The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-05
PASSES SENATE.
Conference Report on the Tariff
Bill Adopted.
By a Total of Al Ayes to 81
Votes Against 1t.
BRISTOW VOTED NO.
So Did Both the Senators From
Iowa and Minnesota.
La Toilette and BeVeridge Also
Opposed the Measure.


day the senate adopted the conference
report on the tariff bill. which effects
tho final T.assuge of thai bill through
congress.
The vote was A. ayes, 81 nays. The
lin received all the Republican votes
except those of Bristow. Clapp, Cum
Minis. Doldver. LaFollette, Beveridge
and Nelson. The senate then took up
the concurrent resolution, reducing the
rates 4 the leather schedule.
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-AIdrich. Borah, Bourne. Brad
ley, Brandenee, Brown, BuIkIey. Burk-
ter. Clark (WyoD. Crane. Crawford,
Cullom, Curtis, Depew, Dick, Dixon
Dupont Ell1ins. Flint Frye, Gamble
Guggenheim Hale. Hepburn, Johnson
Jones. Kean, Lodge, Iorimer, McCum-
Der Oliver. Page, Penrose, Perkins
Piles Root, Scott, Smith (Mich),
Smoot. Stephenson, Sutherland, war
ner Wetmore-47.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey. Bankhead, l3eF-
eridge. RristOW. Cham berlaln, Cldpp'
Clay Culberson, Cummins, Daniel, Dol
liver. Fletcher Foster. Frazier. Gore
Hughes. LaFolIette McLauren, Mart'F,
Nelson. Newlands, Overman. Paynter'
Rayner. Shively. Simmons, Smith tMo.)'
Smith IS. c.. Stone. Taliaferro-3l.
Senator McEncry of Louisian. Demo
crat. who was absent, was pared loI
the bill. He was the only Democrat
faVoring the measure.
The pairs on the bill were as fol-
lows. those for it. being first men
toned: Briggs with Johnson; Dill
1iugham with Tillman; Galllnger with
TAYLOR; Nixon with Owen; Richard
son with Clarke CArk.); Warren with
Money: McEnery with Davis.
At 3:14 p. m. the senate adopted
the concurrent resolution reducing
leather schedule rates.
When the senate was called to order,
the vice president had received noti-
fcatiOn from Senators Dolliver. ElkInS.
Warren. Clay. AldriCh. LaFollette. Pen
rose. Flint. Dick Hepburn and Bradley
that they desired to speak on the tariff
either before or alter the passage of
{ he bill. on this account it was expect
cd the session would be prolonged either |
I p to late tonight or sometime tomor-
low
Notwithstanding this formidable ar
ray of speakers Senator Aldrich and
his assistant. Senator Hale. we're both
confident that with the adjournment oil
the senate today tho extraordinary ses-
SION WOJld come to an end.
The remainder of the program will be |
executed to the letter. The hour for the
vote on the adoption of the conference
report. which means the final passage
of the bill by the senate. had already
leen fixed for - p. m. and there was no |
doubt it would be taken at that time.
The agreement is that the leather
amendment shall 60 through both
houses without alteration and it is
quite as well understood that the Nc /
Cumber provision with free cotton bag
ging attached will pass the senate.
DollivCr Opens the Talk.
Senator DOlHver. first speaker, open |
ing his remarks with d defense of his /
course as d Republican in contending /
for lower customs duties, denied the /
right OF other Republican senators to |
question his position in the seratc. A |
position which he said was dictated |
by his conscience.
1T has not been MY fortune" he said. |
to enjoy that mutual good viii that /
should meet the efforts of senator's to |
change the tariff laws Of the United |
States"
The people of his state he added. mad
been referred to as farm folk while
the state itself had been declared to |
be unreliable, given to Popuusm and /
fIreenbaclIiSm. Iowa, he insisted. had |
always been true to Republican stand =
ards and still was unfolding the hest /
interests of the protective policy.
Here he said, we have had thel
spectacle of men compelled to bargain
with the authorities which control the
senate for the protection of their own
PEOPLE Majorities are obtained by a !
system of reciprocity arranged in the |
citadel of protection"
We have tariff commission" de-
clared Mr. Doliver, referring to the
a
body They are experts although thev
lave never been appointed by any pub
lie authority. They are volunteers aid
ing congress N its difficult and siren
UOus work
This commission. he insisted had
written the iron and steel schedule and
tIc cotton schedule. And Vet he said
when 1t was proposed to have tariff
commission appointed as a public bOdv
the men who excepted the mandates
OF this tariff commission vigorously on
posed the suggestion. He criticized the
work OF the members of the boar9 Of
general appraisers. whom he smoke Of a.
professional certifiers."
presenting statement prepared bv
1he treasury department, Mr. Oollivpr
'si.d.,, Seld II showed the rates in the cotton
g Oheuule were increased over the pres
ent law all along the line. and some
OF them as much as 100 Der. cent
People Arc Being Duped.
ana yet he added. the statement
has been made here that only n, ~
made in that schedule. The Ar,,arjca--
Ftople are being duped with that t.;,,6
q humbug and misrerrasentatio1 :,
Conte9dn 3 that there was no raw
+ T,3t.. a.trIdi IL thls country Mr. EIkins K
west Nlrglnla. expressed The reora+ ~.
itEe socalled free raw n7steriai - t!ldl
had ever been started. Labor 49, 49,
expended upon these articles c1IIeI
raw material and ne believed 49,
whenever they We're subjected to for
protected by the tariff. "eeH
Mr.. Hepburn interiected +t,4 ,.,
he d1o not want 10 reflect I,r,o,, .-.L' "LiIlo
department of the government 10y eIlIs |
rad been new doctrine of a
Irove. iou ap-
when We are told that certain ,..-
must not be placed in the l,iII !1eiil9