said Mr.. Simmons.
For domestic or social purposes?
Inquired Mr.. Smith with the result
that for the moment the senate was
convulsed with laughter.
Down in my part of the country
they are used partly for social pur-
poses," responded Mr.. Simmons.
Especially among the Republican
population" interpOsed Senator Bal
ley.
=. MT. ollIlluOuS WduIcU u KNOW why
Il fifty-six per cent was sufficient pro-
lection for razors under the Dingley
law, ninety-nine per cent should now
~ required.
x Saying that under the Dingley law
the manufacture of razors had been
hlmost driven out of this country, Mr..
6moot added that the difference of
hbor cost here and abroad was fully
II ahundred per cent. He reminded the
teuator from North Carolina that the
Wilson bill provided tariff of SO per
sent.
Senator Aldrich said that last year
5000 900 razors were imported and,
when the large use of safety razors
lGAs considered, this foreign supply
Gpuld be found to include practically