The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-25
WINS. FIGHT
Cotton Seed Oil will Remain on
The Free List
A FARMERS VICTORY

Senator's Tillnan and Smith Led
the Fight Against the Tariff-They
WereA Aided by All the Southern
Senators in Their Winning Fight
foY the Farmers.
Thursday was cotton seed oil day
in the Senate, and a dispatch to The
Columbia Record says it is largely
due to the good work Senators Till
man and Smith have done that
duty of per cent was not placed
on this commodity.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
finance committee, raised a storm
of opposition on the Democratic side
of the Senate by offering an amend
ment to the tariff bill, making cot
ton seed oil dutiable at 3 cents a
pound.
After Senator Beyeridge, of India
ma, had come to the aid of the South
ern Democrats, Mr.. Aldrich consent
ed to withdraw his amendment and
allow this product to go on the free
list.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Aldrich that
without the duty upon cotton seed
oil some foreign country might, un-
der favorable conditions, dump its
oil on the United States.
This supposition was laughed to
scorn by Senator Tillman, who de-
clared that no other country could
possibly compete with the United
States in this industry. He claimed
that the proposition Of the chair
man of the committee was indefensi-
BILE on every ground, for it would
yield no revenue. He called atten-
ton to the enormous exports Of this
product from this country.
Mr.. Aldrich said number Of cot
ton seed oil manufacturers in the
South had asked for the duty, hav-
ing been presented to the committee
by senator's, but if all Of the South
ern senators. were opposed to the
duty, he would withdraw the amend
ment, which he did.
When the item was read, Senator
Tillman promptly arose to ask on
whose suggestion such a duty was
recommended.
Senator Aldrich explained that the
Dingley law provides for duty OF
4 cents a gallon on cotton seed oil,
so that this recommendation caused
reduction of l cent gallon. This
suggestion had no effect in paci-
flying the Democratic senator's.
Senators Tillman, Bacon and Mon
ey were especially urgent in insist
ing that they wanted no duty what
ever. Before the discussion had
gone on very far, Mr.. Aldrich pro-
posed to withdraw his amendment,
but that action did not have the
effect of putting an end to the criti-
cisms.
Mr.. Aldrich said that Gremany and
other countries were offering boun-
ties for the production of cotton
seed oil, and he believed that If the
American market were not protected,
Fit would be overuowed with the for
eign product He had been appeal
ed to by Southern men engaged in
this industry for the protection he
suggested.
Mr.. Bacon declared that the Amer
lean cotton seed oil needed no pro-
lection, but he feared that such duty
would result in having maximum
duties imposed on cotton seed now
admitted to those countries free OF
duty as we'll as on other duties on
American products, but Mr.. Aldrich
would not concede the point.
Senator Tillman wanted to keep
up the markets abroad for cotton
seed oil made abroad, and then i'm
ported into the United States, he
replied: "Of course, | would If we
get higher price on cotton seed.
The farmers are entitled to some con-
sideration." The matter ended
| there.