Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-13
Daniel Leads Criticism Of Republican
Action in Totally Ignoring
Democratic SendtnPs.
AlOR|cA makes EXPLANATION
Republican Leader Declares Majority
Part,s and Not Minority Will Be
Held Responsible for Legislation
New S hedules Outlined Showing
Changes From House Bill.
iRy Associated Press.)

lby ASSOCidleu
WASHINGTON. D. c., April IL
The tariff bill was today reported on
Mr.. Alirich from the committee on
finance to the Senate, and on Thurs
day it will be taken up for considera-
ton.
Senator Daniel led Democratic crit
icism of the reporting OF the bill to
the Senate without affording the DEM
ocratic members an opportunity to
inspect it.
Senator Aldrich replied that 10
have proceeded otherwise would nave
entailed long delay. and reminded the
members of the minority that the Re-
publican ma jority alone would be held
responsible for the tariff legislation
to be enacted by this Congress.
House Message Too Late.
The message from the House asking
for the return of the bill reached the
Senate too late to be received.
At 12:45 O'Clock the Senate ad-
journed until Thursday.
Soon after the Senate met Senator
Aldrich presented the amended bill
and moved that when the Senate ad-
journed it would be to meet on Thurs
day. and he gave notice that he
would then ask the Senate to proceed
with III Consideration. .. :
Senator Daniel Interrupts.
Senator Daniel interrupted. stating
that the minority Of the committee
had had no chance to consider the
tariff bill They had, he said, no op-
portunity to vote on anything in con-
nection with it except upon the mo-
ton to report it to the Senate. upon
which, he said. they had voted no.
As all of the Republicans voted to re-
port the bill the minority objections
were futile.
Mr.. Daniel said he had been told
that it had been customary for the
committee on finance to proceed in
this manner but he protested that
such a method of doing business ex-
cluGed the minority from all right to
consider the measure at a most i'm
portant period OF the framing OF the
bill. The Democrats. he said, had
right to be present at the time when
the bill was under discussion in the
committee. This practice, said Mr..
Daniel lis tyrannous and is an I'M
pediment to the full discharge of the
public duties Of senator's
Senator Culberson inquired whether
the bill had been read by the COM
mittee before it was reported to the
Senate today.
Would Involve Delay.
Il would say replied Mr.. Aldrich.
that if the bill had been taken up
paragraph by paragraph by the com
mittee it would have been impossible
to report before a month. and in view
of conditions in this country. the ma
jority Of the committee considered II
tetter to report the bill and allow it
to be discussed in the Senate
Notice Of Amendment.
Notice of a proposed amendment to
the tariff bill was given by Mr.. Daniel.
the purpose Of which was to impose
tax OF IA of one per cent. on the gross
receipts Of the corporations OF the
country On his motion the amend
ment was referred to the committee
on finance The Senate then went
into executive session.
The committee on finance. with all
members rrsens met at 10 o'clock
L day. and Chairman Aidrich present
cd The bill as amended by the majority
Of the committee Mary Of the reve-
nue-producing features will be report
ed subsequently a. they are inter
:~ined with administrative features of
the measure which viii he adopted
latsr.
Senator Aldrich. when requested IN
make a b.icf summary Il the general
character Of the changes proposed by
thc Senate finance committee. to che
House tariff bill furnished a state
mcnt. in part. as fellows:
AI6rieh Summarixes Bill.
, Inthe main. the rates In the tarF
bill as reported from the Senate
finance committee are lower than
those In the bill as II PISSED the
House. the actual number Of rcduc-
tons bring about threc times the num-
her Ct increases. Such increases a.
have becn made have bcrn largely
rendered necessary 10 preserve the
Symmrery Of tho schedules. A con-
siderable uumbcF Of articles IN CON-
SRon use have been taken from the
autisbSs list Il the House bill sud
restored 20 the free list. The great