The Washington herald., 1909-08-03

The Senate met at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and proceeded Immediately to the
consideration Of the conference report. !
Within three minutes after the gavel fell
calling the session TO order the report
was actually before the Senate.
The chaplain seemed to be in sympathy
with general disposition 20 hasten things
and cut his invocation 10 one minute.
Senator Kean moved that the reading Of
the Journal be dispensed with before the
clerk had concluded the reading Of the
first paragraph. After the clerk had been
reading the report for a few minutes he
wRs halted by protests uttered slmulta-
neously by three SeEators-Culberson, OF
Texas: Hepburn. OF Idaho. and Clapp, OF
Minnesota They raised tho point that
the reading clerk was emitting sections
Of the report.
Senator Frye was IN tho chair. and,
after a hurried conference with the clerk,
he tried 20 reassure the objecting Sena-
tors. but Mr.. Culberson pointed out that
twenty pages had been omitted. and Sen
ator Clapp observed that the maximum
and minimum tariff paragraphs had been
overlooked.
Senator Hepburn was particularly Sc
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this warning:
"The clerk would do well to read ell Of
the bill It would be better not 20 omit
any part OF it."
After this little furry the clerk read
the report in detail, which took up nearly
three hours OF the session.
Senator Daniel First TO Speak.
Senator Daniel was the first Senator 10
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voted most OK the time 20 condemning the
Republican conferees for the manner in
which they had considered the report,
again volcing his complaint because the
Democratic c0nferees had been given so
little opportunity TO take part IN the
proceedings. Senator Aldrich tried TO
soOthe the Senator rrom Virginia. and
created some merrimeut by stating that
when ne tried TO find Mr. Daniel on one
occasion 20 invite him into the confer
ence. he learned that the Senator was
out at Fort Myer watching the fight
Of the aerOplane.
Party Measures, Says Bailey.
Senator Bailey, OF Texas a membeg OF
tho conference committee, also discussed
the treatment received by the Democratic
conterecs from their colleagues. He said
he had no complaint 10 make. however,
because he was willing that the Repub-
licans should construct the bill according
20 their own ideas as long as they had
to shoulder the responsibility.
The bill he added, was essentially a
party measure. When the Democratic
conferees were drst called in. he added.
five important items IN the bill wero stln
in dispute. and he said he left the con-
ference room with the impression that
The Democratic members would be called
In consultation again when their Republi-
, can colleagues had reached a complete
agreement He admitted that the result
would not have been changed had the
Democratic members been present, but
he thought that the rights OF the mi
nority should have been recognized.
'After the Republican conferecs had
reached a complete agreement" he said.
''the Democrats should. az least, been al
lowed TO read the final report before its
final presentation IN the Senate. For the
last several months the people have been
eut, Itained with marked herOics. and the
tariff conflict has been only sham bat
tie"
BriEtOw VIII Vote Nay.
Senator Bristow. OF Kansas. one Of the
Republican insurgents, announced that
ne would vote against the adoption OF the
conference report. Mr.. TAFT, he said, was
his friend and he could not ses his way
clear 70 vote In favor Of a bill which
would place the President IN an embar-
RAISING position by requiring Mr.. Taft TO
sign measure he did not fully approve.
or to repudiate the action OF the Repub-
lcan majority IN both Houses of Con-
greSs by vetoing a tariff bin they had
passed
Instead OF reducing the duty on lum-
ber he declared that It should have been
placed on the free list The sugar sched-
ue he added. contained all the defects
Of tho sugar schedule in the Dingley law.
Democrats for Revenue Rates.
Senator Bacon, Of Georgia. made
short speech designed to show that the
Democrats had consistently voted In
favor OF revenue duties Since voting on
the tariff bill began, he declared, IS7 roll
call votes had been taken. An examIna-
ton Of these votes. he maintained. dem
onstrated these three propositions:
First; That IN no single instance in these
1S7 yea and nay votes did the Democratic
Senators vote for a rate OF duty on any
article which could be properly classed as
protective rate OF duty. The only ex-
ceptlons to this were IN cases where the
Democratic Senators voted for amend
ments offered by Republican Senators.
which. while they We're protective in the
rates proposed. were nevertheless reduc-
tlous either upon the rates in the existing
law or IN rates proposed to be enacted
IN the pending bill.
Never Voted for increases.
Second: That IN no instance in these
votes did the Democratic Senators vote
for a proposition for an increase Of duty
on any article. either over the rate pre-
scribed in existing law OF IN the pending
tarin bill, as it came from the House
Of Representatives.
Third. That in no instance did the
Democratic Senators fail 20 vote for any
proposed reduction Of the rate OF duty.
whether such proposition was made by
q Republican Senator or by a Democratic
Senator.
After a short executive session the SEN
ate adjourned untir 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
Heroes Given Medals.