The Washington herald., 1909-05-11

votes the Finance Committee was sus-
tained. the first time by nine majority,
the second time by eight.
On the first vote forty-two Republi-
cans and two Democrats voted 10 sus-
tain the committee amendment imposing
a duty Of 2I-S cents a pound on pig lead
and lead bullion. On the same roll call
eleven Republicans Of The progressive
type and twenty-fOur Democrats voted
for an amendment offered by Senator
Cummins reducing the proposed duty
from 21-s cents a pound 10 rs cents
Ths progressive Republicans voting for
Mr. Cummins' amendment were the Sen
ators from Iowa, CUmmins and DOlh-
yer: from Minnesota, Nelson and Clspp:
from South Dakota. Crawford and Gam
BILE: from Nebraska. Burkett and Brown:
and La Toilette, Of Wisconsin; Bristow, Of
Kansas. and Beveridge. Of Indiana
The two Democrats voting against Mr.
Cummins' amendment were McEnery, OF
louisiana, and Hughes, Of Colorado
Beveridge Raps Increase.
Senator Beveridge. before voting, ex-
planned his attitude. saving in part
i have before ne the speech OF the
chairman Of the House Committee on
Ways and Means CIr- Payne, who ex-
plains al great length the exhaustive
hearings and inquiry which the House
made into this and al matters. I sup
pose il IS true that that inquiry was the
most exhaustive ever had on any tariff
bill That Is the first point
The second point Is this. The major
fly Of the House were and are protec-
tionists. The majority q the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House was
made I'd Of what are famniarly known
as .standpatters. And vet, Nr Presi-
/ dent. after these months Of considera-
ton. saer what the chairman Of the
House committee says was his patient
hearings. after their Qrctectionist lean
l ings. which are no greater than my Own,
they fixed the rate as We find II il the
House bill That Is the second c0nsid-
Grafton.
The third consideration is that that
Z great body is presided over by that eN-
/ traOrCInary man. the Speaker Of the
+ House. who. perhaps is the highest pro
tecti0uist from conviction IL all the cOUn-
F try. and whose Ereat influence with the
T House is accentuated by the affection
+ felt for him there. Yet. in spite Of all
these facts. the House fixed the rate as
i We find it IN the bill
The Senate committee then took L.
and we fnd Il reported back with an
I enormous difereutiaL I make no criti-
cisn Of the committee FOR that, and Yet
F Il must he said that, up 70 this moment,
? there have been no new facts presented
more than the House had why the DIFF
E fereutiaI was increased
We decreed Tor a revision Of the tar
4 III That decree was for a revision down
ward. 7 do not lhink there is any use
. fl trying 70 dispute that that IS what
was in the minds of the people. II il
was not. viii any one say il was 10 be
upUard7 And II Il was % be neither
upward nor downward, Why are we called
8 IN special session.
Reductions Strongly Opposed.
As I understood the meaning Of the IS
/ sues in the campaign. It was that. where.
/ ever possible. we should reduce those
rates which are now something over elev.
en- years old Yet. whenever an attempt
is made TO reduce those rates we ars
confronted with the statement that those
who, in mere justice, wish 10 reduce them
are attacking the system Of protection
I think that those who are attacking
the system OF protection are those who
would keep rates al a fixed place If they
could. and I think the greatest defender.
OF that system are those who insist thai
rates shall be fixed BY justice. and tha'
wherever the VIII Of the people decree:
that some rates shall be moved down
ward. then We should register their de-
cree
I think that wherever you say pre-
lection the American people VII marcl
forward v-ith YOU. but the only thing tha
lwil break down the protective system /.
that the people shall believe that il !!
weighted down with a single ounce Of IN
justice"