New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
READY FOR THE VOTE


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He intimated that the agitation for com
mission was a manufactured one. He sent to
the clerks desk for reading letter written by
Henry r. Towne of New York. treasurer of the
general committee of one hundred for a tariff
commission appointed by the Manufacturers
Association Indianapolis convention. In which NM
Towne appealed for funds to carry the work.
Mr.. Towne wrote that $4,000 was needed TO put
the tariff commission through Congress. 1T
must be very pretty agitation. Mr.. Hale said
sarcasticaly.
Mr. Beveridge defended the various business
organizations that have stirred up sentiment for
a commission and asserted that the men back
of the movement were not seeking. corruptly 10
influence members Of Congress. and that the
funds asked for by Mr.. Towne were TO carry on
the campaign of education
Mr. Hale said he provoked TO offer an
other letter, and he sent to the desk communal
cation written to Philadelphia firm by III. F.
Miles, chairman of the tariff commission COM
mittee. in which the Philadelphia concern was
urged to continue the work of bringing pressure
to bear on Senators and Representatives. Mr..
MfIes's letter, which was written In March OF
last year. set out that Mr. Beveridge was get
ting ready TO make another speech for the tariff
commission and said that more hot shot will
he fired in Congress as soon as our people can
get the centre Of the stage"
Mr.. Miles added that Mr.. Beveridge was
anxious that he should be assisted by having
letters and kilograms sent to certain designated
Senators and Representatives. He admonished
his correspondent that care should be taken not
10 have IL appear that tariff commission letters
and kilograms had a common origin and not TO
let II become known that Mr.. Beveridse had
suggested the writing of these letters and tele-
grams The reading OF Mr. Miess letter pro-
voked general laughter in the Senate.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Some difficulty was encountered in getting a
quorum at the night session Finally AT $40
o'clock the sergeant-at-arms instructed TO
bring In the absentees. For more than half an
hour Senate employees had been telephontng to
residences of Senators TO induce their attend
ance. but with small success. In several in
stances the only information that could be OBJ
tanned the effect that Senator's tele-
phones had been Temporarily detached" SEN
ator Lodge entering the chamber made
quorum, and the order TO bring IN the absentees
abrogated
Senator Cummins Of Iowa. the first
speaker Of the evening session. The tariff has
been reduced. Mr. Cumnins said. iron and
steel products more than any other schedule
in the bill And yet" he declared. so far as
the people who buy iron and steel are concerned
they would have been quite as we'll of If there
had been no reduction whatever" He attacked
various schedules Of the measure as affording
no relief 10 the American consumer.
Mr.. Cummins announced his determination to
vote against the bill though he confessed the
belief that II was superior 10 any bill framed
for revenue purposes. and so far as the sched-
ules go better than the Dingley law
II am opposed 10 the conference report and
70 the bill which IT embodies because IL Is NOT
such revision Of the tariff as have expended
the best years OF my life in dghting for and Is
not fair and reasonable performance Of the
promise OF our platform" he said. and added:
This is not court OF bankruptcy and I an,
not willing 10 accept 10 cents on the dollar In
discharge Of the obligations of the Republican
party 1t always has been and ia now a solvent
organization. and II is not only able to paw but
its rank and file VIII insist upon paying its debt
In full Its pledges will be redeemed at par and al
though the blindness OF some Of its leaders NAV
at this time postpone the day Of redemption.
shall await with patience. confidence and seren-
ity the hour at which IL will keep full and com
plete faith with the American people"
PRAISES THE PRESIDENT
He expressed his admiration and applause FOR
the courage and persistence Of the President in
attempting 70 secure. and 10 degree in secur-
ing lower rates IN the range OF dispute hetv,aa,
the House and the Senate" He said. ~rba
range was very narrow. and the President has
done all that one man could for the bettermenr
OF the bill"
Speaking with the full consciousness that the
President will sign the bill and that n will ~
come law with his assent" he recognized ba |
said that there is a fundamental difference h..
tween the veto power and the voting power "a,
executive ought not" he said ito veto a p,ass
ure simply because he would have voted agat,s, |
II had he been a member OF the Legislative hod,,
that passed it,
L have always admitted" said the Senator
that with respect to those commodities, 90 |
which we are capable OF supplying the bona do- |
mand, duties. however high do not harm, so Io-,r
as there exists effectual competition betvaer |
our own producers. and / repeat that adr,,ssto.
now have seen. however. competitions a, H.
most important fields of production ero,,, ,,,aol
and weaker. until II has been easv IN nar,otr, |
that with many things prices have NOT h.o,
liked by the fundamental and essential Ia =
commerce but have been fixed by the arh,t-a.,, /
VIII or the producer. and solely with refsrar
TO the utmost profit that trade would hear
Under these conditions IL seemed 20 M, a.
excessive duties would necessarily hacor,., :.
shield for avarice and greed II seemed 10 "A,
that duties should be adjusted as to prevsrt
the domestic producer from raising his price
above fair American level without exposin,,
himself to foreign competition
These were the only reasons known 10 me