The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-29
STILL TARIFF BILL
IS UNFINISHED
Though the Senate Had
a Strenuous Day
WHEELS OF JUSTICE HIT
Senate Stone Says Department. is
Asleep-Principal Schedules Acted
on Yesterday Were, Agricultural
Implements, Cash Registers, Wood
Pulp, Laces, Plates and Jute Yarns.
(By the Associated Press

SoS'I
Washington, d. c., June 26 Al
though it devoted almost eight hours
to effort III that direction
the Senate today failed 70 conclude its
consideration Of the schedules of the
tariff bill, and when 1t 5:15 O'Clock az
Adjournment was reported there were
still a number of impCrtant rates to
be determined The day, however.
was full of achievement and d number
OF provisions were disposed OF
Among the more important ques-
tons which received attention were:
Agricultural implements, wood pulp,
cash registers, photographic plateA.
laces and jute yarns.
Probably the most exciting incident
of the a was the vote of Senator
Beveridge's amendment reducing
from SO per cent ad valorem to fiji
teen per cent ad valorem the duty on
cash registers. The Indiana Senator
began his fight for this reduction some
lays ago, and was enabled to force &
vote on 1T today after comparatively
llttle discussion. The vote esulted
81 ayes and 33 noes.
Stating that after the vote was an
nounced that several Senators had
Informed him that they had voted
against his motion under a misrepre-
sentation, Mr.. Beyeridge said ne would
renew the motion at a later date.
The wood pulp provision also again
received attention, and it was sup
posed that it had been finally acted
upon until Senator CIapp, taking ex-
ceptlon to the retaliatory provision OF
the schedule as amended, stated that
he would make an effort to have the
provision entirely eliminated before
flnal action should be taken upon the
bill. TOday'S amendment were ir
lieu of all previous Senate changes in
the schedule. They were suggested
by Senator Brown, Of Nebraska. and
provide for the free importation Of
mechanically ground wood pulp ex-
cept from countries which place OBJ
stacles in the way of their exporta-
ton of wood pulp to the United
States, when, upon proclamation Of
the President, a duty of 1-12 of one
pent a pound be imposed. Retaliation
is also provided against countries en-
porting chemical pulp or newspaper
print paper into the United States. No
secret is made of the fact that thesa
provisions for retaliation are aimed at
Canada.
Much of the time was given to ths
discussion of a motion by Senator
Bacon placing agricultural implements
on the free list, but after much dis
cussion it was rejected by the decisive
vote Of 26 to As. In connection with
this amendment Senator Stone and
Davis made long speeches, the former
attacking the international Harvester
COMPANY as q trust ana the latter,
speaking in general d~isapprobation Of
the protective system. Mr.. Stone de-
clared that the Department of Justice
was asleep.
Other changes made during the day
were as follows:
Increasing from 2 and 4 cents a
pound the duty on hemp, providing
for the free importation Of linen man
ufacturing machines, increasing to thu
extent Of about ten per cent over the
present law the duties on laces AMI
embroideries; imposing a duty of 50
per cent on engraved photographic
plates; slightly decreasing the duty CT
jute yarns; striking from the free list
the products of petroleum., and elm
mating the House retaliation pro
vision regarding and fiber
tobacco.