The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-16
SOME HOT STUFF
REPUBLICANS Clash in the senate
About Tariff.
THEY FAIL TO AGREE

rulman Declares That Aidrich Is
rho Senate and That the SepRo-
lican Members OF the Finance Com
m;ttee Are the Boldese Band OF
Ruccaneers That Ever Was.
Senator Dolsive. OF Iowa SATURDAY
made speech in reply 10 'hae o.
Senate. Aldrich Friday night EAeh
The latter gave his statement OF tas
effect O! the pending tariff bill upon
,bc cotton goods industry
Mt. Do!!!ver commented on TIE
statement tha. only 20 per cent ei
The cotton cloth schedules bad >eet:
changed.
Denying this BY a counter state
r,ect on the authority OF senate.
suoot, that only 80 per cent ~e''
unchanged, he was quickly lnt9s-
rupted by Mr. Aldrich
y said" be interrupted. eaas
le>> ,:en iG r.c CO. o: tse >''s.
,,..,a iroorta,:oDs. Thi:::: a;no a"sct
in aggregate 20 STs,oo0.Ooo. were
affected BY this provision.
Mr.. A!drich arising TO leave the
chamber, Mr.. Dollivec said:
Il hope the senator will remain
70 hear what ! have TO soy
y had an engagement. said VT.
A!drich
Well. you have an engagement
here" retorted the Iovan. I say
YOU will not turn your BACK upon
what I have to say without taxing
the moral consequences that w!H oat-
u-allv arise in such case.
Nr. Dolliyer then presented copy
of petition from merchants OF New
York. declaring against any increase
of the tariff duties.
please state which OF them aTt
importers" said Mr.. AldricA.
Well. some Of them are leading
merchants of this county, replied
Mr. Dolliver.
Mr.. Doliirer criticised Er. Ald7ich
for having read in the senate 81
anonymous clipping stating ina:
100000 would be lost in the form
of duties by reason OF a decision
in the United States supreme court
because of contention over the
question whether the duty should
De 25 or 80 per cent. All the i'm
po-tations OF cloth OF that kind. be
said. al New York. in 1907, was
worth only s25o.ooo. and the
matter in dispute Involved only .
per cent Of the amount.
Yet" he said. that is the kind
Of clap-.rap that is here substituted
for facts
Senator Bocah declared that be
had written TO the treasury depart
nent for the total amount !nrolTed
in this case and had been told II
was 100000. If senators could not
get reliable information. be declar-
ed" one thing must be apparent
there would be some Changes IL
the treasury department. !"
Either" suggested Dir. T!!!nan.
"the senator from Rhode Island
BAN booz!ed US last night or the Sen
ator from Iowa is BAN ooozias Us
now.
When NJ. Oollive. concluded Nj.
Cu,berson took the floor to cr!t!c!se
the statement Of Senator A!d:ich
concerning the revenue probable un-
der the bill as reported by the f.
nance committee. He said that Mr..
Aldrich had criticised portion OF
his (Nr. Culberson 81 estimates
which proved upon investigation to
have been literal copy OF Mr.. Aid
-ich's own estimates.
4 vote was taken on committee
amendment consolidating the para
graphs on the cheapest grades OF cot
ton cloths and fixing rate Of cent
q square yard on unbleached cotton
cloth OF so threads to the inch Of l
IA cents on bleached cloth. If ralu-
ed at not more than cents, and at
2 cents more than u cents. The
amendment carried. Il to SO.
On this vote Senator'S Foster auc
McEnery voted with the Republicans.
Mr.. Tillma1 declared that be did
not want to say anything bitter or TO
hurt any ones feelings. said. II am
very. very tired OF this sham battle.
or what appears to me 70 De one
ou that side" addressing the Repub-
licans. Last night the senator from
Rhode Island {M- Aldrich) proved
to his own satisfaction and to the
satisfaction OF the Macedonian
phlanx which he has organized and
holds together that there is no in
crease Of rates IL the amendment.
The senator from Wisconsin and the
senator from Iowa today have prov
ed from about the same sources that
,he rates have been increased ma
terial!y."
Declaring that Senator AldTicI
was admitted TO be the senate in the
matter pending, Mr.. Tillnaa said
Why don't you push this thing to
vote and so homer He said that
Republican senator LAD referred 70
the Republican mem bers cs the E.
nance committee as hypocrites.
You are not typocrttes." added Mr.
Iillman, but you are the boldest
hand Of buccaneers that ever go:
together.
By SO to 2S the f:s: committee !
aI7endne1t. providing specific Sor ad |
ralorem duties Of the house bill vas |
agreed to.
Senator Bacon then suggested that !
as all amendments Of the cotton