The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-05-21
VERBAL Tits
IN The SENATE
Statesmen in Lively Debate
Over the Tariff.
BAILEY And NELSON CLASH

Amendments to @heduies as Fixed
by AIdrich's Finance Committee Are
Defeated-Remark That the Tariff
Bill Finally Will Have the Marks of
the Rhode Islander All Over 1t.
Some Light Thrown on the Methods
of the Insurgents.
During the tariff debate in the SEN
ate Senator La Toilette complained
that he had difficulty in obtaining in
formation to guide him and brought
Senator Root to the defense OF the IL
nance committee.
The committee said Root, in report
ing house bill is under no obligation
to furnish information to the senate
except on those paragraphs on which
it proposed amendments. Root said
senators would do we'll to confne
themselves to clear cut short state
ments and ito refrain from declama-
ton and from general discussion for
home consumption"
La Toilette made sarcastic reference
to the supreme confidence OF the SEN
ator from New York" and to the con
ditional authority which we have so
lately acquired"
Money Replies to Root
1.-THE man who comes here to please
somebody else should be kicked cut
of this chamber" declared Senator
Money.
Money spoke at some length and ad-
dressed most of his remarks person
ally toward Root He said Root had
| delivered to the senate lecture.
when he has got fairly warm in
his seat he will not indulge himself
on this subject said Money earnestly.
"He will see how useless it is to do
that and his course is the result OF
being a new member. He will see
how unnecessary it is. He will see
how unfortunate it is for new sena-
| tor to come here and propose doing
things on business methods. | nope
he will not drag business methods into
this chamber. / fear that there has
been too much business method in this
bill. We do not want men to come
here with those methods. We want
them to come and adopt legislative
and senatorial methods as the best
means of transacting business"
"Aldrich All Over It,"
Money said that when the tariff bill
( reached conference and stayed there
| for about six months then the people
might talk about the talking done Oh
it. He said that when it was finally
enacted it would have the name OF
Aldrich written all over it. He SAID
that if anyone supposed that this bill
could come from the press and be
pushed through the senate with bust
ness methods he might as well come
back here after Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep and see what is going on.
eff he objects to so much speaking,
said Money with pointed reference to
Root. che can do less of it himself.
The Cummins amendments reducing
the duty on round iron and slabs one
tenth of cent was then voted on. 1t
was defeated by vote of 35 in favor
to AZ against. Senator McEnery
! voted with the Republicans against the
amendment, and Senators Beverage,
Borah, Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Clapp,
Crawford, Cummins, Dolliver, La Fol
| lette and Nelson with the Democrats
for it.
Another Amendment Defeated.
Seeking free trade in all farming i'm
plements and tools used by carpenters
and blacksmiths, Senator McLaurin of
| Mississippi offered an amendment ex-
| empting from duty fifty articles made
| of iron and steel, such as trace chains,
| hammers, screws and door hinges. The
amendment was defeated on roll CALL
| The vote was SO against and % in
| favor
Il see that the Republican party is
| now reunited, said Senator Bailey,
land | ask unanimous consent that
on Monday vote may be taken on the
income tax amendment
Senator Nelson objected to Bailey's
| request, saying he was opposed to IN
| GLIDING an income tax in the tariff
bill unless it was necessary for reve-
| nue. purposes.
There is no use of this seance be-
tween the senator from Texas and the
senator from Rhode Island about a
vote on June IL continued Nelson.
Bailey demanded sharply: What
does the senator mean by seance?'
Bailey Replies to Nelson.
II assure the senator that meant it
entirely in Christian spirit replied
Nelson, but he added that if the sena-
tor was curious he would explain that
he had seen the senator from Rhode
Island whisper to the senator from
Texas and almost Immediately came
the motion that a date be fixed for
vote on the income tax amendment.
Il have always noticed said Bailey,
that the candid and honest man is
slow to suspect others of improper mo-
tives and conduct and when | find
man who readily suspects others of