The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-24
SENATE FIXES DUTY ON COAL
90 CENTSsA TON on %BITUMrNOUs
-,N CENTS ON SLACK.

60 CENTSA TON on %BTTUMrNOUs
-N CENTS ON SLACK.
5t.sSncE -- 81
Heciproc1ty Provision for Free Coal With
Canada stricken Out--Finance Conn
ntfvtee's Lumber Schedule Wins-The
DUTY on %Ptnesppies Is Increased.
WASHINGTON, June 2a.-Before the
6enats adjourned this afternoon 1t had
disposed Of the paragraphs relating
TO the duties on lumber, coal and pine
apples. These three were regarded as
the most troublesome problems remain
ing in the schedules. The committee was
sustained on every proposition except
as to the duty on pineapples, and on that
the committee amendment was lost by
the adoption OF a substitute offered by
Senator Taliaferro OF Florida, which in
creased the duty 1928 per cent. over the
House rates. The vote by which the
pineapples amendment was adopted was
81 to 30. Nine Democrats voted for the
Increase and fourteen failed to vote,
OF whom one, Senator Clarke of Arkansas,
wa absent. The following was the vote;
Apes-Republicans Borah. Brandegee,
Buckley, Burnham. Carter. Clapp. Dick,
Dixon, du Point, Frye, Gallinger, Gugssn-
helm, Hale. Hepburn, Johnson. Lorimer,
oliver, PAGE. Penrose, Perkins. Piles, Scott,
Warner, Warren and WetmoTe. Democrats
Bailey. Chamberlain. Clay. fletcher. Eos.
ter, McEnery. Simmons. Taliaferro and
Taylor-3i.
oes-Renuhlicans- Aldrich. Beveridse.
Briggs, pT!s;o-. Browne. Burkett, Burrows,
Burton, Crane, Crawford, Cullom, Cummtns,
Curtis, Gamble. kean. La Toilette. Lodge,
NcCumher, Nelson. Root, Smoot and Suth-
erland. Democrats Davis, Gore. Martin,
overman. PAINTER. Rayner, Smith OF Mary
land and 1illman 80.
The coal duty was taken up imme-
diately after the vote on the pineapple
duty. The committee amendment, which
was adopted, placed the duty at 90 cents
q ton on bituminous coal and Is cents
on slack. and struck out the reciprocity
provision for free coal with Canada.
Senator McCumber, a member OF the FL
nance Committee, offered an amendment
to reduce the proposed duty from go TO
20 cents, This amendment was loFt by a
vote of 20 to a. The Democrats rallied
IN large numbers to the support OF Senator
Aldrich. The vote was as follows:
Ayes - Republicans Bristow, Brown.
Burkett. Burton. Carter, Clapp. Crawford,
Cummins, Curtis. Dblliser. Gamble, john
son, La Toilette, McCumber, Nelson and
Root. Democrats-Bacon, Clay, Davis.
Fletcher, Gore. Hughes. Johnston. Overman.
Paynter. Rayner. Smith Of South Carolina
and Stones.
observation-disclosures Aldrich, Borah, Bran
degee, Briggs. Buckley. Burnham. Burrows,
Clark of Wyoming. Crane, Cullom. Dick.
Dillingham;, Dixon. du Pont. Elkins, Gal
iineer, Guggenheim. Hale, Hepburn, Jones.
Kean. Lodge. Lorimer. oliver. Page. PEN
rose, Perkins. Piles, Scott. Smith OF Michi-
gan, Smoot. Sutherland. Warner, Warren
and wetmore. Democrats-Bailey, Cham
berlain, Daniel. Foster. McEnery. Martin,
Simmons, Taliaferro and Tillman-ii.
After Senator McCumber's amendment
was rejected the other amendments to
the coal paragraphs were voted down
without a roll call and the committee
amendment was adopted without a roll
call or a division. Senator McCumber
insisted on a separate vote being taken
on his proposed amendment TO restore
the reciprocity feature Of the House bill
which would have given free coal with
Canada A division. was had on this
amendment on the demand OF Senator
Davis Of Arkansas. the result being "a
ayes and Il noes. 1t took less time to
dispose OF both the lumber and the coal
paragraphs than was required to settle
the controversy over pineapples.
At the conclusion Of the votes on the
coal paragraph Senator Aldrich sub
mitted an amendment which he had prom
ised to report to the provision relating
to wood pulp. The result Of the proviso
val to make clearer the retaliatory power
given to the President to impose duties
against n country or subdivision thereof
which discriminates against the United
States In the matter OF expectation OF
pulp wood or pulp for paper making. The
proviso as it was finally agreed on by the
parentheses having been inserted by the
Finance Committee since the proviso was
originally reported:
And provided further that in case any such
country. dependency. province or sub
division thereof shall forbid directly OF in
directly the expectation TO the United
States, OF any wood pulp, logs or wood for
use In the manufacture Of wood pulp land
the President shall be OF the opinion that
such prohibition unduly discriminates
against the United States and shall issue q
proclamation to that effect therenpon and
thereafter) an additional duty equal to the
rates of duty imposed by this para IRA ph
upop wood pulp shall be imposed on any
wood pulp imported from such country or
dependency.
Senator Aldrich gave notice that he
would call up the proviso relating to wood
PUN o-morrow and would ask that IL be
considered until disposed Of. At the same
time Mr.. Aldrich submitted the amend
ments proposing increases in the leather
products to conform to the duty on hides,
which was restored by the Senate. By
these amendments the duty on solel leather
was increased over the House rate from
8 to 10 Der cent, on boots and shoes from
Is to 20 per cent and glove leather was
restored to the dutiable list, from which
Il had been stricken by the House. and II
the amendment is adopted will be dutiable
at 20 per cent. ad valorem..
Senator AldHch expressed a,desire to
have the amendments disposed, OF at
and they were ordered printed and will
probably be taken up tomorrow or
Friday. It is likely that there will be
considerable debate on the proposed
amendments before they are adopted.
The Senate made such remarkable
progress to-day in disposing OF important
Paragraphs that were still pending that
the hope was expressed by the leaders that
the schedules may all be disposed OF by
Saturday night, thus making 1t possible
for the Senate TO take up the consideration
Of the corporation tax and the income tar
on Monday. This was a very optimistic