Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-09
DUTY ON WOOL
CONSIDERED
IN SENATE
GOOD HUMOR FEATURE
OF THE DAYS DEBAl {
Lecture by Senator Carter OH
Wool Industry Illustrated by
Trunk Full Of SampleSi Fear
of Veto GroundIeSS,

lBy Morning journal Special Leased wire'
Washington, June S.-Much good
humor and many pleasantrics were
injected into the debate OF the WOODEN
schedule in the senate today MT
| Doniyer. the central figure. offered
several amendments ana announced
lnls intention OF presenting others, ap-
peallng to the republican members to
vote with him because ne said these
amendments would Justify the atti-
tude of the republicans in advocating
a protective tariff.
Mr.. Scott, assisted to large extent
by Mr. Warren. who is considered an
expert on the WOODEN industry, defend
ed the finance committees recon-
mendations with regard to that sched-
| ule.
The various amendments proposed
to the house bin by the iinanc, COM
mttee urc intended to restore the
Dingley provisions Of the woocn
schedule. which in some instances
provide higher duties than the Payne
| bill. as passed by the house.
one of the interesting features was
a lecture on the woolen industry from
beginning to end by Mr.. Carter. who
brought forth a large box filled with
SAM pies of various grades OF wool.
| To the senators who gath ared about
| him, he explained each sep in the
manufacture Of wooden goods from
he raising of the sheep to the making
| II the garment He familiarized the
i, members of the senate with the uses
# shoddy waste, nols, tops and va
ious grades Of wool
Mr. Dolliver proposed an amend
nent which would assess the du-
les on woolens on an ad valorem basis
! 2 according to the binkage Of the
WOOL. He argued whn AFR Snuot as
o the feasibility Of such an arrange
0eut Of tho worlen duties. the latter
ontending that It would be impossl-
lie to collect duties on that basis be-
cause Amcric3n manufacturers want
heir wool In the grease and hardly
any two use the same methods OF
securing
Much amusement was afforded when
Mr. Dolliver and Mr. Warren became
involved in colloquy in which they
and each endeavored to convince the |
other of the soundness of his opinion |
"egardng the advisabllty of assess
Ing the wooden duty on the value of
wool in the cloth
Mr.. Dolliver said he would propose !
amendments which would carry out |
this proposition, but Mr. Warren to |
Illustrate the small proportion of the
entire cost Of a wooden garment. which |
g dutiable asked Mr. Dolliver to ex-
anime the suit which he was wearing |
Mr.. Dolliver said it appeared to
him to be a good suit, whereupon Mr.
Warren explained that the cloth I'm
the suit cost only 81, while the max
ing and the trimmings cost $f2. show
ing that the duty on the s4 worth Of
cloth was triflng compared with the
entire cost of the suit.
Mr.. Dollivor suggested the grading
of duties on wool according to It's
shrinkage. claiming that because no
such method is now pursued there is
wide Inconsistency in charges paid
by importers. Saying that this plan
would be infinitely better than the
present system. Senator Carter still
objected to II because such amend
ments would open the entire wool
schedule to consideration in confer
ence and he could not approve such
II course.
Mr.. Nelson argued that the wooden
schedule was the most ancient in tho
tariff and declared it's ad valorem
equivalent was higher than that of
any other schedule. He said tho on
tire woolen schedule should be re-
adjusted because II discriminated
against the wool growers of the Mis-
sissippi valley and in favor of tho
mountain sheep raisers.
Declaring that he would ask the
senator from wyoming to join him in {
voting for provision that no duty
in the pending bill should be moro
than 100 per cent Senator Dollivcr
said he wanted to make ready for the
fight that Is coming against the re-
publican party and our tariff sys-
tenn.
Senator Smoot Interposing, said that
while such a provision might appear
reasonable. il had happened in the
wool industry that the raw product
had dropped 10 five and six cents a
pound in such a case a duty Of 100 ,
per cent would have flooded the coun- {
try with foreign wool, and would have {
been inadequate 10 protect the in o
dustry. T
Amid "A storm ~ protest by Sena- I
tor Clay. the senate at $50 o'clock ,
adjourned until tomorrow 2
Mr. Clay even continued 10 speak i
after the motion 10 adjourn had gone !
into effect.
In the discussion. Mr.. Aldrich
stated that Senator Warren. who /.
would speak on the wool schedule
did not wish o. continue tonight but
would occupy the floor tomorrow.
<O BASIS FOR REPORT
TAFT WILL VETO TARIFF BILL