New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
PRINT PAPER DUTY 81
FINANCE COMMITTEE SO
DECIDES.
Wood Pulp to Stay at Payne Bill
Rate-ProgreSS on Wool
Schedule.


Washington. June l0.-The Committee on Finance
viii recommend the adoption of the provision of
the House tariff bill relating to wood pulp. and
that the duty print paper be fixed g a
s. ton. while the House bin makes the rate s.. A
careful poll Of the Senate shows that the recon-
rnendations Of the Finance Committee will be ap~
proved.
Few provisions of the tariff bill have aroused
deeper interest than the pulp and paper question.
Last year representatives Of the American News
paper Publishers Association made strong effort
20 have the pulp and paper schedule revised. and
tt was their tnsisence that forced Speaker Cannon
70 appoint a select committee 10 investigate this
question That committee OF which Representative
Mann chairman, conducted n long series OF
hearings and visited paper mills IN various parts
of fbe United States. Its recommendations which
were satisfactory 20 the publishers association
were incorporated in the tariff bill without chahge
by the ways and Means Committee. anG we're
adopted by the House.
ne F4nsnce Committee has encountered great
cfaculty in formulating report on this question
The paper manufacturers insisted on the rete''loil
Of the Dingley duty of 5 ton on print paper ana
& g. q ton on wood pulp Finally they conSehted
n -.ductjon Of one-sixth on each article, which
would be a rate OF 3 ton on paper and 81 % on
pulp. Several weeks ago II was thonsil' 'I'al '
Finance Committee would recommend 'neSe -,
AZ a meeting to-day the pulp and paper scheoule
,-ss considered and an agreement reaCneu 10 ie
vain the House provision regarding pump anu -
make the paper duty 81 ton IN me aoseI'e "a
senator Hale, who is greatly ln'ereS,eo - ~ q
.cl.5,.Ie no formal vote was taken pul tieie - %
80, s,,t ,,st the unofficial action Of to-day VIII
be ratified
PAYNE BILL DUTY on PULP
.,,,,s. hill r,-ovides that mechanically ground
wood pulp shall pay duty OF lin % - -
s.c,,nd but there is a proviso thsl Al sL't - -.
,rs4ted free from any country OF proNi"C
80 not forbid OF restrict the expectation OF OF
.- - - e,no-+ dutv export license fee. or other
-. charge whatsoever, either direcuy OF n
.6,rect,v. whether in the form Of aodl'lohal cai
KY license fee otherwise. upon III ~
ground wood pulp or wood Tor use II '' - -
,.s-+,,-e If wood pulp" Senators Hale ana FISe
- r-ovl,, orrosed TO this proviso- ana lhe leH
h.-, ~ the Finance Committee realize ma tlaL w.
-,.-a-sr leaders Will be deeply olsaplN'i'' a.
~, committee could not see us way 80 -
,hs -.nsr rate at IS 2 ton and the WOOD pup la'o
ef 81 g ton .,a.5 NTH the
.-sco-,rrendations Of the Finance commute e. 60 ~
,be,- supporters will make defernllneu IS. s.,
chs eoor and in the conference oon1rnl'lee u
81. House duty OF g a ton on paper - -
S.,+,r Brown has Offered an arneno1neh' y
Lars paper on the free list and Is preps.,i.s
.o.st :, support Of his amendment some ol - -, - =
-rz,,-.- .;rsrrgents" favorable 70 'he = uu'S
.r.,l. several Senators who HERETOFORE nave - -,
:. .,,v,.ir the Finance Committee Will not loiio"
~ atsr5cb on this schedule. The leaders nope -
5ivnose of the silk schedule to-nnorro" anu -
,7r the ppp and paper question soon after"aiu
ON WOOL SNt1r14JNA1f>-
-hs entire session to-day and tonight vas oe
,-o.s5 n the wool schedule Mr.. DolllFer le'eF
80 -, On he Dingiev rates and offered series
20 .renduents providing reductions. de rilaue a
short statement in explanation Of his alllel1lil
.-s s.-,sn6e5 : rollcau most OF them Every
e-or+ % the Iowan turn the TIDE against ne
7-;nance Committee proved unavatllng MI. 4lui lc"
l,,,,- from eight 70 eleven majority on each vote
senators Crawford and Gamble Of south Dskooa,
who have been classed as insurgents Eoteo WIN
-he committee against the DolllNeI aiieloi'i7' a.
dis eenaror NcEneTy-
Mr ToI5iver sought 70 prove that the growers O.
-, -.-srs not getting their share of protection
,,r5Ar the Dingley act He said they had oeen
6eIu5ed and ensnared by the mysteries OF tn's
,,,s-o~4c hur1bug. Schedule K. He mace pea
g ~. c.rasd wool manufacturers. against whom.
ne said the present duties discriminate oeHa
warren snnoot and Carter were the principal de-
..-a.-s ~ the schedule although Mr. Aldr1ch oc-
s.ionallv took the lead in replying TO the charges
= n. Toz-an Much OF the debate related 10 the
,,estion Of whether il is possible 70 collect dutles
~ .re wool contents Of cloth. Nj Dollver INSISTED
.h.+ while this vas impossible dozen years ago
.5x-snces made in science showed that Il could De
done at this time Ih4s NaS U0-iiO- ~
srioot and Aldrich
r.. g. of Mr. Delivers suggestions was that
- she urool in yarns should be taxed, and after
considerable spirited discussion in which Messrs.
Tool1i,er and Warren took the principal parts. the
a,,e,5v,ent va. defeated by vote Of 81 TO a. In
the course Of the debate Mr. Warren contender
-As. +be object Of this provision was 10 prevent
te irnportation Of cheap cloths, but this was met
~ suggestion from Mr.. Dolliver that there might
y. some people who would be benehted oy haVlne
obsan cloths brought in from aroad-
Another Of Nir Delivers amendments vas iden-
NH TTTUTTTTTTg go