Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-21
TARIFF DELAY COSTS
sIO,OOQ,0OO DAILY.
Senator Gallingsr Declares That
Business Interests Are Being
Sacrificed While Hot Air Az
lists Exercise Lungs in Senate.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Cores resolution directing the committee
on finance to conduct an investigation In
to wholesale and retail prices of commod-
dities was discussed before the senate to-
day at some length. Seeking to have the
resolution adopted, MIR. Gore said he
wished to have statements concerning the
extortionate prices of retail dealers fully
probed, so that the country might know
just where the responsibility for high
prices rested. N''
Senator Aldrich said ii was evident
that such an investigation as that con-
| templated by the resolution could not be
conducted before the pending tariff bill
| was disposed of, but he had no objection
| to sue Investigation being undertaken,
Senator Carter pointed out that in doing
this work the finance committee would
necessarily investigate the same ground
which the proposed tariff commission
would cover
CONTROL THE RETAILERS. sgS
/ That the cotton manufacturers sell
their products with an agreement as t.
the price at which they are to be sold
at retail was the substance of charge
made by Mr.. Owen. Demanding proof OF
this assertion, Mr.. Galllinger said that
hat the country is demanding is prompt
action on the tariff bill. He added that
lit had been asserted that the business in
terests of this country were losing s10,-
900, 900 day by the holding up of the
tart hbill.
Referring to the pledge of the Republi-
oan party to make the tariff rates equal
to the difference in cost of production
there and abroad, Mr., Owen said 1t was
the duty of the majority to inform the
senate as to what the difference was.
Mr. Aldrich replied that the committee
40, 70 f,Yr nfSh of htIf
the Oklahoma senator contended there
was no available Information of the kind
wanted.
Mr.. Carter made an imprisoned appeal
for a business-like proceeding.
HAPPENS EVERY DAY. "
LIVERY morning. he said. some ,sena-
tor arises in his place here to defend
the country merchant from a charge thai
has never been made" No charge of ex-
tortion, he said, had ever been lodged
against the retailer.
Suggesting a select committee to obtain
information desired by the senator from
Oklahoma Mr.. Bailey said he did not
visit 20 make any charge against the Re-
publican members of the committee or
finance as the committee adopted a rule
that the Democratic members might en-
ploy all the experts they wanted.
They" said Mr.. Bailey, ARE bad
enough at their best and 1 am not viii
ling to charge them with being worse
than they are"
At times provoking much merriment by
his ready retort and announcing the
protective tariff policy, Mr.. Gore spoke
until u o'clock, when. under the rules OF
the senate, the unfinished business, which
was the tariff bill. was to be taken up
Before that was done, in response to ar
appeal from Mr.: Bailey, the senate agreed
to vote on Mr.. Cores resolution, amend
ed as suggested by Mr.. Bailey so as to
require the appointment of select com
mittee of four Republican and three
Democratic senators to conduct the in
vestigathion asked for, and by a vote OF
so, to 20 II was referred to the committee
on finance. Senators Bristow, Crawford
and LaFollette voting no with the Dem
ocrats..-, F.. ..f