The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-03
THE SENATE WILL
VOTE ON TARIFF
BILL THURSDAY
Agreement Reached to Dispose
of the Subject on That
Date
DEMOCRATS NOT SATISFIED
WITH CONFERENCE TREATMENT
Bristow Not Willing to Force President
to Sign Bill He Does Not Approve
or Veto One Having the Sanction Of
the Majority Of His Party.

VI vCVO Out haSluS luc ShuCtAVu Vi
the Majority of His Party.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The senate
has agreed to take vote on the tariff
conference report at o'clock Thurs
day. An effort was made by informal
conference to agree upon 3 o'clock
tomorrow us the time at which the
vote should be taken, but some sena-
tors feared that all of the speeches
to be made could not be completed by
that hour, and therefore it was re-
garded as the better plan to have the
vote Thursday.
In reaching the agreement Senator
Bailey intimated that there would be
considerable discussion of the pro-
rect the hide and leather paragraph.
Senator Bacon who said that several
paragraphs. This remark was inter-
preted to mean that the minority
would make a diligent effort to have
cotton bagging placed on the free list
at the same time the duties on boots,
shoes, harness and saddlery would
be lowered.
No sooner had the senate convened
than the members were reminded of
yesterdays disturbance over the
leather schedule. The subject was
introduced by Senator Culbertson,
who, referring to the decision of the
conference committee to bring in a
joint resolution remodeling the leath-
er provision, gave notice that when
the time came he would present an
amendment putting cotton bagging on
tho free list. Without attempting to
enter into discussion of the subject,
Senator Culbertson reminded the SEN
ators that the senate had already
taken action on similar proposition,
and he intimated that it would be no
stretch Of conscience to repeat the
.'ormer action. That the decision yes
terday with reference to the leather
schedule had a reassuring effect was
made evident by the placid counten-
ances of Republican leaders when
they entered the senate chamber to.
day.
Upon tho assumption that congress-
will adjourn late Thursday night O;
Friday. President Taft is making. his
plans tc leave Washington for Bever-
ly late Friday afternoon, arriving at
his summer home early Saturday
morning.
Some caustic remarks were indulged
in yesterday over the fact that the
Democratic members of the finance
committee had not be en- called into the
conference when the final vote on the
report was taken
Daniels Sore
Regarding the exclusion of the
Democratic members Of the conference
Mr.. Daniel said that practical fraud
had been committed upon both houses
Of congress.
Mr. Aldrich at first gave close at
tention but soon smilingly left the
chamber.
"This country and it's institutions
stands at this moment between the
gallows and the ground" declared Mr..
Daniel in commenting upon the meth
DDS of the majority.
"I hope" he added. glancing over
the Republicans, that mercy may be
sought and may be found. / charge
that the senate is apparen ntly in the
control of lynch law"
Mr.. Daniel also charged bad faith
1Ai SiS e1SGiSh VI IuC COluuJLISS LII SlEu~
ing the conference without allowing
himself and his Democratic colleagues
on the committee to meet with then
and to vote upon it as agreed to by
Chairman Aldrich. BY this arrange
ment, he said, he had ON last Thurs
day gone to the room of the finance
committee.
"A solemn and honored bond had
int o1y ~>fs
he added, between the chairman of the
cCnferees that they would be called as
soon as the report was ready to be
acted upon with a view to permitting
them to cast their votes for or against
1t. We were told that there were five
or six things in the bill upon which
they had not reached q conclusion"
Mr.. Daniel stated that Mr.. Aldrich's
clerk had called upon and apologized
to him for the failure to allow the
Democratic members of the confer
ence to sign the report
Il stated" he added, that IL the
chairman wishes to see me about this
he can come and see me, but I shall
not call upon him. 1t seems strange" !"
he went on, that we should be given
q pledge and for some reason that
pledge was unredeemed.
"Now that alleged report of the
conference committee is bogus pa
per. 1t has no more value than a
counterfeit note."
Mr.. Daniel then suggested that the
report be recommitted Mr.. Aldrich,
who had returned to his seat, declar-
ed that his committee had followed
the course that had prevailed since
the beginning Of the government.
At the meeting referred to by the
senator from Virginia, he said, he had
remarked to Mr.. Daniel that he sup
posed the Democratic members would