The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-06-03
TARIFF B|LLWAR
At NIGHT SESSIONS
Senate Will Begin Its After-Dark
Work Tonight,
MAY COMPLETE IT BY JULY I
Consideration Of Cotton Schedule is
Cause Of Hot Shot at Aldrich
by Senator Deliver
of Iowa.

Washington, June 2.-Beginning to.
night the senate will hold night ses-
sions and the tariff bill will be rushed
with all speed. 1t is possible the
measure will be ready for the pres
dents signature early in July.
Senator Aldrich gave notice yester-
day of the intention to hold night SEES
sions. Announcing his concurrence
in the movement looking to night
sessions, Senator Beveridge said that
anxious as he was to see the bill
speedily disposed of, he was still more
anxious to see 1t perfected before it
was passed. This, he added, he be-
lieved to be the sentiment Of business
men generally.
a.. Work on Cotton Schedule.
The senate has began consideration
of the cotton cloth schedule. This
portion had been passed over upon
the first reading with the understand
ing that many amendments to 1t would
be offered and that much time would
be necessary for its discussion. The
first day did not fall short of a justifi-
cation of this supposition.
There were not many speeches, but
those made were of considerable
length. Senators Smoot and Lodge,
both majority members of the finance
committee, were the principal orators
and both spoke in support of the COM
mittee provisions. The Utah senator
entered upon technical presentation
of the entire subject, reaching the
conclusion that the senate bill does
not, in reality, increase the duties
contemplated by the Dingley law. He
undertook, however, to show that by
the various rulings of the customs au.
thorities these duties had been re-
duced to the extent of an average OF
20 per cent. IT was the purpose Of
the committee to carry into effect the
existing law He declared that the
committee had been influenced by
neither the manufacturers nor the i'm.
porters.
Policy Of Republican Party.
Senator Lodge gave especial atten.
ton to the cotton schedule, but Incl,
dentally spoke of the general policy
of the Republican party with refer
ence to the subject of tariff revision
He contended that there had been nc
intention of revising the tariff down.
ward, but that the purpose Of the
party had been merely so to revise the
tariff as to protect American manu-.
facturers against cheap foreign labor
He declared that New England fac
tories were returning only small divi
dends to their owners. and traced the
general increase in the prices of com,
modities to the enlarged volume of GOLD
in the country, rather than to the
advantages accruing from the protec
tive system. He explained at length
the process of mercerization in or
der to show that the protective rate
allowed for this process was not ex
cessive
Senator Deliver took exception &c
a remark by Senator Aldrich. The
Iowa senator had offered an amend
ment to the cotton schedule providing
for ad valorem rather than specific
duties. whereupon Senator Aldrich
made incidental reference to senators
who came here with importers
BRIEFS Senator Dolliver made sharI
reply, but when Senator Aldrich ex
planned that he had not meant any re
Election. calm was restored and bust
ness proceeded with serenity.
Later the senator from Iowa said
reflections upon his course had come
from behind the doors of the finance
committee. This was said in re
Spouse to defense by Senator Root
of the board of general appraisers, tc
which reference had been made by
Senator Deliver.