Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-07
.ALDR|CH GAME
OFF VICTORIOUS.
La Toilette Objected to Motion
For Agreement on Paragraphs
of Tariff Bill.
REQUEST FOR VOTE GRANTED.
Also Clasicd With Ohio Senator's
Senate Refused to Restore Dinglcy
Rates on Writing Paper. S


Washington. July 7.-When Senator.
ment by the senate OIL all paragraphs
of the tariff bill which senators did not
care to reserve for further arnendcent,
there was a widespread movement to
reserve parts Of the bill against which
senators desire to make a. last stand
for change I'll the schedules. The
corporation tax amendment, hides
print paper. the Philippine tariff to-
baccp pottery, and watch movements
were included IL, the reservations and
Mr.. Cunmins gave notice OF another.
income tax amendment. He also .infi-
Gated a desire further to amend tile
maximum and minimum provisions OF
the bill together with the plan for o
customs court OF appeals and counter
vailins duties
When it looked as though a vote
would Immediately be taken on the
increased paragraph as a whole. Mr..
La Toilette entered an objection and It
looked for a time as II he might prove
formidable obstacle in Mr.. Aldrleh's
pathway.
Replying to the suggestion made by
the biluntl this morning. NTi.7F.1.s ID =
rich stated that a copy of the measure
had been ploced in the hands Of stha
wisconsin senator as earlyas 5 clock
last night.
SENATE 1TsR1TANT.
After. "a somewhat prolonged colioquy,
during which Mr.. La Toilette asserted
that the senate was in Il chronic,
state. of unrest and irritation Nh
Aldrich agreed to cooperate With Mr.
La Fcllette in obtaining an opportunity
FOR the latter to offer such amend
men.s as he might desire Mr.. La.
Toilette reluctantly yielded.
| Mr. Allriohs request for a vote ion
the unreserved paragraphs was grant
| ed and the amendments We're adopted
en- bloc without division
H. The considerat ion OK tle reserved,
| proyisiOns was then entered upoil.ssa ne;
gelating. para graph was, n KEN u :, arlds
agreed to without OPPOSITE 1r,, Little lsttl
more. ditficudlty was encounte red IN
getting through Inc i Iei,tis
to titles, which has peen resetFc.t "
Mr., Burton. 81 ,55iat
Responding to MI, Dick $ efforts, Ser,a-'
tor Aldricl, protested In sharp terms
| against efforts at this stage Of the bill
to increase duties. We cannot now
he said, undertake to increase the
rates to meet tho views OF individual
senators. IT, he added, we should
enter upon that course, we might as
f,t,n a Hi
Mr.. Dick was not pleased with this
turn or affairs, and he entered q if,o-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
the paragraph was adopted. He was
successful: IL III s5s
CLAsfISWITH BURTON. 5s
The next clash was with the junior
senator from Ohio. Mr.. Burton and
had reference to the duties on clay and
earthenware Mr.. Burton wanted to
amend the, provision SO as to put crude
asphalt on the free list, but after co.'s
siderable parliamentary maneuvering,
the senate. on motion of Mr.. Aldrich,
laid on the table a motion by8the Ohio
senator to reconsider the vote by which
the paragraph had been adopted. All
committee amendments in the schedul les
relating to chemicals, earthenware,n met
ais, lumber, agricultural products. spir-
it's cotton- fox wool. silks and paper
and wood pulp were agreed to. Mr..
Aldrich resisted most amendments and
all were disposed OF in his favor by
viva voce votes. H
Mr.. Adrich accepted provision
placing tar and oil spreading machines
used in the construction Of roads on the
free list.
The FIRST aye and no vote Of the, day
was on Mr.. Bristows amendment TO
restore the Dingley rate on writing pa
rel, by reducing the duty. 1t was re-
sjected by the close vote of "a to 80.
Senator Bacon moved to put plows
and cotton gins on the free list, but
his amendment was voted down, IS to
80.
Contending that special tribunal
devoted to the consideration Of GUS
toms cases would be Influenced against
the importers by its environment, Mr.
5Cummins opposed the esta bllshment of
a customs court of appeals 1T is u
court that is to be brought into eE-
istenca to decide in favor of the GOV
eminent no matter what the circuT-
stances may be- said Mr.. Gunnins.
.''rhe importers are entitled TO justice:
to be judged by men who are not pre-
determined against them"
He suggested that ii such a court
were established it would sit only in
Washington and not be required to.
hold sittings in large number of cities
as provided by the court provision as
III efapAx '3s