Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
EIkins Proposes Lower Low
Duty for American
Handled Goods.
REBATE OF S PER CENT
Senate Gives Schedule on Iron
a Big Boost Under Sew
eraI Heads.

est of American shipping Senator Ell
kins today introduced the following
amendment to the tariff bill: "On all
goods, wares and merchandise i'm
ported in ships or vessels of the
United States there shall be allowed
a reduction of per cent in the duties
prescribed by law to be leV:ed col
lected and paid on such goods. wares
and merchandise"
New Move for Subsidy.
The first active step toward ship SUBJ
sidy legislation in the 61st congress
was taken yesterday when Represen-
tative Humphrey of Washington intro
duced in the house his new ocean mail
subsidy bill. 1t is patterned after the
bill which was considered in the last
congress, but contains several new
features approved by the Merchant
Marine league, whose banquet last
right in the interest of greater mer-
chant marine was attended by Presi-
dent Taft.
Duty ON Iron Higher.
Washington, June 25.-After reject
ing several amendments looking to the
reduction of the duty on scrap iron,
offered by Cummins, the senate today
adopted the entire metal schedule, to-
gether with the finance committees
amendment increasing the duty on
wrought and scrap iron, etc, from so
cents per ton as provided by the house
to $2.5G per ton, to correspond with
the duty on pig if0n.-s ss-s--'5 - Z,
The house duty of Il OF cent per
pound on wire nails not less than one
inch in length was increased to half
cent pound, and less than one inch
in length from " to Il of cent a
pound.
stiII Working ON Wood Pulp.
The retaliatory provisions of the
wood pulp and print paper paragraphs
being referred to by Clapp, Aldrich in
dicated that the finance committee
still had the matter under considera-
tion and hoped to report a substitute
that would prove satisfactory to all in
terests concerned.
Shoes to BE Higher.
Washington, June 25.-A short time
before adjournment last night at z
o clock the senate returned TO the con-
sideration of the schedules of the tar
iff bill after devoting the greater part
of the day listening to prepared speech
es, and adopted amendments increas-
| ing the duty on shoes from Is to 20
per cent ad valorem and increasing
the duty on sole leather from to 10
per cent ad valorem
l. On motion of Mr. Lodge the duty on
collodion and all compounds of pyr-
oxlyn, etc, were increased 10 per cent
ad valorem above the Dingley rate.
Explaining that this proposed amend
ment was intended tQ meet Japanese
competition on celluloid manufactures,
Mr.. Lodge said there was no question
about the lowness of Japanese labor.
and that the importations of this class
of articles were rapidly increasing.
The house had reduced the Dingley
rate.
"We are doing nothing but increas-
ing these duties" protested Mr. Bris-
tow, "and want an opportunity to vote
against it,
By yea and nay vote the amend
ment was agreed to.
| Rnise Leather Duty.
When the leather schedule was TAX
en- up Mr.. Aldrich proposed an in
crease of the duty ON sole leather as
fixed by the house from to 10 per
cent ad valorem and on shoes from Is
to 20 per cent.
Senator Bailey voiced his opposition
to the proposition as being an increase
on an article that should be without
any duty. incidentally he said tina,
although the president had said the
proposed corporation tax would raise
$25 100000 he was satisfied that Il
| properly administered it would brins
into the treasury $50.O00, 900 annually
SO that there would be less reason fol
increasing the duty on sole leather II