Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-19
Senate Quits Talking and
Begins Action on Tariff.
Razors, Which Cost but Little,
Though Costing Enough,
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washington, May B.-After ueVotlns
the greater part Of the days session to
debate. the Senate passed upon a num-
Der of important committee amendments
to the tariff bill. 1t also disposed of add
versely an amendment by Mr.. Stone re-
storing the Dingley rates on razors On
that vote most of the progressive Repub-
leans voted in the affirmative with the
Democrats. More than two hours were
devoted to a discussion of resolution
by Senator Gore to investigate cost of
production at home and abroad and the
relative prices of commodities at whole
sale and retail. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on finance by a
decisive vote. Considerable progress was
made in the adoption of several sections
of the tariff bill that had formerly been
passed over. There were several amend
ments decreasing duties formerly report
ed by the committee. but some of the
others adopted increased duties. The
Senate at SIS o'clock adjourned.
Washington, May 18.-When the tariff
bill was taken up at noon today by the
Senate, Mr. Stone spoke at some length
in favor of his amendments to reduce
the duties prescribed by the bill on razors
to the rates Of the present Dingley law.
Mr.. Stone endeavored to show that the
statements made by Mr.. Smoot yesterday
regarding the razor industry were incor-
rect, and Mr. Smoot corrected his state
mont in some particulars. Mr. Stone
read several kilograms exchange between
himself and a cutlery manufacturer in
st. Louis which purported to show that
imported raZors costing 40 cents retail in
this country for one dollar.
Mr. Simmons, while speaking in support
of the contentious made by Mr.. Stone,
said that the Democrats were ready to
vote on the tariff bill at any time and
that 1t was the recalcitrant element of
the Republican party which was delay
ing the measure.
Describing the men who have come
before the committee on finance as wear
ing silk hats and kid gloves and carry
ing gold-headed walking sticks" Senator
McLauren said he had failed to see any
one there who could be classed as a con-
summer.
A vote was then taken on an amend
ment by Mr. Stone restoring the Dinsley
rate on razors. 1t was rejected by a vote
of sc to 49, An amendment offered by
Mr. Bacon reducing the rates on the csc
ton relating to knives, razors. scissors.
etc. below the rates of the Dngley bill
was rejected by a vote Of 2S to 81.
On table and butcher knives, etc. the
committee had reduced the rates of the
Dingley law about 30 per cent. Mr. Bacon
offered an amendment to still further re-
ducc them. which was rejected by a vot.
of % to SO.
The section levying Il duty of one-quar-
ter to one-half a cent pound on wire
nails was objected to by Oliver as being
too low. Aldrich said the finance com
mittee had under consideration further
amendment which would be reported
later
The paragraph increasing the duty on
needles to $1,25 per thousand and % per
cent. ad valorem was adopted.
Rapid progress was made on the adop-
ton of committee amendments and in
creases on steel plates and wood screws
of various sizes were adopted The adop-
ton OF committee anne ndments without
aye and nay votes being called for pro-
ceeded rapidly until the section relating
to umbrella and parasol ribs and stretch
ers was reached, and then Dolliver object
ed to an increase of duty over the Ding
ley rates. The House had made the duty
IS per cent. ad valorem, and the finance
committee had increased the rates to 20
per cent ad valorem. Penrose said the
Germans would drive the domestic man
ufacturer out OF the market If greater
protection were not given them BY a
vote of A to 36 the committee rates were
sustained
Dixon said the anthony market was
controlled by the trust in London and
that now the United States is dependent
upon a foreign market for this metal that
II uses in its ammunition. The commit
tee recommendations levying a duty of
l IL cents per pound on anthony were
agreed to. The insurgents and the Dem
ocrats seemed to be overjoyed at the
tendency downward. Then came new
amendment increasing rate from 10. as
formerly recommended by the committed
TO 10 cents per pound, and there was a
general laugh at the expense of Chair
man Aidrich. who was called upon to ex-
plain the change of direction of the rates
he was reporting. Aldrich said the arti-
cles on which the increases were pro-
posed were gold threads used for orna-
ment. and he added that the rate on tin
sci used on Christmas trees was included
in the articles which the rate was re-
lluced.
Section ISL. dealing with metallic min
eral substances in crude state, was
passed over
The paragraph relating to watches
was adopted with a amendment re-
curing the name of the country of
origin and the name of the maker to be
indellbly places on the movements.
Bcver'dge indicated that the provisions
would be contested when the bill
reached the parliamentary status. AID
rich suggested that tomorrow the SEN
ate should proceed to dispose of the