Evening star., 1909-06-12
INVITED BY ALDR|CH
Western Senators Accused of
Back Tracking.
DEMAND DUTY ON SAG0
Comes Into Competition With Corn
and Potato Starch.
WORKS OF ART ON FREE LIST
Vote to Admit Pictures Other Than
for Public Galleries, Fifty
Three to Fifteen.
WORKS OF ART ON FREE LIST

Because Senator Nelson oe, Minnesota
and Senator Cummins Of Iowa, two OF the
republican progressives, advocated strik-
ing sago -four OF OF the free list In the
Senate today. Senator Aldrich. chairman
OF the finance committee. accused them OF
having abandoned their tarin reform
ideas. He said sago flour was an article
OF food and came in competition with the
starch trust, which he called ono OF the
greatest in the country. Mr.. Cummins
! retorted that he had never been In favor
of putting trust products on the free list,
not even the products of the steel trust
He argued that sago flour was simple
starch and comes into direct competition
with the corn and potato starch OF this
| country. destroying the protection 1t was
desired to give the American farmers
1T Is simply another case.'' declared
Mr.. Nelson. ''of farmers OF the middle
west coming against the cotton manufac-
turers Of New England
Mr.. Nelson declared that sago starch
was used in the manufacture OF cotton
This was also stated by Senator CALM
ger Of New Hampshire. who. however,
desired that 1t be admitted free on this
account.
Free When Used as Food.
The matter was finally settled by an
agreement being reached upon the sug-
gestion of Senators Burrows OF Michigan
| and Frye Of Maine that ''sago when used
as food be put on the free list and that
the same limitation be placed on tapioca
| -four
| Senator Gore tried to get the Senate to
agree to admit bulbs and Dubious roots
\ free from countries that would admit
American wheat and wheat -four free. in
order to create q better market for
American flour in Holland. The sugges-
| ton was voted down after Mr.. McCumber
had explained that the committee had al
| ready prepared and had adopted q rate
| on bulbs that was entirely satisfactory to
| importers Of the Holland article.
s:t AZ senator Taliaferro's suggestion ra-
dunn was put on the free list.
Another discussion arose over the
paragraph admitting works OF art
Tree into this country under certain
limitations. This was opposed by Sena-
tors Burkett and Nelson. who were
willing that the works OF art should
come In free when intended for public
EXHIBIT, but not for private galleries.
Senator Lodge and Senator Aldrfch ad-
vocated the adoption Of the paraKraphs
In the interest of education.
| senator Dolliver accused the artists
OF New York Of being responsible for
the present duty on these articles. He
was glad that the committee proposed
to change the law.
Art Works on Free List.
Mr.. Burkett declared he was ''in favor
| of art galleries and all that sort of thing"
but insisted that rich men ought to pay
| duty when they brought works OF art
| over here to adorn their palaces" The
para agraphs were adopted.
| The vote on the paragraph admitting
| free of duty works of art not intended for
IN GAy,t he
gestion of MIR. Lodge, rugs and carpets
| were excepted. The senators voting no
were Borah. Brown. Burkett, Clark Cum
mns Dixon; i, Fietche1 Heyburn; Hughes.
An amendment by Mr.. Nelson limiting
| free importation of works of art to those
intended for public galleries was previous
| ly voted down without roll call.
Reach End of Free List.
AT 2:15 pm. the Senate reached the end
of the free list and upon motion of Mr.
Aldrich went into executive session for
the purpose of considering nominations
The tariff bill has now been practically
completed, with the exception OF few
questions upon which division Of opin-
| ion still exists In the finance committee.
These will be cleaned up next week.
| They include the lumber schedule. the
| wood pulp and paper schedule and the
| rates of pig iron, hides, oil, coal and
few other articles of minor importance
| Five minutes after going into executive
| session the Senate adjourned until Mon.
day morning at 1870 o'clock.
| Income Tax Sidetracked.
| No further action will be taken by the
Senate upon the income tax amendment
to the tariff bill until June 1S. This
decision was reached late yesterday aft
ernoon by a vote OF Is to 81 on a mo-
tion by Senator Aldrich to postpone un-
| til that date.
| Calling up his provision modifying the
| bill by adding an income tax amend
ment Mr.. Bailey attempted to obtain an
agreement on the part OF Senator Aldrich
that when ii is acted upon 1t will be by
| a direct vote on its adoption and not on
| a motion to refer the question to q com.
mittee.
Mr. Aldrich replied that he could not
in advance say what course would bs
| taken on the amendment when II does
| come UP. lie moved that further consid.
Grafton upon the amendment be deferred
for one week.
In a speech of some length. Mr. Bailey
said he had at least succeeded In call
ing the attention of the country to what
was going on lin the Senate and in in
| fiuential circles at Washington to de-
feat this proposed income tax. He said
he believed .the senator from Rhode
Island had manifested his purpose TO
avoid direct vote on this question By
making a motion to refer 1t to com.
mittee."
But" he said mo senator can now
vote to refer IL to committee and go 10
his constituents and say he was In favor
OF it."
He added that he knew of the subtle
influence at work. and added that sena-
tors could not be drawn by misrepre.
sentation or threats TO misrepresent their
people"
Il am greatly surprised at the char
acter of the statement just made by the
senator from Texas" said Mr.. Aldrich In
reply Il know Of no influences that
have been used to restrain senators from
voting as they please upon this question"
Mr. Bailey accepted amendments to his
income tax provision suggested by Mr..
Cummins by which the rate of tax was
decreased from 3 to 2 per cent and ex-
empted all incomes under 5000.
The income tax shared with the wool
schedule the attention Of the Senate dur.
ing the last hours of the session yeetegs
day.
Wool Amendments Defeated.
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