Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-06
DolLWER,s TARIFF SPEECH.
U.sntinued, from Page One.)
Heeasling that Aldrich had said yes


Senate tkat no changes increasing the
cotton rates had been made by the
Senate conifhiStee on finance, Dolliver
said that il tka was correct state
lment, he would expect all Of the italics
carrying Senate Amendments to be
stricken from the measure. The fact
was. he said. was thai 4 those cotton
rates we're increased. ffas then read
from a. newspaper which he added had
for 30 years been watchfuf of the
spiritual side Of the senator from Mas
sachnsetts" U.odge). a statements to
tie effect that Lodge had said that
as reported from the committee on7
finance the cotton schedule as amend
ed by the Senate committee was 'of
great vah,e to Massachusetts,. The
same article he said also appeared in
IL Boston paper.
Lodge appearing in the chamber at
this moment. recognized the reading
of the statement and made inquiry
concerning 1t to which DOlliver replied
that, he hodge) was quoted as saying
that the ad valorem rate on cotton
had been increased.
Lodge said that must be misauota-
Il stated" he said. 1.-The ad valorem
rates had not been increased
Then" Doiliver responded promptly,
you We're mistaken in stating that.
as ! have demonstrated to the Senate
and if you did not state that to the
ROsl III newspaper. you omitted very
important part of your duty"
II have automatically demonstrate
ed that these rates have been increas-
Cd" said Dolliyer.
"I4, have great doubt about your
MAJ hematical demonstration respond
ed Lodge. y
II also" said the Iowan, bowling to
the Massachusetts, senator, "have great
doubt about some of the infirmities OF
yourself
Referring to the board of appraisers
at New York, as "elder statemen
, who failed to be reelected Dolliver
explained the mercerization of cotton,
declaring that the one cent yard for
that similar processes provided in the
hill was in excess of merceriZation.
Smoot said the mercerization pro-
cotton. Dolliver denied this statement
and, turning to the Democratic side,
| said that was the cotton for which
so strenGously worked for a tariff duty.
Tilman quickly diSavowed any de-
sire, to have al duty on sea island cot
ton. He added he was enjoying see
ing the senator from Iowa throw
bricks at his colleagues on the Repub-
licaa side but that he did not want
him to throw them at him."
Il thought I was throwing him a
l.. i
Smoot declared COTTON lost some
thing in merceriZatidn.
Yes replied Dolliver. 1.-The process
OF mercerzation is like washing your
hands-of course SOU lose a little in
the waste
After the laughter on the floor and
in the galleries had died out. Dolliver
| resumed. He said he did not hold the
| members Of the finance committee re-
,sponsible for the bill as they had been
forced to hire merchants td explain
the measure to them.
DOlliyer said the time was coming
when the controversy over the tariff
will be transferred by law to tribunal
where It Gale be passed upon with
more wisdom than a person is liable
to meet ABOUT the corridors Of the
Capitol. -. -'.-'-
Deliver warned his. colleagues that
if this tariff bill should be put through
without amendment, it would cause ain
Immediate country wide demand for
another revision.
Aldrieh entered the chamber and
Bevcridge appealed to him for short
ening of the hours during which the
Senate shall sit. Aldrich replied that
Ii better progress was not made it
would be soon his duty to ask that the
daily sessions should be heightened
REPLYING to Delivers remarks AID
rich said that when the wooden and
cotton schedules We're reached, he
would show that in the cotton schedule
no important change from the House
Dill had been made except in the sub
stItution of specific for adj Nalorem du-
ties and raise in the rate on cloths
This suggestion had been made, he
said, to prevent under valuation He
added that because of decisions by
appraisers and by courts articles sup
posed to be dutiable at 60 per cent. are
now dutiable only at from six to seven
par cent. He said that these decisions
had been rendered in response to such
the Senate"
Aldrich defended the names of men
responsible for tariff legislation. since
1867, mentioning many by name
Bailey declared that there is no
schedule in the tariff which exempli-
ties the frauds and injustice Of the
entire protective system so well as the
WOODEN schedule. Aldrich prophesied
that within 20 years the representa-
tives of the South in the Senate will
be voting with the Republicans for pro-
lection.
Defending the woclen schedule Car
ter asserted that the difference in the
wages in this country and in South
America and other. wool producing
countries would justify tariff of 300
per cent. on wool and woolens Free
trade. he declared had practically
wiped out the wooden industry.
Carter declared that the Dingley law
was the wisest land best balanced
tariff law anybody ever knew