Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-09

voting on the. tariff bill should begin at
O'Clock t''is afternoon the Senate met
at o'clock this morning. The Senator's
were slow in reaching the Senate cham
Der after their long night session, which
did not break up until 1:27 O'Clock this
morning. and 1t was thirty-five minutes
before q quorum was obtained and the
business Of passing on proposed amend
ments to the bill was begun.
Senator Jones Of Washington called for
q vote on the Senate finance committee
amendment striking out the provision Of
the House bill which gives reduction of
per cent on all duties on imported goods
II they are imported In American bot
toms. The committee amendment was
sustained by vote of Al to II.
Senator Bristow Of Kansas offered an
amendme placing q duty of Is per
cent ad valoTem on swine. cattle. sheep
and other domestic animals. The House
had q duty Of 10 per cent on these AMI
mails. except ewine. and the Senate has
placed them on the free list His amend
nent was lost By B to %.
Against Tax ON Wheat.
Senator MeCunber Of North Dakota
asked that duty OF Is cents bushel be
placed on wheat, which the Senate has
placed ON the free list. This, too, was
defeated. by vote OF IS to %.
Not only the products of the farmer
are being Disseminated against, but also
the products Of the farmers wife. ac-
cording to Senator Bristow, who asked
that eggs be taken from the free list
and duty placed upon them. But his
suggestion was turned down.
Senator Bristow asked Chairman Sim
mons Of the finance committee whether
the democrats, having agreed to an in
crease In the rates Of taxation on large
incomes and thereby increased the reve-
nue. to be derived from the pending bill.
would not take the tax of one-tenth of
one cent per pound on bananas. Sen
ator Simmons replied that the revenue
mana duty was needed, and added that
II was q tax upon the banana trust"
On a roll call the banana tax was
finally agreed to by vote of 80 to 81.
Bristow Amendment Rejected.
The democrats defeated an amendment
offered by Senator Bristow placing duty
Of IS per cent ad valorem on all meats
by vote OF 80 to 80.
A committee amendment was adopted
which will remove the tax Of Is cents per
grapes. berries or other fruits to which
has been added before or during fer
mentation pure boiled or condensed
grapemust or water. not exceeding In
either case 20 per cent Of the weight o.
Senator Cummins OF Iowa spoke in
favor OF his amendment placing on the
free list all articles in which competi-
tion has ceased He said 1t was aimed
at the trusts.
u Against Socialism.
IT am mt a ancfalIaf" caid Sapotov
Cummins. II do not believe in COM
munity Of property. I do not believe
that the government should fix prices
i see dangers in the exercise Of such
power. But neither do ! favor the dis
tribution Of wealth through private
"rhe only alternative to the maintenance
of competition Is tn, fixing o; prices by
the government. That Is, organized SO.
ciety must then protect the Individual"
Senator Cummins criticised the demo-
Gratis because they had made no effort
20 bring about competition in this coun.
try In framing their tariff BILL
Senator Cummins charged that Con-
OF the people. and that they had substi-
tuted In its place "single will'-that OF
President Woodrow Wilson.
Domination by Congress.
The alleged domination of Congress by
the President was brought up by Senate,
Cumnlins during an attack of the demo-
Gratis for their caucus secrecy in framins
the tariff bill He declared the democrat:
had made no adequate effort to insur,
competition In America through tariff
rates. and insisted they had ignored part,
principles in their caucus work.
To prove this he said he would rea,
from the works of 1.-The man who ha,
more influence In the congress Of tn.
United States than any man ever befor,
had"
Il refer to Woodrow Wilson," he added
Senator Cummins quoted from Presi
dent Wilson's book. the New Freedom
and from the chapter headed Let Their
be light" It's text he said, was tina
thc popular will should be substitute,
for the rule OF guardians"
That must have been written befor
he was appointed guardian for tn,
American Congress" he added
Senator Cummins insisted the demo
down by the President in his book, tina
Congress should ''open the doors an,
let there be light on things the / opl
ought to know about" He added tina
through the Presidents new domination
of Congress the latter was rapidly drift
ing into a "subservient attitude"
Final Vote Goes Over.
Despairing of reaching a final vote o.
the bill. even though tine Senate re
Continued on Second Paeel