The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-10
I|OT TALK IN SENATE
SENATOR DOLLlvER OF IOWA MAKES REMARKABLE SPEECH
 ON THE TARIFF.
HIS FAITH IN ALDRlCH SLIPPING
onee the Rhode Island Senator's Words Were His Gospel, But Not Now-Little Difference Between Wilson and Dinatey Laws.

Washington, June 6.-Taking the floor when Mr. Aldrich asked for an ave and no vote on the cotton cloth schedule today, Senator Deliver made the senatoral rafters ring with his denunciation of the speech made Inv the Rhode Island senator sssA night on the schedule.
 q desire to avoid any rash criticism of what has been done," he said in opening his remarks, but am not able to avoid plain, straightforward statement of what this committee now asks the senate to do."
 Men are asked" continued MT. Dol liver, "to cast their votes here, not upon testimony. but upon authority ol & committed, and If becomes my duty ta inquire Into the sacredness of that substitute for facts and figures"
 Saying he had had no opportunity to read the speech of the senator from Rhode Island, Mir. Deliver commented on the statement that "only 10 per cent of the cotton cloth schedule had been changed"
 Denying this by a counter-statement on the authority of Senator Shoot that only 30 per cent were unchanged, he was quickly interrupted by MT. Al. drich.
 q said" interposed the senator from Rhode Island, that less than 10 per cent of the total cotton importa. tiGns, which amount in the aggregate 10 s7S,0O0.000. were affected by these provisions"
 Accepting the correction, Mir Dolli yer declared that 30 years ago he had gone everywhere carrying in his satchel speeches of the senator from Rhode Island on the tariff so that he could refer to his statisticss, in which, he said he then had faith which was gradually slipping away.
 MT. Aldrich arose to leave the chem. Der.
 T hope the senator will remain to hear what I have to say" suggested Inc Iowa senator In an appealing tone.
 T had an engagement" said Mir Aldrich, smiling and hesitating.
 Well, you have an engagement here retorted the Iowan. T say you will not turn your back upon what have to say without taking the moral consequences that will naturally arise In such a case"
 MT. Deliver ridiculed talk about average rates when some rates ac- tually had been increased. The equalization" that had been effected he said, had been leaving the high rates up and bringing the lower ones bearer their level Speaking of the need for accurate information he said:
 Senators cannot convert the senate Of the United States from a great de- Lucrative body to an aggregation of intellectual come-ons.''
 Responding to side expressions of surprise by some senators near him, he added, that is green goods proposition.'
 He spoke of various persons who had dealings with the New York GUS toms house. saying 1t had been sus- pected that they had agents on the payroll engaged in the administration Of the customs laws"
 Turning his attention to the tariff act he declared "the Dingley law was the Wilson law. plus few amend. ments added by Dingley in the house of representatives"
 The Dingley law, he declared, ori glnated with Col. Tichenor and he said he had positive proof that the law never contemplated bringing cot Ion cloth under the classification as 'etamnes," loosely woven cloth.