The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-06-10
SOME HOT STUFF
Republicans Clash in the senate
About Tariff.
they FAIL TO AGREE

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Fi,lman Declares That Aldrich Is
the Senate and That the Repub-
lican Members of the Finance Com
mittee Are the Boldest Band OF
buccaneers That Ever Was.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa Saturday
made a speech in reply to that Oh
Senator Aldrich Friday night, when
the latter gave his statement OF the
effect Of the pending tariff bill upon
the cotton goods industry.
Mr.. Dolliver commented on the
statement that "only 10 per cent of
the cotton cloth schedules had been
changed"
Denying this by counter state
ment on the authority OF Senator
smoot. that only 80 per cent were
unchanged, he was quickly inter-
rupted by Mr.. Aldrich.
"I said," he interrupted. that
les e:sn 10 rer cc~ o! the '"iM
,,.,na importat:ons, VIII. amounted
in aggregate to s7S,OO0,OOO, were
affected by this provision
Mr.. Aldrich arising to leave the
chamber, Mr.. Dolliver said:
II hope the senator will remain
to hear what l have to say.
81 had an engagement, said MT.
Aldrich.
We'll. you have an engagement
here" retorted the Iowan. i say
YOU will not turn your back upon
what / have to say without taking
the moral consequences that will nat
urally arise in such case.
Mr. Dolliver then presented a copy
of petition from merchants OF New
York, declaring against any Increase
of the tariff duties.
please state which Of them are
importers, said Mr. Aldrich.
We'll, some of them are leading
merchants of this country" replied
Mr.. Dollirer.
MIR. Dolliver criticised Mr.. Aldrich
for having read in the senate an
anonymous clipping stating that
s5O0,0o0 would be lost in the form
of duties by reason Of decision
in the United States supreme court
because of contention over the
question whether the duty should
be 25 or 80 per cent. All the i'm
portations of cloth Of that kind, he
said, at New York, in 1907, was
worth only $25o,OOO, and the
matter in dispute involved only .
per cent of the amount.
Yet" he said, that is the kind
of clap-trap that is here substituted
for facts"
Senator Borah declared that he
had written to the treasury depart
ment for the total amount involved
in this case and had been told it
was 100000. If senator's could not
get reliable information, he declar-
ed,"sone thing mHst be apparent
there w'ould. be some changes in
the treasury department.
Either" suggested Mr.. Tillman,
1.-The senator from Rhode Island
bamboozled US last night or the Sen
ator from Iowa is bamboozling US
now"
When Mr.. Dolliver concluded Mr..
Culberson took the floor to criticise
the statement Of Senator Aldrich
concerning the revenue probable un-
der the bill as reported by the fl
nance committee. He said that Mr.
Aldrich had criticised a portion OF
his (Mr. Culberson's) estimates
which proved upon investigation to
have been literal copy of Mr.. Aid
rich's own estimates.
A vote was taken on committee
amendment consolidating the para
graphs on the cheapest grades of cot
ton cloths and fixing rate of cent
a square yard on unbleached cotton
cloth of SO threads to the inch of l
IA cents on bleached cloth. If va!u-
ed at not more than cents, and at
9 cents more than II cents. The
amendment carried. f. to 80.
On this vote Senator'S Foster and
McEnery voted with the Republicans.
Mr.. Tillman declared that he did
not want to say anything bitter or to
hurt any ones feelings, said. Il am
very, very tired of this sham battle,
or what appears to me to be one
on that side" addressing the Repub-
licans. Last night the senator from
Rhode Island (Mr. 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 in the amendment.
The senator from Wisconsin and the
senator from Iowa today have prov
ed from about the same sources that
The rates have been increased ma
t"rially."
Declaring that Senator Aldric;.
was admitted to be the senate in the
matter pending. Mr. TiMman said.
why don't you push this thing to
a vote and 60 home?' He said that
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