Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-24
PARTY LINES Bl0TTEO
I OUT IN LUMBER FIGHT
A|drich Scores Another Victory in
Having Committees Increased
Duty Adopted.
ENTIRE WOOD SCHEDULE SETTLED
Present Rates Are Reduced About rs
Per Cent, While Similar Increase
ly Skrmsh Deveiopes in Fight
Over Pineapples.
fBy Associated Press.)

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WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 23.-in
Unexpectedly short order the Senate
today took up and disposed of the
lumber schedule. and then, entering
upon the discussion of pineapples.
put behind it the provision regulating
the rate of duty on that article.
Calling up the tariff bill immediate
~ after converting at 10 O'Clock. Mr..
Aldrich asked that the lumber sche-
dule should receive first attention. He
had no sooner taken his seat than
Senator McCumber. who. in the in
terest of the treeless northwest, is a
persistent advocate of free humber.
arose and presented an amendment
reducing the finance committees rate
of 81 800 per 1000 on sawed lumber to
the House rate Of 81 per LOCO. This
was generally recognized as a test
proposition. as sawed lumber has been
the bone OF contention from the begin
ming.
The North Dakota senator did not
find it worth while 20 enter any ar
gument in support of his provision,
but permitted it to go directly TO a
vote. The result was against him
and was another triumph for the
Aldrich rates, the vote standing 81
i'm favor of and A against the TO-
duction
Party Lines Destroyed.
Party lines were so entirely de-
stroyed on this vote that If one
should be called upon to judge from,
this ballot alone. he would never De
able to determine that the tariff is
party issue.
Another test came on the PROPOSE
ton to make a rate of SLIPS per 1000
on lumber with a general change IN
the differentials and on this vote the
finance committee was also literally
supported. The entire wood schedule,
making reductions of about % per
cent from the present rates and in
creasing the House rates of the pend
ing bill to about the same extent. was
then agreed to.
The sailing was not so smooth when
It came to pineapples. The conten-
, ton in this connection was for high
er rates, and came from Democratic
sources. The directors in this case
were Senators Taliaferro and Fetch
er of Florida. The House had fixed
a duty of 8 cents per cubic foot on,
pineapples in barrels and of So per
900. but the Senate committee on
finance reduced this rate to cents
and 81 respectively. thus restoring
the provisions of the Dingley law.
Florida Against Reduction
Mr.. Taliaferro presented an amend
m. ut restoring the House rate of So
per 200. but changing the other por-
tons of the provision so as to require
the payment Of half cen, a pounu
for pineapples in bulk
The contention was for and against
this increase and the fight was mainly
betw cen the Florida senator's. repre-
senting a pineapple producing state.
and Senator Smith and Raynor. C
Maryland. in whose s>a.e mere are
large pineapple canning establish
ments.
Discovering all championship OF the
Gamers, the Maryland senator's made
2 strenuous fight on general prrncl-
pies against the increase. In the
course Of his remarks. Mr.. Rayner
charged the Republican party with
bad faith in promising 70 lower dut-
les
Cuba Profitable, Saws Root.
Opposing what he regarded as an
enormous increase on piHeapples. Sen
atcr Root. referred 10 the relations
Of this country with Cuba saying they
were such as should influence the ma
t'onal policy in the laying Of tariff
duties on CRtaR products.
Under the treaty OF 1903. he said
the experts OF this country TO Cuba
had increased from S27. 900 900 70 s47.-
$50 eG0 or So per cent IN i've years and
he contended that W. should recipro-
cate such liberal purchases Of our pro-
ducts By giving the Cubans such ad-
vart@ges as We can on their expQrta-
sions 20 this country.
Our imports from Cuba Mr.. Root
said had increased tn those years but
nine per cent and he thought that
was a FAIR showing Of Increase IN
trade In favor Of this country. To en-
ter into a treaty With Cuba granting
20 Der cent preference 20 imports from
Cuba and then raise the duty on sucn