Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-13
overman of North Carolina Says Bill
is Work of Iniquity.
FREE BULBS ARE KNOCKED OUT
"Progressives" Make Stand for One
Duty Against Committee.
SOCIAL USES OF A PLUToCRAT
Senator Money Says He Has Them
Free Art Amendment IL Opposed,
but II Adopted-story of
the Day.

WASHINGTON. June 1R-Having COM
pleted consideration of items of the tariff
bill that had been passed over under OBJ
iections by senators during its second read
ing, the adjournment of the senate today
marked an important period in the progress
OF the measure through the senate. When
the bill is again taken up it will be upon
its third reading for the final disposition
of items upon which the most pronounced
objections have been made.
on completing the second reading Of the
bill today, a number of items In the free
list were disposed OF. Works OF art over
twenty years old and collections illustrating
the progress of the arts over 100 years old,
which were placed in the free list by the
committee on finance were retained there
after an int resting debate by a vote OF
SO to 15
Art Comes I'm Free.
A fight was made on this amendment on
the ground that II would allow wealthy
men to decorate their homes with European
oil paintings and other artistic products of
the Did world without payment Of duty and
that It would permit the entry into this
country OF many art collections now stored
abroad without any benefit TO the revenues
Of the government The amendment was
defended by both republicans and demo-
Gratis on the ground that it's result would
be both educational and refining, and that
the works OF art of the age indicated could
not come into competition with the products
of American painters and sculptors. This
will permit the great art collection made
by j. Pierpont Morgan at an expenditure
Of many millions Of dollars and now stored
in London to bC brought here
Consideration OF the free list of the tariff
hill was resumed by the senate after speech
by Senator Overman, who characterized the
Payne Aldrich bill as one of the most
inlauitous tariff bills ever passed by con-
gress. IL It is passed, Mr.. oyerman favored
Senator Baiey's income tax amendment
and declared he would offer an amendment
for a head tax on immigrants and an
amendment empowering the president TO
abrogate the collection of duties on articles
sifrfIar to those manufactured by a cor
poration which controls 50 per cent OF the
American output and which offers it's goods
for sale in foreign countries at lower prices
than in the United states.
After Senator Overman had concluded
his speech the senate resumed its considera-
ton Of the free list Of the tariff bill. The
paragraph relating to crude potash, potash
carbonate and caustic potash was agreed
to- Senator Clark of Wyoming reserving
permission to offer a further amendment
to the paragraph If he should desire to
do
Radium on Free List.
Upon motion OF Mr. Aldrich, radium was
placed upon the free list. A committee
amendment placing yarns on the free list
was also adopted.
Senator Nelson led an effort on the part
of some of the progressive" republicans
for duty on sago flour, which is now on
the free list. Their purpose was to protect
4. AAl dA-
clared that sago flour comes into competi-
ton with starch made from potatoes and
from corn.
This attempt TO revise the tariff up
ward is not justified" said Mr.. Aldrich,
who added that II had been shown that
there was a combination in the starch in
dustry.
whether there is a starch trust or not
| do not know" said Mr.. Nelson, VINO
proceeded to tell of a section Of Minnesota
which was productive of fine potatoes and
not productive of much else.
Senator Cummins defended the plan for
duty on this product and Mr.. Nelson
declared that 1t was another case In which
the New England cotton manufacturers
came in contact with the farmer in their
desire for a free material to use in their
business.
The tide OF events was turned when
Senators Frye and Burrows. who have
starch industries In their states. met the
objection of Mr.. Aldrich that this article
was used for feed. by offering an amend
nlsnt placing tapioca and sago flour on
the free list. when used for food" so
that when used in competition with starch
it would pay a duty of cent pound
or OF 20 per cent ad valorem. The COM
promise was accepted by the finance COM
Inlttee.
sheep dip not including compounds or
preparations that can be used for other
purposes" now on the free list was
amended by the addition of the words
than that OF a disinfectant. antiseptic or
insecticide."
Changes Agreed Upon.
The republican members OF the senate
committee on finance met today and
heard a number OF paragraphs in the
tariff bill, on which no agreement had
been reached before the bill was reported.
Il was agreed that a rate of three-eighths
of a cent should be recommended on
beams and structural steel valued at less
than Sls a ton. and four-tenths OF a cent
when valued at more than SIS; cents
a pound instead OF cents boracic
acid, $3.50 a ton on barytes, the same
as fixed by the house. and that no change
from the house rate would be made in
sulphate of ammonia.
Many other paragraphs were consid-
cred, and an agreement reached to make
no change from the form in which
the bill was reported. Il was decided to
place duty OF Is per cent ad Valorem
on hides. the same Is now collected
under the DinSley law. The glass sehed-
ule was considered and no change was
made on plate glass. but the McCumbsr
Al. NNnr ha a.
ON common window glass, probably will
be adopted. This question will be con-
sidered further by Senators smoot and
McCumber tomorrow,
Another meeting OF the committee will
be held at o'clock tomorrow. Coal OIL
lumber wood pulp. and print paper will
e taken up At these sessions.