The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-08
SHARP CONFLICT
 IN THE SENATE A|drich and ReVeTidge Lead
 the Battle Forces FINE HEADWAY STOPPED Beveridge Breaks Into the Neat Little Programme of AIdrich and De-
 bate Is Very Warm For
 Some Time.

Washington, June 7.--The Senate cham ber was again today transformed into a mental arena and Senator Aldrich, lead ing the conservatives and Senator Bev- erldge leading the progressives, were the chief gladiators. Both of the senators were frequently on their feet and there were many sharp conflicts between them
 Beginning the session of the day with a vote on the recommendation of his committee for a duty of cents square yard and 20 per cent ad valorem on the fabric known as window hollands, Sem ator Aldrch was apparently somewhat encouraged over the prospect of making decided headway with the cotton sched- ule His hopes were, however, doomed to early disappointment, for only a few moments afterwards Mr. Beveridge took the floor and before he concluded had opened such gap that the Rhode Island senator himself could not resist the op- portunity to walk in. MT. Beveridge hav- ing said that he had been inclined to support the recommendations of the finance committee, the admission led the chairman of the committee to say that he had not shown such inclination by his vote. Coming back, the Indiana sen- ator asserted his right to follow his con- science rather than the leadership of any individual.
 From that time forward the two sen- ators were engaged in joint debate much of the time during the day. In the course of his remarks Mr. Aldrich, while con tending that many prohibitive tariffs we're Justified, said he never had favored a prohibitive policy. He predicted that in time the south would become the great est manufacturer of the finer grades of cotton goods. Replying to this assertion Senator Bacon declared that even if such should prove to be the case he would slot issEor any increase of she cGstons duties. He believed that natural condi- tions in Georgia and other southern states would prove the best protection for their measures.
 About the middle of the afternoon the Senate reached its second vote, which was on proposition by Senator Doln- yer, having for its purpose the striking out of the committees provision fixing duty of 1 cent per square yard for the process of mercerization. The amend ment was lost by the unusually close vote of 32 to 3S.
 It was after this vote that Senator Aid rich found occasion to again challenge the attitude of some of the republican senators who are contending for lower duties. He charged them with playing the part of brigadier for the democrats and speaking of Senator Beveridge de- clared that he had associated with the democrats so long that he was adopting their ideas. He characterized MT. Bev- eridge as the leader of the opposition.
 Both Senators Beveridge and Cummins replied, the former asserting that he was simply standing on the republican plat form, while the latter stated that he had been so often charged with being a democrat that the charge did not worry him. Senator Bailey found cause for con- graduation in the situation because, as he said, he believed 1t would inure to the advantage of the democrats.
 During the day Senator Smith of Mich igan found occasion to attack the posi- tion of Secretary MacVeaugh as the mouthpece of the administration on the tariff situation. He intimated that he did not consider the second member of the Presidents cabinet a reliable leader on this subject because of his former democratic proclivities.
 Late In the day the progressive re- publicans gained a concession from the finance committee In the removal of rub Der goods from the cotton schedule, thus preventing the imposition of a duty on such goods because of the cotton in them.