Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-19
INCREASE ON RAzoRs IS ADOPTED
Insuroent Republicans, With Two Ex.
eeptlons, Withhold Suppo-' Fros,
Motions Made BY pemcerats-Mi-
norIty Sits and Watches Adoption Of
Schedules With But Little Interest.
pv Associated Press,

" hoiit4NtiO 4N. ~. - MAY ic--Art-
Simmons. of North Carolina, while
speaking in the Senate today IN sup.
port OF the contentious made by MFR.
Stone relative TO the price OF ~
ported razOrs, said that the Demo
Gratis were ready to vote On the tar
in bill at any time and that II was
the recalcitrant element CT the Re-
publican party which was delaying
the measure.
las soon as you can get their con-
sent 10 take vote on this measure.
he said, you can get ours" He ad-
ded that any attempt to make the
people believe that the democrats
were filibustering was not IN t.ded by
the facts.
A vote was then taken ON an
amendment by Mr.. Stone restoring
the Dingley rate on razoss. 10 was
rejected by vote OF o6 70 IS. the
Republicans voting I'm the negative
with the Democrats being Beveridge.
Bristow. Brown, Ciapp, Crawford.
Cummins. Dolliver. Gamble. LaFol-
iette and Nelson.
insurgents Back Tracked.
On an amendment offered by Mr..
Bacon reducing the rates on the sec
ton relating TO knives. razors. scis-
sors. etc. below The rates of the Ding
Icy bill. nearly all tie Republicans
who had voted In favor OF reducing TO
the level OF the Dinglay rates. voted
no. the amendment being rejected by
a vote of % to 81, Senators Clapp anu
LaFollette alone OF the Republicans
voting with the Democrats. On table
and butcher knives. etc, the commit
tee had reduced the rate OF the Ding.
ley Law abou; 80 per cent. and Mr. a-
con sought by amendment to sill
further reduce them which had no
support from low tariff Republicans.
being rejected by vote of % to d.
The requirement for marking cut
lery with the name of the foreig-
manufacturer or the Importer was
by amendment made 10 go into Or
Grafton October !, 1909. Revision
downward was shown in the adoption
Of several schedules on steel and iron
products. and the insurgents" and
Democrats seemed to be overjoyed q.
the tendency downward and Mr. Bow
eridge sat up and smiled. and thea
as a shock came new amendmen>
increasing a rate from ten. as for
neriy recommended by the committee
10. fifteen cents per pound. and TIERS
was general laugh at the explaas-
ton of the chairman of the financ-
committee. who was called on 20 ex-
plain the change of direction OF the
rates he was reporting.
Reduction Only on Tinsei.
Mr.. AIdrich said the articles on
which che reduction was proposed
was gold thread for Ornaments. sues
as used on Christmas trees.
Section ISL dealing with metallic
mineral substances IN a crude state
was passed over. Nr. Burton said he
wanted an increase Ct the rate on
metallic mineral substances IN a cruGe
state. while Mr.. Penrose declared
that under hat section be wanted
monazite sand. which il now taxed A.
the rate Of four cents a pound placed
on the free list.
Il am surprised at such suEgcs-
tion coming from The senator from
PhiIadalphia.'' said NJ. Bailey. Who.
with other Democrats sat watching
The adoption Of one paragraph after
another with but little apparent ia
tcrsst except that they joined me-
chanicaIiy in = chorus II No wheE-
ever tie adoption Of a section VA
called FIR.
The paragraph relating 10 watches
was adopted with an amcn<ncni TT
curing the name of the country ~
osiSin aad The name or-the maker q
b. indclibly placed on the movements.
Tho bill was considered NJ 10 the
wood schedule. and Mr. Aldrich suS-
rcstcd that tomorrow the senate
should proceed to dispose 81 the par
agraph IN schedules A. r. and e.
which on the prcsent second reading
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