Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-14
THE TARIFF BILL HAS
PASSED THE SENATE
Now In the Hands of a Confer
ence Committee.
Senate Has Made Hundreds of Changes
In the Bill that Was Passed by
the House.

fixed by the senate finance committee,
passed the senate at IL o'clock last
Thursday night by vote of 40 to 81,
after a continuous all day session.
Ten republicans voted against the
measure. They were: Beyeridge
lind }, Bristow (Kas.). Brown
(Neb. } Burkett (Neb., Clapp
(NIinn J. Crawford Is. D., Cummins
Ia)., Dolliver Ia J, La Toilette
wis. J. and Nelson MINI. J. Nc
Emery of Louisiana was the only
democrat recorded in tire affirmative.
As it passed the senate the bill
contains almost 400 paragraphs. The
senate made 81 amendments to the
house provisions. many of which were
added on Thursday.
The msot interesting occurrences
of the day were the adoption of
amendments by Senator Bradley of
Kentucky. and Senator Curtis of
Kansas the former exempting tobacco
in the hands of the raisers from the
internal revenue tax of 6 cents a
pound and the latter placing a
countervailing duty on crude petro-
Ieum shipped from COUNT les which
impose duty on oil impc-ssdtions from
the United States. The action on
tobacco was a real surprise The
senate has frequently refused to re-
move the tax.
The bill as passed went on Friday
to the house, which by vote of 179
to 153 refused to accept it. and it was
sent at cnce to the conference COM
mittee of eight from the senate and
nine from the house. and it is ex-
pected that they will be 10 days or
more in altering the measure and that
with the influence of the president
brought to bear upon it bill more
satisfactory to the country may yet
be evalved The conference is COM
posed of the following members :
Senators Aldrich, Or. }, Burrows,
Mich. }, Penrose. PA. J, Cullom.
I'll J, Hale. (Me. J, Daniel, Va.
Money. Miss. and Bal ley, Texas.
The three latter are democrats. The
house members are Payne, New
York Dalzell, Pennsylvania Nc
Call, Massachusetts Boutell, Maine /;
Calderhead. Kanass; FoIdney,
Michigan; Clark, Missouri; Under
wood, Alabama. and Griggs, Georgia.
the latter three being democrats, and
the first six republicans.
The sessions of the conference COM
mittee are secret and this is the most
important stage of the formation of
the bill.
Washington, D. g., July S.-The
AIdrich plan offers a corporation tax
of per cent on the net dividends OF
corporations having profits of more
than So. 600 for the graduated income
tax carried in the Payne bill.
1t rearranges the maximum and
minimum features of the bill under
which low tariffs can be given ma
tions favoring trade of this country.
House experts charge in this rear
rangement the minimum plan of the
Payne bill is dropped and the maxi
mum becomes the minimum under
the Aldrich scheme.
Mr.. Aldrich proposes a customs
court of appeals for review of contest
ed customs cases whose decisions shall
be final.
Mr.. Aldrich submits redraft OF
the internal revenue tobacco tax laws
increasing the duties on snuff, tobacco
and cigars from 90 to 80 per cent.
,The Payne drawback provision al
lowed ON manufactured articles from
imported raw material is rejected.
Mr.. Aldrich submits the Dingley
plan but throws it into conference
for modification. A duty OF 10 per
cent is placed on hides. They were
free under the Payne bill.
The duty on rough and sole leather
is increased from to 10 per cent ad
valorem.
Automobiles and parts are increas-
ed from 40 to 80 per cent ad valurem.
Metallic hooks and eyes are increas-
ed from cents and Is per cent ad
valorem to 3 cents and 10 per cent ad
Valorem.
Zinc ore is carried to the free list
from the Payne rate of l cent per
pound. Zinc in pigs is increased
from 1 cent per pound to IL cents per
pound.
Lumber is advanced from 81 per
thousand feet to $3.50; clapboards
from 81 to 81. so; laths from 20 to %
cent per thousand, and shingles from
30 to 90 cents per thousand.
Umbrella and parasol ribs are ad-