New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
THE TARIFF TO DATE
FIRMLY SEATED
IN THE SADDLE.
Senate Leaders Continue, HO7ceUer,
to Make Concessions Income Tao
4dherents Hopeful.
From The Tribune Rureau.l

tariff Congress chiefly notable in that II
made clear to both the friends and critics of
the bill that Senator Aldrich is in absolute con-
troll of the situation. The Republican 'insur-
gents" were hopeful that their attacks would
bring them recruits and that the wide publicity
of their speeches would yield dividends in that
home pressure would be brought TO bear on
some Of the Senators classed doubtful to
line up with those who fighting the Finance
Committee. If the pressure was brought 10
bear, 1t has proved Intellectual, for the Repuoll-
can leaders have frmer grasp than they had
a week ago on every Senator who has been sup
porting the bill If unanimous consent were
given for d vote tomorrow on the bill ana
amendments, the Finance Committee could loan
the insurgents" three four votes and stu
command a majority.
It was pointed out in the review of the tarln
situation week ago that the leaders had
adopted a policy of making voluntary conces-
sions by reducing rates number of artcles'
This policy was continued last week, and VIII
be feature of this weeks consideration OF the
bill Most of the amendments which have peeh
offered by the Finance Committee have PROVIDED
for lower rates either in specific terms or IN
changes of classification which effect reduc-
tions-
IRRITATION AT FLOW OF ORATORY.
II is apparent that there is a growing impa-
tience among Senators on both sides at the con-
tinued flow of oratory for home consumption.
The Republican leaders hesitated to take hIih
stand to check. speeches, lest they shouid Dc
charged with trying TO stifie free debate on I'M
portant amendments From time to time they
called attention 10 the fact that little progress
,,.ae banp made and that statements were be
ing repeated many times and questions ashed
which had been fully answered on the floor or
"
nrip+ed matter furnished by the Finance COM
rnittee for the tariff investigators. 1t remaiheu
for Senator TiIIman to make the first Suggestion
that the orators cease their talk and get down
TO business In characteristic manner tle 0ou'il
CaroIinian directed attention to the facI ''"'
all the test votes had shown Mr.. Aidrch III Co"-
troll by nearly dozen votes, and that II seeileu
q useless waste to frtter away important uihe
in g!itterng generalites concerning the attltude
Of the two wings of the Republican party oll inc
scope of the pending revision
Mr. HaIe's criticism Of Mr.. Beverage adueu
snice to the weeks proceedings and Will be re-
,rernbsred as one of the interesting contribu-
tions 10 the tariff debate The Maine senator
resented the effort of his young friend from
Indiana to make it appear that he was responSl-
BILE for wasting time by injecting INTO 'he us
eussion a subject not related to tarlft reFiSio"'
11a ,,sad plain language in assailing Mr. Bever-
idge and cut deep in his sarcastic comment o''
,he 1atter's course with reference to the Dill
The. first serious effort TO fix time TOT No'ine
On the bill was made by Mr.. Aldrich on Satur-
dax He did not expect he would be successfui
in getting an agreement for vote put ms re-
,,,aet for unanimous consent was regarded as a
notice 10 the insurgents" that they must con-
fine their opposition to the pFacucal uiscussoA
of pending paragraphs or be prepared 10 nave
more drastic steps taken TO curb their nome
consumption" utterances. 1t Is only far TO say
thar some of the offenders against the bllls
progress are Republican Senators VINO are III
tborough accord with the Finance Committee,
The friends of pending amendments frequently
desire to let the folks back home kno" that
they are getting what they want and so they IN
dulge in elaborate speeches Of explanation. 1t
is believed however, that beginning to-morro"
q systematic effort will be made to hold down
the supporters of the bill so that they will not
reply at length TO criticisms
INCOME TAX SUPPORTERS HOPEFUL.
The income tax advocates have not lost hope
that they will be able to muster enough votes 10
have their amendment incorporated In the Dill
They are claiming the solid support of the Dem
ocrats and seventeen Republican votes The
leaders admit that if a vote was taken at this
time an income tax amendment might be
adopted but they are persuaded that they in
the end will have from three to five majority to
refer all income tax amendments to the Com
mfttee on the judiciary with instructions to re-
port in December whether II Is possible to pre-
pare an income bin which will survive re-
view in the courts Mr.. Aldrich has made it
clear that no agreement will be made to vote on
the income tax unless coupled with an agree
ment for vote on the tariff bill One of the
Republican leaders said to-day: The income
tax question will not come to vote until all the
schedules have been adopted 1t will be of
the last questions decided, and we expect to
have votes enough to carry through pro-
gramme respecting it"
Nearly all Of the paragraphs in Schedules A,
B and c have been adopted, and tomorrow the
Senate Will take up Schedule D-Wood and
Manufactures thereof There will be entirely
new alignment this schedule, and of
those who have supported the Finance Com
rnittee UP to this time will be found actively
opposed TO the proposed duty of 81 % thou
sand on rough lumber. On the other hand,
many Democrats will come % the assistance OF
the committee, and Mr.. Aldrich will have a safe
majority 10 carry through his programme.
Two important paragraphs in the metals
schedule were passed when reached last week
and may not be taken up for some time one
of them provides for duty of 81 30 a ton on
pig and scrap iron. and the other relates to
zinc Although the Finance Committee re-
ported an amendment for sliding scale of
duties zinc, neither the smelter men nor the
ore producers are thoroughly sat atisfed with its
provisions 1t is understood an effort will be
made 10 compose the differences between these
two interests. and that the zinc question NAV be
one Of the last to be decided
OLIVE OIL" FROM CoTToNsEED.
Marseilles Not Only Sends Back Our Own