Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-05-21
K|LL0LD RAzORRATE
CONTINUATION OF oINGLEY
DUTY is DEFEATED IN
THE SENATE.
STONES PLAN KNOCKED OUT
Vote Against Amendment Is IA to SO
-Endeavors to Show That Figures
Submitted Are lncorrect-Tariff
Talk by Gore.

Washington, May 49, Senator
Stones amendment to the Payne tariff
bill to continue the Dingley rates on
razors was defeated, SO to 43.
Senator Stone endeavored to show
that the statements made by Senator
Smoot regarding the razor industry
were incorrect, and Senator Smoot
corrected his statement in some par
ticulars. Senator Stone declared that
there was only one razor manufac-
turer in this country when the lower
rates of the Dingley law became eff
fective and that there were five at
the present time. Senator Stone
read several kilograms exchanged be-
tween himself and cutlery manu-
facturer in st. Louis. which purported
to show that imported razors costing
40 cents, retail in this country for one
dollar.
Offers Razors as Evidence.
Senator Smoot then offered in evi-
dence three razors and invoice show
ing that their cost was 40 cents each
to the importer. and that they were
marked to sell at three dollars each
at retail.
Senator Simmons, supporting the
contention of Senator Stone, said that
the Democrats were ready to vote on
the tariff bill at any time, and that
it was the recalcitrant element of the
Republican party which was delaying
the measure. las soon as you can
get their consent to take vote on
this measure" he said, you can get
ours"
Vote mo" on Reduction.
On an amendment offered by Sen
ator Bacon reducing the rates on the
sectio nrelating to knives, razors, scis-
sors. ETC., below the rates of the Ding
ley bill, nearly all the Republicans who
had voted in favor of reducing to the
level of the Dingley rates voted no.
the amendment being rejected by q
vote of % to 81, Senators Clapp and
La Toilette alone of the Republicans
voting with the Democrats.
On table and butchers knives, ETC.,
the committee had reduced the rates
on the Dingley law about 80 per cent,
and Senator Bacon sought by amend
ment to still further reduce them,
which secured no support from low
tariff Republicans. being rejected by
vote of 23 to So.
Gore Asks Investigation.
Senator Cores resolution directing
the committee on finance to conduct
an investigation into wholesale and
retail prices of commodities was dis
cussed before the senate at some
length. Seeking to have the resolu-
ton adopted, Senator Gore said he
wished to have statements concerning
the extortionate prices of retail deal
ers fully probed so that the country
might know just where the responsible
ity Tor high prices rests.
Senator Aldrich said 1t was evident
that such investigation as that contem-
plated by the resolution could not be
conducted before the pending tariff
bill was disposed of, but he had no
objection to such an investigation be-
ing undertaken. Senator Carter point
ed out the fact that in doing this
work the finance committee would
necessarily cover the same ground
which the proposed tariff commission
would cover.
Redraft Zinc Paragraph.
After considering for nearly two
weeks the controversy between zinc
producers and smelters the senate
committee on finance decided to re-
draft the two paragraphs of the tariff
bill fixing duties on zinc ore and pig
zinc. Amendments were completed
which will be introduced in the sen
ate by Senator Smoot
Instead of making zinc ore and cal.
anime dutiable at one cent per pound
on the zinc they contain, are assessed
proportionately. Zinc bearing ore con
tanning less than 20 per cent of zinc
is made dutiable at one-quarter of a
cent pound on the zinc it contains.
Containing more than 20 and less
than IS per cent. of zinc, one-halt
cent; between 25 per cent and 80 per
cent, three-quarters of cent, and
more than 80 per cent. of zinc, one
cent per pound. This amendment pro
poses considerable reduction over the
rate as established by. the house and
reported originally from the senate
committee on finance.