Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-24
NcCumber of Dakota Fights Vsinly
for Lower Tariff.
,AL SCHEDULE IS ADOPTED
Southern Democratic Senators Ask
Higher Duty on PineappleS.
WANT INDUSTRY PROTECTED
Florida Men Ask for Duty Higher
Even Than AIdrich A. WiIIinE 20
Give ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Day in Tariff Fight.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-In uneNpect-
edly short order the senate today took
up and disposed OF the lumber schedule.
and then, entering upon discussion Of pine
apples, put behind 1t the provision regulat-
ing the rates of duty on that article.
Mr.. Aldrch asked that the lumber sched-
ule should receive first attention, He had
no sooner taken his seat than Senator
McCumber, who, In the interest OF the
treeless northwest has been a persistent
advocate of free lumber arose and pre-
sented an amendment reducing the finance
committees rates of $3.50 per thousand on
sawed lumber to the house rate Of 81 per
thousand. This was generally recognized
as a test proposition, as sawed lumber
has been the bone OF contention from the
beginning. The North Dakota senator did
not find it worth while to enter into any
argument. The result was against him.
and was another triumph for the AIdrich
rates the vote standing "a in favor and a
against the reduced rate. The Dingley
rate is So per thousand.
Another test came on the proposition to
make a rate Of S1.25 per thousand on lum-
ber with a general change in the differ
entails, and this vote the finance COM
mittee also literally supported. The
entire wood schedule, making reductions
of about 25 per cent from the present rates,
and increasing the house rates Of the pend
! ing bill to about the same extent, was
then agreed to.
Coal Schedule Fixed.
The senate also adopted the coal schedule
today. Through Mr.. Aldrich, the finance
committee reported schedule, which, Mr..
Aldrich. stated. reduced the house rate on
I a
rate being 81 cents a ton, and the senate
rate 90 cents. An effort was made to re-
duce the duty to 40 cents a ton, but this
failed, and the schedule as reported by the
committee was adopted
The sailing was not smooth when II
came to pineappies. The contention In
! this connection was for higher rates. and
came from democratic sources. The OBJ
Jectors in this case were Senators Tai
liaferro and Fletcher OF Florida. The
house had fixed duty of cents per cubic
foot on pineapples in barrels, and of IS
per thousand. but the senate committee on
finance reduced this rate to cents and 81.
respectively, thus restoring the provisions
of the Dngley law.
Mr. Talliaferro presented an amendment
restoring the house rate but changing the
other portions of the provisions so as to
require the payment of half a cent a pound
for pineapples in bulk. The contention
was for and against this increase and the
fight was maintained by senator's repre-
) senting pineapple states on one side and
Senators Smith and Rayner of Maryland
In whose states there are large pineapple
/ canning establishments, on the other. Dis
| avowing all championship Of the Gamers
} the Maryland senators made a strenuous
! fight on general principles against the In
} crease Of the duty Mr.. Rayner charged
the republican party with bad faith In
promising to lower tariff duties.
Fight on Lumber Schedules.
The first lumber vote was on an amend
ment by Senator McCumber proposing the
rate Of 81 per 1000 on sawed lumber instead
OF the rate decided upon by the finance
committee, which was sl.5O per 1000 The
, committee was sustained, "A to "a
There was a demand for the ayes and
nays and the ballot resulted in a total of
} 6s votes. OF the affirmative votes only ten
were cast by democrats as follows: Bank
l head, Clay, Davis. Gore, Hughes, Johnston,
: McLaurin. Overman, Paynter and Tiilman.
The republicans who cast their votes In
support OF the amendment were Bever-
idge, Bristow, Brown. Burkett. Burton,
, Carter, Clapp Crawford, Cummlns Curtis.
Gamble, La Toilette, McCumber and Mel
son. The democrats voting against the
2 amendment were Bacon, Bailey, Chamber
, lain, Fletcher, Foster. Martin Money Sim
! mons. Smith of Maryland, Taliaferro and
Taylor.
! Insisting that the dfferientials on pIaned
or finished lumber by the finance commit
tee were unnecessarily high, Mr.. McCumber
. offered amendment reducing them ss1h
per cent and reducing the duty on sawed
lumber f1.25 per 1000 feet Action on this
amendment was not so prompt ss on the
= preceding Several speeches were made.
i Mr.. McCumber's amendment was rejected
5 by 30 TO 40. On this vote Senators DolIiver
r Dupont and johnson, republicans. who had
5 voted no on the former ballot, changed to
the affirmative. as did Senators Bacon.
- owen, Rayner and Stone, democrats This
was a gain OF seven, but as Senator Bank
head, who had cast his vote In the affirmA-
tive on the previous ballot failed to vote on
the second ballot, this reduced the net gain
TO six. The adltlons to the negative vote
were due largely to the arrival OF senators
who had not previously been In the cham
ber.
The entire schedule relating to wood and
h manufactures of wood was agreed to and
, without stopping. the senate proceeded to
j, the consideration OF other schedules.
Pleads for Pineapple Duty.
Insisting that higher rate Of duty was
n needed to make the pineapple industry
prosperous in Florida. Mr.. Fletcher the
new Florida senator became involved in
controversy that appeared 70 be embar
RAISING, He had hesitated 20 place hi
advocacy of the higher duty on any grounC
; except that Of a revenue producer, ant
. Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Jones suggested that h,
, was losing their support because they wer'
i only inclined 10 vote for his amendment a
X policy OF protecting an American In
70 dustry.
u BY "a 20 30, after a long discussion, Sena
tor Talifaferro's amendment increasing thu
e duty on pineapples was adopted. This wa
i a defeat for the finance committee. but 4