Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
SENATORS FLAY
PROTECTIONISTS
CONDEMN METHOD USED TO
RUSH TARIFF BILL
is SOLELY FOR
DEALERS IN GOODS
Aidrich Says Ten Years Are Required
in Which to Acquaint Men,
bers with Full Text
of Bill
tBy Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, May S.-As soon as
the tariff bill was taken up by the
senate today and section 1S0, putting
a duty of is cents per pound on pig
lead was read, Senator BristoW arose
to oppose the increase from 11a cents
a pound as provided in the house Dill,
saying the increased rate would make
it equal to the rate of the Dingley bill.
Mr.. Brlstow read from tariff hearings
held by the ways and means committee
to show that it was there contended
that this increase, if made, would ne
cessitate an increase of duty on other
ingredients that are used in making
paints He argued that the house had
been judicious in its action.
1T makes no difference what the
house did from time to time," said Mr.
Aldrich. 1--WE are here l. do justice to
this inquiry in view of the facts OF this
case.''
He added that Mr.. Leishberger, from
whose testimony Mr.. Bristow read,
was trying to break down the whole
lead schedule"
"The facts stated by this witness are
the important things" interposed Mr..
Beveridge land it makes no difference
what his personal views are on the tar
know the facts and if Mr.. Leishberger's
testimony is not true we should
know it."
Mr.. Smoot remarked that Mr.. Leish
berger was a smelter and purchaser
of lead, and Mr.. Bristow retorted by
declaring:
"The purchaser of lead has some
lead for sale"
Mr.. Bristow contended that the diff
ferential provided by the duty recon-
mended by the committee on finance on
pig lead was greater than the cost Of
smelling, and unwarranted.
Testimony Starts Discussion
The reading of the testimony of Mr..
Brush of the American Smelling and
Refining company provoked colloquies
among senators, during which Senators
Smoot and Smith of Michigan suggest
ed that he was influenced by his Mexi-
can interests and by the interests of
his business, so that his testlInohy
should not be taken as satisfactory.
Mr.. Smoot declared that he knew
Mr. Brush and had every confidence,
he said, in anything he might say. He
was liable to be affected in his views,
he said, and in his opinions by his in
terests as all men are, but he added;
Whatever he says, whether or not
under Oatn, / am certain ne says WhoI
he honestly believes"
Mr. Burkett condemned the method
by which the committee on finance pre-
pared it's bill without hearings.
He declared that sometimes not even
a quorum of the committee was on
hand in the senate to give informa-
tion.
There are whole lot of people" he
said, "who are more interested in hav-
ing this bill made right than in having
it finished in a hurry, and l for one
am willing to stay here all summer to
make it absolutely right"
Replying to Mr.. Burkett Mr.. AL
drich said that if the senate stayed in
session until all the senators under
stood every schedule in the bill they
would not only be here all summer but
for ten years.
The prosperity of the people of Ne
braska and of the country generally
depended, Mr. Aldrich said, upon the
maintenance of the protective tariff.
In concluding his remarks Mr.. Bris-
tow said that rather than give the
American people an improper tariff law
he would send the subject back to
them to be fought over two years
hence.
Mr.. Carter refuted all suggestions