Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-08
SPECIFIC RATES ON
COTTON SCHEDULE
Finance Committee Amendment
As To Rates On Goods Valued
At from z to Il Cents is Adopt
ed.

WASHINGTON. June 6-After devot-
Ing the larger portion OF tne day TO lis
fsning 20 a discussion Of the cotton cloth
schedule the senate entered into period
of voting late in the afternoon and very
rapidly disposed OF the entire subject OF
preventing undervaluations- On al the
votes taken the finance committee was
sustained BIZ a majority OF ten or eleven
Three ballots were necessary TO accom-
pllsh this result and others would have
been necessary. but for Senator Bacon.
who seeing the futility OF opposing the
committee. suggested the grouping OF the
votes after the first two ballots had been
taken. This suggestion was unanimously
agreed 10 with the result that so much
vas accomplished that a night session
Was not held
SENATOR DOLLIvER SPEAKS.
Senator DolIiver occupied much OF the
time with a speech In which he INDUCED
n much caustic criticism OF the methods
q the finance committee. He declared
that Senators Aldrfch and SmOOt, OF that
committee. were at variance In their es-
inmates Of the effect OF the committees
action on the cotton schedule. the former
ccntendlng that there had been q change
u only ten per cent. while Mr.. Aldrich
was. however. prompt in his correction OF
this statement. asserting that his use
Of the ten per cent estimate applied 10
cotton importations affected by the DilI
and not 10 the changes in duties. Mr..
niIilver also gave much attention TO
petition nRmerously signed by leading
merchants OF New York. and when Mr.
Aldrich attempted TO show that most OF
the signatures were those OF importers.
the Iowa senator replied by reading the
that business.
The nrst vote OF the day was on an
amandment consolidating the paragraph
relating TO the cheaper cloths. which
WAS won by the usual majority. the
vote standing Al 10 80. This result
was SO pronounced as 20 lead Senator
Tuinan 70 make the characteristic APP
peal 10 permit the tarir bill to come
70 q vote. because. as he declared, there
vas no doubt as to what the final re-
8ult would be. Incidentally, he as
sertsn that the members Of the finance
c0mmittee were ~the DOldest band OF
Buccaneers that ever got together
The latter portion OF the days ses-
sion was devoted TO a discussion of the
commiftee's change as in the interest
a. higher duties, and when Mr.. Aldrich
explained that a very small percentage
Of the importations were affected by
the substitution OF specific for ad val
orem duties. the Iowa senator respond
20 that, however small the change, IL
ehould be made along right lines.
VOTE ON AMENDMENT.
vote was taken on a committee
amendment consolidating the para
graphs on the cheapest grades Of cot
ton cloths and fixing a rate OF one cent
4 square yard on unbleached cotton
cloths OF so threads 10 the inch, Of
Ia cent on bleached cloth, II valued at
not more than nine cents, and at
cents IL dyed and cOlored and valued
a. not more than IL cents. The amend
menf carried Al TO so.
Senators Foster and McEnery voted
with the Republicans. ana Senators
Beveridge. Bristow, Brown, Burkett,
Clapp Crawford. cummins' Dolliver.
IA toilette and Nelson voting with the
Democrats
The amendment substituting specific
or ad va1orem duties was then dis
cussed Mr.. LaEoIlette, asserting
there was not a reduction in the duties
on cotton clotl. said there we're a num-
Der OF increases on the face OF the bill
In direct terms and which had not been
affected BY court decisions. He asked
Mr. Aldrich 10 go through the cotton
cloth schedule item by item and de-
clared emphatieally he would show the
senate there were numerous increases
INCORRECT SAYS ALDRICH.
The comparison made by Mr.. LaFollette
of the senate bill rates with what he
said we're the specific rates equivalent TO
the ad valorem rates OF the Dmgley act.
were declared by Mr.. AIdFich 10 be in
correct He said ne was supported In his
denunciation Of Mr.. LaFollette's figures
By all the experts In the United States.
When Mr.. LaFolIette was reading spe-
cffc rates as being Dingley rates. Mr..
Aldrich contended that the duties In the
Dlnglsy law were ad valOrem rates AR.
LaF0Ilette insisted that the specific rates
which he was reading were the equiva-
lentz Of the ad valorem duties OF the
present Law. They are the Dingley
rates" he insisted.
Wen see said Mr.. Aldrfch.
.sOh. know Il will be voted through. %
said Mr. LaFollette. I'VE have had a
number Of exhibitions OF that kind. This
blIl was passed. let me say 10 the SEN
ate when the senator from Rhode Is
land was clothed with the authority to
appoint the committee on committees OF
the senate
Mr. Bailey announced his intention Of
voting against the committees amend
nneut because he said Il did not lower
the. Dinghy rates.
TILL1fAN NOT BITTER.
Mr Tnlman. declaring he did not want
TO say anything bitter OF hurt any ones
feelings. said:
Il am very. very tired Of this sham