The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-08-05
SMALL. |. INTEREST
IN THE DEBATE
SENATE HAD HARD TIME YES
TERDAY TO KEEP QUORUM
PRESENT.
SOME SPEECHES MADE
Thoso Opposed to Tar;ii Bill Given a
Chance to Talk Last Night, But
#. Only Few Were
Present.

Washington, Aug. i-Small inter
est was shown in the tariff debate in
the senate today, but a night session
was called to allow the progressive
senators an opportunity 10 eXpnSs
their views. Nest of the speeches to-
day were heard by only handful Of
senators. Interest centers on the
vote tomorrow afternoon.
The affect of the maximum ard
minimum provision as agreed upon by
the conferees was tire chief subject
OF the discussion this afternoon Bev-
eridge undertook to show that Allrich
interpreted that provision as practic-
ally guaranteeing all results that
could be obtained through a tariff
cOmmissiOE Hale at great lelgth OPP
posed that view, arguing that exactly
the opposite purpose was in the
minds of house conferees whose
views had been adopted He insisted
that they carefully avoided giving any
authority to the president by which
he could gather information on which
another revision OF the tariff could
be based
Hale said that nobody knew whe
ther the new tariff law would be ac-
ceptable to the people and salts
factory, but whatever the result he
was satisfied that for ten years the
people would frown on any project
plan or tribunal to disturb conditions
and keep open the subject of tariff
legislation
He is limited to the determination
OF determinations against us" de-
Clared Hale, referring To the president
and his powers rnder the-~snaStiltm
aud minimum rates clause lie u't
derstands that
"Tha president" lded Hale, has
very hard task in executing the
maximum aud minimum clause. He
AMI the officers under him have bur
dens of responsibilities in those lego
fiations such as were never imposed
upon any president" G
Hale sent up a circular letter from
the committee of 100 appointed at the
national tariff convection which was
The purpose of promoting tariff com
mission legislation 1t announced that
$25 900 would be required to get a
bin through congress, ard requested
,l..Er fr Af al 1I,ttH 20 hat
the newspapers were filled with inter,
views and editorials favorable to a
tariff commission.
THAT is your high toned agitation,
remarked Hale. bowing to Beyeridge"
Il never heard of such a thing be-
fore. but / do not see anything i'm
proper in that letter" replied Bever
idge.
Hale then offered a letter signed
by ". f. Miles. chairman of the tarlfi
committee of the national association
Of manufacturers. 1t declared: Long
worth, we believe, is. splerdidly with
us, as we know his illustrious father
in-law is"
The letter referred TO Vice President
Sherman and Representative Tawney
as being radical stand patters" who
had become very much excited and
interested" and added that he eX
pected they woull treat with the
tariff commission advocates. There
were references to BeverTdge as The
advocate of the National Association
of Manufacturers in this matter This
circular provoked general laughter in
which Beveridge joined At 5:3)I
O'Clock the senate took recess till s.
nut a, that hour the senate appeared
tn have gone on strike"
II was the first time during the tar
in debate that difficulty was ex-
perienced la obtaiIiHg a quorum.
When the night session was sug
eested by Bailey. Aldrich and other
,l;I not foEo EfnJl,,