Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-09
TAX ON BASIS OF SHRNKAGE
Mr.. smoot Says Suggestion
Imprsctioable.
MR.. CARTER LECTURES ON WOO.
senator from Montana Has Large
BOX of samples which He
Uses TO illustrate His
views.

WASHINGTON, June s.--A great deal OF
good humor and many pleasantries were
injected into the debate on the woolen
schedule in the senate today, Mr.. Dolliver
being the central figure. He offered
several amendments and announced his in
tention OF presenting a number Of others,
appealing to the republican members to
vote with him because he said these
amendments would justify the attitude Of
the republican party in advocating pro-
tective tariff.
Mr. Smoot, assisted TO a large extent by
Mr., Warren. who Is considered an expert
on the wool industry, defended the finance
committees recommendation with regard
to that schedule The various amendments
proposed to the house bill by the finance
committee Of the senate are intended to
restore the Dingley provisions of the
wooden schedule. which in some cases pro-
vide higher schedules than the Payne BILL
as provided by the house.
Lecture by Mr.. Carter.
One Of the Interesting features OF the day
was a lecture on the woolen industry from
beginning to END by Mr.. Carter, who
brought forth a large box filled with
samples Of various grades of wool To
the senators who gathered about him he
explained each step in the manufacture
OF woolen goods. from the raising Of the
sheep to the making OF the garment. He
familiarized members Of the senate with
the uses Of shoddy, waste, moils, tops and
various grades OF wool.
Mr.. Doliver proposed an amendment
which would assess the duty on woolens
on an ad valorem basis according to the
shrinkage OF the wool. He became in
volved in an argument with Mr.. Smoot as
TO the feasibility of such an arrangement
of the wooden duties, the latter contending
that It would be impossible to collect duties
on that basis because American manufac-
turers want their wool in the grease and
hardly any two of them use the same meth
ods Of securing the wool
MIR. warren's Cheap suit.
Much amusement was afforded when Mr.
Dolliver and Mr.. Warren became involved
In a colloauy In which they stood within
a few feet of each other and each endeav-
ored to convince the other OF the sound
ness OF his opinion regarding the advisable
ity OF assessing the woolen duty on value
OF the wool in the cloth. Mr.. Dolliver said
he would propose amendments which would
carry out this proposition, but Mr.. Warren,
TO illustrate the small proportion OF the
entire cost OF a wooden garment which is
dutiable, asked Mr.. Dolllver to examine
the suit which he was wearing.
Mr.. Doriver said 1t appeared to him to
be a good suit. whereupon Mr.. Warren ex-
pained that the cloth In the suit cost only
81 and the making and the trimmings cost
S42 showing that the duty on the 81 worth
Of cloth was trifling compared with the en-
tire cost of the suit
DOIliVer Opposes Increase.
The senate today began consideration oi
the wooden schedule. Taking up the first
amendment proposed by the committee or
finance, Senator Dolliver opposed the in
crease over the house rates. This amend
ment proposed a return to the Dingley rates
on top waste rowing waste, etc, or an In
crease of from 20 to 80 cents per pound
This increase was in accordance with th'
finance committees settled purpose of re
establishing the Dingley rates throughou
the wooden schedule.
In defense of the higher rates Senato
Warren. who is considered an expert il
the matter of woolens explained the pro
priety Of maintaining the Dingley duties
Referring to the fact that the Wyoming
senator 10 generally reputed TO be the owne
Of great many sheep Senator Dolliver de
cared that he was the greatest shephert
since Abraham"
Disavowins the personal ownership OF
atnsIa sheep, COW or horse. except hors
he keeps for his personal use. Mr.. Warrei
added that he was a stockholder in com
panies engaged in such industries as h
was in railroad companies.
Mr. Dolliver had read several memorial
OF carded wool manufacturers asking 70
an ad vslorem duty os the just method 70
protecting All parties interested in tn
wool business.
Senators Warren ana Smoot maintaine'
that the admission into the country Of to
waste and kindred wools supplanted jus
that smoutn OF American wool. Mr.. War
rem insisted that rags and shoddy woul
come into the United States under tn
lower duty advocated by the senator fror
Iowa.
In Interest of Poor.
so long" responded Mr.. Dolliver, "a
people are Obliged 10 go without woolei
clothing In cold weather It is better I
have the old and short wool obtained fron
such rags TO make their clothing than I
have no wooden clothes at ALL"
Meeting the statement OF MIR. Dollive
concerning the closing down OF woole
mills because OF the high duty on thes
forms OF wool consumed by them, Nj
Smoot declared that as a former manu-
facturer OF woolen goods, whose mill ha
closed down, he knew the industry ha
largely expired because OF a change
fashion from woolen clothing.
Explsining the various processes of MANI
faeture. Senator Carter carried me senat
throvsh all he phases of that industr
40 far A0 naCessarV 70 Illustrate the mr.,
priety Of the duties carried by the recon
mendstions OF the finance committee
large chest brought into the chambers ar
placed near the desk OF the senator frOi
Montana served to provide samples for Il
instruction OF the most ignorant IN IN
mysteries OF woolen manufacture. NJ