The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-06
AP|D PROGRESS
ON TARIFF BILL
MADE IN SENATE
le Democrats Succeed in
Speeding Up Activities
for First Time
0PbSITION TO
AUTOMOBILE RATES
Prdfs From Oliver, Smith, Cum
nil and Smoot Against Metal
ltes of No Avail-Amend-
ments Are Voted Down

wilmington, August to.-Senate demo-
= crat succeeded today for the first time
In heding up consideration of the tariff
bilImaking considerable progress in the
/ mel schedule despite protests of Sena-
tot Oliver Smith of Michigan. Cummins
! an Smoot against many of the rates.
I thief opposition centered in the rates
! fof automobiles, which the committee fixed
VI at Is per cent on cars valued at $1,000 or
less. and 30 per cent on cars valued at
| more than $1,000 and less than $500; As per
cent on cars valued at $500 and over. and
80 per cent on automobile parts senators
Cur IS and smoot both insisted that
I, s on completed cars would be
because all foreign cars would
be b. mt in at the 30 per cent rate in
parts.
See No Calamity
Senator Thomas, for the finance COM
mittee, said he could see no calamity If
all automobiles came in at 80 per cent
The other rates, Senator Cummins assert
ed were a mere pretense'' and he ad-
vocated a fiat duty on all automobiles of
there are fools in this country that viii
insist upon completed foreign cars think
ing they are better and these rates are
fixed for them.7 The rates were not
changed
Efforts of Senator Oliver also were un-
availing to increase the rates on iron
products. His argument was that bar iron
was more costly of production than the
conversion of steel from pig iron Be-
fore consideration OF the schedule began
Senator Salisbury OF Delaware discussed
the tariff generally. predicting success
for the bill and assailing protection and
socialism as twin evils and ill-omened
birds"
Rates Approved
Senator Brandegee sought to amend the
automobile rates by making the rates on
chassis equal to the rates on finished cars
-45 per cent ON chassis OF high priced cars
and 30 per cent ON chassis of cars valued
at $1,000 or less than $780, and IS per cent
ON chassis of cars valued at less than
$l000 The amendment was lost, 4G to n
Senators Bristow, Crawford, Cummins
Gronna. Jones. Sherman and Sterling Of
the minority voting with the democrats
against it. The committee rates then were
approved.
The % per cent rates ON bicycles and
motorcycles also was agreed to. Axles
at 10 per cent, blaeksmths' tools and
bolt sat 10 per cent and nuts and washers
at per cent encountered no effective OPP
position. Other rates approved We're nut
locks, % per cent; chains of iron and steel,
20 per cent sprocket chains, % per cent,
weld steel tubes. pipes. etc, 90 per cent,
sword blades and side arms. so per cent.
An amendment by Senator Galinger to
substitute the Payne-Aldrich rates for the
proposed rates on table knives and such
cutlery was voted down, As to II. the COM
mittee rates of % per cent and 80 per cent
prevailing. Senator Gallinger said that
even under existing rates domestic man
ufacturers had difficulty meeting foreign
competition.
Senator oliver declared when the con-
sideration of the metal schedule was re-
sumed that the finance committee had
made the mistake of confusing the manu-
facture of steel with that of iron. Instead
of iron being a staple product it was
SO years ago, he said. it was now
speciality and steel was the staple
The wages paid American iron workers,
he insisted, were almost double those paid
those on Germany He advocated a 10
per cent duty ON iron In forms less finish
ed than iron bars.
Senator Simmons declared that The cost
of manufacturing pig iron was indefinitely
small and that the same was true in re-
gard to the iron slabs and blooms. COM
parativey.,
Senator Oliver later withdrew his
amendments and asked for a vote on the
committee amendment cutting the duty
on muck bars and bar iron from to >
per cent ad valorem.
The committee was sustained. 81 to %.
Senators Borah, Crawford. LaFollette.
Kenyon, Gronna. Norris and Sherman
voting with the democrats.
Considering Change
When Senator Townsend protested
against the rate of 10 per cent on steel
sashes and frames Senator Stone said the
committee already was considering IL
change In the rate and the paragraph
went over. The rate of u per cent on
boiler plate was agreed to without pro-
test Twelve per cent on iron ore steel
anchors and 30 per cent on ball bearings
were agreed to as was the committee
rate of 10 per cent on hoop, band or
scroll steel and railway fish plates and
splice bars. The rate of 10 per cent on
iron and steel sheets when coated, also
was approved.
Senator Oliver appealed.for a restoration
OF the House rate of Is per cent on alloy
steel, the Senate committee having re-
duced It to II per cent. Such steel, he
said. was used for the manufacturing of
tools and was very valuable and in spite
of the fact that in the present law the
rate is 20 per cent much of it is i'm
ported.
Appeal in Vain
The senator's appeal was in vain Rates
of 10 per cent steel shavings. Is per
cent on grit shot and sand. 10 per cent
ON rivet, screw, fence and nail rods also
were agreed to by party vote. Senator
Stone for the finance committee. asked
that the paragraph relating to round
iron or steel wire, telegraph and telephone
wire go over for probable revision. The
paragraphs relating to blast furnace pro-
ducts were all agreed to without amend
ment, except the two passed over at the
committees request.
Senator William Alden Smith OF Michi-
gan called attention to the protest Of au-
tcmobile workers against the committee
rate on automobiles, ranging from Is to As
per cent according to value Senator
Smith said these rates would injure the
industry and would be resented by the
workers.
Senator Cummins who proposes a. fiat
g per cent rate. said he could not under
stand why the rates were graduated be-
cause it was well known foreign makers
could not sell cheap cars in this country
I'D ABcu TREATED. Quick relief,