The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-07
SENATE DEBATES
 THE TARIFF BILL Bristow RenewS His Attack
 Upon Lead Schedule 8
 PROTEST BY BEVERIDGE
Senator Bristow Becomes Angry Be- cause of Interruptions and De- mands Right To Be Heard Un-
 til He Finishes Speech.

Washington, May Reconsideration of the tariff bill for action on amendments was today again taken up in the Senate. The lead schedule was still pending and an agreement was reached to consider it as a whole and not paragraph by para graph.
 Senator Bristow renewed his attack upon the schedule. He began by asking for information as to why the duty on white lead was higher than that on pig lead.
 MT. Aldrich replied that this difference was due to the fact that pig lead costs PIE cents, while white lead costs 61s cents per pound, the white lead being a prod uct of pig lead, requiring much labor and an elaborate process. Senator Hepburn spoke on the lead industry and in favor of the duty imposed by the committee amendment. Without the duty he said the lead mines in this country would be abandoned until the cheaper lead deposits of Mexico should be exhausted.
 MT. Beveridge arose to protest against haste when a vote was called for on the lead schedule, saying the senate was not justified in such haste when senators were inquiring in respect to the reasons for adopting the proposed rates. He reminded his colleagues that the tariff bill would be a matter to be considered before the people and he said "those who are now demanding a vote will not be the ones who will be on the battlefield repelling the fire of questions.'
 MT. Gallinger retorted that the senator from Indiana was not the only one who will be on the battlefield. He charged that MT. Beveridge was bringing his own political affairs into the discussion.
 Upon MT Beveridge disclaiming that he was so doing, Mir Gallinger retorted:
 "The senator from Indian never falls to advertise his wares"
 ."They are republican wares.' promptly MT. Beveridge, land I am wear ing out my life in this labor''
 Some other lives were worn out be- fore you appeared" retorted MT. Gal finger
 .I expect to defend this bill in the thick of the political fight before the people," said MT. Beveridge. "and want to know something about 1t"
 MT. Bristow. rising as soon as MT. Beveridge had taken his seat re- marked:
 For the third time vote has been called for on this paragraph while l have been attempting to get the recogni- tion of the chair"
 Then speaking in an impassioned man. ner he continued:
 "I am a new member here and per- haps 1t is considered that have no right to be heard, but I am here just as are others who have been members of the Senate for 30 years. and l have the same constitutional right to be heard that they have"
 Then with great emotion MT. Bristow added:
 with the help of what physical strength I have I Intend to be heard unless I am out of order according to the rules of this body"
 MT. Bristow then continued to discuss the lead schedule and vote was not ordered
 Mr. Heyburn read a telegram showing that in Kansas there were POGO employed in the lead industry and called that state ment to the attention of MT. Brlstow. MT. Bristow replied that he was fully aware of the interests of his state in the lead industry.
 MT. Aldrich suggested that he was ex- tremely anxious to dispose before ad- journing of the paragraph fixing the duty on lead bearing ore, but Senator Stone declared that that would be impossible and Mr. Bristow proceeded to discuss the paragraph until 5 o'clock, when an ex-