Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-18
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After devoting the larger portion Of
Saturday to listening to a discussion
of the cotton cloth schedule, the Sen
ate entered upon a perloo OF voting
late in the afternoon and rapidly dis
nosed of the entire subject of changing
from adj valorem to specific duties for
tba nurpose of preventing under-valua-
tions. On all the votes taken the
finance committed was sustained by a
majority Of ten or eleven. Ihree votes
were necessary to accomplish this re-
sult. and others would have been nee
essarv but for Senator Bacon, who,
seeing the futility of opposing the
committee, suggested the grouping OF
the votes after the first two ballots"
had been AIKEN. This suggestion was
unanimously agreed to, with the re-
suit that so much was accomplished
that a night session was not held.
Senator Dolliver occupied much OF the
time of the session with a speech
The Senate chamber Monday was
the scene of a sharp conflict bet"ech
Senator Aldrich and Senator Bever~
idge over the tariff bill. Both Sena-
tors we're frequently On their feet and
were the chief speakers of the day.
The first subject of dispute was Al
drich's amendment for q duty of s
cents a square yard and 20 per cent ad
yalorem on window hollands. This
amendment was finally adopted by the
usual majority, az were all he other
committee amendments to the cotton
schedule. A motion to remove rubber
goods from the cotton schedule prevail
ed and overshoes and other rubber
articles in which cotton is a factor
will get a lower rate of duty. The
Senate hosiery rates, which are a re-
enactment of the Dingley rates, were
adopted. The House of Representa-
tives passed the Porto Rican bill with
out amendment. The bill provides that
whenever the Legislature shall fail to
make the necessary appropriations for
the ensuing fiscal year, those for the
current year shall be considered as IN
force and effect. 1t also provides that
hereafter all reports of an official char
acter shall be made direct to an eXecu-
tive of the government of the United
States to be designated by the Presi-
dent, and such department is author
lied to take jurisdiction of all mat
tiers pertaining to the island posses
sion. At 3:O5 p. m. the House ad"
journed until Thursday. ,
The wooden schedule of the tariff bill
was taken up in the Senate Tuesday.
Mr.. Dolliver offered several amend
ments and announced his intention OF
presenting a number of others, appeal
ing to the Republican members to vote
with him because, he said, these
amendments would justify the attitude
of the Republican party in advocating
a prot active tariff. Mr.. Smoot, assist
ed to a large extent by Mr.. Warren,
deferded the finance committee's rec
concentrations with regard to that
sch edule. The various amendments
proposed to the House bill by the
finance committee of the Senate are
intended to restore the Dingley pro-
visions, which in some instances pro-
vide higher duties han the Payne bill.
Mr.. Dolliver proposed an amendment
which would assess the duties on WOOL
ems on an ad valorem basis according
to the shrinkage Of the wool. Mr..
Warren, in order to illustrate the
small proportion of the entire cost OF
a wooden garment which is dutiable,
asked Mr.. Dolliver to examine the suit
which he was wearing. Mr.. Dolliver
said it appeared to him to be a very
good suit, whereupon Mr.. Warren eX-
planned that the cloth in the suit cost
only 81, while the making and the
trimming cost SAP, showing that the
duty on the 81 worth of cloth was tri-
fling compared with the entire cost OF
the suit. The usual night session was
omitted. The House was not in ses-
sion.
The wooden schedule was still under
consideration in the Senate when at
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday the usual re-
cess for dinner was taken. Several
votes were obtained during the day,
and thus a number Of paragraphs were
passed upon. Among these were the
paragraph IN top waste, ETC., on which
the committee amendment increased
the House rate on wool top waste and
other wastes from 20 cents per pound
to 80 cents per pound, which, on a d1.
vision of the Senate, was adopted by a
vote of 10 to 80. A vote was also OBJ
tanned upon the committee amendment
increasing the duty on shoddy from
20 cents per pound to 25 cents, and
that on tops from is to 20 cents, the
committee prevailing in both cases.
Speeches were made during the day,
by Senators Warren and La Toilette,
the former advocating a generally in
creased duty, while the latter contend
ed, as on previous occasions, for a gen.
era1 reduction. The two Senators en-
gagged in a sharp controversy. Senator
Dolliver declared that a rag trust ex-
lists, and was contradicted by MI. War.
rem. Aletter was read from ex-Gov-
ernor Durbin of Indiana advising
prompt action on the tariff bin. The
House was not in session.
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