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Show H First Reading of Tariff Bill for Considering Amendments Concluded Friday. I MANY SCHEDULES WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAND H Items Passed Over on Specific Objection to Be Debated ' Next Week. WASHINGTON", April 23. Tho first Tending of tho tariff bill for consider-ing consider-ing committee amendments was cou-eluded cou-eluded when Ihe senate itd.journcd to-day. to-day. According to an announcement made when the reading began, every paragraph oil the bill will be subject to amoudment when it. is taken up for iiual consideration next Monday. All concede, however, that; substantial prog-ress prog-ress has beeu made. There will be no return to uuiny of the schedules. There was comparatively little debate today, as Snator Aid rich' postponed re-plying re-plying to many questions asked "of him in order to hasten the reading. IEc said he would make full explanations when tho amendments received final consideration. Many provisions, includ-ing includ-ing the wood pulp and wool schedules, were today passed over on specific ob-jeetion. ob-jeetion. Points Out Contention. Senators McCumber and Simmons sug-gestcd sug-gestcd that tho lumber schedule be passed over, and Senator JBcveridge made tho same request in the respect to the tobacco schedules. The sngges- tions of various senators indicated that more than half of t lie rates under the wood, sugar and molasses, tobacco and agricultural and other schedules would come in for criticism at a later date. The schedules relating to spirits, wines and other beverages, many of -which tho senate materially increased the rates proposed in. tlic house bill, -were read without provoking any objec-lion objec-lion on tho part of the senators. No ono asked that any of the paragraphs be passed over. No Decision on Wool. The entire wool schedules were passed over on motion of Mr. Nelson, who had previously declared his belief that the rates of duty provided in tho bill were too high. Notice that the committee would bring into the senate an amendment making duties on pearls, diamonds and other precious stones specific instead of ad valorem, was given by Mr. Ald-riih. Ald-riih. Replying to Mr. Bacon, Mr. Ald-rich Ald-rich said the rates on these articles wore as high as had been found practi-Hl practi-Hl cable for the collection of any revenues. Hj When the schedule relating to wood Hj pulp, print paper and books was reached Mr. Aldrich said tho committee hoped Hl in a very few days to report an amend- Hl ment for the wood pulp provision of the Messrs. C'lapp, Bristow, Nelson and ! Piles called attention to the possible ' cfi'eot of the houso paragraph in pre-HJ pre-HJ venting any free importation of -wood Hj pulp from Canada because an export Hj duty might be imposed by a single prov- jnce of the dominion. Mr. Aldrich explained that this yas one of the matters under consideration by the committee on finance. Hold Canada Eesponsible. liY am not sure'' he said '''thai wo ought not to deal in the main with Can-ada Can-ada and hold the dominion government responsible always for what is dono in anv part of the dominion." Hi The schedule then was passed over. The reading of the Philippine sugar schedule was the signal for a vigorous criticism bv Senators Clay and Bacon I of the polic3r of admitting sugar from, the Philippines free of dut3'. They declared de-clared that the. free admission of 225.-000 225.-000 tons of sugar from Porto Rico and 100.000 tons from the Hawaiian islands had not affected the price of refined sugar, su-gar, and added that, while granulated .sugar in the United States sells for 4.96 cents per pound, it. is sold for 2.70 cents a pound in 'Loudon. " Mr. Bacon insisted that the introduction of free Philippine sugar would, by replacing an equal amount of dutiablo sugar, reduce Ihe revenues without any "benefit to the people. Contest as to Sugar. Mr. Lodge said the entire sugar production pro-duction of the Philippines is but 160.-000 160.-000 ious annual, which "ho declared now goes to China. The paragraph was nassed over under objection by Senators Foster and Newlands. Mr. Dollivcr called attention to a provision in the bill permitting cattle, liorses, sheep and other domestic animals ani-mals to be bronchi back to the United States free oC duty within six months-after months-after being driven' across tho boundary lines for temporary pasturage. Tie declared de-clared that treasury oflloials permit unidentified un-identified animals born in Mexico and those- that have been kept there J'or more, than a year to be brought into this country without duty. He insisted that, some official should be called to account ac-count for such conduct, and upon his motion the entire paragraph was passed over. |