The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-08
CONGRESS
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Washington, June 7.-The Senate chamber was again today transform ed into a mental arena and Senator AIdrich, leading the conservatives and Senator BeveridEe, leading the pro- sressives, were the chief gladiators. Both of the Senators were frequently
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 sharp conflicts between them.
 Beginning the session of the day with vote on the recomne endation of hts committee for a duty of cents c square yard and 20 per cent ad val prem On the fabric known as window hollands. Senator Aldrich was appar- entity somewhat encouraged over the prospect of making decided headway with the cotton schedule. His hopes, were, however. doomed to early dis appointment for only a few moments afterwards Mir Beveridke took the door and before he concluded. had opened such 8 gap that the Rhode Is- land Senator himself could not resist the opportunity to walk in.
 Mir Beveridge having said that he had been inclined to support the re- commentators of the Finance Com mittee, the admission led the chairman of the committee to say that he had not shown such inclination by his vote. Coming back, the Indiana Senator as- serted his right to follow his con- science rather than the leadership of any individual.
 From that time forward the two Senators were engaged in joint debate much of the time during the day, Tn the course of his remarks, Mir. Aldrich, while contending that many prohibitive tariffs were justified. said he never had favored a prohibitive policy. He predicted that, In time, the South would become the greatest manufac- turer of the finer grades of cotton goods.
 Replying to this assertion, Senator Bacon declared that even if such should prove to be the case. he would not fa- yor any increase of the customs du- ties He believed that natural condi- tions in Georgia and other Southern States would prove the best protection for their measures.
 About the middle of the afternoon the Senate reached it's second vote, which was on a proposition by Senator Deliver having for its purpose the striking out of the committees pre- vision fixing duty of 1 cent per square yard for the process of mercerixation. The amendment was lost by the unus- ualiy close vote of 32 to s8. It was after this vote that Senator Aldrfeh found occasion to again cha1- | ienge the attitude of some of the Re, publican Senators who are contending | for lower duties. He charged them with playing the part or brtgadler TOT the Democrats and speaking of Sena-
 tor Beveridge, declared that he had associated with the Democrats so long that he was adopting their ideas He | characterized MT. Beveridge as the 1 leader of the opposition.
 1 Both Senator Bevsridge and Cum nins replied, the former asserting | that he was simply standing on the Republican platform while the latter l stated that he had been so often charg-
 ed with being a Democrat that the | charge did not worry him. Senator | Bailey found cause flor reorganization lin the situation because. as he saId. he
 believed it would inure to the advsnt- age of the Democrats.
 | During the day Senator Smith
 (Afich J found occasion to attack the | position of Secretary Macveagh as the
 mouthpiece of the adml n,sC:at1on cn the tariff situation. He insimated that he dd not consider the second member
 he did not consider the second member
 of the Presidents Cabinet a reliable leader on this subject, because of his
 former Democratic proclivities.
 Late in the day the progressive Re-
 pubIicans gained a concession from the l finance Committee in the removal of
 rubber goods from the cotton schedule. thIfEL preventing tho imposition of Q duty on such goods because of the cots ton in them.