The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-04
hot UNDER THE COLLAR
IN TARIFF DISCUSSION
Tense SIiusiIOnF Finally SmOOihSd
Over But Another Out
break Expected

f4tNH3ilANsN|iN W UNIV ~ fffN N"F'
phere of the Senate chamber was SUR
charged with electricity last night
when the tariff BIN was taken up
al s O'Clock ia the first night session
Since Congress was convened.
Flf,pflur Senators we've present
Every Republican Senator who is IN
the cily except laFolctte, wQs IN his
seat and his absence was made the
subject OF criticism mat involved the
sincerity OF his attitude on the tariff
blll. anli. finally descended to serious
attacks upon him by conservative
Republicans IN chan'ge Of the Bill and
spirited defense OF the insurgents
and Democrats.
Senator PenrOse declared that he
Would be- abba 10 prove that LaI'ol-
letbe was we'll enough 10 be abroad
IN the streets, Consulting with the
representatives OF yellow Journals
snd up-lift magazlnes'
Finally the tense situation was
smoothed over. but another outbreak
u threatened AT any time
Beveridge, IN defending LaFollette
asserted that no Senator would
question THAT I.aFolletto was III and
asedrsi hhr rest
Prompt defense os the Wisconsin
Senator came from Senators Borah
and OollIyer Republicans and
Money Democrat
70 end the discussion, Aldrich aug.
eas4esH Tint the senaie pasa over the
cotton schedule temporarily and pro.
eeed to The consideration % The flax
and hemp schedules. This met With
general approval. but was followed
BY further discussion on the question
of ccuHeaies extended aO Senators
Iaken All when In possession OF the
floof IN which senntors Beverldgas
D0llveF. Money Lodge and Galllh-
ger all took part
The Senate proceeded with thp Tax
schedule nud The Bradley amend
manl assessing q duty of ia cents o.
pound on iuie and lutc butts was
adopted
Women's Gloves Reduced
l'hp MOST important action taken
asl night in regam io ihe schedules
IL ibe tariff bin was The adoption of
an MmendmenH reducing the duty on
common gloves for women and chill
llren from ST.. 10 81 25 pcr dozen
hnd the adoption, mamended. Of The
remainder of the glove schedule.
which restores lhe Dingley rates 10
place OF fhe higher fata provided By
lhe House bill
The paragraph on illrs WIS changed
IS as to levy a duty OF 20 per cent
"a Yalorem on dog, g0at. or sheep
SKINS, instead of the SO per cent duty.
hldrch offered o substitute for the
paragraph placing duty OF GO per
cent aa yalnrem on iewelry by which
spaelfie rates were placed ON q long
list Of alaleses of iewelry.
The Senate was not IN any amlahle
state Of niiaid during the days SEES
gl0n. and as cntsequenc, there
were several clashes az temper.
The day waa begun hy d speech BIZ
Senator Stone of Missouri, IN which
be- asserted ihat the German officials
had taken exception 40 remarks re-
eentiy made BY Senator Aldrlch
relative to the wage statement sup
piled hy the German government 1t
tho reqneat Of the American secretary
bf state.
Senator Aldricb had characterized
ps 'impartinenf the effort which, he
claimed. had been made IA thai
statement To influence American tar.
III legislation and Stone undertook
10 show ihat the epithet had been
applied 10 the German government
Aldrleh resented this implication,
but he repeatedly said that the Ger
man manufacturers had undertaken
10 Influence the conrse OF the tariff
bin. AMI he charged that I'm 40 doing
they he'd been guilty OF importinence.
lnsinuatlons Fly
During the course on his remarke
Alarich lntinmted that Stone waa
acting al representative OF Ger.
uanv and this remark aroused the
aAlesn 81 the Mlsaourian.
Declaring his right To speak bis
mind as an American Senator, he
sAid M use OF the expression was
egrose imperilnencc" The colloauy
consumed almost three hours 0f time.
Ultimately Aldrich paid high com
plinRnt 10 the German people under
llnlf emperor and the Incident closed
loW the day with enc statement hy
Stone that while Aldrlch and senaor
Depew, whO also had been involved
n fhe controversy had not male a
et1aiehtf0rwnrd reiracilon. as ne had
believed fhev should they had so
''auear coated" the dose ps to relieve
Il Il lla bitter taste
LaFolette Charges NEGLECT.
Hpllowine thn AldflchSicne efl
HAle HNnafpE hafrllello resumed hA
epa#HH IN ollEGHsilhn ln tha tgsttn
Hall4dnle. which proved NJ M aep
Hral aFilleisn M fhn NlAlhodM M sha
iinanaa commiiise H1e Masnl6a gha4