The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-12
Shows That Proposed Amend.
ments Would Reduce Tariff
to 4 1-2 Cents
HOT PERSONALITIES IN
The DEBATE ON WOOL
Senator Gallinger Invoked the Cour.
tesy Rule on La Toilette and the
Latter Retorted That It Had Not
Been Used on His Enemies.

Been Used on His Enemies.
Washington, June 12-considera.
ton OF the free list of the tariff bill
was resumed today by the senate after
speech by Senator Overman who
characterized the Payne-Aldrich bill
as one of the most iniquitous tariff
bills ever passed by congress, If the
bill is passed. Senator Overman
favored Senator Bailey's income tax
amendment and declared he would
offer an amendment for head tax on
immigrants and another amendment
empowering the president to abrogate
the collection Of duties on articles
similar to those manufactured by
corporations which control fifty per
cent of the American output and
which offers goods for sale in foreign
countries at lower prices than in the
United States. The paragraph relat-
ing to crude potash, potash carbonate
and cautis potash was agreed to, Sen.
ator Clark of Wyoming reserving per.
mission to offer a further amendment
to the paragraph il he should desire
to do so. Upon motion of Senator
Alurich radium was placed upon the
free list.
By vote of 80 to A all of the
amendments offered by Mr.. LaFolIette
were rejected.
Taking the floor as soon as the La.
Toilette amendments had been reject.
ed, Senator Aldrich declared that the
amendment affecting wool of the first
class II adopted would have cut down
the duty one-half. This he explained
was because of the fluctuation in the
price of foreign wool which at times
would make the protective duty four
and a half instead of eleven cents a
pound although on its face it was
forty-five per cent ad valorem.
II would like to know" said the
senator from Rhode Island, chow my
friends, MIR. Beveridge and Mr.. Cum.
minis will explain their votes in re.
ducing the protection which has been
afforded the wool growers of the Unit.
ed States forty and fifty per cent by
their action in this matter?"
cit will keep us muc hbusier," in.
terposed Mr.. Clapp. Gin explaining
somebody else's votes"
This declaration called forth ap.
plause from the galleries which was
quickly suppressed by Vice Presiden,
Sherman.
"My votes need no explanation, >
responded Mr.. Aldrich, "either to my.
self or to my constituents to whom ]
am directly responsible"
AS he was speaking, Mr.. Aldrich
produced telegram which he had
just received quoting the Liverpool
price of marinos at thirteen and
three-fourths cents. THAT" he said
"would mean duty of six cents a
pound on these marinos, the woolen
goods that come more severely in
competition with those of the United
States than any Others"
No sooner had Mr.. Aldrich taken
his seat than Mr.. LaFollete was upon
his feet.
Aldrich Roasted.
"That statement of the senator from
Rhode Island." he said. with i'm.
petuous language, "is an impeach.
ment of the leadership of the senator
from Rhode Island. The want of con.
fidence which has come to some Re.
publican members in this body would
find justification in his course here
today If it had never before. Reserv-
ing his information upon this bill
he compelled everybody to vote upon
the amendments paragraph by para
graph. Does he expect to keep the
confidence of the Republican member
ship of this body by proceeding OF
that kind? He is the leader of the
Republican side and as such he has
aided in ringing lis into a position
| n "a hot ha
lican constituency of our various
states"
"The senator from Rhode Island
his craftiness, had embarrassed the
half truths. which have discredited
before this country"
Mr.. LaFollette went on to say that
the senator from Rhode Island had
come from a state that had granted
ninety-nine year franchises. which he
intimated was something not tolerat-
ed in Wisconsin. He said Mr.. AID
rich had made no report on this bill
and had chilled or frozen" those who
had sought with perfect courtesy to
gain some light upon the changes
he had made in it. He proceeded: {:
"The senator from Rhode Island need
not take to himself any anxiety about
the report that senators of the middle
west will make when they return to
their state and discuss these ques-
tions with their constituents. He
cannot. by any legislative trick argue
any amendments that have been voted
upon. confusing the minds of senators
here who have been exercising some
independence by melting terror or