The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-13
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ch4rges eha1l b6 Hdde4 to the value Of bottles filled with msrchandise that
 . free of duty or sub3sct to specific dusies oniy. to dsterminsr the ad valo-
 rs9 rate ea such bottiss has been The provisssn placine an increased duty on hiler to6Aeco importsd from eouhtsiSs which prohibit the imperta- I ton of American tobacco, has been l stricken from the bfll This provislor | was aimed at IuS1sy, which exporti the greater part ce the nilsr tobacco which eonnei ts this country and which
 prohibits the impertAsion of tobsoco The duty on brandy and other spir; fts and cordiAls has been increased Ss cents per gaiion. The minimum limit on spirttuous bsvsrAxss is made y1.7s 1 per galion, an incrsaes of % cents. The duty on bay rum is facreased 25 cents per gallon, and that on malt extract is slightly Increased. l. nusy sn 7ntsxfeants. The increase in the duty on cham pagns is equal to s1ightly over ts cents per quart bottle. Ginger wine, ginger cordial and vermouth are stricken from the peragrAph covering stiil wines. the dutx on which paragraph is increased cents per Kalion on those wines containing less than t4 per cent Of absolute alcohol. ana 10 cents per gallon on the stronger wine1 The duty on ale. porter and beer is increased cents per gallon when In bottles or 5ues and three cents per
 An increase of fo cents per gxiIon is added to the duty on fruit juices. On mineral waters there is 10 cents per dozen bottles. $
 suiphate of smmonia is stricken from the free list. and the provision permit ting the free Importation of articles which are returned after having been exported, has been redrafted.
 Wood ash and various coal products, of which paranitramilin Is an exam pie. have been stricken from the list. Copperas or sulphate of iron which was made dutiabie by an amendment In, the House. Is returned to the nonS dutiable list to- which cutch and Bra gil nuts are added.
 Extract of licorice used in making chewing tobacco, is taken from tho free list, and benzoic acid is made dutiabie at 25 per oentum ad valorem. Certain restrictions regarding articles contain ing alcohol Is modified. Refined salt peter is added to the list of non-du- liable articles, from which bologna sau sa gesq are stricken. sys4
 Included In the pafaar4ph covering oils. in which petroleum ia left in the terms of tho bill as 1t passed the House. are .aniss, bersamot cedrst citronella. jasmine, juniper, lavender. lemon, neroA and orange oils and enfeurasel grease. These were not provided for in the free list. Altar of roses. rose- mary and sesame oils have also been added to this paragraph, in which the olive oil for misunderstanding purposes sub jsct to free entry is limited to oil valued at not more than 60 cents per gallon.
 Tn reporting the tariff bill from the Committee on Finance Senator Ald- rich moved that when the Senate ad- journs today It will be to meet on Thursday, and he gave notice that he would then ask the Senate to proceed with tts consideration.
 Senator Daniel interrupted, stating that the minority of the committee had had no chance to consider the tar if bill. They had. he said. no oppor- tunity to vote on anything in connec- tion with #. except on the motion to said, they had voted mo" As all of the Republicans voted to report the bill. the minority objections were fu- tile. Continuing his statement in the Senate, Mir. Daniel said he had been told that 1t had been customary for the Committee on Finance to proceed in this manner. but he protested that such e method of doing the business excluded the minority from all right to consider the measure at a most im-1 portant period of the framing of the bill. The DenioeEats. n, said. llad,sa right to be present al the time when the bill was under discussion in the committee.
 This practice,- said MT. Daniel ifs oppressive, tyrannous and is an impedi- ment to the full discharge of the public duties of Senators"
 Senator Culberson CTex.) inquired whether the bill had been read by the committee before 1t was reported to the Senate today.
 T would say" replied Mr. Aidrich, "that if the bill had been taken up paragraph by paragraph. by the com mittee, 1t would have been impossible to report 1t before . month. and, in view of the conditions in this country, the majority Of the committee consid- cred 1t better to report the bill and allow 1t to be discussed in the Sem ate."
 MT. Culberson asked whether the minority on the committee had chance to read the bill before they voted on 1t and MT. Aldrich reminded him that he could not enter on e discussion of what took place in the committee.
 Senators Bailey and Bacon joined in protesting against the method of the majority in reporting the bill. Mir. Aldrich replied the bill was reported by the majority on the committee. and the majority party would be held re- sponsible for the tariff legislation.
 Senator Newlands spoke briefly on an amendment offered by him for a gradual reduction of all tariff duties until they shall amount to only 45' per cent ad va1orem.
 Notice of a proposed amendment to the tariff bill was given by Mfr. Dan. iel, the purpose of which was to im- pose tax of IA of per cent on the gross receipts of the corporations of the country. On his motion. the amend ment was referred to the Committee on Finance.
 The Senate then went into executive session.
 House in Session.
 Washington, April 12.-The House was in session two hours and fifteen minutes today.
 The first action taken was the adop- ton of 0 resolution calling upon the Senate for return of the Payne tarif