Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-21
La TOILETTE and
ROOT IN \ CLASH
NEW YORK MEMBER CRITTCISES
SENATE FOR TARIFF DELAY
AND GETS HAZING.
WISCONSIN MAN SARCASTIC.
Declares Late Secretary of State May
Think He Has Exceptional Privi-
legeS, but He Is Mistaken.
MONEY GETS INTO ARGUMENT.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. MAY 10
Senator Elhu Root. scarcely nine weeks
III his seat as Il senator from New York,
gave the Senate luSty rap yesterday
for loahng on the tariff bill and in turn
took the hazing which invariably comes
to the new man in the Senate when he
breaks silence too early i'll his career.
On two occasions during the afternoon
Senator Root told the senators things
were going painfully slow; that Il month
had been consumed in consideration of
the tariff bill with hardly Il dent being
made in 1t, and that there was entirely
too much home consumption" talk being
manufactured. He said that the sena-
tors had no claim on the finance COM
mlttee for information about amend
mentS which ii did not introduce.
Senators La Toilette and Money deep
ly resented the lecture of the New York
senator and made remarks i'll which they
touched plainly on the fact that, al
though he was illustrious, he was just
Il bit too new to tell older senators how
to run things.
Senator La Toilette called attention to
the fact that Senator Root himself had
bewailed the lack of information posi-
sessed by the finance committee concernI
ing the glass schedules, and remarked
that he apparently was endowed with
greater privileges than most senators.
Senate Not a Business House.
Senator Money of Mississippi said
that If Mr.. Root came to the Senate
with the idea that things there should
be done in q busineSslike way he was
mistaken.
I'VE leave business methods at the
door when we come here" said Senator
Money, and proceed to take up things
in legislative and deliberatiye way, as
we should"
Senator Lodge attempted to come to
Senator Roots rescue, but the drubbind
had been administered and Mr.. Lodges
aid did not do much good. Senator Root,
during the onslaught, wore a red faca
and occasionally stroked his brow with
his hand as if he were bored by tho
talk. He made no response.
Mr.. CumminS, another new senator
who has shown a tendency to upset the
traditions of the elder statesmen, wal
likewise sat upon in the Senate He of.
fered an amendment to lower the duty
on round iron, the finance committee
having recommended the House rate
and his amendment was lost by vote
of 80 to AZ.
La Toilette Stirs Up Root.
Senator La Toilette stirred up Mr.
Root when he complained that he had
difficulty i'll obtaining from the commit
tee on finance information to guide him
in his course on the tariff bill and the
statement brought Senator Root to the
defense of the committee. Referring to
a criticism by Mr.. La Toilette, Mr.
Root said senator's would do well to
contine themselves to clear cut short
statements and ''to refrain from decla-
nation and from general discussion for
home consumption" Mr.. Root said Mr.
Aldrich showed admirable poise, self
control, and good temper" although sub
jected to constant attack, misrepresen-
tatiOn. and fault finding"
Il want to enter Il protest here" con-
tinued Mr.. Root, against this discus
sion referring to the business interests
of the country, which ought to be dealt
ated that the discussions were ''for the
purpose Of strengthening the gentlemen
in their own home states"
He said the Senate had been for more
than month struggling with the tariff
bill and had not passed through more
than one-seVenth of the paragraphs.
IF the gentlemen think that the peo-
pie of the country will applaud them,"
continued Mr.. Root, Gin my judgment
they are much mistaken"
Sarcasm Hurled at Senator
Mr.. La Toilette made sarcastic refer
ence to the supreme confidence of the
senator from New York" and to the
conditional authority which we have SC
lately acquired" In the case of the
glass schedule, Mr.. La Toilette said Mr.
Root had told Mr.. Aldrich that he would
have to explain it if he expected senators
to vote on the House provision.
"Of course" said MIR. La Toilette
coming here with all of his prestige
he may well take to himself rights that
do not belong to other senators on this
floor. l have not said word for home
consumption and L will say to the sena.
tor from New York that ! don't have
to-"
He said he would be the judge of the
share he would take in discussing the
tariff bill, land l propose" he said, ''to
take some time in the consideration OF
the provisions of this bill, notwithstand.
ing the views of the senator from New
York"
The man who comes here to please
somebody else should be kicked out OF
this chamber declared Mr.. Money.