The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-26
Without Speechmaking, Many
Important Changes Are Made
in Tariff Schedule.
INCREASE OF DUTIES on
IRON AND IT'S PRODUCTS
Income Tax Plan of President
Taft May Be Considered
Next Monday.


days and by the time the session
closed at O'Clock so many schedules
had been consdered and disopseG of
that Mr.. Aldrich freely predicted that
by tomorrow night all would be out Of
the way, leaving Tic senate frr2 20
begin consideration OF the corporation
tax and tho income lax amendments.
Beginning the session with an IN
crease. of ) per cent over tho house
rate OF 50 per cent ad valorem on har-
ness. the senate marched steadily along
througbout the nine hours Of its sit
Ting. induIging in little speech making
and acting unpon many important pro
visions.
Among the changes made wefe:
An increase Of tie duty on scrap iron
from 30 cents TO $50 per toU thus
placing it 60 the same level IS pig
IRON; AT increase Of nefourth Of
cent per pound over the house rates
on wire nails; IN increase from 30 s
tboritc and cth,r articles used in Giak
ing gas mantolS #rG the substitution
Of 81 eciGc for ad valorem rates on
files, r5.sps, lic
Oilcloth Readjusted.
Senator Penrose presented an amend
ment fixing duty of o;!ehalf cent per
gallon on crude OIL and after cousid~
cradle debate il was defeated, 81 TO 40.
During the day the linoleum and oil
cloth schedule was rccast 10 meet the
demands of the Insurgents. and was
adopted, with the understanding that
II 1t should not he satIsIactorT upon
inspection in the record, The schedule
could be 1copened tomorrow.
Speaking Of the provision ior high
rate on scrap iron, Mr. Crawford de-
cleared that IL was protection gone
mad - The proposition was also crttl-
ciscd by Senators Cummins ami BcN-
cridge.
there were many forts 10 alnenL
The scra7 iron provision, but IT WAS
adopted without change.
Senator penrose spoke at length in
support Of his oil amendment, declar-
ing it met with the approval of the
independent producers and rehners.
The oil fields of Mexico figured exten-
sivoly in this discussion. Senator
Gore declared they were a myth.
Senator Aldricb presented the income
tax amendment, approved by President
Taft, and said he hoped the senate
NOul0 CODSluCl II sdouudN
Aldrich Still Raising
The senate today having taken up
schedules of the tariff bill formerly
passed over, Mr.. Aldrich proposed
committee amendment increasing the
duty on harness, saddlerY, etc. from
81 per cent ad vaIoren, as provided
by the house, 10 80 per cent, which,
he said, was still below tbe rate Of
bc NOS
posed i'm view Of The senate s action
in placing hides on the dutiahle list.
RevertIng TO the metal schedule, Mr..
Aldrich proposed the committee S
amendment. Increasing the duty on
wrought and scrap iron, etc. from 90
cents ton, as provided by tho house.
TO $50 a ton, to correspond TO the
duty on pig iron. Senator Gore criti-
ciscd this amendment and Senator
Cummins offered d substitute, striking
from the para graph all reference 10
wrought, cast and scrap iron and steel.
The increased duty was defended by
Senators Oliver, Dick and Aldrich.
This proposed increase Of duty on
scrap iron over the house rate dc.
gone mad. T do not. bc continued
81 want 10 go before the people of the
middle west and defend duty OF go
on old scrap iron. -
AS to Print Paper Duty
The retaliatory provisions of the
Of the tariff bill being referred TO by
Senator Clapp today, Mr.. Aldrich in
dicated that the finance committee still
had that matter under consideration
and hoped TO report substitute that
would prove satisfactory to all inter |
cst3 concerned.
Senator Brown offered Two amend |
ments, which have the effect of cllmi-
mating. the automatic retaliatory fes
lures of the committee amendments |
and Of making retaliation depend upon |
an order of the president, allowing |
the rates of duty 10 remain as in the |
committee substitute.
Mr. AldTich agreed to take up these !
for final action tomorrow.
In the interest Of American shipping
Senator Elkins today introduced the
as an amendment TO the
Tariff bill:
iise imported on ships or vessels of the
United States. there shall be allowed "A
reduction Of ) per cent in the duties
prescribed by law, TO be levied, col
ected and paid op such goods, wares
sud merchandise,
An amendment was adopted provid.
ng duties on oil cloth and iinoleum.
varying from cents square ward and
Is per cent ad valorem TO ic cents per
,quare yard aud ID per cent ad valorem
Senator Ponrose proposed an amend
nent placing duty of half of one
,ent a gallon on crude oil.
Oil Producers Active.
Replying 10 question by Senator
3orab, Mr. Peurose said the finance
had seen a vast number of Z
III producers of the United States. 100
# them being present on one clay :
There were, he said. from so 900 TO (
10000 independent OIL producers i'll the
United States, many of them beioS his I
onstituepts Of Pennsylvania, who had I
.one to Oklahoma, the Indian territory. 1
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