Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-05
s,st CONGRESS.
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Leaning forward, Penrose gave close
attention to the senator from Wiscon-
sin. The possibility of severe clash
between the two senators caused their
colleagues to shift their eyes from one
to the other
Il might add" continued the senator
from Wisconsin, that no man could
undertake to account for the where
abouts of the senator from PennsylVa-
mia without transgressing the rules OF
the Senate and l do not"
Penrose, interrupting, referred. to an
article in magazine published by tho
senator from Wisconsin as misrepre-
senting himself and Pennsylvania.
Reading the article complained of,
Penrose was promptly answered by
La Toilette, who said the statements
were taken from a newspaper and
when denied by that publication We're
promptly withdrawn by his own maya
zine. Penrose asked to be referred 70
the denial and was assured that he
would be furnished with the maya
zine containing it. La Toilette then
proceeded with his analysis of the tar
if bill.
Illustrating his remarks with
samples that he said had been procur-
ed through the chief examiner of the
New York customs house. La Toilette
explained the difference in duties car
ried by the pending bill and those i'm
posed by the Dingley law, with the
purpose of showing increases.
He discussed at length the cost of
mercerized fabrics. Upon being ques-
toned by Dixon, La Toilette admitted
that he had not taken into considera :
ton an amendment which was adopt
ed to the paragraph on cotton thread
and carded yarn and that he did no.
know how many Of his estimates of
20 increases had been reduced by that
amendment.
Dixon assumed the role of peace
maker between the two Republican
factions by suggesting that greater
progress would be made with the bill
if the debate was carried on in a more
friendly spirit on both Sides
Daniel presented a table prepared. by
the experts of the minority showing the
duties of the Aldrich bill which are
equivalent to ad valOrem rates above
Is per cent.
when you are asked to fix these
values at the customs house according
to the value of the goods in this coun-
try rs you will be when the admins
trative features of this bill are con-
sidered," said La Toilette, you will
turn over the fixing of these rates from
this body to the people who are direct
ly interested in the business, if you
adopt that provision" When La Toilette
concluded the exhibition of his sam
permit the senator from Utah, Smoot,
to attempt to explain the changes in
duty in each case
La toilette said he would furnish
samples of all the goods he had exhib-
tied to every senator and the senator
from Utah could give his views on
them. He, however, declined to permit
an interruption of his speech for that
purpose.
That the cost of mercerization was
less III this country than in England.
was asserted by La Toilette, who added
that the hours of labor in England are
generally less than in the United
States. During the last Is years, he
said. under the improved systems of
manufacture in this country the cost
OF production of cotton goods has de
creased SO that he contended there
was no excuse for an increase of duty
While La Toilette reverted to the
question of profits of New England
mills. Tillman interposed to saw that
although Carolina was next to Mas
sachusets in the number of it's spin
dies, manufacturing $4,000 of the L.
100000 bales of cotton it raised, the
mill owners there desired no increase
of the duty on cotton goods.
Gallinger added that New Hampshire
mills did not want Dingley duties in
creased and he understood the chairman
of the committee on finance would show
that they had not been.
AT 4.5O o'clock La Toilette concluded his
speech, after having held the floor con-
tlnuously for nearly six hours The Sen
ate then went into executive session.
Washington. June 4.-With the openine
of the night session of the Senate. AL
drlch, chairman of the finance commit
Tee, proceeded to reply to the attacks
MADE upon the committee amendments to
the cotton schedule He told the Ga SEN
ators present that he proposed to make
statement explaining the committees
amendment land to correct any misap-
prehenslon that may have been instilled
in their minds by a torrent of misinfor-
nation and misrepresentation"
Expecting that there would be repe-
t1tion of the interesting session of last
night, large crowd filled the galleries.
Close attention was given to Aldrch as
he explained eacn amendment in detail.
The amendments which have been sug-
gested apply but to very small proper
ton of the cotton schedule" said Aldrich.
one who listened to the debate would
suppose that the amendments applied to
the whole cotton schedule and that three
fourths of the rates of the Dingley law
would be increased by these amendments.
But only 10 per cent. of the cotton sched-
ule is affected by the amendments'
Aldrich reviewed the history of the cot
ton schedule, saying that in no tariff act
nave there been fixed rates so low as in
the schedule pertaining to cotton cloth
and cotton manufactures generally He
said that cloths valued at from cents to
70 cents now pay specific rates and these
have not been changed by the Senate bill
These cloths cover % per cent. of all the