Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-08

RATE FIXED BY DlNGLEY
ACT REMAINS IN FORCE
All Republicans and Two Demo-
Gratis in Agreement Senator
Owen Makes Speech Advoc-
ating Income lax
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Washington, May THE senate
voted today to fix the duty on lead
contained in lead ore at one and a
half cents pound which is the rate
of the Dingley law ana OF the pending
bin as it was passed by the house,
Flfty-thrco senators. Including all
republicans present and Senator's
Hughes OF Colorado; McEnory, OF
Louisiana, voted for tho duty ana
nineteen democrats voted against it.
The vote was not significant
During the day senator Clapp OF
Minnesota, spoke at length in favor
OF lowering the tariff duties and Sem
ator owen Of oklahoma upheld the
constitutlonalty OF an Income tax,
Whom the lead schedule was taken
up senator Stone took issue with his
republican colleague. MIR Warner, in
duties provided IN the bill declaring
that the rates of the house bill were
sufficient TO protect the great lead in
dustry of his state and that the In
crcases made BY the senate committee
on finance were unnecessary for that
industry.
In my opinion" continued Mr..
stone, one and one-haif cents
pound on lead ore Is moro than IT
ought to be even from the standpoint
of the protectionist and I will vote 20
put II down TO one cent"
I'm tho opinion OF Mr. Carter. de-
cided majority of the senate was In
accord with the lead industry. Tho
rate of three-fourths of Il cent a
pcand ne declnred, was rulnous He
dctcnded tho Aldrch rate OF one and
onc-half cents a pound on tho ground
tlfl 1t would stlt IN keeping AZ tho
activities connected with the mining
operations OF the country in healthy
state
Rcsuming his opposition to levylng
any duty on pig lead in addition to
the duty of one ana one-half cents "a
pound provided for the lead ore by the
tariff bin, Mr. Bristow declared that
It costs no more to make pig lead In
this country than abroad
Mr. BristoW was interrupted by Sem
utors Aldrich, Hepburn, Borah, Smoot.
ana others. all contendng
that the labor cost IN producing lead
was enough greater than abroad to
Justify the diffcrontal of -eighths
Of cent a pound as proposed by the
committee on finance, Mr. Brlstow
said he would offer no opposition 20
the proposed duty on lead in ore be-
cause Of conditions but protested
against any additional duty on pig
lead.
Senator LaFollettc read from a
lowspapcr a statement of an agree
mcut among the lead interests of the
world by which they were assured OF
harmonious action in the matter of
liking prices The statement also de-
Jared that the Guggenhems and 9TH
n great lead producers and manufac-
Jurors were included In the combina-
Ion Mr. LaFullotte then said that
.ornc years ago he had acquired lead
md zinc ore producing property III
Wisconsin and for that reason would
withdraw his vote ON the lead sehed-
llc
A vote was taken ON committee
mrndments TO section i7g, the effccs
# which was only TO fix the duty on
cad contained In lead bearing ore mt
me and onc-half cents a pound which
vas the amount carried in the bill as
,usscd by the house of representa-
ives and the amendment was agreed
% by vote of SO TO 10.