Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-26
SENATE MAKES
PROGRESS ON
TARIFF
LONG DEBATE SHOWS
SIGNS OF CONCLUSION
AIdrich Believes All Schedules
viii Be Disposed of Tonight
Leaving Only Income Tax to
Be WrestIed With.

by Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Washington, June 25-This was an
other of the senate's active working
days and by the time the session clos
ed at I O'Clock, so many schedules had
been considered and disposed of that
Mr.. Aldrich freely predicted that by
tomorrow night, all would be out of
the way. leaving the senate free to
begin consideration Of the corporation
tax and income tax amendments.
Beginning the session with an III
crease of the five per cent over the
house rate of 35 per cent ad valorem
on harness. the senate marched stead
lily along throughout the nine hours
of its sitting, INDUCING in little speech
making, and acting upon many impor-
tant provisions.
Among the changes made were:
An increase Of the duty on scrap
iron from so cents to $2.50 per ton.
thus placing it on the same level as
pig iron; an increase of quarter of a
cent per pound over the house rates
on wire nails: an increase of from d
TO 6 cents per pound on monazite sand
II thorite and other articles used in
:Iaking gas mantels and the substitu-
ton of specific for ad valorem rates
on files, rasps, etc.
Senator Penrose presented an am
endment fixing a duty of liz cent per
gallon on rud oil and after consid-
cradle debate it was defeated "a to
40. During the day the linoleum and
oil cloth schedule was recast so as TO
meet apparently the demands Of the
insurgents and was adopted with the
understanding that if it should not
prove satisfactory upon inspection in
the record the schedule could be re-
opened tomorrow.
Speaking of the provision for a high
rate on scrap iron, Mr. Crawford, de-
.clared ii was protection gone mad"
Inc provision was also criticised by
senators Cummins and Beveridge. 1t.
however, found defenders in Senators |
Oliver, Dick and Aldrich.
There were many efforts to amend
the scrap iron provision but it was adj
opted without change.
Senator Penrose spoke at length in
- MS ~ aliltilull Mt utCIdI-
ing it met with the approval of the
Independent producers refiners.
The oil fields OF Mexico figured ex-
tensively in this discussion. Senator
Gore, declared they were a myth.
Senator Aldrich presented tho in
come tax amendment approved by
President Taft and said he hoped the
senate would consider it Monday.
BY 2d "a As. the senate voted down
an amendment by Mr.. Cummins. re-
ducing from $3.50 to $3.50 the dutv
proposed by the committee on iron
in pigs, scrap iron. steel. etc. The
committee amendment and the entire
paragraph were then agreed to-.
An amendment was adopted pro-
Yiding duties on oil cloth and lin
oleum, varying from 6 cents a SQUARE
yard and - per cent ad valorem TO
IL cents per square yard and Is per
ad valorem.
Senator Peurose proposed an
amendment. placing a duty of half n =
a gallon on crude Oil. He said {
this rate had been finally agreed upon
by independent oil producers repre- i!
80 per cent of the total crude {
$3.50 o'thIi DipNhN NlOI vi llt illltQ
n also by the independent !
of the country. /
Senator Gore spoke against the
He had wished. he said. I
o confine the duty TO oil from Mex I
but had been told hat was in I
'onfict with the treaty relations with \
hat country. He spoke of the Mex u
can oil fields as a myth. He spoke j.
If the Standard of a serpent whose e
'mbrace is death" II
Mr.. Flint expressed the opinion Il
hat producers of California would be 81
Iriven out of business if a duty on =
was not levied. 10
Mr.. Penrose later offered an d
mendment providing that mo draw n
Iack shall be allowed on The exporta- Il