The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-15
Amendment By Senator Cum
Minis Is Voted Down
WARM DEBATE IS HELD
Senator Root Undertakes to Defend
the Finance Committee of SEN
ate Which LaFollette ana
Money criticise.

Washington. May 14-Again the COM
mittee on finance was upheld when the
senate today voted down an amendment
by Senator Cummins to lower the duty
on round iron, ETC., by a vote of 35 to
AZ, and upheld by the House rate which
was recommended by the Senate commit
tee.
Almost the entire session was given up
to debate on the profits of the United
States Steel corporation and toward the
end of the day personalities were freely
INDUCED in by Senators. This occurred
after Senator Root had spoken in defense
of the finance committee and in criti-
cism of senators who had complained
of the failure of that committee to pro-
vide more ample information concerning
various schedules. Mr. Money, address,
ing himself directly to the senator from
New York, resented what he character
lied as lecture to the senate, and said
that il the senator from New York de-
sired less speaking in the body he Should
do less himself"
Senator Beveridge proposed an amend
ment to the tariff, increasing the tariff
on tobacco and its products, and charged
that by continuing the short weight pack
ages of the Spanish war period, the to-
bacco trust was reaping harvest of
81, 100000 a year
LaFollette's Complaint.
Mr.. LaFollette complained that he had
difficulty in obtaining from the commit
tee on finance information to guide him
in his course on the tariff bill, and the
statement brought Senator Smoot to the
defense of the committee.
The committee, said Mr. Root, in report
ing House bill, was under no obligation
to furnish information to the Senate ex-
cept on those paragraphs on which it
proposed amepsneYfs
Mr.. McI-aurin declared that in report
ing the measure the finance committee
had stamped the entire bill with its ap-
proval as forclbly in respect to amended
sections as in respect to sections reported
without amendment
Mr.. LaFollette and Mr. Raynor upheld
this view.
Mr. Gallinger characterized as a great
protective tariff was to add to the do
nestle price, the duty levied on the
goods.
Referring to a criticism by Mr.. LaF OIL
lete Mr.. Root said senators would do
well to confine themselves to clear cut
short statements and ito refrain from de-
clamaton, and general discussion of home
consumption" Mr.. Root said Mr.. Aldrich
showed admirable poise self-control and
good .sfbnn0b To
attack, Misrepresentation and fault-find-
ing
Root Makes Protest.
Il want to enter protest here" con-
tinued Mr.. Root, against the discussion
referring to the business of the country,
which ought to be dealt with by ques-
tions of fact"
He reiterated that the discussions were
for the purpose of Strengthening gentle
men in their home states" He said the
senate had been for more than a month
struggling with the tariff bill, and had
not passed through more than one-seventh
of the paragraphs.
IF gentlemen think the people of the
country will applaud them, continued Mr.
Root, in my judgment, they are mis-
taken.
When Mr.. Root took his seat Mr. Ray
nor said he would like to know who on
the democratic side had attacked the
chairman of the committee on finance
Mr.. Raynor spoke in friendly terms Of
Mr.. Aldrich and said he had not heard
one word spoken against him on the
democratic side.
Mr.. LaFollette, resuming discussion of
the bill, making sarcastic reference to
the supreme confidence of the senator
and to the conditional authority which
we have so lately acquired"
In the case of the glass schedule Mr..
LaFollette said Mr.. Root had told Mr..
Aldrich that he would have to explain
If he expected senators to vote on the
House provision.
"Of course caid Mr. LaFollette com
ing here with all of his prestige he
may well take to himself rights that do
not belong to other senators on this
floor
Home Consumption.
''I have not said word for home
consumption, " said Mr. LaFollette and
will say to the senator from New
York that | do not have to-.
He said he would be the judge of the
share he would take in discussion of the
tariff bill, "and | propose, he said, Ito
take some time in the consideration of
the provisions of this bill, notwithstand-
ing the views of the senator from New
York.
1.-The man VINO comes here to please
somebody else should be kicked out of this
chamber" declared Mr.. Money
Mr.. Money spoke at some length and
addressed most of his remarks personally
toward Mr.. Root, who sat in his seat
quietly Mr.. Money said he was as
tonshed to hear from the senators from
New York and New Hampshire complain-
ing of the treatment the chairman of
the committee on finance had been sub
jected to.
II have not heard anybody else COM
plain" announced the senator from
Rhode Island, NOR have / heard one
word of vituperaton.'
Speaking in complimentary terms of Mr.
Aldrich, he called for any evidence of
deslunciaton of him from the record Mr..
Money said Mr. Root had delivered to the
Senate a lecture.
Useless Performance.
when he has got fairly warm in his
seat he will not indulge himself on this
subject" said Mr.. Money earnestly. He
will see how useless it is to do that,
and his course Is the result of being a
new member. He Will see how unneces-
sary 1t Is. He will see how unfortunate
it is for a new senator to come here
and propose doing things on business
methods. I hope he Will not drag bus
mess methods Into this chamber. fear