The sun., 1909-06-29
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ALDRICH TO TAKE 4 REST.
Feels the Effects Of the Strain In Prepar'
Ing and Defending the Tariff Bill.

Feels the Ell ectS OF tne Strtin IN PropoIs
Ing and Defending the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON. June Ex-senator Mel
son W. Aldrich. chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Finance, is beginning to
feel the effects OF the heavy strain to
which he has been subjected in the prepa-
ration of the tariff bill and its defence
on the Senate floor and he has planned
to take short rest before the Senate
finishes with the measure 1t Is probable
that Mr.. Aldrich will leave Washington
within a day or two and that he will
seek his recuperatiou in sea voyage.
The expectation is that he will not be away
for more than q week.
Mr.. Aldrich has been engaged in study
and work in connection with the pending
tariff legislation ever since the Ways and
Means Committee OF the House started
in to give hearings to interested parties
last November. He read the reports OF
the hearings as they were printed and be-
sides gathered together a mass OF matter
tee In its work OF amending the House
measure. He followed closely the House
proceedings while the tariff bill was under
consideration there. Coincident with the
beginning Of the tariff debate in the
House the Republican members OF the
Finance Committee. with Mr.. Aldrich
at their head. began the work OF prepar.
ing the bill which the committee would
submit to the Senate. The result was that
when the House passed the bill they were
nearly ready to report the measure as
amended by them TO the entire committee
membership. The period between the
m .sa nm ~ TIA hill hv tho Hp,faa and ita
submission to the Senate in amended
form was very brief.
All through the many weeks since he
undertook the tremendous task OF revising 9
the tariff MIR. Aldrioh has worked from
early morning until late at night. In that
time he has had practically no recreation.
During the period when the Finance Com
mittee was not in session and for hours
after the Senate adjourned he and some Of
his committee associates listened to argu-
ments from manufacturers and importers.
read long and technical briefs, studied
tariff statistics and attended to a multi
soSs Oi thnss S.t 6esrnE on the
Since the tariff bill has been before the
Senate Mr.. Aldrich as chairman Of the
Finance Committee has been obliged to
be on deck early and late. He has con-
stantly had to meet a storm OF criticism
and answer oThand many pertinent
QuoI1oS WulCH puC lntoiiCSt Htb
patience to the test. The manner in
which MIR Aldrich has maintained his
temper under a multitude Of annoyances
and personal attack has been a marvel to
many CT his collea cues, some OF whom
have openly on the floor. OF the Senate
| testified to their admiration Of his for
bearnce and physical and mental virility.
He has attended all the sessions OF the
Senate. which now extend for nine con-
| tinuous hours every week day, and he has
spent good part Of his evenings in study
and preparation for what Is to come.
| Naturally this strain has told somewhat
on Mr. Aldrich and he thinks he Is entitled
to a rest. He IL not i'll. but needs some
fresh air and change Of scene to fit him
for the coming battle with the conferees
Of the House. Much OF the time when the
proposed corporation tax Is under con-
sideration in the Senate will he devoted
to set speeches dealing with constitutional
contentious. and 1t is understood that Mr.
Aldrich feels that the lawyers among his
lieutenants will be able to cope with the
situation quite as well il not better thar
| himself.