The sun., 1909-05-16
PROGRESS WITH TARIFF BILL
THE IRON AND STEEL SEIZED.
LIE NEARLY COMPLETED.


LIE YEARLY COMPLETED.
oht.ct,on to . Clause Requiring Manu-.
f.cturers OF Foreign Cutlery to
Rrand Their Product Senator AID
dr,eh Irritsted by Senator Newlands.
wAssryoroN, May 16,-The Senate
,,.de more progress and less trouble
DAY than yesterday There were two
~ tbree mild explosions. For example
s.na,or Tillman conceived the idea that
senator Lodge was trying to rush me
on nv feet When Mr.. Lodge explained
s,lingly that he had not intended any
sr,ch physical demonstration Mr.. Tihman
clo,ed the incident with the sdmonition
sTh.n don't try to bulldoze me- Not
.yep the confederation Of the paragraph
rel.tina TO razors provoked any dis
turbsnce although Senator Simmons OF
Tor,b Carolina In brief speech pro-
,e.,sd tina, tho Republicans In the Senate
uere work ing hardship to . large ele-
rnent OF the oolored population in North
Carolina by increasing the duty b,
The Senate began the consideration
NJ the bill with the paragraph relating to
structural iron, and the Finance Com
mittee succeeded in secur ring concurrence
In all it's amendments down to and in
cluding one which reduced the duty on
barbed wire from 500 to rs cents q
hundred pounds. This last amendment
Was prepared by Senator Burkett Of
Nebraska and accepted by Chairman
Aldrich of the Finance Committee.
Most OF the disoussi OF the day re-
lated to structural iron and to q Senate
amendment requiring importers Of for
elm cutlery to mark the manufacturers
name and the place Of manufacture on the
article.
Senator Bailey expressed the opinion
that Congress had no right to interfere
with private business In that way.
Senator Lodge reminded him that
much Of the cutlery imported into the
United States was marked az American
manufacture and that the purchasers
were thereby deceived He said the OBJ
iect OF the amen dment was to protect the
consumer. , +.
y AIN glad there 10 exhibited every
once in a while in this bill an interest In
the consumer" said Mr.. Bailey with q
broad smile. -
Senators Paynter and Clapp entered q
protest on behalf OF tho trade against the
proposed requirement for marking Of i'm
ported goods.
senator Smith OF Michigan advocated
the amendment and declared that the
American manufacturers should be pro-
tected and American citizens who wanted
TO buy American goods should not be de-
ceived.
As understand the Senator said Mr..
Bailey, If the article is trade marked
Grand Rapids. Mich. 1t will be all right, :
Senator Smith replied that II the article
was 90 trade marked it would be popular
in Texas and other civilized communities.
Senator Newlands was again oonspicu-
Gus in the discussion and was very per-
sistent in seeking information. He finally
tried the patience Of Senator Aldrich when
be asked the chairman. whether an, ad
valorem duty was based on the cost Of
the domestic price or the foreign. price.
IL the senator from Nevada has not
yet reached that state Of knowledge whicn
permits him to know that fact don't be-
lieve il 10 worth while to continue this oon-
versation,' said Mr.. Aldrich. resuming
bis seat.
Later Senator Newlands made the re-
port OF the Russell Sage Foundation
on industrial conditions in Pttsburg
the text for an attack on the protective
Pennsylvania. who lives in Pittsburg.
TO explain why the conditions OF the
laborinE classes were such as depicted
In the report in tho very centre OF the
protected industries and where it was
admitted much wealth has been produced
as the result Of the protection given to
the manufacturing intereste.
Senator Oliver did not accept the in
vitation to reply.
The Senate reached tentative agree
ment as TO paragraph 11o relating to
beams, girders. joists and other forms
Of structural iron and steel.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa gave notice
ment to this paragraph when 1t reached
the Senate from the committee Of the
whole because he had been advised that
the paragraph contained a joker.
The paragraphs relating to hoop. band
and scroll iron, railway bars OF steel
and iron, sheet iron and sheet steel.
steel ingots slabs, billets and bars. wire
changes in the phraseology.. The para
graph relating to hoop and band iron
Tor the baling Of cotton and other oom-
modities was passed over, and the com-
nittee will probably offer an amendment
to that paragraph later.
The Senate amendment which struck
out the 70 per cent. ad valorem duty on
steel wool or steel shavings and substi-
tuted IL cents pound. including wrap
pers and coverings. was withdrawn and
q new amendment agreed to reducing
the ad valorem from 40 per cent to rs
per cent. The paragraphs relating TO
round iron and steel wire, to tin plate
and the general provisions OF the steel
schedule were all agreed to.
Under the head OF manufactures OF
iron and steel the Senate amendments
relating to anvils, axles and axle bars.
blacksmiths' tools. bolts and all other
paragraphs down to the cutlery schedule
were agreed to with the exception OF
paragraph lao relating to automobiles.
bicycles and motorcycles. The Senate
had amended the House paragraph by q
change in the phraseology mailing 1t tmore
comprehensive. Senator Dolliver raised
an objection to 1t which reminded Chair
man Adrich that the Senator from Con-
necuout (Mr. Bulkeley) had made q reser-
vation a. to the amendment, and 1t was
passed over for the time being.
The cutlery schedule was taken up and
discussed. but no conclusion was reached
as TO any paragraph.
Altogether the result OF the days work
was very satisfactory TO the members
Of the Finance Committee, who expressed
the opinion after adjournment that sub
bill, While there are several paragraphs
in the steel and iron schedules which
we're passed over and will have to be re-
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