The Washington herald., 1909-06-23

mittee an amendment reducing the rates
OF duty on sawed boards 10 80 cents per
! 200 feet and on sawed timber 70 $50
per !, 900 feet. This amendment, he added.
would have the effect Of reducing the
rates on rough and finished lumber -
per cent An amendment increasing the
duty on shingles from 30 90 80 cents per
100 was also presented
Mr.. McCumber, a member OF the FL
nance Committee. and also an advocate
of free lumber, said that while he did not
approve of the amendments. he did not
care 10 present a minority report The
lumber and single amendments. he add
ed, represented the views Of a majority
OF the committee, but said that he in
tended TO offer amendments in an en-
deavor TO reduce the proposed rates
Alligator skins Protected.
Senator Fletcher. of Florida. had one
of the infant industries Of his State
protected by imposing a duty on ALI
gator skins.
The consideration of the lumber amend
ments will be begun this morning.
Mr.. Aldrich offered an amendment TO
the oilcloth and linoleum schedule which
made no change in the rates, but re-
duced the width OF the dutiable cloth
from twelve 70 nine feet. This is done
TO prevent importers Of these articles
from importing OilclOth and linoieum
eleven feet eleven inches in width at the
rate Of duty imposed upon that OF nine
feet in width.
Senator McIaurin, who followed Mr..
McCumber. said he could not vote for
free hides unless leather boots and shoes
and other manufactures Of leather were
also placed on the free list. But. he add
ed, il manufactures of leather were not
admitted free Of duty. then he favored
a revenue duty on hides.
Defends Duty on Hides.
Senator Gamble defended the duty on
hides. The boot and shoe manufactures,
he declared, have been exceedingly pros
porous since the present Is per cent ad
valorem duty on hides in the Dingley
law has been in operation The shoe
manufacturers, he asserted. have been so
prosperous that they have invaded tho
foreign markets and exported shoes 10
every quarter of the globe.
The Democratic party. Senator Hey
burn declared. was the only party which
declared in favor OF a downward revi-
sion OF the tariff. The Republican party.
he asserted. pledged itself 10 maintain
the prosperity OF the country.
This pledge cannot be fulfilled" he
declared. "if the duty on hides is re-
moved"
In reply to Senator Page. Mr.. Hepburn
told of the wonderfully rapid progress OF
the state of Idaho. The Idaho of days
ago" he said. 'is not the Idaho Of to-
day. We have towns less than year
and a half old with a population OF
1.o00 persons. When I want 20 know
anything about Idaho. I telegraph for
the information. I dare not even trust
TO the lapse Of time between nails
Tanning Industry Invaded
Senator Burton, who favored free hides
declared that the packers OF the country
are invading the tanning Industry, and
viii soon control II. Senator Warren
pointed out that free hides would not pre-
vent the packers from going into the
tanning business.
Mr.. Burton replied that IL the duty or
hides We're removed. the independent tan
ners would get cheaper hides and would
be better able 20 compete with the pack
ers The existing duty Of Is per cent aC
valorem on hides, Mr.. Burton declared
had not stimulated cattle raising in thi.
country. The increase in the number Oi
cattle in recent years, he asserted, was
due 10 the inadequate supply Of mea'
products.
I voted for free hides years ago wher
the Mckinley bin was under consider
ation." Mr.. Burton declared, and shall
vote the same way. on this bnl. The in
crease IN the price OF cattle by reason OF
the existing Is per cent ad valOrem duty
on hides Is a phantom"
Dispose OF other Paragraphs.
The Senate spent a half hour disposinr
OF objected paragraphs IN the tariff bill
yesterday morning before resuming IN
free hide debate.
Nitrate of potash. which the Senat
the dutiable list. at one-half cent +;
pound.
A qualification was made IN the para
| graph relating 10 perfumeries by insert
j ing the words ION all of the foregoing
l wholly or partly manufactured the oh
| iect being to prevent an evasion Of tn
duty on perfumeries by bringing into tn
United States from abroad componen
parts and assembling them after bein
imported.
Rewritten Paragraph Adopted.
Paragraph 157, as rewritten by tn
Finance Committee, was adopted. 1t re
lated to sheets. plates. wares. or article
Of iron. steel. OF other metal. enamele
or glazed with vItreous glasses, 40 pc
cent ad valOrem."
The construction Of the paragraph lef
the rate at 30 per cent ad valorem, wher
the House placed II.
! Paragraphs putting 'unmanufactured
asbestos and chromate Of iron or chTo
mate ore on the free list were adopted.
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