The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07
Amendments Adopted.
DETAILED STORY OF
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS

WASHINGTON, July with the sen,
ate rapidly approaching the daS OK iinaI
consideration OF the tariff OH. a'tentlSi og ,pn
ronferees on the part of the senate ana
house, whose duty 1t VIII be TO atteInp.
to bring the two bodies into agreement
Gossip has it that Senator Aldrich
will pick, besides himself, as the repre-
sentatlves OF the Republicans IN Ihs sei
ate. Hale of Maine, Penrose OF Peensyl,
vania, Burrows of Michigan and Smoot OF
Utah The Democratic senators wh3 VII
participate in the conference probably
WIl b. Raas} nbd 8aey 81 Nirsi"T or Texas money
In The house, Speaker Cannon. accord. .
Ing 10 the reports. probably VIII scleG'
PAYNE Pa OF New York, Dalzell OF Pennsy!-
ra3ia. Boutcll OF Illinois, Mccall OF Mas,
sachusetts, and either Calderhead OF
Kansas or Needham OF California as tne
Republican members ooa ana ar SIISbbP AIobama and
Ciriggs Of Georgia as the pehocralc
members, ,,... -oaay
The senate committee on finance tocaN
COMPLETED its consideration OF the INTERNAL
revenue provision OF the bin fiNing taxes
on tobacco and II was reported 10 the
senate soon afterwards,
Fight Over Tobacco.
The existing rate of SO thousand on
cigars weighing more than three poui,uiS
nor, Thousand was retained. but Prov
Sion was added increasing the tax on
hirh-grade cigars. This proviso hXes q
IaS oT Sc n thousand when the WholesalS
price is between SO ana 2llu.
i6r nrics is more than $40 the taA Is
liked at 80 thousand. On cigars WclSH-
ing thirty pounds or less tnousahu,
the house rate of 81 Is reduced 10 10 ccIts
Thousand, an Increase OF u cents over
tbc existing rate on cigarettes welgn-
inc more than three pounds a thouSahu,
the house rate of S3.bo Is rtLainsu' ~
on those Weighing not more lnal '!ilI @ ~
pounds the house rate is reduced IRON IRON
4 10 tn sl25 thousand, which sun
leaves an increase over the existing taN-
The provision classifying rolls OF toDnc
co wrapped In tobacco as cigars aio
those wrapped in paper or other SUD
stances than tobacco, as cigarettes Is re-
taincd The tax on snun is nads
cents a pound, The tax on chewing ana
smoking tobacco Is also made cents
n Mound and this rate is made 10 cover
fine cut. cavendish, plug or twist cut or
cranulated tobacco Of every description.
The existing o rate on s9un nenIs ana S'h'N''S
The new rate on tobacco is made ap-
nlicable To .'tobaccos twisted by hand or
reduced into n condition 10 ne consumed
or In any manner other than the ordinary
mode of driving and curing, preparing for
sale or consumption even If prepared
without the use OF any machine or lnStru-
mcnt and without being pressed or sweet
Included in the provision are also all
fine cut shorts or refuse scraps, clip
pings. cuttings and sweepings.
The use OF coupons or any form Of pre-
MUM slips in packages of tobacco Is pro-
hiblted by new section. This section
Is considered TO he broad enough to pro-
hibit all forms Of trode stimulants
through the promise OF gifts.
THE laws governing the sizes OF pack
ages of cigars are rc-enacted, Additional
sizes of packages OF smoking tobacco are
permitted by the senate enactment 1t
Is provided that the new taxes shall not
take effect until July l, 1910.
Smoot Storm Center.
Al hornets nest of opposition was
stirred up in the senate when Mr.. Smoot
reported the amendment,
The new provisions nae only been read
when Senator Daniel. senior minority
member of the finance committee, arose
and inquired OF the senator from Utah
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