The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-08
lIDRICH AND
BEVERIOGE IN
WORDY FIGHT
uooSier Proves Rather Too
Much for the Rhode Island
Senator.
REPUBLICAN, LEADER
SHOWS BITTERNESS
.,cusEs PROGRESSIVE MEMBER
THE G. O. P. OF IMBlBtNG
IDEAS OF DEMOCRACY.

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yrashington. June THE cotton 9
--baduie was completed at the q.
800 session. which lasted until @
,55os o'clock The Dingley rates g
--o-s restored on hosiery, making a 2
..5,.+i,r of about 20 cents a dozen @
49,, The rates OF the house bill. 9
TOMORROW the wooden schedule 9
[. viii be taken up.
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washington. June THE senate
.---,,,- was again today the scene of
a..,,, contest. Senator Aldrich, lead
.-- Che conservatives, and Senator Bev-
--i7gs heading the progressives, DID
---,sI of the talking. Both senator's were
.--[.,sotIv ON their feet and there were
,s6v sharp conflicts between them'
,,-aiTring fhe session with a vote on
~ rsc8mmendation of his committee
~ a dutv of Sc a square yard and ~
-.- cent ad valOrem on the fabric
i.-ov-n as window hollands, Senator Al
F-,,b was apparently somewhat en-
-,rr3ged over the prospect of making
decided Roadway with the cotton sched-
Aldrich Trapped.
His homes. however. were doomed to
disappointment, for only a few moments
sftsr,rar5s Nr Beveridge took the floor
and before he concluded he had opened
such a gap that the Rhode Island sena-
for could not resist the opportunity TO
walk In. Mr. Beveridge having said he
had been inclined to support the rec
concentrations of the finance committee,
the admission led the chairman of the
committee TO say the Indiana senator
had not shown such intention by his
votes. From that time forward the two
senators were engaged in joint debate
much Of the time during the day. In
the course Of his remarks Mr.. Aldrich,
while c0ntending that many prohibit
tive tariffs were justified, said he never
had favored a prohibitive policy. He
predicted that in time the south would
become the greatest manufacturer Of
the finer grades OF cotton goods.
Replying Senator Bacon declared that
ii even such should prove to be true,
he would not favor any increase Of the
customs duties. About the middle of
the afternoon the senate reached its
second vote. which was on an amend
ment by Senator DOlliver to strike out
out the committee provision fixing
a duty Of 1 cent a square yard for the
process of mercerizatiOu. The amend
mant was lost by the unusually close
vote Of 30 TO 3S. The narrowing of the
margin, however, was due 10 the alb
sance Of senator's rather than to the
conversion Of progTessives to the Al
driCh standard.
Progrsssives chided.
It was after this vote that Senator
Aldrich found occasion again to chal-
leng5 the attitude of some Of the Re
Publican senator's who were contending
icr lower duties, He charged them with
playing the part of assistants to the
Democrats, and, speaking Of Senator
beveridge, declared he had associated
with the Democrats so long that he
was adopting theier ideas. He charac-
terized Mr. Beveridge as the leader OF
The opposition.
Both Senator's Beveridge and Cum
Minis replied, the former making the re-
l-y that he was standing on the Re
publican platform, while the latter stat
Cd that he had so often been charged
WIN being q Democrat that the charge
cid not worry him.
During the day Senator Smith OF
A'ehgan took occasion to character
1e Secretary MaCVeagh as the mouth
l-.,e OF the administration on the tar
"N Tie did not admit that he cOnsid-
-'ei the seCond~member of the pTesi-
-,.l- cabinet a reliable leader on this
subject because of his former Demo
cratic pr0cGvities.
lhe Progressive Republicans gained
concession from the finance commit
.s5 Do the removal of rubber goods from
s cotton schedule, thus preventing the
exposition of a duty on such goods be-
cause OF the cotton in them.
Low Tariff Leadership.
H.. 4L Aldrich asserted that the major.
1 the senate were voting together
1.se they were loyal Republican.
, W. believed i'm the doctrine Of protec.
.,-s., returning 10 the question of low
49, leadership, Mr. AIdrich said thai
n. Time he was ready to think thai
c1r.tI lsNefidge was at the head Of the
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