The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Senate Adopts Committee S
Tariff on Pig Lead.
REGARDED AS AN ENDORSEMENT
Eleven Republicans Vote Against
the Proposed Schedule and Two
Democrats Are Recorded
In Favor of It.

the Republican majority of the senate
to uphold the recommendation of the
committee on finance on the lead
schedule. which contains the Dinglpy
rates in tho tariff bill in the place of
the lower duties fixed by the house of
representatives. was fully demon
strntcd when. by II vote of 81 to A.
the senate declined to reduce hy one
quarter of Il cent Il pound the duty on
pig lead. as recommended by the COM
mittcc on finance.
In this vote eleven Republicans voted
with the Democrats and two Demo-
Gratis with the Republicans. BY n
viva voce vote the senate adopted the
rate Of 2lS cents pound ON pig lead.
as recommended by the committee.
Chairman Aldrich stated that he re-
garded the vote as an Endorsement of
the action of the committee. and he
expressed confidence that all the
schedules of the committee would be
upheld.
The vote was considered test Of
the strength of the Republican in
surgents. OF the thirty-fve votes cast
for the amendment eleven were cast
by Republican senators. but they were
not sufficient. The committee won
with four votes to spare. The Repub-
licans voting for the reduction were:
Beveridge, Burton, Brown, Burkett.
Clapp, Crawford, Cummins. Dolliver.
Gamble. La Toilette and Nelson. Sen
ators Hughes (Colo) and McEnery.
Democrats, voted against the amend
ment
After the result was announced Mr..
Beveridge moved to reduce the diff
ferential quarter of cent, making the
rate on pig lead cents. and the diff
ferential half a cent pound, and he
spoke at length in support of his pro-
vision.
Mr.. Beveridge declared that the rep
utations of Speaker Cannon and other
Republican members Of the house as
protectionists were sufficient to defend
senators voting for the amendment
from the charge of being Indifferent
to the protective needs of this indus
try. as the house had declined to allow
any differental on pig lead.
Replying, Mr. Aldrich referred to
the senator from Indiana as one of
the progressive senators" and de-
clared that if five-eighths of cent a
pound on pig lead was necessary to
protect that product, as was declared
by all the senators who seemed to
know anything about the industry.
not protective.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that if the SEN
ate did not intend to turn this industry
over to foreigners Il proper protection
was necessary to keep it at home.
Mr.. Beverdge vehemently replied
that the senator from Rhode Island
would have to invent some new argu-
ment" in place of the argument that
the industry would be turned over to
foreigners. Mr.. Beveridge asked
whether the Republicans of the house
of representatives wanted to turn the
lead producing interest over to for
eigners
"Forty-four of them voted against
the house provision" declared Mr..
Aldrich.
"That old argument of turning the
industry over to the foreigner" con-
tinued Mr.. Beveridge, "comes like a
Photographic report of an ancient
campaign, and 1 ask again whether
Republican house attempted to strike
that industry DOWN."
Yeas and nays being called on Mr..
Beveridge's amendment, it was defeat
ed by vote of 81 to 46
The committee provisions fixing the
rate on pig lead and kindred leads at
2B cents a pound, a differential of
five-eighths of cent a pound, was
then adopted.
Strenuous opposition by the Demo-
Gratis in the house prevented the refer
ence of the presidents message recon-
mending certain legislation for Porto
Rico to the committee on ways and
means. A motion by Mr.. Garrett of
Tennessee directing the speaker to
forthwith appoint the committee on
insular affairs, which under ordinary
PiONNuulC NOuisl NiluiS VI lhG
subject, disclosed the fact that a quo
rum was not present. Consequently
the message will lie on the speakers
table until the house meets on Thurs
day.
In opposing the appointment of the
insular affairs committee the Repub-
lican leaders indicated their intention
of adhering to the policy Of permitting
no legislation at the present session
other than the tariff bill except that
they deem urgent or which the presl-
dent recommends.
It is believed that the house will
pass the Porto Rican bill while wait
ing on the senate's action on the tariff
bill, and senators say that they see no
objection to its consideration by the
senate after it disposes of the tariff.