The Washington herald., 1913-07-29
KENYON E|VLIVENS
SENATE DEBATE
Iowa Scion Tells Of a ''TMi6
for Revenge" on
Deliver.
GYPSUM TAX REMAINS
Republicans Offer to Cut Debate
Provided Currency b
Shelved.
GYPSUM TAX REMAINS

The dreary routine attending the con-
sideration of the Underwood-S immons
tarin bill in the Senate was varied some
what yesterday when Senator Kenyon
OF Iowa harked back to the days of
the Payne-Aldrich bill fight in the Sen
ate long enough to charge that the duty
on gypsum had been reduced through
the influence of Senator Aldrich, chair
man of the Finance Committee. by way
of reprisal on the late Senator Dolliver
for the latter's opposition to the Payne
Aldrich bill.
Senator Kenyon explained that one OF
the principal industries OF Fort Dodge,
Iowa, the late home Of Senator Dolliver
and also the home of Senator Kenyon, is
the production of gypsum and that much
of the product has been shipped to West
ern Canada.
Duty for Revenge.
This reduction of duty, made under
the direction of the Chairman of the
Finance Committee at that time was not
duty for protection or a duty for rev.
enue-it was duty for revenge" OBJ
served Senator Kenyon.
Senator Dodge. who was a member of
the Finance Committee at that time
explained that he had never heard be-
fore the suggestion that the duty on
g. psaAh "dS iSodScu SUCH TtdSOIi
as that suggested by Senator Kenyon.
Il did not charge that the members
of the committee had any knowledge of
why the duty was reduced replied Sem
ator Kenyon. But it was well to dis
credit the late Senator Dolliver in his
home town, by showing that he had nc
influence in the Senate, but it failed of its
object for the people continued to ex-
press their confidence in him by re-
al ffNNrr lF
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
and Senator Smoot of Utah also entered
disavowal of any personal knowledge or
responsibility for an attack on Senator
Dolliver by reducing the duty on gypsum.
Aside from speech by Senator Town
send of Michigan, the entire day in the
Senate was devoted TO the consideration
of four or five items in the tariff bill.
one OF these was gypsum. Senator Cum
MINIS moved to make the duty ~ per cent
instead of 10 per cent. as proposed by the
Democrats. and to add a proviso for a
countervailing duty to prevent importa-
tons to Canada. or at least to make il
possible to secure free entry for exports
OF gypsum produced in the United States
into Canada. Senator Cummins'- amend
nlent was lost, and gysum will carry a
duty of 10 per cent.
Grounn Amendment Bcatep.
Another interesting debate turned on
the vanilla bean. The Democrats pro-
posed TO tax them at the rate of 70 per
cent Senator Gronna moved to place
them on the free list. The vote on Mr..
Cummins amendment was the closest vet
recorded on any amendment offered to
the bill Thirty Republicans voted for
the Gronna amendment and thirty-seyen
Democrats voted against it.
An interesting phase of the tariff de-
hate was the suggestion from certain
Senators on the Republican side that il
the Democratic leaders would give as
surances that currency legislation will
not be urged on the Senate at this ses-
sion. the tariff bill would be expedited
and vote might be had as early as
August 10. Senator Lodge minated that
he thought it would expedite the tarirf
bill II the Democrats could give such as
surances. Senator O'Gorman also ex-
pressed the opinion that II an agreement
could be reached for currency legisIa-
ton not TO be taken up at this session,
he believed the tariff bill could be passed
not later than August Is.
All these suggestions were tentative
There is nothing approaching a definite
agreement yet number of the Demo-
cratic leaders when consulted about ii
declared that the Republicans were in
sincere in their suggestion for expediting
the tariff bill
Another phase of the tariff situation
was a Republican insurgent movement
against the leadership of Senator Smoot.
Eleven Progressive Republicans mus
tered under the banner of Senator La
Toilette and agreed to support the cot
ton and wool schedule that will be sub
United by La Toilette and the metal
schedule to be submitted by Senator
Cummins In this movement there was
an implied declaration of revolt against
the assumed Leadership of Sepator Sr,,.o,