The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-24

NOT ana stone. democratic This was
gain OF seven. Senator Bankhsad
VINO cast HE vote In the Affirmative on
the preyiogs ballot. returned to the
second ballot, thus reducing the net
gain 70 ak. The additions to the ne
gative vote were due largely TO the
arrival OF senator's who had not pre-
vtousiy been In the chamber. Senator
Lorfmer was among them. He stood BY
the COMMITTEES. without loss Of time.
ths vote was then taken on the main
proposition, the finance committees
amendment placing q duty OF sI.bo on
sawed lumber with differentiais on
finished lumber. The committee won
by the large majority Of 50 to rs. The
vote In detail was as follows:
Affirmative. republicans: Aldricb.
Boran. Bourne, Bradley, Brandeee
Briggs. Buckley. Durham, Carter. CIark
OF wyoming; Crane Depew Dick Dill.
nngnam. DIXON. Dupont EIkins Frye.
Gallinger. sugss. Guggenhein. Haze
Hepburn, Kean, Lodge, Lorimer. My.
on Oliver. Page, Penrose. Perkins piles
Root Scott. smoot Sutherland. war.
ner. Warren and Wetmore.
Democrats: Bacon. Bailey, Chamber.
lain. Daniel Fletcher. Foster. MsEnerv
Martin simmons. Smith of Maryland
Taliaferro and Taylor.
Negative: Republicans: Beveridse.
Crawford. Cummins, Curtis. DoIliver
Gamble. johnson, LaFollette. Mccum-
Der, Nelson and Smith, of Michisan.
Democrats: Bankhead, Clay. Davis
Gore. Hughes, tombstone, Oyerman
Owen, Paynter. Rayner. Stone and Til.
lman-2s.
senator Gore offered an amendmen,
allowing the free entry of lumber fot
churches educational institutions ana
public buildings. As rnunicinJitsaS
exempt such institutions ep rue,
taxation he thought the United states
Government should do as much. He
demanded that the vote should be BY
ayes and noes but there was lack OF
sufficient votes to compel such a pro-
ceednre and the oklahama senator al.
lowed his. amendment to be repected
by q viva voc vote. showing a great
volume OF noes and q weak support of
Affirmative votes.
In quick succession several other
paragraphs of the lumber schedule
We're agreed to. BY amendments Of
fered by Mr.. Aldrich and agreed to by
the Senate. the duty on clapboards was
increased from 81 to $3.50 per thousand;
on laths from twenty to twenty-five
cents per 1000 pieces and on shingles
from thirty TO fifty cents.
The paragraph placing a duty Of 80
per cent ad valorem on boxes, barrels
and other articles containing oranges.
lemons. lines. grape fruit. ETC.. was
stricken out.
After disposing today of the duty
on lumber and other wooden articles,
the Senate took up the amendment
placing a duty of Is per cent. ad val
orem on tungsten bearing ores. II
was proposed by Mr.. Gugsenheim and
was agreed TO. But In Difference to
protest from Senator Burton. Mr.. Aid
rich aafA the Finance C0f1aF nfftna vvntIIA
look into the question OF this duty
very fully hereafter, and would give
Senators an opportunity to oppose 1t
later II they desired.
Then the paragraph placing a duty
on pineapples was taken up. The duty
in bulk was fixed by the House at 80
per 1000, which was reduced by the
Committee on Finance to 81. Mr.. Tall
iaferro sought by his amendment to
restore the House rate. Mr.. Taliaferro
disciaimed any desire for a protective
duty. He wanted this duty. he said,
because It would increase the revenue.
He said the duty on pineappies should
be doubled, so that we would get
100000 in the way OF duties instead
of 100000 as now.
The entire schedule relating to wood
and manufactures of wood was then
agreed to. Mr. Rayner accused Mr..
Taliaferro Of advocating protective
duties far beyond even the duty recon-
mended by the Senator from Rhode
Island. Referring to a statement by
Mr.. Taliaferro that he advocated this
rate as revenue duty Mr. Rayner
said he would prove that he was advo@
eating high protective tariff.
The Senator 8reaa aNdar yiaaid zhas ere q
peated that statement" interposed Mr..
Taliaferro, '-and now T. nope he will
offer his proof of this Islander or say
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Quoting from a letter from the
Florida Fruit and Vegetable. Shippers
Protective Association" in support OF
the increased rate on pine apples, Mr..
Rayner showed that II was asked for
on the ground that 1t was a protective
duty.
Opposing what he regarded as the
enormous increase of duty on pine
apples" Senator Root referred to the
relations of this country with Cuba,
saying they were such as should I'M
fuence the national policy in the lay
ing OF tariff duties on Cuban products
Under the treaty of 1908. he said. the
exports of this country to Cuba had
increased from $27,O00,0oo to $4,000
900 or 81 per cent In f1ve years, and
he contended that we should recipro-
cate such liberal purchases Of our pro-
ducts by giving the Cubans such ad-
vantageS as we can on their exporta-
lions to this country.
Our imports from Cuba, Mr.. Root
said, had increased in those years, but
per cent and he thought that was a
fair showing of increase in trade in
favor of this country. To enter into a
treaty with Cuba granting 20 per cent
preference to imports from Cuba and
then raise the duty on such articles as
pineapples, he thought, was not deal
ing fairly with the island.
Mr.. Warren asked Mr.. Root whether
he expected the United States would
again send an army to Cuba IL needed.
without requiring the island to pay
the expenses.
Saying he could not determine such
a question in advance, Mr.. Root de-
clared that the protective advantage
OF our relations with Cuba far out
weighed any expense the United States
had been put to In connection with the
island.
"Did Cuba give us the preference
when she bought $4,000. 900 or SS.o00,-
O00 worth of rifles from CermanYY"