The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-14
HOUSE DOUBTS
HONESTY OF
THE SENATE
Leaders Not Swallowing Aid
rich Statement Without
a Grain of Salt.
HIGHER DUTIES ON
MANY NECESSITIES
SOME CHANGES MADE FOR EVIL
DENT PURPOSE OF CoMPRo-
MISE IN CONFERENCE.

Washington April 13-In the house,
the statement that the Aldrich amend
ments t. the Payne bill tend to in
crease the duties on luxuries and re-
duce them on necessities is taken with
a grain Of salt.
Republican members of the ways and
means committee pointed out today
what they regard as inconsistencies IN
that line of reasoning.
For instance. it was pointed out by
one that the necessities reduced by the
senate committe are spices and CO.
Goa, which the ways and means COM
mittee made dutiable for revenue pur-
poses On the other hand the duties
on corn. wheat. barley. rye and other
agricultural products, many of which
are used on the breakfast table, have
been greatly increased. While the in
creased duties on cheap gloves and
hosiery have been taken off by the
senate finance committee, the general
opinion in the house is that an amend
ment to restore the Dingley rates is
intended partly, at least, for use in
conference.
Fer Purpose of Trading.
In other words. it is regarded as
being designed for trading purposes
Several other changes made by the
senate committee also are Interpreted
in the house to be for the purpose of
obtaining satisfactory compromise
when the bill is I'm conference.
Representative Nreeland OF New
York and others who want protection
for petroleum are actively engaged in
impressing the members of the senate
with these views.
The provision placed I'm the bill by
the senate committee imposing a duty
q u L. 49,
built yachts and pleasure boats pur-
chased by American citizens is held by
members of the ways and means COM
mittee to be unconstitutional.
I'VE devoted an entire day 10 the
discussion of such duty" said one of
the prominent Republican members
and we decided that il was not for us
10 propose such action. The supreme
court Of the United States has decided
that & yacht cannot be imported, and,
therefore. we decided not to include
such q provision in the bill"
Minority Will Demand Time.
Before the senate meets on Thurs
day there will be a session of the
finance committee to determine wheth-
CT the minority members viii be ready
10 take up general debate on the tariff
bill that day. From informal discus
sions between Republican and Demo
cratic members it is thought the mi
nority win ask for an extension of time
until next Monday. This request woull
be granted by the Republican leaders
Senator Aldr-ch viii make a brief
statement to the senate Thursday ex-
planning the absence of revenue pro-
ducing features i'm the amendments "a
the house bill
The message from the house asking
that the Payne bill be returned for q
correction of the petroleum schedule
will be received Thursday. In view OF
the fact. however, that the bin had
been referred to the finance committee
amended and reported back TO the SEN
At II Is not likely that the bill viii be
permitted TO go back to the house. Sen
ate leaders take the position that there
is no necessity for the return of the
bill to the house, as the finance COM
mittee intends to offer amendments to
the petroleum schedule that will efface
the error