Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-30
READ TARIFF BILL
SENATE PASSES OVER VARIOUS
SCHEDULES IN PAYNE
MEASURE.
CRITICISM TO COME LATER

CRITICISM TO COME LATER
Conference at Detroit Demands That
Reciprocity Program Be Adopted
by congress-Advises Other Gus.
toms Plans.
Washington, Apr 24.-The reading
of the tariff bill being resumed in the
senate yesterday numerous requests
were made by both Republicans and
Democrats for the passing over of va.
rious schedules although an agree
ment had previously been made that
such action was not necessary in or.
der to permit a senator to enter and
obtain a vote on any amendment.
Nearly every senator, both of the ma.
jority and minority parties. was in his
place and every one followed the read.
ing of the bill with interest.
Senator McCumber and Simmons
suggested that the lumber schedule
be passed over, and Senator Beveridge
made the same request in respect to
the tobacco schedules.
To Handle Rates Later.
The suggestions of various senators
indicated that more than half of the
rates under the wood, sugar and mo
lasses, tobacco and agricultural and
other schedules would come in fol
criticism at later date.
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi
requesting that various schedules un
der the head Of agriculture be passed
over. Senator Aldrich asked whether
he did not wish to make similar re
quest in respect to rice, the duty OF
which the finance committee had al
lowed to stand at two cents pei
pound. as passed by the house.
Rice Duty Is High.
Senator McLaurin said he had moi
referred to that paragraph because nc
change had been made in it, 49," he
added, there is nothing at which the
gentleman can allow his risibles tc
rise"
There is nothing under the agri
cultural schedules that is so high as
the duty on rice" suggested Senator
Adrich.
Still, we might amend the SEIZED
ule." said Senator McLaurin, smiling
Let it be passed." interposed Sena
tor Gallinger, with significant
glance toward the Democratic side.
Other Schedules Passed.
The schedules relating to spirits
wines and other beverages, on many
of which the senate materially in
creased the rates proposed in thu
house bill, were read without provok
ing any objection on the part of sen
ators. No one asked that any of the
paragraphs be passed over.
The entire wool schedules were
passed over upon motion of Senator
Nelson, who had previously declared
his belief that the rates of duty pro
vided in the bill were far too high.
Demand Reciprocal Tariff.
Detroit. Mich, Apr 24.-Demand
for a reciprocal maximum and min
mum tariff provision attached to tn
pending tariff bill, the appointment q
permanent adequate tariff commi.
sion or board, and the immediat
opening of negotiations with Canad
for reciprocal trade agreement ar
the features of the resolutions prs
sented yesterday to the conferenc
on Canadian trade relations by II
committee on resolutions.
The committee further recommends
that three members be appointed b
the conference to go to Washingto
and lay the demands before Chairma
Payne Of the house ways and mean
committee, Senator Aldrich of tn
senate finance committee and Pres
dent Taft.
This committee is also to sc
as many individual senators and re-
resentatives as possible and urge til
recommendations upon them, parti
ularly the pressing necessity for tn
Immediate opening Of negotiation
with Canada. When the resolution
were presented to the first sessio
they met with not a dissenting voic,
1t was decided, however, to wait unit
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they were formally adopted.
Says Taft Wastes Breath.
Under the guise of discussing tn
duty on gas retorts a general debat
on the tariff was INDUCED in by Den
ocratic senators, Senator Bailey {
Texas taking occasion to say that til
bill was discriminatory against til
south.
Il have heard it said," added M
Bailey. that the present administr
ton aims as one of It's chief accor
plishments to disrupt the solid sout
and it is endeavoring to accomplis
that result by flattering the weak me
among US in the south by concedin
to them an invitation to the Whit
House or by giving them portion
the patronage of the country.
The president wastes his time an
wastes his breath when he gives hee
to those men who tell him that the
can disrupt the SOUTH" he said.
Mr. Nelson denounced the bill. d,
claring that the cotton, glass and WOO
en- schedules were too high.
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