Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-14
Sentence it Seeks to Change Stricken
Out by Senate Committee.
VIEWS OF ALDRIcH AMENDMENTS
House Members Inclined to Doubt
Statements About Necessities.
SEVERAL TRADING FEATURES
Belief thRt Many of the Changes
Made by senate Committee Are
Intcnced for Use in Con-
ference Committee.

WAsHtNGToN, April "a Before the
seuate meets on Thursday there will be a
session OF the finance committee to de-
ternine whether the minority will be ready
10 take up general debate on the tariff
bill that dag. From Informal discussions
OF the bill between republican and demo-
cratic members the indications are that
the minority will ask for an extension of
time until Monday Of next week. If they
should DO so the request would be granted
by the republican senate leaders.
Senator Aldrich will make a brief state
ment to the senate when 1t meets Thurs
day. when he will explain the revenue pro-
ducing features in the amendments to the
house bin already reported. He does not
expect 10 .1ccupy more than half an hoor
in addres< the senate.
WIZ Not Return Bill.
The message from the house asking that
the Payne bill be returned for a correction
OF the petroleum sch sdue will be received
Thursday In view OF the fact that the
bill had bcen referred TO the finance COM
mlltec. amended and reported back to the
senate It Is not likely that the bill will
be permitted to go back TO the house. Sen
ate leaders take the position that there
Is no necessity for the return of the bill
20 the house, as the finance committee In
tends TO offer amendments on the floor
TO the petroleum schedule which will en-
tireIy efface the error which crept into
the bill at the time it was passed by the
.pouse.
That portion Of the bill to which the
words 'and its products" are to be added
by the clerk OF the house, have been
stricken out by the senate committee, and
IL would be necessary for the senate TO
amend the correction desired by the house.
II is therefore thought to be unnecessary
waste of time to return 1t.
House view of senate Bill.
In the house the statement that the
Aldrich amendments to the Payne bill
tend 10 increase the duties on luxuries and
reduce them on necessities is taken with =
grain OF salt. IT Is pointed out by the
republican members Of the ways and
meaus committee that the necessities
which are reduced are spices and cocoa.
which the ways aud means committee
made dutiable for revenue purposes. on the
other hand. corn. wheat. barley, rye and
other agricultural products, many OF
which are used on the breakfast table
have been greatly increased. While the In
creased duties on cheap gloves and hosiery
have been taken off by the senate finance
committee, the general opinion prevailing
in the house Is that the amendment to re-
store the Dingley rates is intended partly
at least for use in conference. Severa
other changes made by the senate com
mttee are interpreted to be for the pur
pose of obtaining satisfactory compromise:
when the bill is In conference. The strik
ing out OF the retaliatory provision or
Turkish tobacco and the restoration OF th'
Dngiey schedule on wool are suggested
as offering possibilities in this respect
The duty on tops, which was considerably
reduced by the ways and means committe,
aud restored by the senate committee Il
deprecated BY some members as prohibi
tive.
oil Representative Active.
Representative Vreeland of New Yorl
and others who have endeavored to obtaii
protection for petroleum are actively en-
gagged in impressing the members of tn
senate with their views.
The new provision placed in the bill b!
the senate committee, which imposes
duty OF 5 per cent, ad valorem. upon for
eign built yachts and pleasure boats pur
chased by American citizens is held 4
he unconstitutional by members of tn
house ways and means committee.
We devoted an entire day to the dis
cussion OF such a duty said one OF tn
prominent republican members Of tina
COMMITTEES today and we decided that I
was not for US TO propose such action
The supreme court OF the United State
has decided that yacht cannot be inn
ported and therefore we decided not L
include such a provision in the bill"
The democratic senators will hold
conference tomorrow to decide their cours
OF action with reference to the bill.
Senator Elkins still criticises the bill
He said today that Il was not in accor
with proaihn,,t ~. a.. n,,tIAno ~ = I'm