Arizona republican., 1909-06-27
Senate MOderates Its Attitude
Toward Pulp and Paper
A REDUCTION OF RATES
Retaliatory Provisions Re
main But an Effort Will
Be Made to Have Them
Removed Schedules of
Bill Still Uncompleted.

Washington, d. c., June 26.-The
senate today revised its previous ac-
ton on the print paper and wood pulp
schedule, agreeing upon amendments
relating both to pulp and paper in
place of the amendments hitherto
adopted. The amendments which to-
day were accepted were those proposed
by Mr.. Brown of Nebraska.
When the senate reverted to the
pulp and paper provision, Mr.. Aldrich
stated that he was prepared to accept
amendments
The Brown amendment-fOr the pulp
provision is a complete substitute for
house paragraph 402. 1t provides for
the free admission of mechanically
ground wood pulp. but authorizes the
imposition of a duty of one-twelfth of
a cent per pound, dry weight, upon the
proclamation of the president, declar-
ing that any country, dependency or
province has unduly Disseminated
against the United States by the i'm
position of an export duty upon pulp
wood. wood pulp or print paper eX-
ported into the United States, or has
forbidden or restricted the expectation
of any Of these articles directly or in
directly.
on chemical wood pulp a duty of
one-sixth of a cent per pound is pro-
vided on the unbleached article, and
in case of discrimination by the ex-
porting country, these duties are to be
doubled The amendment to the paper
thorizing the doubling of the duty on
newspaper print paper in case of dis
elimination.
Paper valued at cents a pound or
less, according to the terms of the
house bill. is made dutiable at the
rate of five-tenths of cent per pound.
No secret is made of the fact that the
provisions for retaliation are aimed at
Canada
Mr.. Clamp took exception to the re-
taliatOry provisions Of the schedule, as
amended, and said he would make an
effort to have that provision entirely
eliminated before final action was TAX
en-. Todays amendments were in lieu
Of all previous senate changes in the
schedule.
Despite almost eight hours of siren
uous effort. the senate failed to con-
clUde its consideration of the sched-
ules of the tariff bill today. Probably
the most exciting incident of the day
was the vote on Senator Beveridge's
amendment, reducing from 80 per cent.
ad valorem to Is per cent ad valorem
the duty on cash registers The vote
resulted. 81 ayes and 80 noes. Stating
after the vote was announced that sew
eral senators had informed him that
they had voted against his motion un-
der misrepresentation, Mr.. Beveridge
said he would renew the motion at a
later date.
A motion by Mr.. Bacon to place ag-
ricultural implements on the free list
was rejected by the decisive vote of
26 to 45. Other changes made during
the day were as follows: Increasing
from to 4 cents a pound the duty
on hemp; providing for free importa-
tiOn until 1912 of linen manufacturing
machines; increasing to the extent of
about 10 per cent over the present
law the duties on laces and embrOider-
les; imposing a duty of 80 per cent
on engraved lithgraphic plates: slight
ly decreasing the duty on jute yarns
striking from the free list the products
of petroleum and eliminating the
house retaliatory provision regarding
wrapper and filler tobacco.