The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11
senate BfIl Complete.


 tariff bill so far as rates are concerned was completed tonight. but it was de- cided that in making q report, Chair man Aldrich will announce a reser- vation on certain important schedules for future action. These reservations will include hides. steel railss wood pulp and crude petroleum.
 Chairman Aldrich asserted tonight that the Senate Committee had made Q more general revision of rates than was done by the House Committee on Ways and Means and that reduction fin schedules had been made on a far greater number of articles This did tion of revenue, but that there would be recommended q bona fde revision downward of the tariff.
 The great number of changes which would be recommended, are due large 1y to the fact that while~the Payne bIii revised rates on certain basic ar related artisiss. I;; poT instance. isad ore was reduced if1 the Payne bill and the several mauufactures of lead ore re- main unchaneed.- The Senate Commit tee made general reductions on these manufactures in harmony with the re- dnetion on the unworked material.
 Similar changes were made in many her~schedules which will account for the many amendments that will be pre- scented in the Senate.
 Tn the report which will be made to the Senate. hides will go on the free list as provided by the Payne bill. but the question of fixing rate in accord ance with. the sentiment of the Senate as expressed through 3 canvass taken by western Senators, win be taken up in the near future. A similar condi- tion will be reported on steel rails. The Payne rate Is Ss 92 per ton, which Is one-half the existing rates. The committee was impressed with the ar guments made by the steel manufac- turers that this rate should De- fn- creased. but 1t Is known that consid- erable opposition to such action will be manifested in the Senate. This item will be discussed later by the commit tee and the indications are that 1t will be recommended for an increase to about $4.25 per ton. No decision has been reached on the subject of wood pulp ana this fact will be announced by Senator Aldrich when he reports the bill. Tie same is true of crude ne- troleum to- be put In the free list against the protests. It is likely. that the Senate will be given an op- portunity to vote on this article. yThe du- ties on lumber also promise to Senate while no change from the Payne bill will be recommended. it is predict ed that a number of amendments will be offered on the floor of the Senate.
 After a long discussion of the rate on bituinous coal, the senate decided to recommend reduction from CT cents to 40 cents per ton In view of the action of the committed yesterday in striking out the reciprocity clause. The Payne bill includes slack or clum cloal at the same rate as was fixed for bitnmi nous coal, increasing the duty on this product from 15 cents to 67 cents The senate committee has decided to re- store the Dingley rate of IS cents per ton. Protests made by heavy importers of gloves and hoisery against the inc crease made by the Payne bill over the existing Dlngley rates which protests were added to by the position taken by thousands of women throughout the country, induced the senate committee to agree to recommend the continuance of the Dingley rates. The existing rates on woolens, which were material ly decreased by the Payne bill will be recommended by the senate committee, Specific duties will be recommended throughout on silks of all kinds, the specific duty being a trihe above the