The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04
DECISIVE VOTE IN
SENATE TELLS TALE
Maximum and Minimum Pro-
visions of Tariff Bill Agreed
to by Big Majority.
DECISION AFTER DAY
OF ANIMATED DEBATE
Wide Variety of Views Ex-
pressed, but Aldrich Tri-
umphs, as Usual.

WASHINGTON, July 3-The maxi.
mum and minimum provisions of tho
tariff bill were adopted by the senate
today by vote Of Sc 10 IS. The final
action upon this amendment came At
the. close of a day devoted TO a lively
discussion of the proposed retaliatory
measure that brought out n great va
ricty of views as TO the advisability OF
enacting such legislation
The provisions of this measure will
60 into effect March 81, 1910, and
ninety days must elapse before pres-
dent S proclamation applying the maxi
mum duty Of p per cent al valorcm,
In addition TO other duties provided IN
the bill. will be operative. The duty
on tea and coffee; as provided in the
amendment originally reported by the
committee, was stricken out with the
assent of the finance committee.
Disposed to Crowd Work
The senate also agreed to vote upon
the submission of an increased tax
amendment 70 the constitution to the
several states for ratification, this vote
to be taken upon the resolution and all
amendments next Monday at l 'clock.
AT AS the senate adjourned
The senators were slow in gathering
today. Senator Aldrich was in his seat
at the beginning of the session, and as
soon as the routine business permitted,
he called up the tariff bill.
| But before any progress could be
made Senator Brown took the floor
TO press his income tax proposition. He
asked that vote be taken immediate
", but encountered opposition from va
rious quarters, Senator McLaurin being
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bate the Nebraska senator agreed to
postpone action, and presented the prop
osition for a vote on Monday. There
was no especial objection, and the vote
was accordingly ordered
AS. soon as the agreement to vote was
made the tariff bin was taken up, and
Mr.. Aldrich presented his maximum and
minimum rate amendment
Aldrich Explains.
Mr. Aldrich Immediately proceeded to
explain the senate S substitute for the
original maximum and minimum pro-
vision OF the bill as it passed the house.
The house provided for specified in
crease of the rates Of duty on numer-
Gus articles fixed by the bill in case of
the failure OF the country from which
any given article should come TO grant
to the imports from the Uuited States
the same terms given to lmportatlons
from the most favored nations, The
senate committee on finance presented
complete substitute, providing for an
increase of % per cent over the rates
of the PAYNE Aldrieh bill against coun
tries which by export bounty or other
wise discriminate agnlnst the United
States. The amendment provided that
the additional rate should go into et-
feet Immediately unless the president
should, after March 81, 1910, issue
| .1,,. hot S1Iph 1SRT n a
tion exists.
The amendment also provided duty
of ) cents pound on coffee. and 10
cents pound on tea coming from the
countries thus discriminating against
the products of the United States.
The measure, as previously reported
by the finance committee. was further
amended to except the islands Of Guam
and Tutuila, as well rs the Philippines,
from ITS operation.
Stating that he regarded this pro
vision as the most important part of the
tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrlch read state
meut showing the maximum and mlm'
mum laws of other countries. Since that
statement was prepared, lie sand, France
had adopted rates of tariff that varied
on an average Of 80 per cent,
Daniel Not Satisfied.
Moving 10 strike from the amendment
the maximum tariff on tea, Senator
Daniel criticized the committees
amendment.
Mr.. Daniel criticized the proposed
Legislation as authorizing the president
! to make treaties with foreign powers
without submitting them to the SEN
ate.
"When this amendment is agreed
to- he said, "tbe senate rs eliminated
rs a treaty-malling power so far as
these commercial matters are concerned
1t is becoming more and more common
to eliminate the senate from the exer-
else of It's powers
Senators Nelson, Curtis and Root,
speaking in favor of the elimination
of the duty on tea and coffee, Mr.
Daniels amendment to strike out that
provision was accepted by Mr.. Aldrleh
and agreed TO.
Senator Aldrich agreed with Mr.:
Root that there was no necessity to hold
club over the countries that export
these articles to the United States.
Senator Culberson offered an amend
ment to make nonpartisan the appoint
ment Of The tariff commission and TO
pay the members salaries of $500 an
nually. Mr.. Aldrich said experts were
to be selected and he did not believe
politics would be considered by the
president in that connection.
Bailey Grows Emphatic.
'sFrom the morning papers, said
Mr.. Bailey, "the director OF the census
is making his appointments for partisan
reasons. If that is true, it is the first
time il has been done in the history
of this country In view of the re-
port he said he would not trust the ex-
ocutivc authority to make the appoint
ments without some restriction.
Mr.. Aldrch said he did not believe
census appointments were being made
for political reasons