The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-12
The SAT- LAKE HERALD: SATURDAY JUNE Il. 1909

Ioft-repeated accusation that legislative
tricks were being pracJiced, and ! ask
that this rule be laid before the senate
that every one may know what il Is.
Rule XIX, which relates to the 'neces- /
sity for avoiding personal illusions,
was then read. and the vice president
declared he thought Mr.. LaFollette had
violated it
Senator Bacon then took The floor.
Endesvoring TO have his amendments
considered. Mr.. Bacon asked that a sep
arate vote be taken on his amendment
placing a duty Of 90 per cent ad va
/ loren on all woods. shoddy noils, wool
extract. mingo and fox and waste. His
other amendments. he said, referred TO
/ the duties on wool goods. He urged
the adoption Of the amendment. which,
/ ne said, reduced the duties on raw wool.
Vote Along Party Lines.
/ The vote on the amendment was
strictly along party lines. The pro-
/ gressive Republicans voted with the
members Of the finance committee, and
/ the amendment was lost by vote of
so to q
Mr.. Bacon then offered his amend
ments reducing duties on wooden cloth
/ ing. blankets, carpets, etc.
] Nj. I1dtOi = UIOp0EGliDll 10 DlONlue lot
these revenue duties" received no Re
publican support. being rejected by a
party vote Of 20 to 80, except that Sen
ator McEnery voted no with the Re
Dublicans.
! Explaining that the duty levied upon
/ blankets used by the poor was as high
as 100 per cent ad valorem, although but
! Il per cent was placed upon the finest
/ blankets used by the rich. Senator Gore
cent any duty upon wooden blanket
End Of Wool Schedule.
! This received the support Of Senators
Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Clapp. DOlli-
yer, LaFollette and Nelson. but Sen
ator Cummins voted against it. The
amendment was rejected by % to as.
A motion by Mr.. Cummins to recon-
mitt the wooden schedule to the finance
committee was defeated, to So
Those voting in the affirmative were
/ Beveridge. BristOw. Brown. Burkett,
Clapp. Cummins. Deliver and Nelson.
all progressive Republicans. This con-
cluded the consideration Of the wool
schedule
Free List Taken Up.
Consideration Of the articles on the
free list was asked for by Mr.. SmoOt
at the night session. Mr.. Brown of
I Nebraska asked why the next sched-
ule. that on wood pulp and print paper,
was to be passed over. Mr.. Smoot ex-
planned it was desired 70 wait until Mr.
Hale, who is i'll. could be present.
Askins Mr.. AIdrich to give the senate
some intimatiOn as to the duty it, was
intended to impose on wood pulp and
print paper Mr.. Brown said the bill
/ was reported to the senate ten weeks
! 2 mr. that nr ~
I port had been made regarding the re-
ports.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that the rates
would be lower than the existing du-
tics, but higher than those in the house
bill.
Mir. Shoots request was granted, and
after q formal committee amendment
had been agreed TO, Mr.. Stone offered an
amendment placing chloro sulphuric
acid on the free list.
Mr.. Stones amendment was adopted
by the senate. A substitute for the
house provision for the free entry Of
American articles brought in after hav-
ling been exported, was agreed to after
several minor changes had been made
Duty on Diamonds.
Mr.. Bacon proposed to increase the
duty on cut diamonds and other pre-
/ ClOuS stones from 40 per cent 10 70 Der
cent ad valoTem. as we'll as to place a
duty Of 10 per cent ad valorem on uncut
diamonds.
Mr.. Bacon modified his amendment at
the suggestion Of Mr.. Aldrich. making
the duty on cut diamonds IS per cent
lad valorem and that on uncut diamonds
. Der cent This was agreed to. 1t was
iagTeed 10 admit animals for breeding
free OF duty.
An amendment offered by Mr. Al
drich putting fruit in brine on the
free list was agreed to.
! The consideration of the free entry
Of hides was postponed for later consid-
Grafton.
An amendment offered by Mr. Dick
admitting miners safety appliances free
until Jan. !, 1912, was agreed to as
amended by Mr.. Culberson, eliminat-
ing the restrictions as to time.
1t was decided to pass over the uues-
ton Of free refined petroleum. Orange
oil was stricken from the free list. and
nut oil and oil Of nuts were placed on
II. The restriction value of oils admit
ted free to 50 cents gallon was strick-
en- out and palm kernel was added to
the list. Oleostearine was also included
in the free list
Herald Free Cookind SchooI