Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
MAY Want TINE
DEMOCRATIC MAY NOT De READY
TO Begin DEBATING TARIFF
BILL THURspAy.
AlDRIcH has OBJECTIONS
Il ls Already Apparent That Many
Differences Between HOUSE
and Senate VIII
Arise.

Washington, Apr. 14.-Before the
senate meets on Thursday there will
be session Of the finance committee
to determine whether the minority
members will be ready to take up gen
eral debate on the tariff bill that day
From informal discussions of the bill
between Republican and Democratic
members the indications are that the
minority will ask for an extension OF
time until Monday Of next week. II
they should do 80 their request would
be granted by the Republican senate
leaders.
Senator Aldrich will make very
brief statement to the senate when 1t
meets Thursday in which he will ex-
plain the absence Of revenue produc.
ing features In the amendments to the
house bill already reported. He does
mot expect to occupy more than half
an hour in addressing the senate.
The message from the house asking
that the Payne bill be returned for
correction Of the petroleum schedule
will be received Thursday. In view OF
the fact that the bill had been referred
to the finance committee, amended and
reported back to the senate, 1t is not
likely that the bills will be permitted
to 60 back to the house. Senate lead
ers take the position that there is no
necessity for the return of the bill to
the house as the finance committee in
tends to offer amendments on the floor
to the petroleum schedule, which will
entirely efface the error which crept
into the bill at the time 1t was passed
by the house.
That portion of the bill to which the
words land Its products" are to be
added by the clerk Of the house have
been stricken out by the senate com
mittee and 1t would be necessary for
the senate to amend the correction de.
sired by the house. 1t is therefore
thought to be unnecessary waste Of
time to return it,
In the house, the statement that the
Aldrich amendments to the Payne bill
tend to increase the duties on Injuries
and reduce them on necessities is TAX
en- with grain If salt 1t is pointed
out by Republican members Of the
ways and means committee that the
which are reduced are
spices and cocoa, which the ways and
means committee made dutiable for
revenue purposes. On the other hand,
corn, wheat, barley, rye and other
agricultural products, many of which
are used on the breakfast table, have
been greatly increased While the In
creased duties ON cheap gloves and
hosiery have been taken off by the
senate finance committee, the gener-
ii opinion prevailing in the house is
that the amendment to restore the |
Dingley rates is intended partly at
least for use in conference.
Several other changes made by the |
senate committee are int reted in
the house to be for the purpose Of OBJ
taining satisfactory compromises when
The bill is in conference.
Representative Vreeland, of New
York, and others who have endeayored
% obtain protection for petroleum are
actively engaged in impressing the
members Of the senate with their
fiews.
Senator Elkinsa still crlticises the
bill. He said yesterday that It was
not N accord with President Taft's
,utlisa Of a bill.