The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
SUBST ANT|AL-
PROGRESS
MADE
Every Paragraph of Tariff
Bill Will Be Subject to
Amendment

Washington. April 23-The first
reading OF the tariff but for consider
ing committee amendments. was con-
Guided when the senate adjourned to-
day. According to an announcement
made when the reading began, every
paragraph of the bill will be sub
ject TO amendment when 1t Is taken
up for final consideration next Mon
day. All concede, however. that sub
stantial progress has been made.
There will be no return 10 many of
the schedules.
There was comparatively little de-
bate today, as Senator Aldrich post
poned replying to many queStipns
asked of him in order to hasten the
reading. He said he would make full
explanations when the amendments
received final consideration. Many
provisions, including the wood pulp
and wool schedules, were today
PASSED over on specific objection.
Notice that the committee would
bring into the senate an amendment
making duties on pearls. diamonds,
and other precious stones. specific
instead of ad valorem, was given by
MI. AiuIlCu. RcpiylnB W All Ddtou,
Mr. Aldrich said the rates on these
articles were as high as had been
found practicable for the collection OF
any revenues,
When the schedule relating to wood
pulp, print paper and books was
reached, MI Aldrich said the commit
tee hoped in very few days to re-
port an amendment for the wood pulp
provision of the bill.
Messrs. Clapp. Bristow, Nelson and
Piles called attention to the possible
effect of the house preventing any
free importation of wood pulp from
Canada, because an export duty might
be imposed by single province of
the Dominion
Mr.. Aldrich explained that tbs was
one of the matters under considera-
ton by the committee on finance.
Il am not sure" he said. that we
ought not TO deal In the main with
Canada and hold the Dominion gov
ernment responsible always for what
is done in any part of the Domin
ion"
The schedule then was passed over
The reading of the Philippine sugar
schedule was the signal for vigorous
criticism by Senators Clay and Ba
con of the policy of admitting sugar
from the Philippines free Of duty.
They declared that the free admission,
of 225000 tons Of sugar from Porto
Rico and 100000 tons from the Ha-
waiian Islands, had not affected the
price of refined sugar, and added that
while granulated sugar in the United
States sells for 496 per hundred
pounds. it sold for 30 in London
Mr.. Bacon insisted that the introduc.
ton OF free Philippine sugar would
be replacing an equal amount of duti-
able sugar, reduce the revenues with
out any benefit to the people.
Mr.. Lodge said the entire sugar pro
duction of the Philippines Is but
160. 900 tons annually. which he de-
cared now goes to China. The para
graph was passed over under objec-
ton by Senators Foster and New
lands
Mr.. Dolliver called attention TO a
provision in the bill permitting cattle.
horses, sheep and other domestic ami
mails to be brought back to the United
States, free OF duty, within six months
after beng driven across the bound
airy lines for temporary pasturage
He declared the treasury officials
permit unidentified animals born in
Mexico and those that have been there
for more than a year, to be brought
into this country without duty. He
insisted that some official should be
called to account for such conduct,
and. upon his motion, the entire para
graph was passed over.