The sun., 1909-06-29
FINISH TARIFF SCHEDULES
TILLMAN PROPOSES A TAX or
10 CENTS A POUND on TEA.
Amendment Adopted Putting Cotton
BaEsing on the FREQ List. bat an Effort
10 Make Cotton Ties Free Is Defeated
I'd. Duty on Structural Steel Increased.

Bagging on tho FREQ LAST, but an k1HOr
10 Make Cotton Ties Free Is Defeated
Duty on structural Steel Increased.
in the tariff bill were practically COM
pleted to-day. Several independent
amendments offered by individual Sen.
ators were adopted. Senator Curtis OF
Kansas scored victory by securing an
increase Of the duty on .-spelter,' or zinc
in pigs. blocks or zinc dust, from is
cents q pound to ~ cents. This rate 10
the same as was fixed in the House bill,
and il 10 expected it will 90 through with
out further modification.
Senator MoLaurin OF Mississippi won q
distinct victory for the South by securing
the adoption OF an amendment putting
cotton bagging. the jute bagging used in
the baling Of cotton, on the free list.
This 10 a matter for which the Senator
from Mississippi has been fighting since
tho tariff bill was frat reported in the
Senate. He has not permitted the interest
in the subject TO lag at any point. and to-
day, when his amendment was proposed.
IL was adopted practically without oppo-
sition. no roll call being ordered.
Senator Gamble. Of South Dakota Of
fered an amendment. which was adopted.
adding a proviso to the paragraph in the
free list relatin TO tin. The proviso
authorized the President to impose a
duty Of four cents pound on importa-
Ill ons Of tin ores, oxides and other min
erals containing tin whenever the pro-
duotion OF the mines In the United States
amounts to / 500 tons a year.
When the Senate adjourned Mr.. Till
man was struggling 10 have the Senate
protect an infant industry In South Caro-
lima by imposing duty Of 10 cents pound
on importations Of tea. MIR. Tillman pre-
sented his tea amendment and talked at
length, garnishing his speech with OK
hibits to show how easy it would be to
grow tea in South Carolina II the planta-
ton locates near Pinehurst in that State
is given the necessary protection from
the teas that are coming in from Formoea
and from China. The Senator from South
Carolina did not demand a vote on his
amendment this afternoon. but 1t will 30
disposed OF probably tomorrow. and the
indications are that it will be defeated
A few other amendments may be offered
either tomorrow or later with the con-
sent OF the chairman OF the Finance
Committee, but they will not lead to any
debate. One Of these is an amendment
by Senator Dick Of Ohio increasing the
duty on brushes to relieve the fears OF
certain brush manufacturers in Toledo
who declare that their industry 10 likely
to be destroyed by Japanese cheap
labor.
The Senate was ready this afternoon TO
prooeed with the consideration OF the
income tax and the corporation tax
amendments. but the day was oppres-
sively hot and the Senators who were TO
make set speeches asked that they be
allowed to 60 over until tomorrow.
whereupon an adjournment was taken.
Most OF the debate in the session to-day
related to an amendment putting cotton
ties on the free list. Encouraged by the
success which had attended Senator
McLaurin's effort in getting cotton bag
eing on the free list. Senator Culberson,
leader OF the minority. offered an amend
ment to make cotton ties free OF duty.
but It was voted down after an earnest
debate in which Senators Culberson. Till
man, Bacon and Smith Of South Carolina
urged the removal Of the duty and Sena-
tors Lodge and Oliver Of Pennsylvania
opposed it. The Southern Senators also
made an unsuccessful effort to have a
duty imposed on Sea Island cotton. Sen
ators Bacon and Fletcher made speeches
urging it and Senator Taliaferro Of Florida
submitted memorials from cotton pro-
duoers; but the amendment was re-
jected by an overwhelming vote without
the formality OF q roll call.
The paragraph putting binding twine
on the free list was promptly agreed
to. Certain changes in phraseology were
made to conform to amendments hereto.
fore accepted. An amendment offered by
Senator Stone to put pig iron, scrap and
| bar iron and all kinds OF old metal on the
free list was rejected without division
Senator Kean secured the adoption o!
an amendment including time detectors'
creased duties on watch movements. DO
The duty on bottle caps was increased by
the addition OF a specific duty OF one and
one-half cents a pound. in addition to
the ad valorem already provided by the
bill. Senator Aldrich quelled the alarm
increased duty would apply only to caps
for bottles containing champagne for
.putes- and would not bc imposed on
the milk bottle caps OF the masses. wherea,
everybody smiled and voted aye
Senator Cummins' s amendments reduc-
ing the duty on pig and scrap iron and on
many iron and steel products. including
barbed wire. wire nails and steel rails. were
voted down in gross-ayes 81, noes, 40
One Democrat, McEnery Of Louisiana
voted against the Cummins amendment
The following Republicans voted with the
other Democrats in favor OF the amend.
ment: Borah. Bristow, Brown. Crawford
Cummins. Curtis. Dolliver. Gamble. La
Toilette and Nelson.
The Senate rejected an amendment
offered by Senator Bacon to put duty
on Sea Island cotton. No roll call wai
had. Senator Gore submitted an
amendment admitting school books FREQ
It was rejectod by a vote Of II ayes to Il
noes. The affirmative votes were all
Dem ocrats.
Senator Bacon made determined eifor,
to put salt on the free list but was voted
down, Is to u. Then he moved to strik q
out tho proviso under which fishermen Ii
New England and meat packers In the
West are given free salt for use In prepar.
ing products for export This com.
manded two Republican votes -BristoN
and In Follette-but failed by a vote OF
II to 80.