The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-02
DEMOCRATS DECLARE REPUB-
liCAN SENATORS ARE
"HoeGINGr TARIFF.
GENERAL DEBATE IS HELD
6acon's Resolution Calling for Con-
s'deratior Of the Bill by Fuip
Finance Committee Instead Of Ma
iority Faction Precipitates a De-
c'dedly Lively Controversy.

Washington, April What turned
out to be general debate on the tar
iff was feature of the senate pro-
ceedings today on Senator Bacon's
resolution favoring the consideration
of the tariff legislation by the full
committee on finance instead of by
the republican members of that COM
mittee only. Senator Aldrich insisted
that the procedure adopted in this
case was similar to that which had
been the practice Of the senate for so
years in dealing with tariff measures,
and he added that the same method
was adopted in handling the Wilson
tariff bill for which, he said, a substi-
tute was framed by sub committee
composed of democrats
| When Senator Bacon called atten-
to a statement made by Senator Hale
last Monday that he had just come
from the committee room where there
were 80 or 40 dissatisfied PennsyI-
vanians," 1t was explained both by
Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Aldrich that the
number had been overstated. II
seemed, Mr.. Aldrich said, that all the
people coming before the members OF
the committee have been experts,
whose assistance has been necessary
for a proper understanding of the
question being considered. He said
the house had been having hearings
and had published nine volumes of
them and he doubted whether any
democratic senator had read any part
OF them.
Bailey Retorts.
You will have to make an excep-
tion in my case" said Mr.. Bailey, in
terrupting, although / have not read
all of them and don't intend to-"
Mr.. Aldrich said the experts are not
lsubpoenaed nor paid any witness fees
and he declared that their statements
were not public hearings at all.
Senator Daniel insisted on knowing
what objections could be urged by the
senator from Rhode Island against the
democratic members of the committee
hearing the statements. ut is" said
Mr.. Daniel, "a private snap for the
purpose of framing a tariff bill with
out giving a right to representatives
of the people to hear the testimonies"
Mr.. Aldrich said it was the purpose
| to hold public hearings.
Senator Rayner strongly opposed the
majority method of framing the tar
iff bill.
Dividing Plunder.
When you are dividing this plum
lder," he said, "at least be fair to each
other. On behalf of the senator from
| West Virginia. I at least, beg Of you
to give him back his raw materials.
He has stood with you on the field OF
battle and when the hour of submis-
sion comes, the senator from West
Virginia will be here and his protest
ing voice will not be heard in this
hall against a single article on the
schedule
He referred to the coal mines of
Senator Elkins and his indignation
over the proposition to place the pro-
ducts of his state upon the free list.
We on this side" he said, "are in
the camp of the vanquished and so
far as 1 am concerned, would rather
be in the camp of the vanquished than
in the camp Of the victors in the
possession of the spoils."
Mr.. Rayner declared that the repub-
lican procedure were merely a star
chamber process
Il have a right" said Mr.. Aldrich.
replying to the latter charge, ito have
a conversation without having a
democratic senator cross examine the
person with whom I conversed." He
declared the democratic members OF
the finance committee were holding
meetings of their own and that they
had their experts
Lose individuality.
Mr.. Rayner said the members of the
committee lost their individual charac-
ter when they became committee OF
the senate charged with a public
duty.
Mr. Aldrich replied that II the SEN
ator from Maryland should frame a
tariff bill according to his policy he
would not get 10 democratic votes for
1t. He said distinguished senator
from Maryland (the late Mr.. Germany.
had recast the Wilson bill on lines that
did not agree with the ideas put
forth by the present senator from that
state and he did not believe he repre-
sented the views of all the people OF
Maryland, even of the democrats of
that state. Tennessee, Georgia, North
Carolina, Louisiana and other states of
the south, he said, are no longer in
lsympathy with free trade principles.
II Just to All.
1 You might as well be frank" said
Mr. Aldrich, addressing the democratic
} senators, and admit that. ! don't In
= tend to let such a speech as that OF
the senator from Maryland deter us
: from being just to every southern state
: The tariff policy will be just to every
D section and to every interest OF this
: country. I am quite certain that the
> senator from Maryland win have no
l followers upon his side of the cham
ber."
Senator Bailey Indignantly resented
l the right of Senator Aldrich to speak
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