The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-11
HOLD UP GAME
The Tariff Bill! Discussed In the
Senate.
The TRUSTS ON DECK
Daniel Opens the Debate on the
Bill, Charging That the Democrats
We're Dealt With Unfairly-R:is-
tow Refuses 10 Vote for the Bill.


and Bacon Prepares Table Of Votes
Beginning its consideration OF the
conference report on the tariff bill!
By tedious report OF that document.
the Senate dragged along during
nearly seven hours Monday without
accomplishing any important res!t.
After the bill had been read Senator
Daniel opened the debate
Charges Bad Faith.
Mr.. Daniels speech consisted in
the main o. an arra!gnment OF the
conference committee for the e1-
clusion OF Democratic members. He
decared that the country was in a
fair way to begia lynching BY the
Republican conferees. He said a
practical fraud had been committed
upon both houses OF congress.
Nr. Aldstch at hrst gave close at
ten.iol to the words OF the Virgin
ian. but later left the chamber.
This country and its institutions
stand at this moment between the
gallovs and the ground" declared
Nr. Daniel in commenting upon the
method OF the majority. The SEN
ate Is apparently IN the control OF
lynch law
He then referred particularly to
| what be charged was bad fath IN
| the action Of the committee IN sign
Ing the conference report without
| allowing himself and his Democratic
colleagues on the committee to NEE:
With them and TO vote upon It as
agreed to by the chairman Of the
committee. Nj Aldrich.
Mr.. Aldrich said emphatically be
never had promised that the Demo
cratic coaferee should have day
With the committee. On the othe!
hand. Mr. Daniel was sure that such
an agreement had been made.
Denouaces the Bill.
Recalling incidents OF the last
national campaign. Senator BcistoH
declared that President Taft. ir
Kansas. had favored a revision o.
the tariff downward, and he hac
been elected to the Senate on tha
issue.
The fact was. he said. that prac
,ically 70 reduction had been OBJ
tained In the tariff bill. The tax.
he said. has been taken OF O.
hides and added 10 the sole leather
suit case that the American citi
zens buy. And yet 1t has been ad
vertised that reduction has beer
made on the leather schedule 70,
the benefit OF the American citi
zen"
Apparently" said Mr. Bristow
she only thing considered IN formu
lating the cotton schedule has beer
the greed Of The cotton manufacture
OF New England"
"As Republican Senator" sale
Mr.. Bristow. Il will not be party
TO placing Mr.. Taft in the most en-
barrassing position in which it l:
| possible for a President to be piac
ed. He has in substance appealed
TO this Congress to keep faith with
the people. but in efSec: It IS a bill
to ignore that appeal.
81 set up no standard for Other
Senator's. Every man should vote
as his conscience and judgment dis
tate. But I feel that should I sup
port this bill. I would be recreani
to my duty as Senator and unfaith
ful to the people who sent me here
to represent them"
Prepare Table Of Votes.
Saying he believed the passage oi
the tariff bill would only be the
beginning OF popular discussion o!
the tariff. Ar. Bacon expressed him
sci. as extremely anxious that there
should be 40 question as TO the
responsibility Of Senators for the
framing OF that measure.
He had prepared collection o!
every yea and aay vote taken oo the
many amendments to the bill. to-
sether with an explanation OF the
| method oe voting in the Senate
which he asked te have printed IN
the Record This request was grant
ed. The table shows ,Ae attitude OF
the members Of the two parties to
all the questions presented.
Nj. Bacon's statement. he ex-
planned. showed that there had been
l37 yea and nay votes In which the
Democrats had voted for lower and
the Republicans tov higher duties.
except that n two instances the Re-
publ!cans had voted for lower du-
ties. He added a careful analysis 81
the votes OF the insurgents and GER
tain Democrats who had voted with
the majority.