The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-24
SENATE DISPOSED
TO CROWD WORK
First Reading Of Tariff Bill for
Considering Amendments
Concluded Friday.
MANY SCHEDULES WILL
BE ALLOWED TO STAND
Items Passed Over on Specific
objection to Be Debated
Next Week.

WASHINGTON, April 23-The first
reading of the tariff bill for consider
ing committee amendments was con-
cIudcd when the senate adjourned to-
day. According to an announcement
made when the reading began, every
paragraph of the bill viii be subject
to amendment when it is taken up FOR
final consideration next Monday. All
concedc however. that substantial prog
rcss has been made There will be no
return to many of the schedules.
There was comparatively little debate
today. as Suator Aldrich postponed re
plying TO many questions asked of hlm
in order TO hasten the reading. lie
said he would make full explanations
when the amendments received final
consideration. Many provisions. includ-
ing the wood pulp and wool schedules,
were today passed over on specific OBJ
lection.
Points Out Contention.
Senators McCumber and Simmons sug-
gested that the lumber schedule be
passed over, and Senator Beveridge
made the same request in the respect
TO the tobacco schedules. The sugges-
tions of various senators Indicated that
more than half of ihe rates under the
agricultural and other schedules would
come in for criticism at later date.
The schedules relating to spirits.
wines and other beverages, many Of
which the senate materially increased
the rates proposed in the house bill,
were read without provoking any objec-
tion on the part of the senators. No
one asked that any of the paragraphs
be passed over.
No Decision OH Wool.
The entire wool schedules were passed
over on motion of Mr.. Nelson, who had
previously declared his belief that the
rates of duty provided in the bill were
TOO high.
bring into the senate an amendment
making duties on pearls, diamonds and
other precious stones SPECIFIC lnstead of
ad vaIorem. was given by Mr.. AID
rich. Replying to Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Aid
rich said the rates on these articles
were as high as had been found practi-
cable for the collection of any revenues.
When the schedule relating to wood
pulp. print paper and books was reached
Mr.. Aldrich said the committee hoped
in very few days to report an amend
ment for the wood pulp provision of the
bill.
Mcssrs. Clapp. Bristow, Nelson and
Piles called attention to the possible
effect of the house paragraph in pre-
venting any free importation Of wood
pulp from Canada because an export
duty might be imposed by single PROV
inee of the dominion.
Mr.. Aldrich explained that this was
one of the matters under consideration
by the committee on finance.
Hold Canada Responsible.
~ am not sure' he said 'that we
ought not to deal in the main with Can
ada and hold the dominion government
responsible always for what is done in
any part Of the dominion.
The schedule then was passed over.
The reading of the Philippine sugar
schedule was the signal for vigorous
criticism by Senators Clay and Bacon
of the policy of admitting sugar from
the Philippines free of duty, They de
clared that tho free admission of 225.-
900 tons of sugar from Porto Rico and
100000 tons from the Hawaiian islands
had not affected the price Of refined SUI
gar. and added that. while granulated
sugar in the United States sells fol
4.96 cents per pound. IT is sold for 2-1C
cents pound in London, Mr.. BacoJ
insisted that the introduction Of free
Philippine sugar would, by replacing ar
equal amount Of dntiable sugar, reduce
the revenues without any benefit to thc
people.
Contest as to Sugar.
Nr Lodge said the entire sugar pro
ductiou of the Philippines is but 160,
900 tons annually, which he declared
now goes TO China, The paragraph wa
passed over under objection by Senator
Foster and Newlands.
Mr Dolliver called attention to
provision in the bill permitting cattle
horses sheep and other domestic ami
mails to be brought back to the Unite'
States free Of duty within six month
after being driven across the boundar.
lines for temporary pastuTaGe. He de
clared that treasury officials permit un
identified animals born in Mexico an
those that have been kept there fo
moro than year to be brought int
this country without duty. He insiste
that some official should be called to aC
count for such conduct, and upon hi
motion the entire paragraph was passc
over.
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