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

his party, and / think should have
been recreant to my trust IL / had not
conferred with the President of ths
United States with reference to the
provisions Of this act Such confer.
ences have always been held"
Saying that he had aided in the pas
sage OF five tariff bills, Aldrich declared
that he had become used to Democratic
predictions of disaster. Il have no fear
of the consequences-None whatever
he said. THE people of the United
States are committed to this protective
system and they may be counted upon
to sustain 1t. ~
Aldrich spoke until o'clock, when,
in accordance with the unanimous
agreement, the vote was taken on the
adoption of the conference report, re-
sulting: Al ayes, 81 noes
The bill was Immediately conveyed
to the House by Crockett, one Of the
clerks Of the Senate, who, announced
to that body that the Senate had
agreed to the conference report. He
had the bulky and momentous measure
with him and passed it over to a
House emplOye, who in turn handed II
to the enrolling clerk
The Republicans loudly applauded
AS soon as the vote on the conference
report on the tariff bill was announced
Aldrich called up his concurrent reso.
luton reducing the duties on leather
goods. which was the result of tba
action Of the conferees in placing hides
on the free list.
Culberson at once offered his amend
ment. placing cotton bagging on the
free list and spoke in an impassionad
manner in support of the measure a J
in the interest of fair treatment 10
the South.
1t had been taken off the free list
he said upon the demand of three
manufacturers, according to reports
published at the time action was taken.
pemurring from this statement, Aid
rich said he understood there were2
eight or ten such manufacturers Then
referring to the proposed amendment,
he said the proposition to place cotton
bagging on the free list would meet
strenuous opposition on the part of the
House. &c.,
This resolution" he said III So
rect an error Il Ia
A series of protests on the -
cratic side greeted this statem6 - -
AEdrich proceeded to declare that
the tariff bill could not be amended
by the passage of concurrent resolu-
ton. For that reason, he said. he
should move to lay the amendment On
the table.
Both Culberson and McLaurin OPP
posed the view that the bill could not
be amended by a concurrent resolu-
ton.
/ BY 43 to 26, Culberson's amendment
was rejected. Senator Bristow, Clapp
and Lafollette, 'lnsurgent" Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats against
laying on the table.
Z BY 43 to 90 an amendment by Stone.
Missouri to place boots and shoes on
the free list was rejected.
The Aldrich resolution reducing
leather duties was then agreed to I'M
animously.
The leather resolution went immedi-
ately to the House and it's consider
alton was begun at once. Chairman
Payne said that every one conceded the
Importance of the changes in rates
and urged the adoption of the reso-
luton.
Obtaining the floor for few minutes,
Fitzgerald, N. Y, charged that the
changed in the boot and shoe schedule
was not made because of any solicit
tude for the people who were COM
PEELED to buy shoes, but in order to
obtain the votes necessary to pass the !
bill ..- 20
At 4.1S Speaker Cannon Announces
that he had signed the amended tariff
bill. The Republicans again broke
into applause as the clerk took the bill
to the Senate, where it was signed by
the Vice President Immediately upon
its receipt. There was no demonstra-
ton in the Senate.
The bill then was forwarded to the
President, who was waiting in an ad-
Joining room, and, after very brief
inspection affixed his signature.
In signing the bill, the President. the
Vice President and the Speaker all
used a fountain pen which Is the prop
erty of Representative Payne, author
of the bill
President Taft issued statement
tonight subsequent t. signing the new .
tariff bill, declaring nat though the
measure Is by no mems perfect, 1t 10
a sincere and honest effort to carry out
platform pledges and embodies a real
revision downward