Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-09
McEnery of Louisiana the
Only Democrat to Vote
With the Majority Vote
45 to "a.
AMENDED BILL
SENT TO HOUSE
Philippine and Porto Rico
Bills Will be Disposed
of Today.

Washington, July 9.-Tho House
met today at noon and received the
amended tariff bill as 1t passed the
Senate at II o'clock last night. MIR.
DGlzell Immediately reported that
the House committee does not con
GU. in the Senate amendments and
the bill will be referred to n confer
ence committee OF the Senate and
House.
The amendments to the Philippine
tariff bill were adopted as reported
The Senate then TOOK up the con
sideration OF the Porto Rican bills
and Senator Lodge expressed the
hope that they might be disposed of
today.
The Elint bill for the admission
OF Arizona as state is now under
consideration.
The Borah resolution providing
fC a committee TO investigate the
civil service was adopted l., the Sen
ate.
Washington, July 0.-The tariff
bill passed the Senate just after II
o'clock last night by vote OF 45 to
34 Republicans voting i'm the ne
gative were Beveridge, Indiana;
Bristow, Kansas; Brown, Nebraska:
Burkett, Nebraska; Calpp, Minneso-
to; Crawford, South Dakota; Cum
mngs, Iowa; Dolliver, Iowa; Lafol-
lctte, Wisconsin. Nelson, Minnesota
McEnery. OF Louisiana. was the only
Democrat recorded in the aflirma-
tive.
Washington, July 9.-Much inter
est was aroused i'm the Senate yes
to-day over the adoption of the
an endmcnt OF Senator Bradley. re-
moving the restrictions OF, the free
sale Of tobacco In the hand.
This action was the result of
many years Of agitation and Of much
active recent campaigning.
The Bradley amendment authori-
zcs any one, the grower any per
so to whom no may mako. trans
fc.. or any one else, to sell tobacco
ia the hand without paving tax
but requires that when the sale cx-
cccds ten pounds, a record shall be-
Kept for the benefit Of tha internal
Ircyenuo service.
The present law permits the grow
or TO dispose Of his product. but docs
not allow his vcndee 10 transfer 90
without paying a tax OF six cents u
pound. The prohibition has been the
cause OF much disturbance. culmi
mating in the forays or the nigh,
riders in Kentucky and Tel ncssce.
The finance committee 10 acquicsc.
adverse report ON the provision to
th, Senate. Senator Bradley, au.
tlor OF the amendment. has. how
lev been persistent in his efforts To-
have the tax removed and at last
succeeded In prevailing upon sena.
tor Aldrich and othor members OF
tie finance comittcc TO acquicsce.
AS the tariff bill passed tbe House
it carried very similar provision
and there is little doubt but that
ths bin as passed viii contain q
practical repeal Of the present tax
ou hand tobacco.
The other provisions Of tho obac-
c) schedule were retained. These
impose q tax OF eight cents pound
oI Chewing and smoking tobacco
and suun OF 50 ON cigars weighing
mere than three pouud. per thous-
IaJd, OF ~ cents On cigars weighing
ItHco pounds or less. $500 on
cigarettes Weighing more than thrco
pounds per 1000 and 2I25 ON
cigarettes of not moro than three
pounds per thousand
Senator Curtis. or Karsas. pro-
posed an amendment providing for a
cotntervailiug duty o5 crude oil
from any country imposing % duty ON
American oil, such duty to- Doe one
half Of the duty levied on American
oE
70 was adopted by a. TO- 81.
Opposing the amendment Mr.
Bacon read a communication which
. declared that whilo oil had been ou
+ th, free list the countorvailing duty
placed upon o. constituted "a joker"
mat really gave It, q hich rate of pro.
lection. This 70 was declared, has
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