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Hale. which rejoinder provoked gem eral laughter. Mr. Hale declared he would be much surprised if the minority was not also holding sessions to frame their views
 on the tarin measure.
 Joining with the Democrats in their protests against the ranner in which the tarin bill was being managed. Senator Elkins. Republican (West Vir- ginia). declared himself and his State to be of the South. the interests o{ which he said were being "crucined. He asserted that New, England was Iover-represented on the committee. while the great middle West and the South were not represented at all He said he underntood the committee would make a free trade measure for New England and in, the past the statement from the South. like poor. miserable. deluded people" had been compelled to supports such propositions and had gotten as return only high protection. on articles they consumed. He declared that he had been unable to get a hearing unless he would agree to come in under the yoke"
 Mir. Elkfns referred to the fact that the Democrats in the House had had
 no opportunity to criticise the tafin bill before 1t was reported.
 Exception was taken by Mir Gore, and In sarcastic speech he said that the Democrats had been given fourteen minutes in which to examine the bill before voting upon 1t fin committee.
 Elkins Appeals for south.
 Senators Gallinger. Hale. and Lodge
 by answering questions. in spite of the protests of Senator EIkins. managed to raise parliamentary discussion. which brought into question Mir. Elkins's right to the floor.
 A ruling of vice-President sherman took Mir. E1kins off the floor. but Mir. Carter MT. Bacon. MT. Culberson and others pleaded that MT. Elkins be given chance to go on, and this chance was given.
 Continuing his remarks. Mir. Elkins made no secret of the fact that he was disappointed at mot getting on the Fi- nance Committee. but he wanted to get on so as to protest against the contin-
 uance of high duties for New England and low duties for the manufactured product of the South.
 Tn an outburst of elequence, MT. El- kins grilled the New England ''domi- nation" of the Senate. again referring
 to the alleged on-representation of
 the. Middle West. Mir. Elkins recited
 the States In that section which had no members on committees. You cannot give a place to every State" said Mir. Elkins. "but you egive
 three places to New England. where
 the members live so close together that they can speak to each other from their back doors>~ before breakfast each morning"
 Speaking of the appointments of
 Messrs. Lodge. McCumber. Shoot and Flint as new members of the Finance Committee. MT. Elkins said they had been chosen from sections as far away from the South as possible. He spoke l at length In defense of Southern indus tries and urged the Senators from that section to join him in demanding that the South be given a fair show.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Elkins's re- marks. the order went over until Thursday. MT. Bacon presented res- olution directing that all hearings and examination of witnesses by the Ff- nance Committee or the majority mem bers thereof be open to all members of the Senate. The resolution went over under the rules.