Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-21

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at Is per cent advalorem.
Senator Scott was recorded as "not
voting" on the Aldrich committees
proposal to increase the duty on leather
boots and shres from Is to 20 per cent
also mot voting'i on Senator LaFol-
lette's amendment reducing the duty
on quebacho (for training. from 1-2 to
IA cent per pound.
Senator Scott's stand on the hide
and leather question brought him a
sharp rebuke froil the tanning inter
ests of his state, which desired free
bides and declared that their Senator
had delivered them to the Beef Trust.
PAPER TRUST.
Against Senator Browns proposal
to remove the duty on print paper
The A.drich committee proposed a
duty of two-tenths of a cent, per
pound, which Senator .LaFollete pro-
posed should apply until July 1912
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Scott voted against the LaFollete
proposal, and voted for the Aldrch
programme.
Against Senator Bristow's amend
ment to reduce to 10 per cent ad val
orem the duty on writing paper not
exceeding fifteen pounds per ream.
POTTERY TRUST.
Against Senator Bacon's amend
ment to reduce the DUTY on earthen or
stone ware from so to IS per cent, an
to reduce the rate on undecorated crock
cry from 55 to 40 per cent.
ASPHALT TRUST.
In favor of Aldrich's motion table
Senator Burton's amen dment placing
asphalt and bitumen on the free list.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT TRUST,
Against Senator Bacon's amend
ment offered twice, to exempt from
duty all classes Of agricultural implem-
ents; also against Senator McLaurin's
amendment to place on the free list
hardware and tools used in farm build
iEg and work
SALT TRUST.
Against Senator Baconss amend
ment putting salt on the free list.
WOODEN TRUST.
With the AIdrich committee all the
time for high duties and against all the
amendments by Senators Dolliver, La
Toilette, Cummins, Bacon and Gore
to lower the wooden seized ules.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
Senator Scott was recorded as "not
voting on ali the cotton schedule
amendments excepting that of the AL
drich committee placing duty OF three
cents per square yard and 20 per cent
on cotton widow hollands, for which
he voted. He even RETAINED from vot-
ing when Senator Lodge attempted to
increase the duty on cheap cotton
gloves. His other vote was TO help
defeat Senator Delivers effort to elm
mate the special privilege granted TO
the mercelized cotton interests which
were favored by the Aldrich revision.
SCHOOL BOOK TRUST.
Against Senator Cores amendment
to admit free of duty all text books
used in schools, colleges and unyer-
stiles.
CASH REGISTER TRUST.
Against Senator Beveridge's amend
ment to reduce the duty on each reg
listers from 30 to Is per cent.
TYPEWRITER TRUST.
Against Senator McLaurin's amend
ment to admit typewriters free.
SEWING MACHINE TRUST.
Against Senator McLauriu's amend
ment admitting eewing machines free
Of duty.
To the farmer and fruit grower, as
we'll a to the industrial trusts, Senator
Scott was willing to distribute tariff
faysrs. He voted for Senator Flint's
increase for his California lemon grow
ing constituency. Al special pleadsr
OF the railroads 3 .nator SCOTS explain
atien of the benefit, when the railroads
imnsdiatly increased the freights on
lemsns. in order to pocket the tariff In
,rsase ystcd for the grower, might -