The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-14
Twelve Republicans and Sew
enteen Democrats Change
Sides
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Was PASSED BY 81 TO "a
Rate Fixed by Senate is 25 Cents Per
Ton While the House Placed 1t On
the Free List-Dingley Rate is 40
Cents.

Washington, May 14.-Many sem
ators went to the capitol this nlo1n-
ing taking with them various data
concerning the iron and steel sched.
ulc OF the ia.Iff bill as Il i.; expect a;,
that the tine OF the senaLc will brac-
ucallE be consumed with tho cGnsiG-
Grafton OF the duties OH slch p oducts
The breaking up OF part; lines in the
vote taken in the senate on iron ure
gave rise to considerable speculation
as to now the members of The ma
]orlty and minority ~ou.d divide on
the various schedules 10" taxing the
products of steel. 1t is ex14c.ei THAI
now SO many senators have spoken
on the bill there will be more rapid
progress in obtaining votes on the
disputed paragraphs. While the para
graph relating to scrap iron is next
In order for consideration, it was
agreed that this should be passed
over.
Asking that the interview with ].
j. Hill be read to the senate Senator
Scott endorsed its advice to congress
that oratoEy be suspended and that
congress promptly pass the tariff bill.
Ihls. said Mr.. Scott, lis in line with
the letters | am daily receiving, beg
glng and praying that these gentle
men, waving his hands over the sen-
ate chamber. "get through with their
wind jamming and let the country go
ahead with its business"
After day devoted to discussing
the duty on iron ore, the senate just
before adjournment. adopted by a
vote Of 81 to "a the recommendation
of the committee on finance for duty
Of rs cents per ton on iron ore. The
house had placed that article on the
free list while the present law levies
duty on it of forty cents per ton.
In taking this vote, party lines were
anihiliated as seventeen Democrats
voted aye with the Republicans and
! twelve Republicans voted no with the
Democrats.
/ During the day Senator Bailey. in
announcing that he proposed to vote
for the duty on iron ore as revenue
measure, declared that such action did
not affect the prosperity OF the coun-
try.
Senator Money presented list of
the labor prices which went into each
schedule of the bill. He said he pre-
sented the statement particularly be-
, cause of its bearing on the iron sched-
ule in which labor represents eos per
cent.
Mr.. Money said that he believed
that the increased rates on iron pro-
posed by the finance committee were
necessary to produce sufficient reven-
ueS.
Mr.. Money had read circular CALL
ing upon people to write letters to
senators asking for free hides and to
request others to do so. and char.
acterized the system as an "endless
prayer business"
Now, If these people would get to-
gether on free hides, free leather and
free shoes, Jumping them altogether,
l might stand for the program" said
Mr. Money.
Mr.. Money said it had been his OBJ
servation that in whatever country
there is protective tariff. there is
built up system of morality of its
own; system which not only per-
mits one to covet his neighbor's
goods. but to take them away by force
Of law.
Mr. McCumber referred to the esti-
mate of ]. j. Hill that the mercantile
iron ore of this country would be en-
hausted in thirty years. Mr.. Smith
(Michigam interjected that in Michi-
gan alone there were 1S5. 5000, ,000,0 900
tons of iron ore and if that is ex-
hausted at the rate of $4,000 900 tons
a year it will take about three thou
sand years o exhaust that supply.
Iron deposits of Minnesota. he said,
were greater than those Of Michigan,
while those of Tennessee and Alaba-
ma were larger. Replying to query
from Mr.. Curtis, Mr.. Smith said: "lf
we take the duty off iron ore it will
be for the personal advantage of Mr..
Schwab alone"
Mr.. Aldrich quoting from the report
of the chief of the geological survey,
said the estimate of iron ore in sight
was eighty billion tons. which he said,
would last 1.500 years.
Then does the chairman Of the
committee on finance say that we are
to have protection on iron ore for
1900 years?" asked Mr.. Rayner, and
Mr.. Aldrich merely smiled.
Analysing economic features in
volved in free iron ore as giving the
United States Steel corporation the
same advantage OF cheapness as it
would give the independent compa-
mes. Mr.. Bailey was arguing that the
levying of the tariff was a matter of
revenue, when Mr.. Rayner asked how
1t happened that the steel corporation
was using every effort to keep the