Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
LIKE GAME OF
PETTY POLITICS
NEBRASKA SENATOR SCORES AL
DRIcH AND PROPOSES LACK
OF CONFIDENCE.
BoRAH WILL VOTE TO LOOSEN
BANDS THAT BIND
philippines.

Washington, June 16.-Indulging in
vigorous denunciation of the commit
tee on finance because of it changes
of front overnight on the subject of
tobacco importations from the Philip
pines. Mr.. Burkett, of Nebraska, stand
ing face to face with Aldrich yester-
day declared it's action looked to- him
like game of petty politics" He
characterized this action as an ''ef-
fort to hang the senator from Wiscon-
sin up in the air, and finally declared
that this event afforded the senators a
good opportunity to vote a lack of
confidence in the committee.
This tart language followed Mr..
Aldrichs statement that the commit
tee would accept the amendment pro-
posed by Mr. Buckley to reduce the
number of cigars to be admitted free
from duty from the Philippines from
$50 100000 to 70,0000,000 and the
quantity of filler tobacco from 1900
600 pounds TO 100000 pounds, to-
gether with a provision that wrapper
and filler tobacco should be unstem-
med when receiving this concession.
The support back of the Buckley
amendment was evident when the two
Pennsylvania senators gave their sup
port to their colleagues from Connec-
ticut, all of whom had read strong pc
titions from the cigar makers for the
action they desired. Mr.. Aldrich reply
ing calmly declared that there were
men whose denunciation was highest
commentator, and said that the COM
mittee's action involved no mystery or
petty politics, but that it proposed in
the futue to change a schedule when
convinced that a mistake had been
made as it had done in the past. He
expressed the opinion that the actual
importations from the Philippines
would not equal the number named
in the amendment the committee had
accepted and said that what it had
done was to encourage people who
had been brought under the Ameri-
can flag
Encouraged by the committees ac-
ton, Mr.. La Toilette proposed an
other amendment to reduce the free
| importation of cigars to 60,000,000 an
nually, but this was defeated, SO to 27.
| An interesting feature of the day S
discussion was a declaration by Mr..
Borah that he proposed to cast his
vote for loosening the band which tied
| the Philippines to the United States.
| He declared himself in favor of giving
the Philippines an Independent govern
ment and said that in that respect his
convictions would force him to differ
| from his party and perhaps from the
president of the United States, as he
| did not believe a colonial policy to be
consistent with the constitution of the
United States. Mr. Owen delivered a
long speech in criticism of the entire
tariff bill as formulated by the ma
| iority of the senate.
| The Philippine island amendment to
the tariff bill was technically under
consideration until six o'clock when it
! Was Temporarily Idll doiuC Gnu 1Nli
Aldrich took advantage OF an oppor-
| tunity to present the finance commit
tee amendment to the silk schedule
Mr.. Aldrich also submitted amend
ments to the window glass schedule
reducing the rates even below those
provided in the house bill and elected
strong protest from Mr.. Scott, who
! expressed the opinion that the change
/ would be luinous to the glass produc
| ing industry He also presented
amendments reducing the rates on
! Osier and willow for basket making
| changing the rates upon electrodes
| brushes, etc, and restoring the house
rate on barytes. In response to the re
quest of Mr.. Scott, action on the win
| dow glass schedule was postponed I'M
| til today, but the other recommends
| tions of the committee were adopted
without revision.