The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-25
TARIFF ON MANY
LEATHER ITEMS
MADE HIGHER
Harness and saddlery Increas-
ed Five Per Cent and Iron
-Four Hundred

SENATOR ClAPP WANTS CHANGE
IN WOOD PULP PROVISION
In Case Canada Imposed an Export
Duty the United States Would he
Furnishing Its Own People Instead
of Those of Canada.
Washington, June 25.-The senate
having today taken up schedules of
the tariff bill formerly passed over,
Senator Aldrich proposed a commit
'eo amendment increasing the duty on
harness. saddlery, ETC., from thirty
: 6ve per cent ad valorem as provided
by the house, to forty per cent which
he said was still below the rate OF
tho Dingley law. The increase was
proposed in view of the senators ac-
ton in placing hides on the dutiable
list. Reverting to the metal schedule,
Senator Aldrich proposed a commit
tees amendment increasing the duty
on wrought and scrap iron, etc., from
fifty cents per ton as provided by the
house to $3.50 a ton. to correspond
with the duty on pig iron. Senator
Gore criticised this amendment and
Senator Cummins offered a substitute
Tor the amendment striking from tine
paragraph all reference to wrought.
cast and scrap iron and scrap steel.
The retailiatory provisions of the
wood pulp and print paper para
graphs of the tariff bill being referred
to by Senator Clapp today, Senator
Aldrich indicated that the finance
committee still had that matter under
consideration and hoped to report a
substitute that would prove satisfac-
tory to all interests concerned. This
statement was in response to the
claim of the Minnesota senator that
Canada, In the case that country
United States would punish It's own
PCSPAO NY ouuIN6 q Gull 6IcdIcl uuIy.
Senator Brown, who led the recent
fight in the senate for free wood pulp
and print paper, today offered Two
amendments which have the effect OF
eliminating the automatic retaliatory
features Of the committee amendment,
and of making the retaliation depend
upon an order CT the president al
lowing the rates Of duty tc remain as
In the committee substitute. Senator
Aldrich finally agreed to take up
these substitutes for final action to-
morrow.
Many Increases.
On motion of Mr.. Lodge the duty on
collodion and all compounds of
pyroxylin, ETC., we're increased ten
ley rate.
Explaining that this proposed
amendment was intended to meet
Japanese competition on celluloid
manufacturers. Mr.. Lodge said there
was no question about the lowness
Df Japanese labor and that 1.-THE i'm
portations, of this clas of articles were
rapidly increasing. The house had
reduced the Dingley rate.
I'VE are doing nothing but increas-
Ing these duties" protested Mr.. Bris-
low, "and want an opportunity to vote
against It,"
BY an aye and nay vote, the amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich proposed an increase
Of the duty on sole leather as fixed
by the house from five to ten per cent
to twenty per cent.
Gonotn. nof1a1, xyafoaH t1o 1~-&.S
tion to the proposition as being an
increase on an article that should be
without any duty. Incidentally, he
said, that although the president had
said the proposed corporation tax
would raise $25, ,0O0, 900, he was salts
fed that If properly administered it
would bring into the treasury $780,
100000 annually, so that there was
less reason for increasing the duty on
sole leather in view of the prospect
of corporation tax.
Senator johnson of Alabama sug-
gested in connection with the duty on
shoes that their manufacturers should
receive drawback equal to the duty
on the leather they import when they
export the shoes.
BY viva voce vote the duty on sole
leather was increased as proposed.
but roll call was ordered on the
increase on shoes. 1t resulted in
favor of the committee, 80 to "a.
The entire affirmative vote was cast
by Republicans. but Senator Bristow,
Clapp, Crawford. Cummins. Curtis,
Gamble, LaFollette and Nelson Joined
the Democratics in opposition.
The entire paragraph relating to
sole leather shoes. patent leather,
etc. were agreed to, glove leather"
being included in the list of articles
dutiable at twenty per cent ad
valorem.
The session concluded with a.
stormy scene attending an effort by
Senator Bristow to place hides. shoes,
sole leather, etc.. on the free list.
Senator Aldrich insisted when the
Kansas senator offered his substitute
for this purpose that the items hav-
Ing been voted on 1t was out of order
to attempt to obtain another vote.
Upon Mr.. Bristow's insisting upon
vote of his substitute the Rhode