Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-24
SENATE HURRIES
THROUGH TARIFF
FIRST READING BRINGS OUT
LITTLE DISCUSSION
DEBATABLE SCHEDULES ARE
PASSED OVER
Policy of Admitting Free Sugar from
Philippines Causes Vigorous Pro-
test from Southerners--No
Action Taken
[By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The first
reading of the tariff bill for consider
ing committee amendments was con-
cluded when the senate adjourned to-
day. According to an announcement
made when the reading began, every
paragraph of the bill will be subJect
to amendment when it is taken up for
final consideration next Monday. All
concede, however, that substantial
progress has been made.
There was comparatively little oe-
bate today, as Senator Aldrich post
poned replying to many questions
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 Mr.. AL
drich.
Replying to Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Aldrich
said the rates of 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 reported Mr..
Aldrich said the committee hoped in a
very few days to report 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 paragraph in pre-
venting any free importation of wood
pulp from Canada because an export
duty might be imposed by a single pro-
vince of the dominion. Mr.. Aldrich ex-
planned that this was one of the mat
ters under consideration by the COM
mittee.
"I am sure" he said "that we ought
to deal In the main with Canada and
hold the dominion government RESPONSE
BILE always for what is done in any part
of the dominion"
The schedule then was passed over.
SUGAR Schedule Criticised
The reading of the Philippine sugar
schedule was the signal for a vigorous
criticism by Senators Clay and Bacon
of the policy of admitting sugar from
the Philippines free of duty. They de-
clared that the free admission of 225,-
900 tons of sugar from Porto Rico and
400 900 tons from the Hawaiian ISLANDS
had not aftected the price OIL reiHeo
sugar and added that while granu-
lated sugar in the United States sells
for s4.96 per 100 pounds it is sold for
$2.70 a 100 pounds in London. Mr.:
Bacon insisted that the introduction of
free Philippine sugar would, by. re-
placing an equal amount of dutiable
sugar, reduce the revenues without
any benefit to the people.
Mr.. Lodge said the entire sugar pro-
duction of the Philippines is but 1907
900 tons annually, which, he declared,
now goes to China. The paragraph
was passed over under objection by
Senators Foster and Newlands.
Mr.. Dolliver called attention to q
provision in the bill permitting cat
tie. horses, sheep and other domestic
animals to be brought back to the
United States free of duty within six
months after being driven across the
boundary lines for temporary pastur-
age. He declared that treasury Off
cials permitted unidentified animals
born in Mexico and those that had
been kept there for more than year
to be brought into this country with
out duty. He insisted that some Off
cial should be called to account for
such conduct, and upon his motion the
entira nara graph was passed over.