Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-03

authority to ascertain all facts DEEM
ed necessary by him concerning the.
operation of the ma xinum and mini
mum rates provisions.
"A VARIETY or OPINION.
concerning the effect of the paragraph
under discussion Mr.. Clapp believed
that it limited the power of the presi-
dent, while Mr.. Crawford did not tnIns
1t would operate that way. MI. Hey
burn insisted 1t would give no author
ity to the president to obtain the cost
of production at home and abroad or
to- do ANYTHING except to determine
what action should be taken respecting
the operation of maximum and mini
mum clauses. 3
MT, Newlands here said ne was graft
fed by the assurances given by the,
chairman of the finance committee,
Senate Stone, 18th half suppressed
smile, suggested that some assurances
had been given that tile senate should
receive the translation of the Germ man
government report on the cost Of pro-
{duction in Germany
1T has been sent to the government
printing; Office" responded Mr.. Aldrieh.
think the printing office is busy
these days, but have no doubt we viii
get 1t some time"
Announcing that he could not con-
scientlously vote for the conference re-
port, Mr.. Clapp said:
Aftei,s we undertook revision OF the
tariff as a result of a demand BY the
consumers. a force for the first time
began to arise. not fol. protection, but
for prolific intensity profit.
Z The new issue now; Is whether what
was once a beneficial factor IN Ameri-
can legislation shall be used merely
to increase profits.
f Saying he. could not approve the con-
ference report, he declared If choice
were given him of approving what had
been done by Congress inFthe matter
of tariff gislation, or being retired To
private life, he would readily accept
the latter.
MI Bailey remarked that an under
standing had been reached for vote
on the conference report. = u ...f53
Mi. Aldrfch was promptly upon his
feet and nodded assent.
BAILEY's@ SUGGESTION.
q The Texas senator suggested that 50
far as the opponents Of the bill were
concerned he understood that they
would be ready to vote by o'clock
Thursday.
IS If the mistakes of this bill are to be
Mr.. Bailey added, ~ think
the debate on the resolution will rc-@
aqllire quite as much time as the tariff
measure itself has consumed" =
Mr.. Bacon desired to have an UNDER
standing ofathe scope of the debate on
the proposed resolution. Mr.. Aldrich.
with some show Of irritation, Withdrew
his acceptance ofsthe Bailey. proposition
for unanimous consent. II
Promptly renewing that request, Mr..
Bailey. without further debate, OBJ
tanned an agreement to vote on the
acceptance of the conference report at
;28o'clock next Thursday.
Sena tor Daniel facetiously referred. to
the non-p articipa ton by the Democrats
the conference on tariff. He Informed
the sanate that tile Democrats of the
conference committee were rreparing
d statement regarding that bill which
would be ready BY tomorrow
3 An apparent indisposition4 on the part
ofSsena tors to further discuss the con-
ference report followed and Mr.. Aid.
rich surprised everybody by moving
an adjournment. The motion carried.
and the senate at i:Os b. IN. adjourned
until noon tomorrow. 81 58t