New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
SOME DUTIES RAISED
SENATE LEADERS SMILE.
SeueraI Insurgents" Vote for In
creases in 4 agricultural Schedule.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

From Tribune Bureau
Washington. MAY 29.-Whoesale desertions from
the ranks of the Insurgents marked consideration
Of the agricultural schedule by the Senate To-Day
and showed that with them the tarin was d
, local issue The Republicans from the Middle
West made protest against the increases recon-
mended by the Finance Committee on barley barley
malt rye. wheat cabbages. hops and other 1aTm
products. When Senator Root made an effort TO
reduce the duty barley TO the House rate, ohiS
three "lnsurgents" supported him. A broad smile
went around the Senate when the Nice-Presiden'
announced that the adoption OF the paragraph IN
creasng the duty barley from "a 70 80 cents Il
bushel, the ayes we're As and the noes 2S senators
La Toilette Bristow, Clapp Nelson. Brown. Cra~-
ford and Burkett. who have voted against nearly
every Increase recommended by the Finance com
mittee. among those who supported the IN
crease barley. The three Insurgents who voted
with Mr. Root against the higher rate were Senators
Bevcridge. Cummins and DolIver. Senators Bur
ton and Depcw. Republicans. also voted with MI
Root Mr. Foster the only Democrat TO vote
for tho barley duty recommended by the committee
The attitude Of the Insurgents" IN supporting
the Increases in the agricultural schedule brought
JOY 10 the Republican leaders. From time TO time
they have hinted that the insurgents favored
reductions 'on the products Of the other Fellow
and would be found cldmoring for nigh duties on
the products OF their own states. Wait until We
reach the agricultural schedule. and see what
happens" has been the comment Of the Ne" Eng
land Senators.
ph. the other paragraphs passed over at
the first reading OF the bill being adopted without
opposition. snag encountered when the
paragraph increasing the duty lemons from IA
10 1i9 cents pound was reached. Mi ROOT again
appeared rs a downward revsionist. He said that
lemons contributed TO the innocent and heaithtui
enjoyment Of the people Of New fork. ana ne
wanted an explanation Of why the duty had been
increased. Mr. Flint, OF California, began an eiao-
orate explanation but after speaklng%half an hour
gave way 10 Mr.. AIdrich who moved an adjourn
ment. Mr.. Flint viii conclude on Monday, ana
Mr.. Root will follow him with an argument i''
the restoration of the Dnglcy duty OF cent
pound lemons.
Mr Bacon offered an amendment FOR duty OF
% per cent ad vajorem on raw cotton. Al MI
Aldrichs suggestion. the Georgia Senator did not
press the amendment to-day. but gave notice that
he urge it's adoption before consideration OF
the schedule was finished. Mr.. Bacon eNplalleu
that the only cotton now imported is the so-ca',eN
Sea island cotton. duty Of 20 per cent. ne ssh
would Yield &.000o 900 enue annually. Ever s"ce
the Georgia Senator took stand for hEA duty
on lumbec he has been annoyed when hepnohcah
Senators have intimated that the protective prin-
cple vas gaining a foothOd in the south He
took occasion 20 say to-day that while Sea Island
cotton is one of the products of his state his
amendment IS intended TO impose revenue not
a protective. duty. This also provoked smile on
the Republican side.
When the paragraph relating pineappIes is
reached on Monday Mr.. TaIiaferro will offer an
amendment for q higher rate. and will defend 1t
g a revenue tariff
Mr.. sSoot made strong plea for a reduction OF
the duty on barley. lie referred to the decline OF
the mating industry in Northern New York under
the Dingley law. and declared that no facts had
been submitted showing that the difference in the
cost OF producing barley in the United States and
Canada warranted a duty Of 80 cents busheL The
New York Senator resented Mr. CANDLES state
rnent that the high duty would mean the building
up OF malt industry In the Middle West lie
wanted to know II 1t Mr.. Candles purpose tc
transfer this industry from New York TO Wiscon-
sim Minnesota and South Dakota. He said he
desired to protest against that kind of tariff re-
vision
After Mr. Du Pont had made his maiden tariff
speech in favor OF a higher duty on potatoes. he
moved that the rate be increased from % 10 4j
cents a bushel The motion was adopted without
a rolcalL
Various amendments. most Of them providing
changes in the phraseology of the agricultural
schedule. reported by the Finance Committee
and adopted without debate \ new paragraph
was Inserted making broom corn dutable at sS /
ton At the suggestion OF Mr.. Aldrich, the duty On
corn was reduced from 20 to l5 cents bushel, the
latter being the rate I'm the House bill The duty
Oh hops was increased from - 10 20 cents pound
Various changes in the paragraphs relating to fish
were made on motion OF Mr.. Lodge. The Massa-
chusetts Senator accepted an amendment by Mr.
Piles 70 make canned oysters dutiable at the same
rates canned fish AMI fixing IA duty of 20 per
cent ad :alorcm oysters in the shell Another
amendments offered by Mr. lodge making cells and
srnets. fresh frozen dutIable at one cent Il
pound was adopted.
on motion OF Mr.. Aldrch substitute was adopt
cd for paragraph 259 relating to orchids. palms.
bulbs etc The purpose OF the substitute is TO pro
vide n specific duty bulbs with view to en-
couragng reciprocal trade relations with Holland
The results OF the days work were am in
crease in the duty barley from 25 10 30 cents a
hushel; an ad valorem duty of - per cent on an
sweetened biscuits. and 90 per cent hd vaorem on
sweetened biscuits and other baked articles: an
increase in the duty hops from u cents pound.
as provided by the House. 10 20 cents; increase
from 25 TO Is cents a bushel potatoes. duty
Of % per cent ad valorem on oysters in the shell
and cent a pound cells smelts. and reduc-
ton in the duty on olives In packages OF more
than five gallons each from % to 10 cents gnon.
The Senate decided hold session Monday