The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-05
lAFO[[ETTE
SHOWS NO FEAR
OF ALORICH
Wisconsin Senator Talks Tariff
and Others Sit Up and
Listen.
COTTON SCHEDULE
UNDER DISCUSSION
sMoOT OF UTAH TO PRESENT
THE VIEWS AND FIGURES OF
THE sTAND-PAT ELEMENT.

washington, June 4-Through forenoon,
afternoon and evening sessions the senate
today Iabored on the cotton schedule.
Mr. IaFoHette completed his long
sneech. attacking changes in the Dingley
rates recommended by the senate finance
committee and replied to Senator PEN
roses charge last night that he was
shamming sickness as sn excuse for MS
absence from the night session. He said,
he was not i'll. but was very tired ana
was resting to be in shape TO continue
his speech today. He declared MI ZEN
rose might perform a greater service Tor
tic country and his state If he would ac-
count for his own time when not IN the
AT the night session Chairman Aldrich
replied TO Mr.. LaFollette's assaults upon
the work of the finance committee and
made q general defense of amendments
which he asserted were necessary.
Hot and Then Some.
Throughout the day the temperature in
Inc chamber was sWeltering. 1t is SAID
another effort will be made TO obtain
vote on the cotton schedule tomorrow
Mr. Aldrich told the senators that ne pro
uosed TO make statement explaining the
committees amendments, and 70 cor
rect any misapprehensiOn insulled n
their minds by torrent OF mlsihl oIilia-
ton and Misrepresentation
THE amendments suggested apply 10
but small proportion Of the committee
on schedule" said Mr.. Aldrich. II one
would have listened to the debate one
would suppose the amendments applied
10 the whole schedule and that three
fOurths of the rate of the Dlngiey law
would have been increased But only ~
DER cent of the schedule Is aITected.
Mr. Aldrich reviewed the history OF the
cotton schedule, saying that in no tar1tL
act has there been fixed rates so low as
in the schedule pertaining 10 the cOttOh
cloth and cotton manufactures generally
He said cloths valued at from cents 20
On cents now pay specific rates and these
have not been changed by the senate Dill
These cloths cover " per S CS OF al
Nhe cloths imported and 81 or 81 per cent
Of all the cloths manufactured IN tne
United States" he added. 1t viii De
seen, therefore. that the suggested
changes apply TO small proportion Oh
the schedule
Court Decisions.
Reviewing various court decisions IN
reference to the schedule, Mr.. AldTlcn
declared that the government has paid
out as much as 100000 year as re-
funds of duties on account OF DECISIONS
resulting from ambiguity in the Dlngley
law He said a recent decision or tne
supreme court would require the govern
ment to make refund of 100000.
He said the government has placed az
serious disadvantage through the fact
that the same attorneys could not be mad
90 look after the government interests
in the lower and higher courts lie de-
cared Nlldl lEaA ~ W. a+Ae+-A w.
showed great ability in this service OF
the government had been employed by
Importers 10 prosecute cases against the
government.
did not remedy the method Of meeting
such conditions and he added that the
committee in another PARAGRAPH would
attempt to deal with the subject he
had r5ference to an amendment intended
t0 prevent undervaluatiOns, which the
senate has not taken up.
All on Hand.
No one was required 20 call for a quo
rum when the senate met today. The
events of last night IN respect to personal
reference to Senator LaFollette mad
caused a feeling that a storm was brew
ing. and nearly every senator was in his
place Contrary to the general expecta-
. zion. the opening scene when Mr.. LaFol-
l-tte took the floor was quite pacific
N- LaFOllette and Mr.. Gallinger had a
friendly exchange Of words relating TO
the refusal Of the Wisconsin senator 10
yield TO his New Hampshire colleague for
q question yesterday. Mr.. Latolletle
then said he had not been sick yesterday,
hut after holding the floor over five
hours did not feel inclined to continue all
night and had remained at home to rest.
All on Same Footing.
Turning 10 Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.. LaF'oliette
Unmarked that the senator stood on THIS
floor as any other senator.
"Hz f1rgets it sometimes" he added
Then referring to the session of last even
ing as sensational to such an extent
as TO obscure the debate Of the day which
had preceded, he turned to Senator Pen
rose Of PENNSYLVANIA, who sat in his place
on the opposite side of the chamber FAC
ing him.
AS TO- the remarks Of the senator from
Pennsylvania" be said Il would sug-
Easr that De would render more import
ant service to the country and 10 ms
state = he would account for the way ne
spends his time when absent from TINS
body than i'm any effort TO make an ac-
count for my time"
Sitting upright and leaning forward
UT. Paur0sa gave close attention to every
word of the senator from Wisconsin The
galleries were crowded and the intense
stiffness seemed to Dresage a scene.
Searching Of Penrose.
T might add" continued the senator
from Wisconsin. that no man could I'M
c-rraEe 20 account for the whereabouts
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