Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-19
SENATE ADOPTS
DUTY ON PAPER
RATE OF $40 A TON ACCEPTED
BY LAWMAKERS
sAlLEY's INCOME TAX PLAN TO
COME UP TODAY
Without Unanimous Agreement, the
Amendment of Texas Solon Prob
ably Will Be Postponed on
Motion of Aldrich
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WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The sem
ate late today adopted. "A to S2, the
amendment of the senate committee on
finance fixing a duty of 81 ton on
print paper in place of the house rate
of 50 ton. - o5
pulp and print paper schedule had not
been acted upon when the senate au-
iourned at Z o'clock.
THE Bailey income tax amendment
will he pending when the senate con-
venes tomorrow. If unanimous
agreement in accordance with mo-
tion made by Mr.. Aldrich today Is not
then obtained, he probably Will move
to postpone consideration OF the SUD
jects to a certain day.
Today's discussion was confined
largely to the Democratic side, the SUB
iect of debate being an interview with
former Representative John II. Lamp
of Indiana. in which he is reported to
have criticised some of the Democratic
senators, among them Senator Danlei
of Virginia and Senator Simmons OF
North Carolina, for not voting on some
schedules in accordance with the dec
larations of the Denver platform. Both
Mr.. Daniel and Mr.. Simmons replied TO
the criticism.
senator Bailey, after reiterating his
fndependence of special declarations by
the party, said that the Denver plat
form had been the work of one man.
Senator Hughes of Colorado defended
Mr.. Bryan and the platform.
Mr.. Bailey undertook to show that by
his vote for a duty on lead ore Mr..
Hughes had himself not been entirely
controlled by the official utterances OF
his party.
Mr.. Hughes responded with much
feeling, declaring that he was under no
outside influence.
While the print paper schedule was
under consideration, Senator LaFollette
proposed an amendment continuing the
s4 rate ON print paper until July !, 1912,
when the 81 rate should go into effect
Amendment Defeated
This was voted down, 81 to A.
Mr.. Brown of Nebraska interrupted
to cite figures in the Mann report show
ing an Increase in price in 1907 from
$40 to $50 ton.
What is the price this year," in
quired Mr.. Aldrich.
Replying that the price was a little
less than in 1907. the Nebraska senator
met a fiat denial on the part of both
Senators Aldrich and Gallinger that
print paper had ever sold for $50 ton.
Explaining that there was a great in
ternational question pending before the
senate which did not exist when the
house passed the tariff bill. Mr. Aldrich
said Canada had adopted a policy by
which II was intended effectually to
prevent the export of logs or wood
pulp The purpose, he said, was to take
possession of the American market for
print paper.
I'VE ought to make the duty so
high" he said, "as not to permit the
carrying out of such a plan"
Quoting S27.59 as the price of produc-
ing d ton of print paper in Canada, he
continued:
1.-The result of our investigation
made through the books of the paper
companies themselves, covering a great
variety of mills under great variety
of circumstances, led me to the con-
clusion that the cost in this country
is S31.5O a ton under the most favorable
circumstances.
Il know there are certain newspapers
in this country" said Mr.. Aldrich.
(which by covert threats and the
abuse of senators and representatives
have been trying to force us to adopt
these low rates or to put this paper
on the free list, but, in my judgment,
they represent very small minority
of the newspapers, whose treatment Of
public questions cannot be and is not
affected by their material interest"