The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-07
He Charges Aldrich With At
tempting to Sneak tho Tar
if Bill Through
ALDR|CA AETTlED W|TH
The WESTERN CRITICISM
Will Try to Explain His Position and
Show That the Changes Made in
Schedules Are Not Increases in the
Rates

Washington, June 7.-There was q
thorough demonstration Saturday Of
the truth of the prediction that the
real contest between the downward re-
visionists and the finance committee
over the increased rates suggested by
the committee would come on the
cotton goods schedule
The attack made by Senator LaFol-
lette on the senate bill rates on cotton
goods, supplementing what had been
said the day before by Senator Nelson,
gave unmistakable irritation to the
members of the finance committee.
So pointed has been the attack up
on the increases in rates in the cot
ton goods schedule that there were
evidences of wavering among the sup
porters of the finance committee. With
display of feeling, Senator William
Alden Smith, of Michigan, at one time
In the progress Of the debate, gave
notice that unless the increase could
be explained satisfactorily by the COM
mittee he would decline to vote for
them.
The debate throughout was heated,
and at times personal and acrimoni-
Dus. Passages between Chairman Aid
rich of the finance committee and Sen
ators Dolliver and La Toilette gave
evidence of the deep feeling existing
over the issues involved I'm this sched-
nle.
Preventing Efforts to Filibuster.
It became apparent that the arbi-
trary powers of the majority are be-
Ing exercised to the fullest possible
extent, and that Vice President Sher-
man intends to hold the senate up to
the ktrictest possible Interpretation
Of the rules, in order to prevent any,
thing in the nature of delay or fill
buster preventing speedy action upon
the bill. This situation resulted in
stormy colloquies participated in by
the vice president and Senator Till
man, and also by Senators LaFollette.
Beveridge and others.
AS evidence of the spiritedness Of
the debate engendered upon the cot
ton goods schedule, under the attack
made by Senator LaFollette upon the
different paragraphs in that schedule,
1t was an interesting feature that
Chairman Aldrich departed from his
usual custom of dealing with the issue
N hand and attempting to drive home
lis points with the aid of his recog-
aized expert knowledge on the details
Of the bill, to become unusually per-
Bonal in making reply to the Wiscon-
sin senator. Chairman Aldrich con-
tented himself with asserting with re-
spect to the increases in the cotton
goods schedule, which were being ex-
amined microscopically by Mr.. La
Toilette, by saying that he (Mr. AID
rich) would at the proper time demon
strate conclusively to the senate that
the apparent increases in rates on
cotton yarns and cotton cloths, in
fact. throughout the cotton goods
schedule, are not actual increases, but
really leave the rates Of duty below
those of tho Dingley law.
Hints ut Inconsistency.
Not satisfied with the reception
which Mr.. La Toilette gave to that
declaration, Chairman Aldrich exhibit
ed considerable heat in propounding
inquiries to the Wisconsin senator re-
garding the votes of that senator up
on the agricultural schedule. Mr..
La Toilette was attacking the in
creases in duties in the different para
graphs Of the cotton goods schedule,
and emphasizing the matter with sar-
CdSLlC TelGE6uCSS W Cuo IdCL LudL. pEdG.
tically no importations came in, even
under the alleged insufficient rates of
the Dingley law. Mr.. Aldrich retorted
by inquiring II the question whether
there were no importations of barley,
and actual expectations had Influenced
the Wisconsin senator in voting to in
crease the duty on barley above the
house bill and up to the rates of the
Dngley law. This is the uitraprotec-
Zionist complaint of inconsistency on
the part of the progressive Repub-
licans in voting FOR high duties on ag-
ricultural products, while insisting on
lower duties upon manufactured prod
ucts
The .schnicalities of the rates of
duty imposed under the cotton goods
schedule are in large measure the
oasis Of the controversy in progress.
I'm the one hand the finance commit
1ne boldly affirms that the changes
f1om ad valorem rates Of duty in many
paragraphs of the cotton schedule, to
specific rates do not increase the du-
ties. but actually make lower rates,
in some instances, than are carried
under the Dingley law.
Analyses Of New Rates.
This is the proposition that is de-