Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-12
SENATOR SHOOT IN DEBATE.

q Last Friday, the Tribune published
sa Washington dispatch in which sena-
tor snlootp, was rldiculed. The sender,
Of the dispatch said that Senator Cum.
minis told Senator smoot to sit down
and that ''the Senator from Iowa
rubbed it in" when Senator Burrows
''llad suggested to Cummins that he
was dfscourteous."
! Mr.. Cumn,ins, (, the dispatch said,
..explained that the Utah senator had
wandered so far afield In his attempt
ed explanation OF tariff schedules that
III was an act OF mercy to open an.
avenue OF escape for him. And then
lit refers to Senator Smoot as the Hap
py Hooligan'' of the tariff debate, al
though. Of course, that may have been
added In the Tribune office.
We had n. suspicion when we first saw
the alleged dispatch and the headlines
that 1t was a malicious lmisrepresenta-
Lion of facts and an entirely uncalled
q Tor attack upon one of Utah's repre-
5sentattves in the Senate. This suspi-
Zion is confirmed by the full report in
. os
In order that our readers may judge
for themselves, we quote the following.
Senator Culnmlns of Iowa WAS asking
Tor information regarding the increase
In the duty on oilcloth. In this he was
secnnded by Senator Beveridge;
Mr. Beveridge. I want to say this:
The Senator from Iowa looked around
Ind saw at that time only one mem
Der of the Finance Committee on the
we're three. Then the Senator from
Iowa made the statement about this
onspicuous item of the bill, and asked
The Finance COMMITTEES here 10 explain
It, but 1t was not done. | then asked
Tor al explanation of 1t, but the ex-
PLANTATION was not given. will say to
the Senator from Ohio that the Sena-
tor from Iowa. specifically requested an
answer to his question:; and it is not
lnterrupting him that we shall insist
hat the question shall be answered
MIR. Slnoot. Mr.. President, l ask
the Senator
"The President pro tempore. Does the
Senator from Iowa yield to the Sena-
Z tor from Utah?
Mr.. Cummins, | yield to the Senator
! from Utah. I want information upon
y his matter; and if my advices are in
correct. shall frankly admit my mis-
!. take.
.'Mr. srnoot. ask the Senator to say
under what paragraphs the particular
siIcloth of which he speaks fall, 2
'Mr. Cummins. There is but one
paragraph relating to oilcloth. q
"Mr. Snoct. Then that paragraph is
s43.
Mr.. Cummins. There is only one
paragraph In the bill under which oil
cloth falls, and if the Senator will re-
Y sume his seat for a moment, / will
open the matter up to him 50 that he
4 will have no trouble in seeing exactly
the point am making. I desire to de-
Felop for moment inasmuch as it has
been challenged, the history Of the tariff
! on oilcloth and linalcum.
Mr. Smoot. ! want to call the al
lention of the Senator to the fact that
The House bill provided a duty on OIL
Z .loth under II feet. We simply made
It under . feet.
MIR. Cummins. Yes; and that is the
Tay you raised the duty without any
body knowing anything about II.
Mr. Snoot. Mr.. President, that
itatement would take too long to an
Iwer right here and now, but | think
! t can be answered all right.
Mr.. Cummins. I make the charge
hat when you reduced the width yo,.
'aised the duty, without specifically
iuggestlng a raise Of duty.
Mr. Smoot want to say to the
:enate here today that there is an alb
olute reason for it, and that reason
Z will be given to the Senate beyond queS-
ion. am perfectly aware of the fact
hat the manufacturers on the other
tde have examined our schedules. and
~ manufacturing within one half al.
nch of the specified width have brought
n their products under a lower rate OF
luty Now, because we are trying to
rotect the American people against the
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enator from Utah fol. speech and he