Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-27
HARVESTER TRUST is SCORED

WASHINGTON, June 26-Although 1t de-
voted almost eight hours to strenuous ef-
fort in that direction the senate today
failed to conclude It's consideration Of the
schedules of the tariff bill, and when at
b.l5 o'clock an adjournment was reached
there still were a number Of rates to he
determined. The day, however was full
of achievement and a number OF provisions
were disposed Of,
Among the more important questions
which received attention were agricultural
implements, wood pulp, cash registers,
lithographc plates and jute yarns.
BeverIdge starts Something.
Probably the most exciting incident Of
the day was the vote on senator Beve-
ridges amendment reducing from 20 per
cent ad valorem to Is per cent ad valorem
the duty on cash registers. The Indiana
senator began his fight for this reduction
some days ago and was enabled to force
vote on 1t today after comparatively
little discussion. The vote resulted thirty
one ayes and thirty-three noes.
! Stating after the vote announced
! that several senators had informed him
! that they had voted against his motion
under a misapprehension, Mr.. Beveridge
said he would renew the motion at a later
date.
! Senator Jeff Davis OF Arkansas delivered
! in characteristic vein a set speech which
was a denunciation OF the senate finance
committee i'm general and in detail. He
bordered at times on the personal in his
! criticism Of Senator Aldrich.
Indirectly Mr. Davis criticised democrats
who had declared their lack of allegiance
to the last democratic national platform.
That platform, he said he was willing to
swallow from 'eand to eand' and from
'lJiver to kiver" "
Tells Bryan TO Keep Out.
Mr.. Davis defended Mr.. Bryan as the
reputed author of the platform. Even
though Mr. BRYAN might never he presi-
dent Mr. Davis expressed the hope that
he would not circumscribe the field Of
his usefulness, the field Of his eternal
greatness, by accepting seat in the sem
ate
This field Is too small" said the Arkan-
sas senator "a pitiable spectacle Mr..
Bryan would present here today bound
and gagged, as are all the members of
the helpless minority to the autocrat'c
will OF the senior senator from Rhode Is
land"
Pulp Schedule Revised.
The wood pulp provision again received
attention and It was supposed that II had
been finally acted upon until Senator
CIapp taking exception to the retalia-
tory provision of the schedule amended,
stated that he would make an effort 10
have that provision entirely eliminated
before final action should be taken on the
bill.
Today's amendments were in lieu of all
previous senate changes in the schedule.
They were suggested by Senator Brown
of Nebraska and provided for the free
Importation of mechanically ground wood
pulp except from countries which place
obstacles I'm the way OF their expectation
of wood or pulp TO the United States when
upon procla nation Of the president
duty Of ne-twelfth of one cent pound
may be imposed. Retaliation is also pro-
vided against countries exporting chemi-
cal pulp or newspaper print paper into
the United states No secret Is made OF
the fact that these provisions for retail
iation are aimed at Canada
Harvester Trust Attacked.
Much of the time given TO the
discussion of motion by Senator Bacon
placing agricultural implements on the
free list. but after much discussion IL
was rejected by the decisive vote OF 26
TO 54. In connection with this amend
, ment Senator stone made long speech.
attacking the international Harvester
COMPANY as a trust Mr.. Stone declared
that the Department Of Justice was
asleep.
Other changes made during the day
: were as follows:
] Increasing to PA cents a pound the
. duty on hemp; providing for the free
importation. until 1912, Of linen manu-
e featuring machines; increasing To the
e extent of about 10 per cent over the
e present law the duties on laces AMI em-
2 broideries: imposing a duty OF 81 per
e cent on engraved lithographic plates
slightly decreasing the duty on jute
yarns; striking from the free list the
products Of petroleum, and eliminating
the house retaliatory provision rega riding
wrapper and filler tobaccof