New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
TARIFF BILL ADVANCED
PASSES SECOND READING.
W0rks of art on Free List-Duty
on Hides-FreG Petroleum.


Washington June 12-The advocates of duty
on petroleum. will have to make their fight on the
floor OF the Serate without the prestige OF a IA
vtrab Bile report from the Finance Committee WINE
most of the members of the Finance Commrtee
favor a duty OF oil. it has been decided not to
make any recommendation to change the House
provision for free trade in petroleum Senators
Scott F.kin=. Penrose, Curtis and others nave
been polling the Senate. and express confidence
that they will have enough votes to put through
an amendment for a specific duty of 42 cents a
barrel on crude oil. Independent operators have
made many pilsrimages to Washington to tell SEN
ators that the House in error when 1t voted
to place the free list the theory that this
was direct blow al the Standard Oil Company
The independents have gained many supporters.
bur the leaders decidedly skeptical regarding
the poll which discloses majority for dutiaole OIL
At a meeting of the Republican members of the
Finance Committee this afternoon IT was decided to
the classification in Paragraph 81 of the
glass schedule The classification will pre-
the rates glass used for framing pictures,
and make substantial reduction in the duties on
common window glass Senator Root made a
strong plea for the new classification when his
paragraph was before the Senate
TO RETAIN DUTY ON HIDES.
1t has been decided restore hides to the dutia-
BILE list at Is per cent ad valorem- The COMMITTEES
receded from is former action fixing duty OF 10
cents a ton crude barytes and adopted the
House rate of 81 80 a tor. 1t decided to recon-
mend that the duty boraciC acid be increased
from cents a pound. Paragraph 1le. provid-
ing a duty OF 40 of cent pound on beams
Eirders. structural steel etc. amended by pro-
vidng that the duty shall be % of cent on steel
valued at less than SIS ton. the 40 Of cent
rate to apply TO values above s1s.
In the absence of Senator Hale formal action
not taken by The committee to-day on the pulp
and paper lumber schedules As has been told
I'm these dispatches the committee will recommend
the adoption of the House provision relating to
wood pulp and that the duty print paper be
increased from s. to 81 a ton. Ths rate on rough
lumber will be 81 ~, which is increase Of 80
cents over the House and reduction Of 80
cents from the present law. The committee viii
meet again tomorrow.
After finishing the free list early this afternoon
the Senate ran out Of work and adjournment until
Monday taken. The adjournment marked an
important period in the progress of the tsrin bill
When It IS taken up again it viii he on its third
reading for the final disposition Of items on which
the strongest objections have been made.
For several weeks Senator Overu1su has been
threatening to make speech raking the protective
system fore and aft He had an hour to-day 10
express the political thoughts and theories which
have been disturbing him. He made typical old
line Democratic campaign argument. and when he
finished the protective system was literally torn
shreds" The North CaroIinian resurTected
assortment of ancient phrases and adjectives. and
the older Senators on the Republican side, who
have been surfeited with = kind Of tariff ora
tory from the Republican Insurgents said ~
ike old times Democratic spe-ch
containing "robber harons." ''putocratsT "aristo-
Gratis bosses" snd similar expressions. Naturally
Democrat Of Mr.. Oveunan's discernment did not
forget to say that the pending measure was in
iluitous, remark that the protective system
scheme ''bv which tolls taken from the toll
ing masses enrich the few" Mr.. OverInan n
nounced that he in favor of income and
increase the head immigrants. and
said be would offer amendment giving the Prssi-
dent power to shroKate the collection Of duties
articles similar to those manufactured by cor
poraton which controls 80 rer cent Of the Au,eri-
can output and offers its goods for IN foreign
countries at prices in United
Following Mr. Overman's speech. the Senate
sumed and finished consideration of the free list
on motion Of Senator Tallaferro. rad!um. which
was unknown when the Diugley law passed.
placed on the free list Senators Nelson and
rurarllns TWO Of the most ardent insurgents.
wanted sago -four taken from the free list and
made dutiable Mr Aldrich mildly suggested that
he feared thesa Senator's departing from their
tariff reform principles He said sago -four was
an article OF food and came into competition with
the starch trust. one Of the largest and most I'm
pregna ole conlbina tons in this country. COM
promise was reached whereby saEo and tapoca
when used as food shall be admitted free ~ duty.
FREE WORKS OF ART
The paragraphs admitting works OF art free under
certain limitations caused a short debate. s-na-
tors Nelson. Dixon and Burkett willing that
works Of arr should come in free when intended
for public exhibition. but not FOR private galleries
Mr. Burkett said he "in favor Of art galleries
and al that sort OF thing" but insisted that rich
man should paw duty when they brought works
NJ art over here adorn their palaces. Senator
Dolliver accused New York artists Of being
sponsibe for the present duty these articles
and said he was glad the COMMITTEES had recon-
rnended a change in fhe law. Senators Aldrich
Root Lodge. Tfnman. Money and Carter spoke
briefly in favor Of free art. saying Il was IN the
interest of popular education 70 encourage men Of
wealth TO bring 70 this country the masterpieces
Of Europe.
After voting down Mr. Nelson's motion 10 limit
the free importation Of works of art 10 those In
tended for public galleries. the Senate adopted the
committee amendment, which the especial pet
Of Senators Lodge and AdriCh and which is much
broader than the House provision. by q vote Of E3
to IL Senators voting in the negative were Messrs
Borah Brown. Burkett. Clark. OF Wyoming: Gum
Minis Dixon. Fletcher, Gallinger Hepburn. Hughes
McCunlber Nelson, Paynter and Piles. This ac-
ton admits WITHOUT payment Of duty works of art
over twenty years old and collections illustrating
tre urogrcss Of the arts more than hundred
Years old It will permit the collection made
hv 7 Perpont Morgan and stored in London |
~ ba brought here Before the vote was taken |
tho rarag graph was amended exclude carpets and
rugs.
HOLDS HARVESTER COMPANY A TRUST |
ToDeka KAN June 12-State Senator n E |
Cause special commissioner in the International