Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-30
HIGHER RATES
ON P|NEAPPLES
FLORIDA SENATORS DEFEAT ~.
NANCE COMMITTEE PLAN
TO REDUCE TARIFF.
PARTY LINES OBLlTERATED
WHEN VOTE is TAKEN ON
LUMBER SCHEDULE.

Washington, June 24.-In an unex-
pected short order the senate yester.
day took up and disposed of the lum-
Der schedule and then entered upon
a discussi IN of pineapples, ending
with the adoption of Mr. Taliferro's
amendment increasing the duty. This
was q defeat for the committee on
finance.
Calling up the tariff bill immediate
ly after converting, Mr.. Aldrich asked
that the lumber schedule should re-
ceiye first attention. He had no
sooner taken his seat than Mr.. Nc
Cumber, who, in the interest of the
treeiess northwest, has been a persist
ent advocate of free lumber, present
ed an amendment reducing the
finance committees rate of $3.50 per
thousand on sawed lumber to the
house rate of 81. This was generally
recognized as test proposition, as
sawed lumber has been the bone of
contention from the beginning. The
North Dakota senator did not find it
worth while to enter into any argu-
ment in support of this provision, but
permitted it to go directly to vote.
The result was against him, and
was another triumph for the Aldrich
rates, the vote standing "a IN favor
to A against the reduced rate. The
party lines We're completely obliter-
ated on this vote.
Another test came on a proposition
to make the duty $1.25 per thousand
on lumber with a general change in
the differentials, and on this vote the
finance committee was also literally
supported. The entire wood schedule,
making reductions of about 25 per
cent. from the present rates, and in.
creasing the house rates of the pend
ing bill to about the same extent, was
then agreed to.
The sailing was not so smooth
when it came to pineapples. The
contention in this connection was for
higher rates, and came from demo
cratic sources. The DIRECTORS in this
case were Messrs. Taliaferro and
Fletcher The house had fixed the
duty~at 8 cents per cubic foot on pine
apples in barrels and IS thousand,
but the senate committee reduced the
rate to seven cents and 81 respective
ly, thus restoring the provisions of
the Dingley law
Mr.. Taliaferro presented an amend
ment restoring the house rate of IS
per thousand, but changing other por-
tons so as to require the payment
of half cent pound for pineap-
pies in bulk. The contention was for
and against this increase, and the
fight was mainly between the Florida
senator's. representing a pineapple
producing state, and Smith and Ray
ner of Maryland, in whose state there
are large pineapple canning estab-
lishments. Disavowing all champion
ship of the Gamers, the Maryland
senators made strenuous fight on
general principles against the in
crease of duty. Mr.. Rayner charged
the republican party with bad faith
in promising to lower tariff duties.
Mr. Taliaferro's amendment was
adopted 81 to go Half of the mem
bers of the committee on finance vot-
ed for the Florida senator's amend
ment. The close of the day as well
as the beginning Of it, presented lis
surprise in the completion Of the
coal schedule
L had been expected that this
schedule would be debated at great
length but it was passed after little
more than one hours discussion. The
new schedule was presented by Mr..
Aldrich reducing the house rate on
bituminous coal from CT cents a ton
to 60 cents, and eliminating the house
reciprocating clause.
Numerous attempts were made TO
reduce the rate and there was one ef-
tort to obtain free coal, but all were
voted down and the committees scale
rptaiued