The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-15
ALDR|CH PRESENTS
TARIFF MEASURE
Senate Win Begin Work on the
Bill Thursday.
OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS
Daniel Declares Minority Has Not
Had SUFFICIENT Time - House
Wants TO Correct OIL
Duty Blunder.

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Washington, Apr.g13.-The amended
tariff bin is now on the senate caIen.
dar and by an agreement reached on
the floor consideration Of the measure
will begin on Thursday. l
The bill was laid before the finance
committee with the Democratic mem.
bers present, yesterday morning, and
after 80 minutes parleying vote was
taken on the question of making a
report to the senate, all of the Repub.
licans voting in the affirmative and
the Democrats in the negative.
Soon after the senate met Senator
Aldrieh presented the amended bill.
Senator Daniel, on behalf OF the minor
ity, protested. that the Democrats had
not, been given an opportunity to ex-
anime the measure and Senator Aid
rich. replied thss they could make
their examination by Thursday, He
stated also that that as the majority
is responsible for the BILL, its course
in Fastening the report was war
ranted
All Changes Not Made.
AS reported the bill does not con,
tain all of the changes in rates which
the finance committee proposes to
make. Although several important
amendments, such as the restoration
of the Dingley rates on women's
gloves and hosiery, the placing of
works of art on the free list, and the
assessment of a duty on iron ore have
been made. the revenue producing
possibilities of the bill are little
changed. The increases are provided
mainly in the schedule covering lux
uries, the entire liquor schedule being
materially advanced. The increase on
wines and spirits is expected to bring
in about $3,000,0 900 additional revenue.
Senator Aldrich stated that the COM
mittee realizes that the increases thus
far recommended willsnot be sufficient
to counterbalance the loss in revenues
that will result from the reductions
and the lengthening of the free list.
This shortage will necessitate further
increases on certain Injuries and the
committee intends to report some
changes at an early date which 1t
will ask the senate to adopt ,Wo
In discussing, the revenue features
Of the bill. Senator Aldrich insisted
that as 1t will be amended by the SEN
ate the Payne bill will provide SUM-
cient funds to meet the expenses of
the government without resorting to
any but import taxes.
No maximum and minimum pro-
visions or administrative features,
which include additional forms Of
taxation, were reported In the bill
Cotton and Wool Schedules.
Changes were made in the cotton
and wool schedules of interest largely
to the manufacturers of cotton and
wooden cloths. The action Of the
finance committee in maintaining the
high rate of duty which it placed on
top at the time the Dingley bill was
under consideration, and which now
stands in the present law, will un.
doubtedly reopen the controversy on
the wool schedules.
The intent of the Dingley law re-
garding the assessment of duties on
cotton cloth has been carried out
through a change in the provision for
the method to be used in counting the
threads in cotton cloths The new
proyiso and the Encouragement OF
the duties on the various grades of
cloths eliminates the ambiguity which
resulted in many difficulties in carry.
Ing out the provisions of the existing
law, without changing the ad valorem
equivalent of the specific duties.
BY restoring the Dingley rates to
barley and barley malt, and by reduc.
ing the taxation on the breakfast table
by cutting down the duties of coffee
substitutes and placing cocoa on the
free list, the senate amendments to
the Payne bill present bid fo- popn.
lar favor
House Wants RiII-Rack.
The house was i'm session two hours
and 10 minutes. The first action taken
was the adoption of a resolution call
ing upon the senate for return OF the
Payne tariff bill next Thursday in or.
der that 1t might be corrected SO as
to include products OF petroleum in
the free list.
That the present session OF the
house is not restricted to tariff legis.
lation, was the decision of Speaker
Cannon. The question came up when
Mr., Macon Of Arkansas objected to
the house passing on some resolutions
from the committee on accounts pro
yiding for the pay of janitors. The
speaker declared he was not aware OF
any constitutional provision that
would prevent the house tfansactine
any business 1t desired under the
rules