Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-06

vreeland, New York, banking and
currency; Rodenberg. Illinois, indus
trial arts and expositions; Mann, Illi-
nois. Interstate and foreign commerce;
Weeks, Massachusetts. postofffces and
post roads; Alexander, New York, riv-
ers and harbors; Parker New Jersey,
Judiciary.
Washington. Aug. 5.-When the Sem
ate was called to order today the Vice
President had received notification
from Senators Dolliver, Elkins, War
rem. Clay. Aldrich, La Toilette, PEN
rose, Flint, Dick, Hepburn and Brad
ley. that they would desire to speak
on the tariff either before or after the
passage of the bill
Senator Dolliver was the first speak
er of the day. Opening his remarks with
defence of his course as Republican
in contending for lower customs duties.
Republican senators to question his
position in the Senate. a position which
he said was dictated by his conscience.
1T mas not been my fortune" he said,
ito enjoy that mutual good will that
should meet the efforts of a senator to
change the tariff laws of the United
States"
The people of his state, he added, had
been referred to as farm folk" while
the state itself had been declared to be
unreliable, given to popularism and
greenbackism. Iowa, he insisted, had
always been true to Republican stand
ards and still was UNFOLDING the best
interests of the protective policy.
Here he said. I'VE have had the
spectacle of men compelled to bargain
with the authorities which control the
Senate for the protection of their own
people. Majorities are obtained by a
system of reciprocity arranged in the
citadel of protection
"We have a tariff commission now"
declared Mr.. Dolliver. referring to the
opposition to the creation of such a
body. They are experts although they
have never been appointed by any pub
lie authority. They are volunteers aid
ing Congress in its difficult and SIREN
uous work.
This commission. he insisted, had
written the iron and steel and the cot
on schedule. And yet, he said when
t was proposed to have tariff COM
mission appointed as a public body the
men who accepted the mandates of this
tariff commission vigorously opposed
he suggestion. He criticized the work
If the members of the board of general
appraisers. of whom he spoke as pro
Sessional certifiers.
Presenting statement prepared by
the treasury department, Mr.. Dolliyer
said 1t showed that the rates in the
cotton schedule were increased over
the present law all along the line and
some of them as much as 100 per cent.
Contending that there was no raw
material in this country, Mr.. Elkins
expressed his regret that the sc-called
free raw material campaign had ever
been started. Labor had, been expended
upon these articles called raw materi-
al, and he believed that whenever they
were subjected to foreign competition
they should have been protected by the
tariff
I'VE of West Virginia" said Mr.. Ell
kins, ARE ready to revise the tariff
downward or upward, but we want our
share and we haven't got it,
Mr.. Hepburn interjected that Will.
he did not want to reflect upon any
other department of the government
there had been a new doctrine of a
veto of items of the bill that he could
not approve.
when we are told that certain items
must not be placed in the bill. or the
bill will be vetoed, that is a threat that
amounts to a veto of such items" said
Mr.. Hepburn. There is" he added,
mo duty in this bill so high as to Of
fend me-"
Senator Warren took the floor short
ty after noon and entered upon an ex-
tended denunciation of the hide and
leather schedule. The manufacturers
ne said, had agreed to accept free boots
and shoes if they could obtain free hides
out when they got free hides they
Hepudiated their agreement.
Showing much feeling during the
course of his address. Mr.. Warren call
ed upon Senators Aldrich. Gallinger
and Dick to say what they thought of
the doctrine of free raw material. All
declared that they did not approve of
the idea of admitting hides free of duty.
Mr.. Aldrich said he knew of no Re-
publican and no protectionist who fav-
ored the doctrine Of free raw materials,
as understood by Mr. Mills and Mr.
Cleveland. Very similar replies were