The sun., 1909-06-19
TAX ON PRINT PAPER STATION
SENATE REJECTS AMENDMENT
',t 40 ADMIT IT FREE.
senator Bailey Votes with the Republi-
can Majority Against Free Print
Paper-Lorimer, New senator from
Illinois, Votes with Organization.

can MaJOrlty Against Free PRINT
Paper-Lorimer, New senator from,
Illinois, Votes with Organization.
WARRINGTON, June 1S.-The Senate
late this afternoon voted down sever al
amendments relating to the duty on print
paper and accepted the Finance Com
mittee's amendment, which increases
the duty from 81 a ton. as it was fixed in
the House bill, to 81 a ton, which is two
thirds OF the present rate in tho Dingley
la~.. The vote by which the committee
amendment was sustained was "A to 81,
ono Democratic, Senator Taliaferro of
Florida. voting with the majority and the
following Republicans voting with the
Democrats against the amendment;
Beveridge. Bristow. Brown. Burkett,
Cummins, Curtis Dolliver, La Toilette and
Smith OF Michigan.
Just before the vote was taken on the
committee amendment a test vote was
had on an amendment offered by Senator
La Toilette. which proposed to limit. the
proposed duty OF 81 ton so tha it
would continue in force only until July l.,
1912, after which time the rate should
be q ton, as provided by the House bill
This amendment was rejected by vote
OF 81 ayes to "A noes. 1t commanded the
votes OF nearly all the Democratic Sem
ators and the following Republicans;
Beveridge. Bristow. Brown, Burkett.
'Clspp, Cummins. Curtis, Dolliver, Jones
and La Toilette Senators McEnery and
Taliaferro, Democrats, voted against It,
While the duty expressed in the bill is
two-tenths OF one cent a pound instead Of
one-tenth of cent pound, as given in
the House bill, 1t amounts to 81 ton, as
AGAINST e a ton in the House bill and So
a.ton in the Dingley law.
Before taking up the paper debate
Senator Aldrich obtained unanimous con-
sent to reconsider several paragraphs
OF the chemical schedule. The duty on
borio acid, which is cents pound in
the Dingley law, was increased in the
present bill from ? cents a pound. the
rate In the House bill. to cents pound.
The duty on oxalica acid. which is admitted
free OF duty under existing law, was in
crossed from to cents pound
Senator Brown Of Nebraska and Senator
Beveridge Of Indiana had clash with
Chairman Aldrich just before the vote
was taken on Mr.. Browns free print paper
amendment Sepator Aldrich demanded
the ayes and noes on Mr.. Browns amend
meut. While the Senator from Rhode
IslAnd was pressing his demand Senator
Beveridge was seeking recognition OF the
Chair and showed some warmth because
he had not been promptly recognized.
sThe Chair will recognize the Senator
from Indiana just as soon as the ayes
and noes have been obtained he was
told.
But the Sen ator from indiana desires
RECOGNITION before the ayes and noes
are ordered" persisted Mr.. Beveridge.
In the course Of the colloquy Senator
Brown offered to modify his amendment
by making the duty 81, as provided by the
House. instead OF making it free. The
Chair ruled that. the ayes and noes having
been ordered on the Brown amendment
it's author could not modify 1t with
out unanimous consent. Il object to
the unanimous consent shouted Mr..
Aldrich. .r.
After further debate the roll was called
and MIR Browns free.print paper amend
nent was voted down, rs to 81 Almost
al the Democrats except Senator Bailey
Of Texas voted for the amendment. Sem
ator Lorimer, the new member from
Illinois, showed his loyalty to the Senate
organization in his first vote. which was
cast against the free print paper amend
ment The Republican insurgents split
on the vote on Mr.. Browns amendment.
Senators Borah, Clapp. Cuminins, Dol
liver La Toilette and Nelson voted against
It and Senators Bristow, Brown and Bur-
kett voted for the amendment. The reg
ular Republicans were solidly against it.
The votes OF Senator Bailey and Sena-
tors La Toilette and Cummns against Mr..
Browns amendment created something
OF sensation and gave rise to another
Democratic row. Senator Stone read
DIE Democratic platform adopted at Den
yer declaring for free print paper. While
he was reading it Senator Aldrich seemed
much amused and Senator Bailey much
irritsted.
Senator Stones amendment placing
print paper and wood pulp on the free
g list in accordance with the declaration
OF the last Democratic national plat.
, form was rejected without roll call.
Mr.. La Toilette explained that the paper
factories Of Wisconsin are not as advan'
taeeousiy located as some OF the mills
in New England. and the House rate Of s?
a ton on print paper will hardly be sutfi.
cient to protect them against Canadian
competition. He offered an amendmen,
providing that the rate Of duty shall be
- a ton until July 1. 1912. after which date
tho rate Of duty shall be automatically
reduced to 81 ton. This amendment
Mr. La Toilette explained, was for the
purpose of covering the situation in his
State so as to give paper factories in
Wisconsin an opportunity to take UP the
m anufacture OF other kinds Of paper.
Defending the committees amend
uent, which provides a rate of 81 ton
on print paper, Senator Aldrich said
that Ontario and Quebec are planning
to forbid the expectation Of wood and
wood pulp from Canada to the United
States In an effort TO transfer the pulp
and paper industries from the United
States to Canada. He denied the state
ments made by several Senators avoring
free paper that there Is a scarcity of
spruce wood or other wood available
for use In the manufacture of paper.
Discussing the relative cost OF production
of paper in this Coun try and in Canada.
he said that the wood used alone in paper
making costs 81 a ton more in the United
States than it does in Canada. The duty
covered only the difference in the cos:
OF the wood in the United States and
Canada and did not take into considera-
tian the difereucA in the cost of labor