The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-26
TARIFF ON LUMBER.
REPUBLICANS CARRY OFT PRO.
GRAM OF FINANCE COM.
MITTEE
Sections Increasing House Rates Ac.
cepted-TaliaferrO Gets Increased
Protection OH Pineapples.

washington, June 23.--In an unex-
pectedly short order the senate TODAY
took up and disposed of the lumber
schedule, and then entering upon the
discussion Of pineapples. but behind it
the provision regulating the rate of
duty on that article. Calling up the
tariff bill Immediately after convening
at 10 o'clock Mr.. Aldrich asked that
the lumber schedule should receive
first attention. He had no sooner talk
en- his seat than Senator McCumber,
who in the interests of the treeless
Northwest, has been a persistent ad
vccate of free lumber, arose and pre-
sented an amendment reducing the
finance committees rate of s1.5O per
1000 on sawed lumber to the house
| rate of 81 per 1000. This was gem
orally recognized as a 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 argument
in support Of his provision, but per-
| mitting 1T to go directly to a vote. The
result was against him and was an
other triumph for the Aldrich COM
| mittee, "a to AZ. Party lines were so
entirely destroyed on this vote that if
one should be called upon to Judge
from this ballot alone, he would nev-
er be able to determine that the tar
iff is party issue.
Another amendment to make a rate
| of $1,25 per 1000 on lumber with a
| general change in the differentials
was beaten and on this vote also the
finance committee was literally sup
ported. The entire wood schedule,
making reductions of about 25 per
cent. from the previous schedules and
| increasing the house rates of the
pending bill to about the same ex-
l~tcnt,swas then agreed, to.
The sailing was not so smooth
when It came to pineapples. The con-
tention in this connection was for
higher rates, and came from Demo
! cratic sources. The objectors IN this
case were Senators. Taliaferro and
Fletcher of Florida. The house had
fixed duty of s cents per cubic foot
on pineapples in barrels and of IS per
1,oo0. but the senate committee on
finance reduced this rate. to cents
and 81. respectively, thus restoring
the provisions of the Dingley law.
Mr.. TaliaferrO presented an amend
ment restoring the house rate of SIS
per 1000, but changing the other por-
tions of the provision so as to require
the payment Of 1-2 cent a pound for
pineapples in bulk. The contention
was for and against this increase, and
the fight was mainly between the
Florida senator's representing a pine.
apple producing interest and Senator
Smith and Rayner of Maryland, in
whose State there are large pineap-
| pie canning establishments. Disavow-
Ing all championship of the Gamers
the Maryland senators made a siren
uous fight on general principles
| against the increase of the duty In
the course Of his remarks Mr.. Ray
ner charged the Republican party
with bad faith in promising to lower
tariff duties.
After debate extending over about
four hours time the Taliaferro
amendment was adopted, "a to 80
! This was a defeat for the finance COM
mittee, but the amendment was not
strenuously resisted by the committee
and several of it's members voted for
| il.
The close of the day. as we'll as the
| beginning of it, presented its surprise
| in the completion of the coal sched-
ule. 1t has been expected that this
/ schedule would be debated at great
| length, but it was passed after a little
| more than an hours discussion. \
| new schedule was presented by Mr..
| .Aldrich reducing the house rate on
| bituminous coal from 81 cents per ton
tn SO cents and eliminating the house
reciprocity caluse.
Numerous attempts were made to
| reduce the rate and there was one ef-
| fort to obtain free coai, but all were
| voted down ana ,te coElmittee's scale
| retained.
The senate adjourned at O'Clock.
| SPANISH PRINCESS BORN.