The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-02
REPUBS WILL
RULE TARIFF
Senate Has Scorn for
Democrats.
spuRNs> BACON OF GEORGIA
Aldrieh Talks OCT Straight for His
Party.
Rayner Of Maryissa n Eiessent, But
Minority Il Tsia That xhe
Massrity Hold. wh,D
sPuRNs, BACON OF GEORGIA

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Warrington April 1.-The Senate to-
day. by ., viva yoce vote. adopted
Senator Hale's resolution to confne
the business of the extra session to
the consideration of the tariff ques-
tion to the exclusion Of everything
else except the bill making provision
Tor the thirteenth census.
The discussion was participated In
by Senator's Culberson, Bacon. Talia-
ferro. Bailey, William Alden Smith and
Hepburn.
Mr.. Smith objected that the resolu-
ton practically places the Senate In
recess until the tariff bill was brought
In. -
Mr.. Hepburn made an earnest plea
for the exception Of the reports of the
committee on revision Of the laws.
which - preparing a re-codification
OF the Federal statutes. He expressed
the opinion that there were other Inn
portant matters OF legislation besides
the tariff
Mr.. Hale. however. declined to yield
to Mr.. Hepburn. saying that IL any
exception was made other committees
would also seek recognition with the
result that 1t would be impossible to
give concentrated attention to the
tarfff. which the President had sug-
gested as necessary in order to pros
important subject of legislation.
Senator Aldrich coincided with Mr..
Hale and suggested that at any time
If the Senate SO desired 1t could mod
-tfy the Hale resolution.
Democrats Not Wasted,
The Senate then began consideration
of Senator Bacon's resolution declaring
that the Democratic side of the cham
Der should be represented In all the
hearings held by the Committee on FL
nance. y
senator Aldrich. Chairman of the
committee. contended that as the Re-
publican Party would be held respon-
sibie for tariR legislation. 1t was the
province of the Republican members
Of the committee to shape the bill for
the Senate.
Mr.. Aldrich said the policy pursued
by the committee was the same as had
been adopted in the consideration OF
other tariff bills. practically including
the wilson German bill.
This policy. Mr.. Aldrich said, was
pursued IN every country in which
representative and party government
existed. The minority of the Senate,
he said. could do Just what the ma
jority was doing. In addition to in
Vulnerable communications he had re-
cefyed he said, fully 100 people called
dairy to discuss the tariff.
When Senator Bacon called atten-
tion to a statement made by Senator
Hale last Monday that he had just
come from the committee room, where
there were sthirty or forty disaffected
or dissakis SIZED Pennsglvanimns," II was
explained both by Mr.. Hale and Mr..
Aldrich that the number had been
overstated: that all there were not
Pennsylvanians and those who were
there had been invited to give their
views as experts on the iron and steel
schedule.
It seemed. Mr.. Aldrich said. that all
the people coming before the Repub-
lican members of the committee had
been experts whose assistance had
been necessary for q proper UNDER
standing of the question being consid-
cred He said that the House had been
having hearings and had published
nine volumes OF them. and he doubted
whether any Democratic Senator had
read any part OF them.
"You will have to make an exception
in my case" said Mr. Bailey. interrupt
ing, although have not read ali OF
them and do not intend to-"
Mr.. Aidrich agreed to except the
Texas Senator as he did also Senator
TaIiaferro. OF Florida.
Mr. Aldrich said the experts are
not subpoenaed nor paid any witness
fees. and he declared that their state