Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-04

placed on wax and fancy matches and
taP@rs. The paragraph on furs was
changed Sc as to levy duty OF 20 per
cent. ad valorem on dog, goat, or sheep
skins which have been sewed together
instead of the So per cent. duty as re-
ported by the finance committee.
.Aldrich introduced substitute for
the paragraph placing a duty of 80 per
cent. ad valorem on jewelry by which
specific rates was placed on d long
list of articles of jewelry. Aldrich said
the Few paragraph would prevent I'M
LIBERALIZATION and would increase the
revenue. 1t was agreed to.
An amendment offered by Root N.
Y, to differentiate between real pre-
cious stones, such as diamonds and
rul les. and semi-precious stones, was
passed over at the request OF Aldrich,
but an amendment offered by Lodge
specifically naming imitation pearls in
the provision placing a duty of 20 per
cent ad valorem on imitation precious
stones WAS agreed to. ---'
The most important amendment
adopted was reduction in the duty
on common gloves for women and chill
balance of the glove schedule which
was restoration of the Dinglay rates
for the House provisions which were
consid erably higher was agreed to.
TIE amendment was offered by AID
rich. QuillS We're made dutiable at IS
per cent. ad valorem and so per cent
duty was placed on combs of horn or
metal, on which the House rate was
30 per cent.
The committee amendments to the
paragraphs on works of art We're
agreed to.
The Senate adjourned at II o'clock.
Washington, June 3.-Senator AID
rich'S recent characterization of the
course Of any government which might
send to this country an anonymous
statement concerning prices in the for
eign country with a view to influence
legislation, was made the subject Of
acrimonious colloquy in the Senate be-
tween Aldrich and Stone today. The
previous remark of Aldrich was based
upon the fact that in response to a
request from our own state department
the German authorities had forwarded
to this government statements of man
ufacturers concerning the rate Of
wages in Germany with a request that
the names of the manufacturers be not
used.
Stone brought up the question soon
after the Senate convened by reading
a cablegram from Berlin in which it
was stated that the German govern
ment had taken offence at Aldrich's
l,,v
occupied in his party and in Congress-
Reading from Aldrich's original re-
marks. Stone said: When the sena-
tor from Rhode Island made that
somewhat petulant and extraordinary
declaration, everyone here took notice
and l think every one regarded his
utterance as impolitic if not impolite."
stone added that he was not sur
priSed that the German government
and the German people had taken no.
tice of this utterance and felt offended
by it. Aldrich. who had listened atten-
lively to the words of the Missouri SEN
ator. arose and said:
Il made no charge against the Ger
man government l was talking about
German manufacturers, whose names
were kept from us and who furnished
information with the express under
standing that it was not to be used in
the enforcement of our custom laws.
The senator may consider that infor-
nation of value. do not There is no
question about the German government
involved here at all. The German gov
eminent forwarded these statements
with the understanding that it was not
to be used to raise the invoice of goods
imported into the United States con-
trary to our laws l repeat that any at
tempt on the part of any government
to influence legislation on the tariff is
impertinent. 1 did not say the German
government made such an attempt but
If any government made such an at
tempt 1t would be impertinent"
Stone. insisting that the senator
from Rhode Island had referred to the
German government as impertinent,
afterward read the statement made by
Aldrich as it appeared in the record.
Il was not discussing the German
government in that regard but was re-
ferring to statements before the COM
mittee," said Aldrich who added with
energy. 1.-The senator is mistaken"
Il am not mistaken" insisted Stone
Stone commended that AIdrich's utter
ance must necessarily have reference
to the course of the German govern