The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04
DECISIVE VOTE IN
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81 know the president Of the United
States too well,' he said. "to believe
he would permit anything of that
kind.'
Declaring the trend of the times was
toward nonpartisanship, Mr.. Root said
the very purpose sought by the Texas
senator would be defeated by divid-
ing these appointments between Repub-
licans and Democrats. He pointed to
the record Of the president MS guar.
antee that he would not be influenced
! by partisan motives,
"We are united in our esteem for
the president" said Mr. Money, Hbut
under the dispensation Of providence he
might die and we might have bad
man like the presiding officer of the
senate, and he might make partisan
appointments
Makes Sherman Laugh.
The vice-president Joined in the smile
that became general MS the Mississippi
senator proceeded to show the tcmpta-
ton of men to make appointments with
partisan bias.
"Then there is the chairman Of the
finance committee he added "He
has never been charged with being any
body's good Sunday school boy. He has
never been shot at as an angel
The discussion of Mr. Cuberson S
amendment was incidental and when it
was concluded the controversy over the
minimum and maximum provision was
renewed,
Senator Shiveley discussed at length
the maximum and minimum provision,
declaring that the maximum rate would
be the real tariff,
By vote of j to 43 the amendment
offered by Mr., Culberson was rejected
Mr.. LaFollette being the only Republi-
can who voted with the Democrats
The senate reduced to four the num-
Der of members of any one party which
might be appointed as experts to ad-
wise the president in the matter of dis,
elimination by other countries, An
amendment by Mr.. Gore substituting the
provision of the Dingley act authorizing
the negotiation of reciprocity treaties
for the maximum and minimum clause
was defeated. 10 10 80.
Mr. Hepburn offered and Mr. Aldrich
accepted for the finance committee an
amendment requiring ninety days no
tice for the application for the maxi
mum rate after the minimum rate has
been in force. In presenting the
Mr.. Hepburn expressed APP
prehension that as it stood the provis-
ion would cause unrest.
This criticism brought Mr.. Aldrich 10
his feet with a recital of discrimina-
tions that have been practiced by for
eigu governments against the United
States. France, he said, had imposed
her maximum tariff against the United
States and against no one else. Ger
many had imposed varions restrictions
upon American meat and other products
and about a dozen other nations had
maximum and minimum tariff laws. 1T
was to protect the American producers
of farm and other products that this
provision had been framed.
Senator Bacon, approving the idea of
a retaliatory provision, said he thought
the method employed should be re-
versed. The duties should be fixed. he
said, with power for the president to
increase rate if this country is dis
crminated against
Mr.. Cummins suggested substitute
fixing a penalty of % per cent Of the
existing duty instead of % per cent ad
valorem on countries discriminating
against the United States, but it was
voted down viva vocc.
The vote being taken on the maxi |
mum and minimum proposition, it was
adopted So to IS