Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-29
Concession Was Made in the Sen
ate Monday Afternoon for the
Sake of Economy of Time AMI
No Debate INDUCED in.
ITEM WILL STILL HAVE
TO RUN GAUNTLET
OF LAST CONFERENCE
Various Articles Known as ami
NAL Intestines" Are Left on
Free List-Aldrich Impatient
and Serious-Senators Laugh.
CBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Intense
hot weather brought out a variety OF
picnic clothing when senator's assem-
bled today to take up the traif bill,
in the hope Of soon concluding consid-
Grafton Of the dutiable schedules and
free lists. Vice President Sherman
was attired in white from head to
foot
He used a big palm leaf fan. Vests
were generally discarded by the senate
membership. Senators Scott, Money,
Cummins, Hughes. Bacon, Nixon and
Dick were conspicuous in white cloth
ing. Nearly every senator had a fan
on his desk and most of the fans
were kept in motion.
Before schedules could be taken up, Mr..
Clapp gained the floor and with view
to eliminating from the corporation tax
amendment any authority by which cor
porations may own the stock Of other
companies, introduced a modified form of
the original text of the measure. In con-
nection with the same amendment, Mr..
Culberson proposed a modification by
which the information gathered by the
commissioner OF internal revenue concern
ing corporations shall at any time be
available to either the house or senate,
or any committee of either body.
ALDRICH GROWS IMPATIENT.
Manifesting some impatience over the
delay, Senator Aldrich forced the taking
UP of the schedules at the first moment.
Cotton bagging'' was the first item to
be considered, and TO the surprise OF al
most everybody. It was disposed Of I'm
very brief time. The secret OF this dis,
patch was the fact that Mr.. Aldrich ac-
cepted an amendment placing it on the
free list.
The amendment was offered by Senator
McLaurin, and covered bagging for cot
ton. II had been expected that the south
ern senator's would demand much time for
the discussion Of this question. and there
Is no doubt that II he accomplished moth
ing else the chairman OF the finance COM
mittee vastly expedited the final disposal
Of the schedules when he permitted the
amendment to prevail, as he did by maxi
ing no objection.
The amendment was agreed to without
debate and Il was Immediately followed
by agreement to the entire paragraph.
which also included binding Irvine upon
the free list
COTTON BAGGING FREE.
without debate the senate today placed
cotton bagging on the free list and agreed
To the house rate of three-tenths of a
cent a pound on cotton ties. The conces-
sion on bagging was made to save time.
The item will still have to run the gaunt-
let OF conference.
The action by the senate will merely
have the effect OF throwing the rate on
cotton bagging into conference, the house
rate being six tenths of a cent per square
yard
Action on cotton ties followed quickly
81, aefn 70 MIA
them on the free list. The house bill lev
les a duty OF three-tenths of one cent a
pound on these and the conference COM
mittee did not change 1t. The southern
senator's have been demanding that they
should be free, but when the paragraph
was reached IT was allowed to go through
Senator CuIberson announcing that be-
fore the bill is finally acted upon he
would offer an amendment placing cot
ton ties on the free list.
Mr.. Overman gave notice that he would
propose a change in the law by which
there should be a drawback Of duties on
cotton ties when imporIed.
SENATORS LAUGH AT JOKE.
The various articles known as catgut,
whipgut and wormgut were on motion Of
Mr. Aldrich. consolidated under the one
name OF animal intestineS' and left on
the free list. There was no debate upon
this change in the bull. but laughter was
leard on both sides Of the chamber. Mr..
Aldrich did not seem to realize what a
death blow he was striking TO a standard
congressional joke. He never smiled dur
ing the exhibition of mirth.
The senate then returned to the iron
and steel schedule. and upon motion o.
Mr.. Aldrich the paragraph relating to
structural iron and steel was slightly
changed. so that such products valued at
less than nine-tenths OF a cent a pound
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