Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-03

In order when he moved that the House
concur in action of the Senate in reced-
ing from the Clarke, amendment:
lie had not finished his ruling before
Representative Simms of Tennessee inter-
posed an objection again. but he was
overruled
The House ordered the printing OF ~.
.ono copies OF the new tarin law Tor dls-
uribution through the document rooms OF
Congress. +.
Vote on Report SO to IL.
The Senate at the end of a listless
debate passed the conference report at
sac o'clock last night by vote of
30 to II. only four more than the
necessary quorum Of the Senate.
Senators La Toilette. republican. and
P0indeXter, progressive. voted for the
conferences report, as they did for the
bin on its passage. and Senators Rams
dell and Thornton, democrats. voted
against it, AS they did against the bill.
otherwise it was q strict party vote.
Immediately after the passage of the
conference report. acting on motions
made by Chairman Simmons of the
finance committee, the Senate rejected
the Smith-Lever compromise cotton
futures tax mendment passed by the
House Tuesday. and then receded from
it's own amendment known as the
Clarke cotton futures tax plan. Both
OF these motions were carried Without
the cotton futures question out of the
tariff bill so far as the Senate is con
tcrncd.
Penrose Causes Laughter.
The eight and one-half hours of de-
bate in the Senate yesterday produced
hut little real criticism of the tariff bill
or the conference agreement Chief in
terest conferred in the speech OF Senator
Penrose. who raised the standard of the
NUsora goat over the democratic party
aud moved the Senate to continued bursts
ut laughter with his aliusion TO the new
dutv that had been put on Angora wool.
The principal criticisms Of the confer
eEce committee came from Senator Pom
creme II Ohio, whose amendment impos-
us a tax of 81 10 gallon on spirits used
q tortify sweet wines had been dropped
oat hy the conferees: and from Senator
Eorah. whose amendment prohibiting the
Importation Of goods made by child la
hUr also had been eliminated.
attempts 10 impeach the work of the
CcuferceS on points of order We're over
ruled Toy Senator Clarke, president pro
tempore. Senators Burton and Penrose
declared the conference had injected new
matter into the tariff bill by changing
rates that both houses had agreed TO.
Bill introduced April z.
Tie tariff bill has been in course of
cous1uetion Isl days. 1t was introduced
~ Representative Underwood April Z.
passed the House May 5. The Senate re-
ceiyed the bill May . and passed it Sep
TENDER .. III IT should so into effect to-
morrow. which it probably will. the
PAYNE tariff Will die just one day short |
u nftN months after its adoption.
Tht effect OF the new bill will cause |
great activities on the part OF the gov
sIrWeut'S great force of customs col !
Ie,tors appraisers etc. Thousands of
tines. AGENTS Will start collecting revenue
- new basis. The dut!able cargo |
aboard every ship which touches and
lands at an American port Sunday will
- appraised and taxed according to the
new low rates.
Thousands OF articles will be landed in |
america Immediately under the new free
list Canadian products are already on
the border ready 10 be rushed across |
under III, free list or reduced rates given
~ the agricultural schedule
Estimated Revenue.
Ii Is estimated that the new tariff will !
raise less than one-third OF the billion
dollars a year which the government has |
been spending recently The remainder |
nf the huge sum needed will be raised by |
enue collections and postal receipts.
The new tariff makes an average rate |
OF little more than - per cent, which is |
about - per cent lower than that under |
the law which is about to be tossed into |
sl5o.Oco0 worth of imports a year Will |
b. added a the list of articles n he inn |