The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-15
0IITY ON ROUND
IRON is UPHELD
BY THE SENATE
Personalities During the Debate
and Some Sarcastic Re-
marks Made.
gOOT OFFERS ADVICE
AND GETS TAKEN DOWN
suiEY OFFENDED AT SOME
THING NELSON OF MINNIE
sofa SAID.

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u-ssrfrgt0n. MAY 1f.-Agdin the =
-,nmittae ON finance was upheld =
--Esr the senate today. by vote =
of5 t0 g. vOJed Gown an amendment =
br senator Cummins 10 lower the
5rfr ua round iron and upheld the =
rousa rate. which was recommended =
. hr the senate committee.
Almost the entire session was given =
M fa a debate on the profit Of the y
T-rifrf states Steel corporation, and y
+,--a-d the end of the day PERSONAL =
: lies were freely INDUCED in. This &C =
rr~r-7 after Senator Root had spoken y
RI defense of the finance committee =
and iu criticism Of senators who had y
. complained of the failure OF that ?
. committee 90 provide more ample m
f5--r1rf1u concerning various Sched- y
riss mn. Money resented what me =
4 characterized as q lecture to the SEN =
sra and said that III the senator from y
. Nav York desired less speaking, he =
. should do less of 1t himself.
= Senator Beverage proposed an ,
1 sH-4r5mart TO the tariff bill inCreas- =
L inc the tax on tobacco and its prod >
nos and charged that by continuing =
\ lie sn0rt-weight packages OF the =
: S7a7isn war period. the tobacco trust =
= Was reaping a harvest of S2LWoV0 a ,
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Washington. MAY 14-Asking that an in
t.rr.sw with j. J. Hill be read to the sen
arc Immediately after that body convened
f55sy. Senator Scott Endorsed its advice
t1 congress that oratory be suspended and
that c0nsress promptly pass the tarl1i
This Mr.. Scout said lis in line with
letters ] am daily receiving, begging and
PRAYING thar these gentlemen twavins his
hand over the senate chamber. gel
through with their wind-jamming and let
Tie country go ahead with its business.
The Tobacco Joker"
Senator Beveridge spoke in support OF
an amendment offered by him relative 70
The internal revenue tax on tobacco ana
its products. ConteudiUg that the govern
rsut has lost slS4 0090go in the last eight
years through the repeal Of the war time
tax Of lseS. Mr.. Beverage undertook by
bis amendment TO increase the present
rate of internal taxes on tobacco snutI
cigarettes and cigars worth more than L
cents Mr. Beveridge declares that the
tobacco trust. which, he said was tht
American Tobacco company. mad derived
great benefit from the loss Of revenue
which, he said. was due to the law re
FealuE the iuCrea sed rates OF 1SSo- TIT
law providing for the high rates OF lS9
permitted the manufacturer to reduce tn
size 0f the packages in which the tooacci
IS sold 20 the people. according to Mr.
Bareridee "Iu-lgJl this increased tObacc'
Tax was ram0vedS- said he. but tn
srOri-Wpi-nt packages Of tobacco Wer
continued by the very law that removes
tlr tax. THE manufacturer still collect
t- war time tax from the people bu
instead of paving 30 20 tine government h
keeps 30 for himself"
Air. Beveridee declared that his amend
Uert would not affect the clgarmaker
OF The country. because. he said. il doe
Dot enhance the tax on any cigars eXcep
those which sell FOR 10 cents or more.
Would Increase Revenues.
Claiming that his amendment would in
crease the revenues to the extent of owe
Sltrud. AIr. Bgveridge asserted that IN
tobacco trust IS now reaping vast bene
it through failure to enact such leglsla
ton as De proposed
Sir Beverage cOltrOverIed the iQea tina
The continuation by law of the short
weight war time packages after the wa
lax had been removed old not affect Tn
plug tobacco business. The law h
said does not fix the size Of the eli
lat IS sold. but the manufacturer O
plug tobacco got the war tax on thi
article out of the people by selling
smaller cut than the plug. and this praC
t#a sfIi continues. When a box OF plu
tobacco is sold by the trust TO the retat
dealer there Is marked upon each plu
s.z0 o. these cuts very slightly the Tobacco
f-Us- through the retailer. gets the wa
Time price for a cut from q Mug of to
bacco by making the cut q little small
err
Upon taking mo- the iron and steel SEQ
lions of the tariff bill. Mr.. Aldrich sske
i1at the senate pass over the paragraph
relating On mig iron. as the committee q
finance wished To consider an ament
Tant affecting the duty on cast scra
.-.r
cummins offers Amendment.
An extended debate took place on a
amendment offered by Mr.. Cummins, r,
.-..n- Che DUTY on round iron from 6
- cent pound and on iron in slabs etc
rom g ro 90 cent a T.lnd. Mr. AldriC
Uer.si that these duties as reported
me ta were lower than current duti.
# 'la I5u--aV bill Mr.. Oliver pointe
... mat these iron products were made Z
INDEPENDENT concerns MT. Cummius ii
I'H That the iron and steel industl
Gus .u nrnt--tiou
A.. t.f1.'atte declared that he hs
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