Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-11
COMMITTEES TARIFF
RATES ARE UPHELD,
Progressive" Republicans in Senate
Lose in Every Encounter With Trained
Forces Lead by Mr.. Adrich.

washington, June 10.-Time and time
ogain today Senator Dolliver and eight
or nine other so-called Progressive"
penublicans went down to defeat in
,he;r efforts to break the ranks of
The Aldrich forces in the wool schedule
If the tariff bill. The Iowa senator
had the floor the greater part of the
dayand offered numerous amendments
looking to the reduction of the finance
committee rates, but in each instance,
the amendments were voted down and
the committee was sustained.
The first of Mr.. Delivers suggestions
had for its object the combining to the
wool in them the duty on so called
yarns which are only part wool. After
considerable spirited discussion in
which Messrs. Dolliver and Warren
were the principal participants, the
amendment was defeated by vote of
81 to 43.
During the debate Mr. Warren con-
tended that the object of this provision
was to prevent the importation of
cheap cloths, but this was met by a
suggestion from Mr.. Dolliver that there
might be some people who would be
benefited by having cheap cloths
brought in from abroad.
On this vote Mr.. Dollivcr was sup
/ ported by Senators Beveridge, Brio
! tow, Brown. Burkett, Clapp, Cum
? mjnes, ia Toilette and Nelson. SEN
I ator McEncry of Louisiana was the
onJy Democrat senator who voted with
1 the Republicans against the provision.
MANY of Mr.. Delivers amendments
were along the same lines as the first and
j. were intended to carry out the principle
that in fixing a duty on mixed cloths it
should be applicable only to the wool in
the cloths.
Senator Aldrch objected on the ground
that it would be impossible to deter
mine the proportion of the constituents
Of such articles and that. therefore, the
provision was impracticable. On the en-
tire series the vote was practically the
same and in no instance did any Of the
Republican senators change.
One of Mr. Delivers amendments was
Identical in terms with q provision sug-
! gested by Mr.. Aldrich as part of the
Mckinley tariff bill of 1883, but the Rhode
Island senator refused to accept it today,
saying that the conditions We're entirely
different now.
In the course of discussion between
Senator's Aldrich and Owen about the
duty on blankets, the fact was brought
out that blankets pay ut the rate of $50
per cent. ad valorem. In this connection
\ the chairman of the finance committee
\was given an opportunity to accept "a
general provision prohibiting any rates in
the schedule above 100 per cent, but he
declined to do SO because, as he said, it
might let in foreign wooden manufacture
ers.
The debate throughout the day was
good natured, and Mr.. Dolliver discussed
polka dots corn plasters. home notices
and kindred subjects with much humor.
He seemed to have real feeling over the
possible tears in the eyes of the Irish
, potato
The wool schedule occupied the atten-
ton of the Senate throughout the entire
day. and on this account consideration
OF the proposed income tax which mad
been set for today was postponed until
4 tomorrow
d At so the Senate took a recess until
O'clock. The House was in session just
II minutes, transacting little business
before adjourning until Monday.
The evening session was, devoted 10
Speeches by Senators Gore and La
Toilette. both in advocacy of low II
wool duties. Mr.. La Toilette offered d
Il number OF amendments to the wool
4 schedule At 1850 o'clock. the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.