Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-11
Il Have Counted Votes to Pass
the Bill" Declares the Sen
ator. "and 1t Viii Go
Through Unamended.
ALDRICH PREPARING
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
. IF THEY ARE NEEDED
He Is Not Yet "Out of Woods" So
Far as OratoricaI Drubbings at the
Hands of His Fellow Senators is
Concerned.

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
! WASHINGTON, May S.-Senator Al
drich informed his frienos today that he
no longer doubts that he will be able
TO get his tariff bill through the senate
! substantially in its present shape
Il have counted the votes to pass the
| bill" said the senator; 1.-The bill will go
| through without amendment unless l am
| impressed that the amendment ought to
be adopted and consent to it, l can let
the Republican DIRECTORS have votes on
all the propositions on which they want
to make records for home use. And in
case at any time they are strong enough
to make trouble there are four Democrat
| ic votes that 1 can call on to make me
entirely safe"
An interesting suggestion in connection
with the boast of AIdrich is that he is
preparing to make concessions. He has
been known to retire gracefully when
convinced that he was beaten. For in
stance, there is an interesting rumor
that, rather than take chances of a test
on the DOlliver amendments to the cot
ton schedule, Aldrich will himself bring
i'm a committee amendment or rather a
series of amendments. The general belief
is that Delivers speech has done ire
parable damage to the cimmittee
at this point, as we'll as on the
wool duties. The ridiculous extension of
the wool duties to cover rubber boots,
furniture and all manner of items in
which a trace of wool could be discovered
has attracted. attention and there is a
strong backing for the proposition to
have thorough inspection and under
standing Of these wares. 1t is thought
more than likely that Aldrich himself
VIII offer some amendments to the wool
duties well as TO the cotton.
The question of winning. out aside, AL
drich is not yet out of the woods so far
as oratorical drubbing at the hands of
his, fellow senators is concerned. Senator
LaFollettte is preparing a hot address |
lie served notice on the senator yester-
day that he would have something to
say about the bill at the proper time.
II is understood that he intends to expose
the Incompetence of both the finance
leofnnittee and the committee ON ways
and means in framing a tariff BILL
i--fe'- Two New Snakes
The new snakes have been located in
the tariff bin. The first is a striking !
instance of the way in which special in /
uerests are protected by some of the pro-
visions of the Aldrich bill and is found |
in paragraph 1874. That paragraph after !
enumerating number Of machines, the Z,
duty on which is fixed at 80 per cent. pro- !
vides that the duty on embroidery ma |
chimes and lace making machines shall |
be IS per cent, but places upon the free !
list for a period of two years two lace |
making machines, the Levers and Go /
Through machines. The question natur- /
ally arises why of all the thousands of
machines in use but two machines mem
toned by name should be placed on the |
free list.
There are many different kind of ma
chimes used in the production of lace. The
Levers lace machine (so-called after the |
inventory. and its improvement the Go |
Through machine. makes the cheapest
kind OF laces. but some of its products
so closely resembles the lace made on
other machines that none but an expe-
rienced man can tell the work of one
from the other Why, then. this special
favoritism shown toward these ma
chimes? Why the limitation to their in
PRODUCTION TO two years, Iif the tariff
trainers desire to develop an infant in
dustry?
There is one manufacturing concern,
and only one. which will profit extensive
~ by this exception. limited as 1t is TO
the two years-the American Textile
company. of Pawtucket, r. 1.
Two Exempt Machines
The two exempt machines sold at about
5000 to 5000 apiece, and their installa-
ton involves an additional outlay of
about as much more. 1t is doubtful /
whether any of the present establish 4
ments viii be in a position to increase 4
their investment I'm these machines to any
extent within two years, except the II
American Textile company. Marshal L
Field & Co, who own a plant at Zion
City, have protested against the exemp-
ton of these machines, as an unfair dis.
against their establishments
on the other hand IT is reported that
the American Textile company is about
10 bring fifty or sixty of these machines
IN. valued at about $4,000. These ma
chimes, according to the report, are at
present I'm an idle factory at Calais
France, and thereby hangs a tale. Emf!
ozanne. Of the Calais factory is also in
ierested in the American Textile COM
pany. For the rest. Senator Aldrich rep
resents Rhode Island
Watch Trust Seeks Protection
Another interesting discovery that has
been made is that the American watch
rust Is not only asking the government
Tor protection against foreign manufac-
urers in the sum of us per cent, but they 5
are also asking the government to pro.
sct them against themselves by levying {
duty on American watches that are '
bought by American dealers I'm foreign
and brought back to this coun-
ry under the pretext that they have been
advanced in value abroad. This I'm reality
means an Improvement to the value Df !
about 10 cents and that is done solely
% keep them from being returned to this !
The Independent Watch Deal 5
RS Association Of America. TO remedy
A.
amendment:
Watches sold i'm foreign countries that
ire whole or in part Of American man.
ifaeture and bearing the name and trade
mark OF American manufacture. should
.ome into the United States duty free"
Further insurgency was shown in the
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