New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
SENATE VOTES FOR
DUTY ON IRON ORE
LEADERS YIN ANOTHER
VICTORY.
Eighteen Democrats Support FL
nance COmmittGG-Rate Fired
at % Cents q Ton.
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leaders will be able to make good their assertion
that amendments to the tariff bill not zD@.
proved by the Finance COMMITTEES wiz Ss
adopted was foreshadowed in the vote taken in.
the Senate to-day on the iron ore paragra ph IN
the metals schedule. after debate lasting all
day. the paragraph recommended by the COM
mittee was adopted. 81 to "a This JverwheIrl-t
ing victory for the leaders was made possibIsf
by a majority OF the Democratic Senators vct<
ing for the duty Of % cents a ton iron
on the ground that it a duty. Four
teen Republican Senators. most of whom belong
to the 'fnsurgent" group, voted to place irGL
ore the free list. and with them were ten
Democrats Eighteen of the sixty-ooe votes
recorded for dutiabIe iron ore came from ths
Democratic side.
Under the Dfngley law. iron ore pays a duty
of 40 cents ton The Payne bill placed il on
the free list, and the Senate bill restored it TO
the dutiabIe list at % cents a ton The Repub-
lican insurgents" made fight to retain the
House provision. for they realized that to sons
extent all the rates in the metals schedule de-
pended on whether this raw material should BE-
free or dutiable
3 The Republican advocates Of free ore had
some hope of winning their fight but this pros-
pectve victory The theory that they
would have the solid support Of the Democrats
A ma ioritv Of the Democrats not only voted Tor
the % cents duty but Senators Daniel Bailey
and Money. minority members Of the Finances
Committee. made speeches in opposition to frss
ore and approved the rate recommended in tbs
Senate bill
| The following Democrats voted for the duty
| NJ q cents ton: Bacon. Bailey. Bankheads
| Chamberlain. clay. Daniel Fletcher, Foster.
| Frazier. Johnston. McEnery. Martin Paynter'
| Simmons. stone. Taliaferro- Taylor and IiHman-
| The following Republicans voted against ths
| ~
/ Erfstov-. Brown. Burkett. C1app. Crawford. Cum
/ Minis Curtis. Dolliver. du Pont, Gamble IA
| Toilette and Nelson
| RFvERIDGE OBJECTS To VOTE
| An unsuccessful effort was made to-day bS
| eera+or paiIev to fix a date for the taking of \
| ,-a ~, the several income tax amendments 10
/ tho tariff bill. When the Texas Senator sub
| ui,ted this re1uest Mr. Aldrich said he would
| .,,sent to the fixing OF date provided there
/ Vas coupled with it agreement for a vote on
| the tariff bill and all amendments MT Baliey
1 ranlis5 that this satisfactory and saSseste8
| that the vote on the income tax be taken on
| saturday and on the tariff bill and amendments
/ on June L ~
THAT is entirely satisfactory to me- said Mt
| AIdrich.
.++ed several Of the progressive Republicans
we're on their feet to object Mr. Beverages
was recognized He said that it would De IN
possibIe 10 get any unanimous consent agree
n7ents at this time. He explained that ne "as
anxious TO have the tariff bill passed at tn7
earliest possible date. but he was more ANXIOUS
that II should be thoroughly considered before
action was taken. He wanted a Dill that "oulN
stand the test of ten years or longer
-rban Mr. Bailey submitted a request that a
-ote bs taken on the income tax amendments
81, saturday. Mr. Aldrfch asked that this re-
1uest go over until tomorrow 1 may De VIII
ire, 70 agree TO it, he said He was as anxious
o. arvbodv To have a good bill, but was mors
anxious that the Senate should vote on a sooo
bill as soon as possible. he said
- g nor believed that the Republican leaders
viii consent to Mr. BaiIeys request for an early
etc On the income tax amendments unless
- i an understanding for vote on the
trfes hill II is their opinion that In the course
- 10, davs or two weeks the country VIII rise
IN and demand that tariff oratOry cease and
+La+ Congress get down 90 business and pass
the bill.
PIT BLAME on INSURGENTS
--,,s discussion to-day was highly pleasing ia
,,,a 1sa(srs. who say that it places the RePuo-
it,, insurgents in the attitude OF delaying
action on the tariff question
r2enubIican member OF the Finance COM
,,i+tee said tonight: We are anxious 1or ."
10 a,d 81 are nearly all OF the Demo-
l. es,,, weeks the country wifi begin
- fC- action. and il is we'll TO have Il un-
,.5 now that the delay is being caused ov
tba siv or eight Republicans from the Middle
1.-s- who are anxious 10 make speecnes On
every paragraph
The "progressives' say that the Republican
,,a5ars have entered into an alliance with the
nen,ocrats to place them In a false light oefors
the country They maintain that they are WITH
- .t,.ir rights in asking for full discussion u
the various paragraphs. and say II IS oerter 70
ta,,a No tariff bill az all than one which Is I'M
nerfect or AT least. not fully understood OS 'ii9
senate and country
Much Of the debate to-day related % t17
oer,ts,ns of the United states steel Corpora
- .r5 whether that great concern does or
5oas not ,,aut iron ore placed on. tee free list
senator Ravner said he knew 1t to be fact
+ta+ the steel CORPORATION was opposed TO free
ore and senator Smith Of Michigan. with equal
nosi+fveness expressed the opinion that free
,ra was inst what the corporation wanted
There was an interesting debate also on the
cuAstiou of how long the iron ore supply or
this country will last. The estimates ranged
from, thirty to three thousand years IL was
-,,syasted that the discrepancy in these estt-
r,s+s= was so great that the Senate ought 70
roach a compromise Mr.. Aldrich undertook 70
,Is-ifv- the situation by reading the testimony
Of an expert OF the Geological Survey who said
+bs+ there is enough iron ore in sight to last
ee.een hundred years at the present rate Of
consumption
While the affairs Of the steel corporation we're
being discussed Mr. TiIlman wanted to know
what the Senate was going to do about the ao-
sorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com