The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-27

DIT WHOieSdle anu retail. he ISSOlu-
ton was referred to the committee on
finance. Considerable progress was
made in the adoption of several Sec
tionS of the tariff bill. There were
several amendments decreasing duties
formerly reported by the committee,
but some of the others adopted increas-
ed duties. The House was not in ses-
sion.
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A denunciation of the sugar trust
and an appeal for a smaller differen-
tial on refined sugar in the interest
of consumers were the features of an
extended address before the Senate
Wednesday by Senator Clay of Geor-
gia. Mr.. Payllter sought to reduce the
duty on linotype and other typesetting
machines from so per cent ad valorem
as provided in the tariff bill to 10 per
cent ad valorem, but by vote of 65
to 43 his amendment was rejected.
All sections of the metal schedule were
agreed to before adjournment. The
House was not in session.
The Senate spent Thursday in the
discussion of amendments to the tariff
bill. The white lead duty was reduced
to % cents a pound, Mr.. Aldrich hav-
ing accepted an amendment to that eff
feet offered by Senator Curtis. This
duty being higher than that fixed by
the House was opposed by ten Repub-
lican Senator's After a long discus
sion Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the provis-
ion fixing a duty Of cents gallon on
cotton seed oil. Mr.. La Toilette Of
fered an amendment to reduce the
duty on quebracho to one-quarter of a
cent a pound. 1t was defeated, % to
SO. The session of the House lasted
but five minutes There was such a
meager representation of members
that Mr. Macon of Arkansas raised the
point of no quorum. This was prompt
ly conceded by Mr.. Dalzell, who was
the speaker pro tempore, and thereup-
on adjournment was taken until Mon
day next.
Several paragraphs of the tariff bill
were disposed of Friday. with the un-
Outstanding that the Senate might
still return to them il thought advis-
able. The House rates on polished
glass were retained. notwithstanding
the opposition of the Republican pro-
gressives. The duty on feldspar was
| increased and that on mica and gyp-
| sum reduced. The Finance Commit
tees automobile schedule was adopted.
The House was not in session.
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BY special agreement the Senate
took no votes Saturday on any subject
and the entire session was devoted to
speechmaking. The lumber schedule
was under discussion during the great
er part of the day. Senator McCumber
introduced the subject by presenting
| an amendment providing for free lum-
| Der, and he was on the floor several
times in support of this provision. He
| contended that the American forests
were being rapidly depleted and urged
that every encouragement should be
given to the bringing in of outside
| lumber On the other hand, Senator
Elkins, Scott and Hepburn, all of them
representing lumber-producing constit-
| uencies, contended strenuously for
| higher duty than is allowed by the
House bill. They controverted the
theory that the American lumber sup
ply is rapidly diminishing. Once more
| the Senate placed on record its deter
mination not to undertake other legis-
lation while the tariff bill is pending
| This action was taken in opposition to
an effort on the part of Senator Bur
f! ton, former chairman of the House
committee on rivers and harbors and
now a member of the Senate commit
! tee on commerce, to have extended GER
tain appropriations for the improve
ment of the country's water ways. He
was antagonized by Senators Hale and
Clapp and was compelled to desist.
Senator Bailey began the day by de-
handing that the advocates of the tar
if bill should maintain a quorum not
withstanding there were to be no votes
taken and he and other Senators were
responsible for a number of roll calls
The attendance was good, however,
and there was no indication of a fall
| ing off in interest. There was no ses-
| sion of the House