New-York tribune., 1909-06-29
SCHEDULES COMPLETED
TO TAKE CORPORATION
TAX UP TO-DAY.
TIgman Wants Duty on TeG-COt-
ton Bagging Put on Free List
Duty on Ties.
rr,on The Tribune Bureau-l

-s.June 28-Alth the exception or W1at
'Eenator T1llman calls his pulling infant, the Sen
81. has Anfsbed consideration in committee of the
whole os the schedules and free list Of the tariff
hill The oppressive heat in the Senate chamber
This afternoon was deterrent 10 oratory, and even
the parzgraphs relating to cotton ties cotton bag
Snr and long staple cotton inspired languld IN
xerest among Senators from Southern states Snort
" before O'Clock, when the thermometer regis
tered $ degrees. adjournment was taken Nj TIL
nan was then making argument for a duty OF
10 cents pound tea When the Tillman infant
is put to sleep tomorrow the corporation tax will
be taken up and remain before the Senate until
disposed Of
Eleven years ago when the Dingley bill was be-
fore the Senate. Mr.. Tillman made an unsuccessful
effort n have tax placed on tea In renewing
-his effort to-day the South Carolina Senator made
sn appeal both Democrats and Republicans TO
come to the assistance of infant industry IN MS
state lie said his amendment would yield Ss"hoV
q year and asserted that II ought 10 appeal 10 ule
Democrats as revenue measure. It ought to appear
20 Republicans a protective measure ne also
raid. because il would build up home indusus
which fnds il cannot compete with the cheAP
labor Of China
Mr. Aldrich said that, under certain conditions,
duty on tea could be defended as revenue meas
ure but he doubted Il it could be supported as
protective measure.
Senator's Hepburn ard Smith, Of Michigan, ind-
Gated their approval Of the Tillrnan amendment
Mr. Smith agreed with Mr.. Tirnan that II is prac-
ticaele TO grow in the Southern states he
said that at the present tine there are fifteen times
more tea grown IN South Carolina than was sIo"H
in the island of Ceylon in 1873
Mr Tillnlan insisted that it is possible to grow
I've hundred pounds Of tea 10 acre in his state.
He said there seemed be disposition to regard
his fight for q tariff on tea Joke 1t was a
very serious matter the people Of his state ne
said.
The intense heat had salutary influence on MI.
Tfllran's oratory. and he did not raise his voice
or pound his desk in his accustomed manner. It's
N0T
very near the devils kitchen, and the fumes are
coming NJ Perhaps it's foretaste Of what we
are going &c get hereafter for our sins committed
IN this tariff debate
cUNMINs AMENDMENT DEFEATED
As soon as the Senate met Mr. Cun1nins offered
block OF amendments 10 the iron and steel para
rrarhs in the metals schedule. The proposals OF
3he Iowa Senator provided for readjustment OF
rrarv rates most Of tie changes being reductions
from the duties in the Senate bill One Of the
most important was reduce the rate on pig iron
from g q 50 ton and scrap iron and steel
70 so cents Mr.. Cummins submitted a deflni-
fion Of scrap iron and steel which, he said. would
prevent fraudulent impurtations Of broken pig iron
rs scrap" under the 5o-oent duty. His amend
znents provided reductions on round iron' steel
rods. small wire nails, barb wire and steel slabs
and sheets After q short explanation OF the
amendments by Mr.. Cuu1n1ins they were defeated,
% 10 81. Ten Repubiicans-Senators Curnnlins,
Borah. Bristow. Brown, Crawford. Curtis, Dolliver.
Gamble, La Toilette and Nelson-voted for them
Mr.. McEnery, Democrat. voted in the negative
i was expected that Democratic Senators would
make fight against the retention Of binding twine
the free list, but the promised contest was
sverted when Mr.. Aldrich expressed willingness
TO have cotton bagging admitted free. This partly
satisfied the demands of the Southern Senator's
who felt that II the Western farmers were permit
ted. 10 buy their binding twine in the open mar
kets Of the world the cotton growers had equal
rights in regard TO bagging. The present duty on
h-r-c te -s-
yard, this rate being retained in the House bill.
BY party vote Of IS 10 L, amendment by Mr..
Gore. putting textbooks the free list when in
-enoed for use in schools and other institutions
supported by taxation, defeated.
MI Baoon's Plea fer a duty on long staple cot
Il ton was unavaing, and his amendment de-
feated On viva voce vote. The Georgia Senator
insisted tnat he was not demanding this duty as a
protective measure because his state was inter
ested in the growing Of long staple cotton II
would produce 100000 year revenue he said.
Two unsuccessful efforts were made by Mr.. Bacon
70 amend the paragraph relating to salt. Several
weeks ago. on motion Of Mr.. Lodge, the Senate re-
ouced the duty on salt In bags barrels or other
packages from p TO 10 cents q hundred pounds and
On bulk salt from TO cents a hundred pounds
On party vote. Is TO p motion by MI Bacon TO
place salt or the free list defeated. Then the
Georgia Senator moved TO strike out the proviso
IN The paragraph by which the duty on salt is re-
uitted to those using imported salt in curing fish
on the shores Of the navigable Of the United
salt used by exporters Of This defeated
se 70 Il Senators BTfstow and Toilette being the
Only Republicans voting for il.
Mr.. Aidrich accepted amendment by Mr.. Gam
bic providing that duty OF cents pound shall
be levied cassiterite whenever the President
becomes satisfied that mines are annually
producing 1900 Of this article which IS now
On the free list with tin ore and pig tin.
DUTY KEPT on COTTON TIES.
There animated debate over an amend
rnent by Mr. Culberson 10 place cotton ties on the
free list The Dingley duty ties one-haIf cent
pound The House reduced this 10 th-ee-tenths of
q cent, which accepted by the Finance Com
1nittee Senators Culberson. Smith. Of South Caro-
lima; Tillnaan and Money pleaded the cause of free
ties They said the duty was of benefit 10 nobody
except the United States Corporation thar 81
VIII impose a burden Of $3.50 600 year on the
cotton planters OF the South. snd that amounts
70 discrimination against the Of that part
of the country who entitled free ties or the
same theory that free binding twine was given 10
the Western farmers
Senator's Lodge and Smith defended the duty
Ar- Lodge had short coIloquy with Mr.. Smith as
70 who pays the ties The South Carolina
Senator insisted that the burden was borne by the
planters. Mr.. Lodge maintained that the cotton
manufacturers Of New England pay for their cotton
or the gross weight OF the bales, including from
twenty-five 70 twenty-four pounds of bagging and
ties
NJ. Tillrnan made a personal plea to Mr. Aldrich
70 show this small favor" TO the cotton producers
of the South He said the Senate would do what
ever the Finance Committee wanted and the
Finance Committee would do whatever Mr. Aldrich
wanted He paia high tribute TO the chairman of
the Finance Committee. saying he was heart
ed mighty and able And VIII say honorable
too. Mr.. TIman continued although some folks
outside the Senate don't seem 10 think so"
The Senate laughed. and Mr.. Aldrfch smiled
broadly Mr. Tinan added that he would trust