New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
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SENATE CoNFEREEES APPOINTED.

SENATE CONFEREEES APPOINTED
Immediately after the announcements of tbs
vote Mr.. AIdrich moved that the senate insist
al it's amendments to the bill and ask for the
appointment Of a conference committee After
Mr. Bailey had entered a protest against this
procedure. the Aldrich motion vas adopted and
the Vice President announced the appointment
Of eight conferrees represent the Senate.
Senators AIdrich. Burrows, Penrose. Hale and
Cullum. Republicans and Senator'S Daniel
Money and Bailey. Democrats, were named.
II is expected that the House viii disag gree 70
the Senate amendments tomorrow; that the
Speaker viii be authorized TO name the House
conferrees and that the conference COMMITTEES
viii begin its work tomorrow night or satur-
day morning
Preliminary 70 actual consideration OF the
schedules. Senator Aldrich and Representative
Payne. and possibly all the Republican members
of the conference committee. viii have confer
ehcs with President Taft, who viii reach WASH
ington tomorrow about noon
AT THE NIGHT SESSION
The closing hours Of the proceedings in thu
Senate were not without spectacular features
For nearly nine hours the Senate went through
a weary grind Of perfecting the bill. voting down
amendments OF Senator's who desired 20 make q
home record or wished for political reasons. %
clear the way for the votes they we're about %
record. Early in the evening. when the leaders
were hopeful that a vote was in sight at last
Mr. La Toilette. the Senate's champion long
distance taIker. took the floor to make what he
promised would be a short speech. He spoke for
nearly two hours on z series OF amendments
which he offered. He closed with peroTstion IN
which he announced that it was his purpose 20
vote against the bill because it was "a pro-
nounced revision upward
The speech OF the Wisconsin Senator inspired
others in the camp OF the Republican "insur-
gents TO give reasons for their political faith.
and presently the Senate was involved in ora
toricaI maeIstrom which delighted the crowded
galleries, although it's turbulence only wearie5
and annoyed majority OF the Senate
Mr.. Gore the blind Senator from Oklahoma
followed Mr.. La Toilette in a general assault
the bill. He paid compliment 70 the Repubh-
can insurgents" referred TO Mr. AIdrich \
shepherd with fifty lambs who followed hir
everywhere. asserted that the bill was not a
fulhlment Of the Republican promise for down
ward revision OF the tariff and called on Presi-
dent Taft to veto the measure.
Next came Mr.. Cummius, one OF the most
active champions Of downward revision. who
spoke briefly and explained why he intended to
vote against the bill.
Mr.. BuIkeIey followed with a short statement
He said he was not satisfied with the bill. but
would vote for it. with the hope that the con-
ference committee would make certain changes
which he thought desirable. The Connections
Senator is not opposed TO the schedules, but is
strongly opposed 10 that feature Of the corpora
tion tax which provides for the taxation o<
mutual insurance companies
BEvERIDGE AROUsES ALDRICH
Al 1885 the bill was ordered to third read.
ing. and the vice-Presidsnt put the question:
shall the bill pass?-'
At this point Mr. BeveridEs interviewed His
torres were sad and nournful he explained
that he would have 70 vote against the bill
He intinated that the bill did not represent
the views OF the Republican party OF Republican
Presidents like Mckinley. Roosevelt and Taft.
The votes OF the Republican Senator's who wers
against the bill were 10 be construed as notice
to the conference committee 20 stand BY the
reductions made in the Senate and House.
The remarks Of Mr. Beveridgs aroused Mr.
AIdrich, and he replied sharply He said that
the Republican party was a party Of majori-
ties
II say the Senator from Indiana that he
does not speak for the Republican party Mr.
AIdrich asserted This bill Is revision which
carries out 10 the letter every pledge Of the
Republican party. II Senator's see NJ 90 vote
against il. they have right TO do So but they
ranrasant only their individual views They
cannot speak for the Republican party or for
states represented here that elect Republican
Presidents"
Mr.. Aidrich's speech aroused the Republican
insurgents" Mr.. Stone tried 70 pour OIL on the
troubled waters by referring to Mr. Bsvsridge's
speech as "a sad and fearful funeral oration-
He recited bit of humorous verse that put
most Of the senate in good humor, but did not
moIlify all the Insurgents
one of those not appeaSed was Mr. Crawford
who said he would vote against the BILL He do
not intend TO have Mr.. Aldrich read him o1t o.
the Republican party The bill contained mary
exceIIent things. but there were some ircreas-~
in il that hs SoIId not support He Esula vsts