Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Exciting Debate Precedes Taking of
the Vote.
ALDRICH
DoLLIvER R0ASTs
Iowan Charges that Attempt is Made
to Mislead Senator'S.
RIDICULEs EQUALIZATION TALK
He Says Low Rates Have Been Raised
EDd High Rates Allowed 70 Re-
main UnchRnEed--QuestiO
by TiIIman aud Borah.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., June 5.--The
finance COMMITTEES amendment to the cot
schedule Inserting specific rates instead of
ad valorem rates on goods valued at from
! to Il cents per yard, was adopted 80 to g.
\ second committee amendment fixing
specific rates for the purpose of prevent
ing differentiation was adopted 80 to 29
Taking the floor when Mr.. Aldrich asked
for an aye and no vote on, cotton cloth
schedules today, Senator Dolliver made the
senatorial rafters ring with his denuncia-
ton OF the speech made by the Rhode Is
land senator last night on that schedule.
II desire to avoid any harsh criticism
Of what has been done" he said In open
Ing his remarks, but am not able to
avoid plain. straightforward statement
of what this committee now asks the SEN
ate TO do.
Men are asked" continued Mr.. Dolli-
YER TO cast their votes here not upon
testimony but upon authority of a COM
mittee, and 1t becomes my duty to inquire
into the sacredness of that substitute for
facts and figures"
Mr.. Aldrlch arose to leave the chamber.
al hope the senator will remain to hear
what 1 have TO say suggested the Iowa
senator in an appealing tone.
u had an engagement" said Mr.. Aldrich,
smiling and hesitating.
We'll, you have an engagement here"
retorted the Iowan. II say you will not
turn your back upon what have to say
without taking the moral consequences
that will naturally arise in such case"
Mr. DoIlver then exhibited copy Of
a petition of merchants OF New York,
which was a declaration against any in
crease of the tariff duties. Responding
to a request by the senator from Rhode
Island, Mr., DolHver read the names OF
the merchants.
please state which OF them are inn
porters," said MIR. Aldrich.>
We'll, some OF them are leading mer-
chants of this country" responded Mr..
Dolliver.
a cross fire of criticism and defense
followed. Mr.. Dolliver. Mr.. Aldrich and
Mr. Flint participating. 1t pertained to
the interests Of the signers OF that petit
tion, Messrs. Aldrich and Flint contending
that they were importers and Interested
in fpw duty, while the Iowa senator con-
tinued to urge their general representative
petition.
1T is strange thing" declared Mr.
Dolliver rising 10 full height and speaking
In his boldest tone, ito find the leaders Of
the republican party reproaching the
merchants Of the country with extrava-
gance which has grown up in connection
with the protective tariff"
Defends Exhibition of Samples.
Referring to cartoons of himself repre-
sented as exhibiting samples IN the United
states senate he declared that since that
exhibition, others had adopted hts method
of reaching the intelligence OF his hear
ers." He referred poiptediy to Senator
Lodge as having "also shown his sam
ples,'' but while the Iowa senator spoke,
his Massachusetts colleague walked out Of
the chamber without appearing to notice
the allusion
Declaring that the cotton duties had been
Increased in the pending bill over those OF
the Dingley law, Mr. Dolliver read from a
speech by Mr. Snloot. lie said that SEN
ator told the people the duties of the cot
ton schedule had been "equalized," but that
the rates had not been lowered. Likewise
the senator from Rhode Island had come
10 the senate TO say the rates had not
been raised.
Iudieuling the possibility Of "equalizing'
the rates without raising some or lowering
others Mr. Dolliver launched upon a com
parison between the Dingley law and the
ley law as interpreted by Mr., Aldrioh and
by the appraisers,
Then we have two Dingiey laws7" IN
terposed Mr.. Tillman.
Yes responded the Iowa senator, zone
on the statute books ana one in the imagi-
nation OF the senator from Rhode Island -
RidieuIes Average RAtes.
Mr. Doiiver ridieuled talk about aver
xyh 4, a
been increased The equalization" that
had been effected, he said, mad been leav-
ing the high rates up and bringing the
lover ones nearer their level Speaking Of
the need for accurate information, he said (:
Senators cannot convert the senate of
the United states from great deiiberative
body TO an aggregation or intellectual
cOme-ons."
Responding 10 side expressions Of surprise
by some senators near him. he added:
That Is q green goods proposition"
lie spoke OF various people who had
dealings with the New York customs house
saying Il had been suspected that they had
''rTents on the pay roll engaged In the
administration OF the customs laws"
Taking up another phase or the speech
oe the senator from Rhode Island, Mr.,
Doihver criticised that senator for hav-
ing had read in the senate an anonymous
clipping stating that 100000 would be
lost in the form OF duties by reason of
Cecision In the United States supreme
court because OF contention over the
'1esti0n whether the duty should be IS
or 80 per cent All the importations OF
cloth of that kind at New York In 1907,
he said. were worth only 3s5e,oeO ana the
matter in dispute involved only 5 per
C'ut of tieamount
wet" he said, that Is the kind OF
clal1rap that Is here substituted for
.,r borah declared he had written
'fetsLry department for the total
sHo1nt Involved in thscase and mad been