Rock Island Argus., 1909-06-10
in A WOODY TALK.
Dolliver Convulses the Senate
When He Ridicules the
Dingley Tariff.
OLD SCHEDULE Is RIDDLED
With Witty Retort IOwan Shows
Up Peculiar Inconsistent
CieS.

the senate met today a vote of 81 to
43 was cast against the contention of
Dolliver that only woolen yarn should
be taxed, thus upholding the commit
tee on finance.
Continuing his efforts to tax only
wool in fabrics made partly of cotton,
Dolliver offered a substitute for that
purpose for the paragraph relating to
cloths knit and other fabrics and man
ufactures made in whole or in part of
wool. He insisted it was perfectly
practicable to assess wool in fabric,
and commenting on his proposed sub
stitute, he convulsed the senate with
his witty retorts and his humorous al
lusion to the peculiarities in the Ding
ley law
The substitute was defeated by vote
of 80 to AZ
After being in session II minutes the
house today adjourned
Every Vote for Committee.
Washington. June 10.-The finance
committee yesterday and last night
continued its success in trampling
down all opposition to the tariff sched
ule it has fixed for wool and wooden
goods. Every, vote taken throughout
the three sessions was in favor of the
committee and every proposal submit
ted by Dolliver and Beveridge and 9th.
,er 'progressives" was defeated.
Probably the most interesting deyel
opment of the day was a declaration
by Senator DOlliver that rag trust
exists. The Iowa senator was contra
dicted by Mr.. Warren; who declared
that if such a trust should exist he
would know about it, and he added that
he had no knowledge of it,
AT the beginning of the days session
a letter was read from Ex-Governor
Durbin of Indiana advising prompt ac
ton on the tariff bill.
In Toilette Is vigorous.
Washington, June 10-"Undei
the imperial edict of an emperor, oi
| the pronunciamento of an iron duke
such outrages, such injustices as are
embodied in this tariff bill might be
perpetrated and perpetuated," ex
claimed Senator La Toilette at the
| height of his speech in denunciatioi
, of the wool schedule last night, 'bu1
under our form of government they
cannot and will not be tolerated.
| THE democrats are given abun
dant material to punish those re
sponsible for attempting to faster
this unjust bill upon the people
do not know whether they will avail
themselves of the opportunity, but
do know that the progressive repub
licans will not tire for a moment il
campaign to hasten the undoing o
all this work.
shows Duties Excessive.
/ Mr.. La Toilette demonstrated from
the report of a special agent of tn,
department of commerce and labor
/. who was appointed upon the recon
| mendation of manufacturers who af
terward repudiated him, that tn
, duties in the wool schedule are ex
; cessive. This agent visited Europ
and obtained detailed information
concerning the cost of labor in Italy
Germany, France and England
Eight samples of cloth were exhit
, lifted in connection with the report
the conclusion drawn by Mr.. La Fol
lette being that the protection al
forded by the schedule was 53 De
cent in excess of the most liberal a
lowances that could be made to cove
differences in the cost of production
Only Under One Man Rule.
The passage of such measures a
the bill before the senate could onl
be possible, he insisted, under tn
one-man rule which prevails in tina
body, where under one man distril
utes committee appointments, appr(
priations and favors in legislatio
so as to influence a majority of til
senators whom he keeps under h
: control.
This climax came at the close
u a day of lively debate upon the wo,
| schedule, in. which Mr.. Dolliver too
a leading part. Senators Warren ,
/ Wyoming and Smoot of Utah, I'll
former a shepherd and the latter
> weaver, attempted to defend the bill
The finance committee, as heretofol
was successful on each roll call, an
Notwithstanding facts presented
majority developed on each divisiC