New-York tribune., 1909-04-23
tLDRICH UNDER FIRE
frFTS SHARP ATTACKS.
no7r;;er and Nelson Say Senate Bill
Is Not ReUision DOrnuard.
FROM The Tribune Bureau.1

Il
..-+oz. April 22-Debate on the tariff bill
go. to-day brought into the open two new
- -. ~.rts'' on the Republican side. who demand
snH1,,usard revision and whose criticism Of the
e - Committees bill was more pointed than
fH-t ftt,e said I'D to date by Democratic Senators
th Nelson and DolliveF did not spare words
se.+.ct;ng the bill They let it be known that in
u srson i, did not meet the pledges Of the
'H' ..,icsr marty that it make no substantial re-
Her., r. duties and would afford little, IL any
, n The great mass OF consumers Senator
I..,- 5i5 not permit the statements Of the Iowa
MINNESOTA Senators to go unchallenged and
AD AD.I,,s7 language told Mr. Dolver that his
u - had = familiar Democratic twang that was
-. mike the tariff record OF Iowa's great
W. '',,an the late Senator Allison, who didn't
Sc 80. his views the protective policy
- ~ ooIiticai exigencies in Iowa
t.s-,,re Of the debate in the early afternoon
N- Aldrich's statement that the Republican
e. had made no promise TO revise the tariff
Prsr6 Senator Bailey read several extracts
-, President Taft's inaugural address with the
,,sa Of showing that the President had conf
I,.,ss his party downward revision. Mr. Aldrich
- Re agreed fully with the Presidents inter
..,io1 Of the Chicago platform. He declared
-. ,,e underlying principle of the pending
- sc protection American industries and
.,-lr.n Z Dor. Certain rates OF duty had been
.sr.nced but in no case had they been advanced
s.Lort ample cause The Rhode Island Senator
he
-. snd .-insurgent" Republicans were entirely
o. n maintaining that the bill increased rates
- those of the Dingley act because some rates
=, h.sn advanced. Rates had not been advanced,
= s.clsred except where conditions had changed
-. .be Trgley revision. He asserted with en-
r,ss tha- taken whole, the hill fulfilled tie
le5ge q the Republican party for honest revision
80 answered the demands Of the American people
GOOD PROGRESS MADE.
aud
-erfver. reaI progress on the tariff bin was made.
n. sl5-ch kept the Senate in session until after
f,cjaok and when adjournment taken the
,--sI reading Of Schedules and c was com
-j.;.d Abott forty of the 1I3 paragraphs in these
.hsdul.s went over under objections. These objec-
,i,,, we're not confined TO either party or 10 any
r-oup Of Senator's. some Of them being made by
p.,rhIican members of the Finance Committee
-cuzrd the close Of the afternoon Senator Craw-
,o-d of South Dakota q new Senator. who IS
lsed ss an ''insurgent.'' showed a disposition TO
object 10 every paragraph which increased the rates
ov.- the duties recommended in the Payne bill
so-e Of the important paragraphs in the metals
,,bedu. we're adopted without protest.
In one Of the colIoquies between Mr.. Aldrich and
M noIlfver the former hinted that the Committee
on Finance would recommend the retention OF the
rfnrley rate Of Is per cent hides. The Iowa
Senator vas criticsing New England for wanting
ID. raw material free and high duty on its manu-
<actured products. He was interrupted by Mr.. Nc
CAl-1ber. Of North Dakota member Of the
Finance Committee. who said the New England
members Of the committee had stood by him in
raising the rates Of duty the agricultural prod
ucts OF the Middle West. They had not been at all
provincial. but he did not know what they were
going 70 % about hides.
NJ Aldrich explained that he responsible for
m. 15 per cent duty on hides in the Dingley law.
Es had supported II because Senator Allison had
CONVINCED him it was in the interest of equal
While he had not the gift OF prophecy. he thought
Ire committee would report IN favor OF retaining
The Is per cent duty.
Mr.. DOLLIEER'S CRITICISM.
NJ Dolliver devoted most Of his criticism to the
cotton and wool schedules He served notice that
he would not vote for any Increase in rates until
hs hsd fully satisfied himself that increase
r.cssarv. He declared that a new definition Of
eo,:on cloth hidden away in the Payne bill had
h..r stricken out before that bill left the House.
Thst definition changed every paragraph in the cot
~ schedule. And have this definition back in
another form in the Senate bill" he said.
at is not back in any form. II is the Law to-
day. said Mr.. Aldrich promptly and emphatically-
The Rhode Island Senator challenged Mr.. Dol
liver 10 cite the language and the latter said that
TIE change of phraseology in paragraph 3l3 made
increase in cotton cloth OF 600 per cent Mr.
Aldrich intimated that the iowa Senator did not
know what he talking about. He said this
reached. Every change made in the cotton
sehedules had beer suggested By the government
szperts and not single representative Of the cot
ien manufacturers had been before the committee
little later NJ DoIliver spoke OF al agreement
made soon after the war between ne wool growers
and the manufacturers 10 the amount OF protec-
ton each should receive Senator Warren said he
vas wool grower at that time, and ne knew
noIhing Of such agreement MI. DoiliFer ac-
kaoH-ledged that he did have facts to support
lis statement but II seemed be q well founded
-umcr
M Alorich replied that the charge was not new,
tordt had been made hundred times in the Senate
snd House Heretofore il had core from Demo-
e-stic sources ard in reterating it the Iowa SEN
t'og faiIe-ing ANTICIPATED Democratic claim.
ATTACKS WOOLI,ES SCHEDULE
The vooIlen schedule" Nj DoI!iver said, ought
70 be reduced | undertake TO say that for two
fssr. thIs schedule has been g bad advertisement
tor the Republican party. intend so 10 vote as
10 adhere as far possible 10 every reduction in
ths Dingiey rate that made by the House
committee and TO every reduction made by the
Senate committee. Wherever ind a rate in this
tiR above the Dinzley rate Of lse7 1 reserve the
fish % inquire into the question whether, after
tSesve years of Pre- sperity. with every industry
multiplying its output ard increasing its capital
ehshe after twelve such years Of industrial prog
ssss il might be possible TO scale some Of these
Duties. While II NAV be" said MI. Dolliver, evi-
oenty referring 70 q statement by Mr.. Aldrlch'
ulst there are Only few increases and quite a
t-es number Of reductions in this bill, venture
10 say when p.e are through with il II will be so
nearly like the Dingiey law that many men VIII
.ohoer what the extraordinary occasion thdt