Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-07

implements; Clay, sugar; BInkhesd,
WOOL waste and shoddy; Oummins, the
maximum and minimum, customs court
and couutervsiliog duty; Daniel, cellu-
loid; Olapp (MiUn), tariff commission
and customs court.
Senator LsFollette, complaining that
be had not bad so opportunity to read
through the Sill and make list OF the
paragraphs by number to which he de-
sired to make reservations said that it
might be necessary for him, in order to
protect bis rights, to name every para.
graph in the bill. He was proceeding
to make objections to the unanimous
consent agreement that vote should be
taken upon all the amendments adopted
10 committee of the whole en- grosse
with the exception of those to which
specific reservations had been made
when Mr.. Aldrich promised that If there
should be some paragraphs upon which
Mr.. LsFollette desired separate vote
he would cooperate with him to secure
1t. This promise was accepted by the
Wisconsin senator and at l1:l6 o'clock
all amendments, not reserved, were
agreed to. The Senate then proceeded
to take up In order the reserved para.
graphs.
An aggressive spirit was aroused 10
Mr.. Aldrich by an effort on the part
of Senator Dick to adopt the House
rate of 40 cents ton on gypsum rock.
The senate rate is 20 cents ton.
81 earnestly object" explained Mr.
Aldrlch. "There has got to be an end
TO this business some time. We can
not begin at this time to increase duties
at the request of individual senators
If 80 We might as wellsbsndon the BILL"
cit 1t not an increase" interrupted
Mr.. Dick. "Ths present rate is so cents
ton."
Mr.. Dicks amendment was defeated
Mr.. Burton, of Ohio, tried to have
crude asphalt placed on the free list
aud failed.
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment,
which WAS adopted, providing that all
watch disls, whether attached to move
ments or not, must be marked with the
name of the country of origin.
An amendment by Mr.. Piles for the
free admission of tar and oil spreading
machines used for the preservation and
improvement of roads, was adopted.
At the request of Mr.. Garter the para
graph fixing rate of 80 cents pound
on wool waste was passed over for future
action.
Mr.. Taliaferro attempted to obtain
reduction in the duty on cigar labels but
Mr.. Aldrich triumphed, as usual, and
the Senate rate was sustained.
There was controversy between
Senator Bristow and Senator Aldrich
over the duties on writing paper. Mr..
Bristow complained that on the paper
used most extensively in business cor.
spondence the Senate bill increased
tle rate 60 per cent. "There is no
foreign competition in this paper" said
Mr.. Bdstow, land the only object could
be TO give American manufacturers a
chance to raise the price,"
Mr.. AIdrich said that the rates on 80
per cent of the writing paper used by
the people bad been reduced one-balf
cent q pound. Mr.. Bristow insisted that
the statement was inaccurate.
Mr.. BristOw's amendment to reduce
the tariff on writing papers from three
cents per pound aud fifteen per cent sd
valOrem to two cents pound and ten
per cent ad vslorem was beaten by SO
to "a.
When the paragraph on hides was
reached Mr.. McLsuriD, of Mississippi,
offered his amendment providing that
sEins of all sizes and weights should be
included within the meaning Of the par
agrsph. 1t wss defeated.
Senator Aldrich offered committee
amendment increasing the duties on
band, belting, rough and sole leather,
from 10 per cent ad valoreu to Is per
cent ad vsIorem which WAS adopted.
On motion of Senator Lorimer photo
graphic film positives for use in moving
pictures exhibits, we're made dutiabe at
one and One-hslf cent per lineal foot in
stead of Is per cent ad valorem
Senator Burton moved to put sll
agricultural implements on the free list.
1t was defeated by a vote of so to %.
Senator Newlands described the
method of Congress in passing a tGriff
bill az wholly unscientific aud urged
that q tariff commission should be or
ganzed which would investigate all
facts bearing upon the cost of produc-
ton and teports as to the proper rates
that should be imposed. He said that
the admission OF sugar free from the
Philippines mesnt that $l5. 600, 900 nov
received by the government IS revenue
would 90 into the pockets of the sugar
planters Of the islands. he thought the
Philippines would get more benefit If,
instead Of giving that vast sum to few
men, the government should pay to
the island government $5,000,0 900 or
81. 500, 600 to be used In agricultural de-
velopment.
Senator Cummins objected to the pro-
vision 10 the bill which authorizes the
president to appoint the president Of the
hoard of general appraisers and also the
section creating customs court. As
to the latter, he said; at is to be Or
ganized to decide cases in favor Of the
government under all circumstances and
regardless of the evidence. 1t Is no
secret on the floor of the Senate that the
plan is to secure men who are experts
and to take from the United States cir
cult courts jurisdiction so that more
judgments may be rendered for the
government sud against the importers"
Senator Oummins also opposed the
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