Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
Says Taxes on Necessaries
Will Be Reduced.
MANY PERSONS WANT HEARI.
Ohio Senators Introduce Delegation
of Coal Producers.
POTTERY AND CHINA SCHEDULES
Importers Insist ThRt Protection on
Finer Grades IL Much Greater
Than Indicated in Tariff

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Onslaughts
upon the senate committee on finance by
prominent members OF congress have be-
come SO vigorous since It became known
that the work of inserting rates in the bill
soon to be reported has actually begun,
that there is danger OF revision being de-
cededly Of an upward trend, It is said, un-
less deaf cars are turned to importunte in
terests The only persons now seen by
the committee are senator's and deega-
tions introduced by senators. in the fore
noon Many other delegation wait about
the corridors all day seeking the ears of
individual committeeman during the re-
cesses.
In spite of these conditions good prog
ress Is being made and Senator Aldrich.
the chairman, said today that he could
predict that when the bill is reported 1t
will be seen that the revision has been
downward. especially upon the necessaries
of life.
1t is probable that the senate will be in
session on Saturday in order to receive
the Payne, bill from the house. session
of the finance committee then will be
held In order to make up the amendments
that have been decided upon and send the
bill TO the printing office. The democratic
members of the committee will be called
IN and an effort made to obtain an agree
ment with them that will permit the re-
porting of the bill by Tuesday. There are
many schedules that will lead to much de-
bate In the senate.
WIN report Btu Tuesday.
Many demands upon the finance commit
tee for changes in the Payne rates or for
revision OF certain paragraphs of the Ding
ley law were made today.
Senator Dick and Senator Burton intro
duced delegation of coal producers from
eastern Ohio who ship their products to
Ontario and other Canadian provinces, who
desire to retain the reciprocity clause In
the Payne bll.t
A number OF concerns manufacturing gas
in the New England states oppose the pro-
vision which indicates slack coal in the
same paragraph with bituminous coal max
ing both dutiable at 81 cents. This amounts
to an Increase on slack coal from the
present rate OF Is cents. and it is asserted
that it would result in increasing the cost
of gas to consumers. The sack coal
usually comes from Cape Breton.
Potter and china Schedules.
The pottery and fine china schedules were
considered today. The views Of the Ma
tional Association of Wholesale Dealers in
Pottery we're represented by Jerome Jones
of Boston. f. n. Pitkin OF Chicago and
George w. Kinney OF Cleveland. They con-
tended that the actual protection to Ameri-
can pottery manufacturers is much greater
than represented by the specified rates OF
SO and 10 per cent because the packages in
which the goods ar eimported are dutiable
and Il Is claimed the actual protection
amounts 10 80 per cent on decorative and
~ per cent on white china. They ask a
reduction to 40 per cent ad valorem OF
white and 40 per cent on decorative china
The delegation had been received previously
by President Taft.
Mr. Jones talked to the president abou
speeches delivered by him in the recen
campaign In which the president declared
that the pottery industry needed create
protection. The delegation gained the i'm
preston from Mr.. Taft that he was speak
ing generally OF the pottery industry ant
had no special reference TO the manufacture
of fine china 1t IL said there is disposi
tion In the senate TO stil further increas
the duty ON china.
Gordon Dobsoh of Maine asked the com
mittee 10 again take up the subject o
earded woocns and provide for sucl
notifications of the duties as would Civ
protection ON heavy shrinkage woolens. I
IL said that this indstry has suffered b!
reason OF the Increasing demands for fin
yg1fsteds.