The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-01
LastaEvening Some of the
Senator's Take Warpath
And Throw Off Yoke of FL
nance Committee.
ABSENCE OF ALDRIcH
EMBOLD ENS OUTLAWS
Senator Smoot Who Is Watch
Dog for the Boss, Engages
In Tilt With Beveridge on
Tobacco Tax.

Washington, July 1.-Mutiny broke
out In the senate early last evening.
II overthrow the purpose of the COM
mittee on finance to work until Z
o'clock and forced an adjournment at
6:45.
Led by Senator Clapp of Minneso-
to, the senate voted. "a to II. for the
"eight-hour day" Under a resolution
passed several weeks ago the senate
has been working from 10 in the morn
ing until at night.
Senator Flint, of California, was in
charge of the corporation tax infant
which President Taft left upon the
senate doorstep. Yesterday, for the
first time in many months, the senate
laid its course without the guidance
Of those who ordinarily direct legisla-
ton.
AIdrich Resting.
Senator Aldrich, chairman OF the
committee on finance, has gone to
seek a few days rest from the tariff
monster with which he is pursued.
Senator Hale, titular lender of the
body, has departed to spend few cool
days and nights in Maine. Yesterday
morning Senator Crane, of Massachus-
etts, boarded a train for home. Among
those who remained behind there was
evidence of the spirit which beckoned
the leaders to new scenes.
One of the first things the senate
did was to hunt for a quorum. Sever
al times during the day it became nee
essary to ring the warning bell which
summons senators to the chamber to
answer to their names in an effort to
present a number sufficient to trans
act business.
Caught Them Mapping.
After talking 10 minutes less than
five hours Senator Cummins. of Iowa
closed his speech in opposition to the
corporation tax about 1880 p. m.
Senator Borah, who followed, had
held the attention of weary senate
for over an hour, when Senator Clapp
rose suddenly and. addressing the
Chair, moved an adjournment During
the reading Of decisions cited by
Borah from the clerks desk Clapp had
consulted the Idaho orator. Whispers
had been exchanged between him and
LaFollette and some other opponents
OF the tax measure now under discus
sion. When the motion to adjourn
was made it caught the committee on
finance with but one member, Senator
Burrows of Michigan, on the floor. He
objected to it and said that Borah was
willing to continue.
Senator Smoot, another of the watch
dogs left by Aldrich to guard the sem
ate. was sitting In the main entrance
just outside the door engaged in a
wordy war with Senator Beveridge
over the tobacco tax amendment pro-
scared senate employee notified Smoot,
who cleared the intervening space in
two strides and, bounding into the
breach, demanded a quorum
Simple as the plot was, it carried.
Objection to the gathering debate
which seemed to spring up from all
sides, was registered by Bailey of Tex
as, and Dixon of Montana, who was in
the chair. put the motion. He held
tAoe SAO ~ 20 SCCiACu W nave CdIIlcu.
Then as last resort, although the is
sue was hardly worth fighting over,
the yeas. and nays were demanded. and
81 tired senator's voted for fresh air
and automobile rides.
Finance Committee Defeated.
Tired out and worn by the heat.
senate took the bit in its teeth and de-
clined to indorse the program of thu
committee on finance to keep the OPP
position to the income tax talking.