The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-21
Lad Trust Gets Twenty-Five
Cents Tribute on Every
House Painted
T|llMAA WANTS WORK
TO sUPERcEDE TALK
Among the Items Passed We're q Mum.
Der on the Chemical Schedule in
Which the Committee Was Sustained
by the Usual Majority.

by the Usual Majority.
Washington, May 21.-The senate
today distributed its attention among
the three items in the tariff bill pro-
viding a duty on all extract OF chest
nut oak bark used in tanning. known
as quebracho; OH cotton seed oil and
on white lead. On each OF these ar
ticles the senate was led Dy the COM
mittee on finance, although the COM
mittee was induced to change its orig
inal suggestions on both white lead
and cotton seed oil.
The lead duty fixed by the commit
but MIR. Curtis, member of the COM
mittee, today suggested reduction of
1-Sc e. pound, bringing the figure
down to 3-4c. Chairman Aldrich ac-
cepted the reduction.
Even this increase over the house
provision excited sharp criticism, es-
pecially from Mr.. Curtis colleague,
Mir. Bristow, who contended that the
duty would prove to be a direct tax
on the consumer. When the vote was
taken the committee obtained it's usu-
al triumph, the figures standing II to
81 in favor Of the Curtis amendment.
AS usual, Senators Beveridge, Bris-
tow, Brown. Burkett, Clapp. Cum
minis. Dolliver, Gamble, LaFollette
and Nelson voted with the Democrats.
Senator BOrah voted with the Repub-
licans.
Probably the most interesting con-
test CT the day was that over the
question as to whether there should
be any duty on cotton seed oil.
Senators Tillman, Bacon and Money
made an intense fight against the
senate provision fixing tariff of
three cents a gallon, on the ground
that it would injure the sale of cot
ton seed. After the controversy had
gone on for some time, Mr.. Aldrich
withdrew tho provision.
MIR. LaFollette sought to reduce the
duty on quebracho to one-quarter
CT one cent a pound, but his amend
ment to that effect was rejected, 80 to
SO.
Mr.. Daniel led the fight for a high
er rate. exciting much interest be-
cause of his advocacy of low duties
in the past. The committee had re-
duced the house rate and the vir-
ginia senator, in whose state are sew
eral quebracho factories, sought to
have that figure restored. He did not
succeed and the duty was fixed at
half cent per pound instead of IS
OF cent as he proposed.
Trusts Are Ghosts.
THE trusts are ghosts" declared
MIR. Hepburn in replying to sugges-
tions that the lead trust" was in
terested in the duty on lead.
Mr.. Nelson taunted Mr.. Hepburn
on the former attitude OF his state on
the silver question.
II never followed the silver god
out of the Republican party" replied
Mr.. Hepburn.
You are following lead god now,"
retorted MI. Nelson amid general
laughter.
Mr. Penrose undertook to demon
strate by exact calculations that the
difference of duty being contended for
Gil white lead would amount to 25
cents in the painting of farm
house. Mr. Cummins protested
against the Suggestion that the trust
or combination or individual shall be
set loose to steal from the American
people simply because it only steals
twenty-five cents" He did not agree
with the senator from Idaho in his
eulogy of the trust. Il hope his voice
is not the voice OF the Republican
party" be said.
Mr.. Hepburn disavowed intimating
that there were no trusts. He said
he was only referring to lead trust.
Then" interposed Mr.. Clapp, why
did YOU say trusts were ghosts
ghosts in the plural?"
Il would like to see the reporters
notes OF what did say before making
a reply" said Mr. Hepburn.
Mr.. .,ldrich appealed for a vote.
saying half of the day had been con-
II hope" he said. I'VE will be able
to take votes more frequently"
Mr.. Clapp declared that repeatedly
senators had sought to show the diff
ferences of cost between production
in this country and abroad.
And every time" ha continued.
that question is asked we are treat
cd to a. peroration on the protective
tariff"
II appeal to senators to allow e
vote to be taken on this amend
ment." said Mr.. Aldrich. looking over
the chamber appealingly.
The Lead Trust.
Mr.. Bristow declared that the lead
industry was a trust and every year
exacts $1.000,OOO from tho American
people for which it gives them moth
in.: in return
\ vote was taken. the Curtis
amendment fixing the rate ON white
lead at 2 3-4 cents pound instead
IT 2-S as nrOMnSed by the house