Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-20
Wood Pulp Schedule Provides for
Discriminatory Rate.
INCOME TAX IS POSTPONED
Direct Vote on It's Merits When
Schedules Are Disposed Of.
SENATORS MUST GO ON RECORD
lodge of MnssachuHetta Gets on the
Reservation ON Hide Question and
Speaks Against Proposed
Duty.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The present
Dingley duty Of fifteen per cent on hides
will be retained in the new tariff bill, if
an amendment to that effect, reported to-
day by Chairman Aldrich OF the senate
finance committee Is adopted. The pre-
sentation Of the amendment was the signal
for vigorous opposition. headed by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts. Senator Clapp
Of Minnesota also spoke against it, The
discussion win be resumed Monday, and
will probably be animated.
The senate today covered a multitude of
subjects In connection with the tariff but
made final disposition of nothing Of import
ance. The income and Corporation tax
questions received attention for some
time and were postponed until after the
tariff provisions proper shall be finally
settled.
Senator Aldrich, from the committee on
finance. brought in the committees
amendment to the wood pulp paragraph,
which proved to be a provision for
doubling the duty on wood pulp coming
from countries which undertake to pro-
hibit the expectation of logs TO this
country. Senator Beveridge presented
an amendment for the cutting in two of
the house ad valorem duty on cash reg
isers. Mr. Aldrich also presented the
finance committees hide provision.
All these measures were left at the close
of the day, where they stood at the be-
ginning The wood pulp amendment was
recognized as an effort to retaliate upon
Canada Because Of that country's effort to
prevent the shipment of saw logs to the
United states, and senators generally de-
sired an opportunity to study the subject
RuTtOn
made objection to entering upon the final
consideration OF the cash register question
without giving the National Cash Register
company whose headquarters are in Ohio
an opportunity to be heard.
Income Tax Postponed.
The income tax question went oyer be-
cause OF the difficuity of getting republi-
can senators to consider 1t until the tariff
should be disposed of. MIR. Bailey, who has
held out for a vote In advance of the COM
pletion of the work on the schedules, at
last conceded the postponement ON the
understanding that when the subject does
come up a vote will be permitted on the
direct question, and not forced on a motion
TO refer the subject to a committee.
Hide Duty Passes.
The finance committees amendment to
the hide paragraph of the tariff bill was
presented to the senate by Chairman Aid
rich 1t levies a tariff of 10 per cent ad
valorem on hides of cattle, raw or un-
cured, whether dried, salted or picked
with a provision for a drawback equal to
the duty when exported In the form OF
leather The amendments effect is to take
hides from the free list where the house
left it.
Basing his objection to duty on hides
-,
petuate the beef trust, Senator Clapp de-
clared that his constituents were patriotic
enough to give up any advantage they
might reap in the possible higher prices o.
hides in order to help destroy a trust
How about the leather trustr' inquired
Senator Warren. IF we can get two
trusts by the ears and knock their headi
together, 1 think that is the better way,
suggested Mr.. Warren, who could see M
advantage in placing hides on the fre'
list to injure one trust while the othe
would thrive by the action
Lodge Against Hide Duty,
Mr.. Lodge reviewed the history of tn,
duty on hides and advanced argument
in favor OF admitting hides free of duty
He said ne would vote for free boots anS
shoes IL the senate would agree to plac'
paper on The free list, with the pulp log
from which II is made and to put lumbe
On the free list. with sawed logs. Other
wise. he said, he would not vote to pu
tAe products of leather on the free lis
with hides.
Mr.. Tillman did not understand why Mr.
Lodge favored protective duty on tn
wool off the sheep, but did not favor pro
lection for the hide off the steer. H
said the latter needed the protection most
while the wool Off the sheep could be pro
tected each year.
Mr. Lodge was frequently interrupted.
III you will give us the duty you hav
placed on leather goods, in ten years W
win raise all the hides used in the Unite
States" said Senator McCumber, referrin
10 large importatlons Of hides. Mr. War
rem said the duty on hides would add
cents to the cost to the making Of a pal
OF shoes and would not be paid by tn
consumer. Mr. Lodge was chided as a
advocate OF free trade.
II feel sorry FOR the senator from Massa
chusetts." said Mr., Scott, because he
making a free trade speech when we al
know ne is such a good protectionist,"
Accused of Insurgency.
In a colloquy with Dixon, the Nor
tana senator suggested that his Massa
chusetts colleague was 'ioining the in
surgents." This only called forth
smile from Mr., Lodge. Replying to
suggestion from Senator Warren ths
the Central Leather company had inst
gated the outcry against the beef trus
the Massachusetts senator said sharpl
that his course was not instigated ,
the Central Leather company.
That is a combination he said, "ths
has been dealing in the food products Z
the people. ! need no tnstigation froi
anybody TO oppose them, and when l Sc
great industry pass helplessly int
their hands I should like TO do anythin
In my power TO stop a."