New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
PROGRESS BY SENATE
LEADERS IN COMMAND.
Nay Modify Glass Paragraph to
Meet Mr.. Roots Wishes.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau

lFroIn Inc Tribune bureau
Washington May 1-More progress on the tariff
bill made to-day than on any previous day
since the Senate began consideration Of the dis
puted paragraphs which were passed over on the
first reading of the bill. The Republican leaders
had thorough command of the situation, and when
adjournment taken tonight they were within
striking distance of the metals schedule. Unless
the debate tomorrow window glass and plate
glass is more prolonged than the leaders expect
the Senate will reach the metals schedule by the
middle of the afternoon, and the night Will begin
the question of whether iron ore shall be free
or dutiabIe. The metals schedule covers nineteen
printed pages of the BILL and il is believed three or
four days may be required TO debate and vote on
its many paragraphs.
While long speeches were made to-day me
session was not without interesting discussion.
The last hour devoted TO debate on Para
graph 81, which provides for the retention or the
Dngley rates unpublished cylinder, crown ana
common window glass. Mr.. CUmmins offered an
amendment reducing the rates throughout this
paragraph. He did not seem TO have much encour-
agement until few minutes before adjournment
when Senator Root asked several questions, ana
then intimated that he was not satisfied with the
paragraph, and would have TO have g further ex-
PLANTATION OF its provisions before he would support
it. It is understood the Republican leaders will
modify the paragraph to meet Mr.. Roots wishes
There we're only two roIlcalls to-day, both on
amendments offered by Senator Bacon TO reduce
the rates of duty on stone and earthenWare. MI
Bacons first amendment was 10 add TO paragraph
al g provision reducing the duty ornamented or
decorated stoneware from 90 to As per cent. This
was defeated. 81 to 25 All of the Republican pro-
gTessiyes, with the exception Of Senator La Fol
lette, voted against the amendment. In dong THIS
they took their cue from Senator Deliver VINO eA-
planned that the earthenware industry eNempiineo
the best influence of the protective tariH ny en-
oouraging home production. while at the same time
being submitted to a lively competition from
abroad Senator Chamberlain was the only Demo-
cras who voted against the Bacon amendment
SUGGESTION BY CUMMINs.
When the schedules relating 90 chinaWare and
earthenTare were reached. Mr. cummins suggested
that twc-thirds of the chnaware used IN TINS couh-
try mas imported while 50 per cent of the earthen-
ware used was of domestic manufacture ana
added that he proposed later TO offer an amend
rent TO reduce the rate on earthenware- MI Aio-
rich said that the two articles had been classi-
fed together and had had the same duty since
1888 even the Wilson bill making no change in the
classification.
As result Of an understanding reached after
discussion of the parliamentary status Of the DILL
hereafter the Senate. in committee OF the
whole. will finally adopt ach paragraph OF the Dill
as reached unless passed over by agreement ana
no further opportunity will be had TO amend the
measure until it has reached the parliamentary
status of being before the Senate.
Mr. Aldrich stated that the revenue received
from the china and earthen ware schedules IL
s. ds0000 the iuportations amounting to s9H'H,eAf
The second Bacon amendment was TO Paragraph
~. and provided for reduction Of the duty from
* to % per cent china. porcelain eaThen stone
crockery ware, etc. not painted ornamented or
decorated This was defeated, ~ TO q, Senators
Bristow. Crawford and La Toilette voting with the
Democrats. who voted solidly for the amendment
Mr. Cun1minss explanation Of why he desired
lower rates Oh window glass involved him in a
sharp cooouy with Senator Smith, Of Michigan
Mr. Cummins said that the consumers of window
glass not paying excessive prices, that the
manufacturer we're not making an extortionate
urers free and open. He declared, however,
that the present duties pTohbitive and might
become an instrument CT injustice in the future
This led Sena tor Smith TO intimate that MI Cum
Minis was not following the protective principle In
his effort to revise The tariff He said this was not
the underlying principle which the Dlngley act
had been framed and declared that, in the last
analysis. the CUmmins plan was 10 invite foreign
connection when American manufacturers were
his opinion, Mr. Cummings amendment would
frighten the independent manufacturers in the
United STATES and the very thing II aimed to
prevent-caIIse a combination control prices
During considerat ton OF the glass paragraphs Sen
ator McIaurin was led into discussion Of whether
the tariff increases the cost of domestic and i'm
ported articles 10 the consumer Senators Flint and
Srooot presented statistics showing that the job
berS and the retailers The against whom
the ultimate consumer should complain. One of
the illustrations used By Mr.. Flint a set Of 100
pieces Of imported Haviland china The total cost
of such 4 set in New York. after payment Of the
so per cent duty SO SO. Mr. Flint said. The
same set was sold I'm Washington for $50.
serted that this high price due TO the import