Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-20

BILL AN INDIGNlTY
DECLARES OPPOSITION


/ INV Morning journal special l"nsed Niret
Washington. April 10. The tariff
debate WAS opened in the senate today
when senator Aldrich reviewed ut
length the pending measure which
had been reported from the committee
on finance He received practically
no interruption throughout his re-
marks which were listened to not only
I by every senator but by Speaker cam
non and members of the house of rep-
rosentatNes who visited the chamber
for that purpose.
Senator Daniel. the senior minority
member of the committee on finance.
| followed senator Adrich and laid
down the general limo Of opposition
/ that win be made hy the pending
measure by the democrats
At S.l1 o'clock the senate ad.
iourncd.
Mr. Daniels spoke in part as fol-
lows
"rhls y prodlgious bill 1t con-
tains 3o2 passes and carries about Il
million dollns page The demo-
cratic members Of this body never saw
q VF haath rftd fdr it w1s not fcuG
lAt the only meeting OF the committee
until the day April .. when it was
reported hero by the chairman of the
finance committee viii Amendments.
Nome of these amendments we were
permitted oven to sec before they
were presented
II cau not regard this as either
good or fair government We have
W home constituents who are much
Interested Besides we are all Amer
leans We are am as anxious for
Justice to De done to our country as
amy OF those who assume the preroga-
uV" ut excluding others from oppur-
unitlcs ot which they avni them
selves
"rhc ndignity is toward the people
of thc United states and toward the
senate, which is the only body in the
country whore there romans free de-
bate and whore the members in their
rules ana their conduct try to make
as fair ana open as pos.
sible
ut would conserve and not de-
stroy any OF the plants and Industries
which raise by reasonable taxation.
revenues, which we need II we dont
do this and are won from il by the
fascination of the word free we will
find ourselves n Il quandary OF de-
fcits with interest hearing bond Is
Sues quick upon their heels our
declarations and the conditions alike
require something more than this Wo
have declared for - material reduc-
ton of the protective tariffs 40 moro
would bc possible without 4 declara-
lion and more is possible with t..
When great ami widespread system
has been published for years AN over
HE country wc can not leap out of It
by one spring or bound we must re-
spoct labor The parties have been
both willing To- add to the tariff tho
differences in cost Ia European coun.
rios aud such tariff would not op-
press the American people hut con-
.rryc The interest of AN The farming
'lass and the mechanical Glasses would
10Th share lu the benefits
ln commenting upon the Increased
expenditures Of the government. Mr..
Daniel declared militarism had been
for large part of the cX.
'ossNc appropriations and quoted Mr..
rawncys remarks in the house re-
pecting the part of military eNpendi-
uros in causing deficit In the fiuan-
.lai affairs Of the government Tha
japanese scare. ne said had been re-
ifNilAlNit A''i iiAuNN tiltt iAfN ht-f'it Ahli@
,ut hc did not believe there were any
americans who believed Japan could
Ncrrun this country
At the conclusion OF Mr. Dlnieis
tmarks MI Aldrich sent 90 the
Jerks desk a copy of a senate de-
ato held February en- 1894 ln which
enator Voorhees, and Senator Vest
.ad defended the democratic proceed
.rc bon framing the Wilson bin TO be
ruortcl On tho senate which PARTIES
.ated of the minority
Upon motion of Mr Aldrirh the hill
gs- then madr the unfinished bust
Ir-s of tho senate.