The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06
OOLLIVER MAKES
LIVELY SPEECH
BEFORE SENATE
Iowa Man Has Severe Crit
iCiSm for Finance Com
mittee Methods.
BUT COMMITTEE WINS
WHEN VOTE is TAKEN
COTTON CLOTH RATES ARE
CHANGED FROM AID VALoREM
TO SPECIFIC BASIS.

Washington, June 5.-After devoting
the larger portion of the day to listen
ing 10 "a discussion Of the cotton cloth
schedule. the senate entered upon a pc
Rod of voting late in the afternoon
and rapidly disposed Of the entire sub
ject of changing from ad valorem to
specific duties for the purpose of pre-
venting Undervaluation. On all votes
taken the finance committee was sus-
tanned by a majority of ten or eleven
Three votes we're necessary to &C
C0mplish this result, and others would
have been necessary but for Senator
Bacon, who, seeing the futility of Op-
posing the committee, suggested the
grouping of the votes after the first
two ballots had been taken. This sug-
gesLiOn was unanimously agreed to,
with the result that so much was &C
compushed that a night session was
not held.
Senator DOlliver occupied much Of the
time Of the session with speech, in
which he INDUCED in caustic criticism
of the methods of the finance commit
tee He declared that Senators AIdrich
and SmOOt Of that committee were at
variance in their estimates of the eff
feet of the committees action on the
cotton schedule, the former contending
that there had been a change of only
10 per cent. while Mr.. Smoot had placed
The change at go per cent.
Mr. Aldrich was, however, prompt il
asserting that his use of the 10 per-
centage estimate applied to cotton i'm.
portations affected by the bill. and not
TO changes in duties. Mr. Dolliver also
gave much attention to a petition nu-
merously signed by leading merchants
of New York for the retention of the
Dingley law rates on cottOns. and when
Mr.. Aldrich attempted to show that
most of the signatures were those Of
importers the Iowa senator replied by
reading the names of many who were
not engaged III that capacity.
The first vote of the day was on an
amendment consolidating the para
graph relating 10 cheaper cloths, which
was won by the usual majority, the
vote standing Al TO 80. This result was
so pronounced as to lead Senator Till
man 20 make the characteristic appeal
90 permH the tariff bill to come to d
vote. because. as he declared. there was
no doubt what the final result wOuld
be. incidentally, he asserted that the
members of the finance committee were
the boldest band of buccaneers that
ever got together"
The latter portion Of the days ses-
sion was devoted to a discussion Of the
committees change of the cotton rates
from the ad V8lOreIn TO the specific
basis. In this connection Senerar Cum.
Minis attacked the committees change
as i'm the interest of higher duties, and
when Mr.. Aldrich explained that
small percentage Of the importation
was affected by the substitution OF spe-
cIfc for ad vaIorem duties, the Iowa
senator responded that however small
the change, IT could be made along the
right lines
The votes on the change Of system
were then taken. after which the SEN
ate adjourned at $50 p. m. until Mon
day
bolllver a Doubtsr.
Taking the floor after Senator Aldrich
asked for an aye and nay vote on the
cotton schedule. Senator DOlliver made
the rafters ring with his denunciation
of the speech made by the Rhode Island
senator last night on that schedule
] desire To- avoid any harsh criticism
Of what has been DONE ne SAID IN
opening his remarks. but I am not able
90 avoid plain, straightforward state
men of what this committee now asks
The senate To do.
Men are asked continued Mr.. Dol
liver. .'t0 cast their votes here, not
Upon testimony. but upon authority Of
q committee, and # becomes my duty
10 inquire into the sacredness of that
substitute for facts and figures"
Saying he had no opportunity 20 read
The speech of the senator from Rhode
Island. AIT. Deliver commented on the
statement that only 10 per cent Of the
cotton cloth schedule had been changed.
Denying this by Z COunteT-statemen
an the authority Of Senator Smoot that
only g" per cent was unchanged, he was
quickly Interrupted by Mr.. Aldrich.
u sail.' interpOsed the senator from
Rhode Island, that less than 10 pei
cent nf the cotton importations, which
amount I'm the aggregate to S1S,O0O.O 600,
were affected by these provisions.
Accepting the correction. Mr.. Dolliver
declared that thirty years ago he had
gone everywhere carrying his satchel
Speeches of the senator from Rhode
Island on the tariff so that he could
L7.a- ta his statistics. in which he said
De- then had faith, which was gradually
slipping away.
TWO Engagements.
3Tr Aldrich arose to leave the cham
Der
hope the senator viii remain TO
near what 7 have to say" suggested
NE Iowa senator in an appealing tone.
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