The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-15
REAL INTEREST IN
SENATE SESSION
Continued from Page One.

Continued from rage one
brought from Senator Root retort that
the committee, IN reporting house bill,
was under no obligations to furnish in
formation, except on those paragraphs
on which it proposed amendments.
Another Plea for Brevity.
Referring to n criticism by Mr.. La
Toilette, Mr. Root said senators would
do we'll 10 conhnc themselves to clear
cut short statements and "to refrain
from defamation and from general dis
cuSsion for the purpose of strengthen
ing gentlemen in their own states. -
He said that the senate had been more
than month struggling with the tariff
bill and had not passed through more
than one-scventh of the paragraphs.
off gentlemen think that the people
Of the country will applaud them, - CON
tinued Mr.. Root, ''in my judgment
they are much mistaken
Mr. LaF'ollette made sarcastic refer
ence TO this supreme confidence of the
senator from New York.
In the case of the glass schedule,
Mr. LaFollettc said Mr., Root had told
Mr.. Aldrich that he would have to ex-
plain it if he expected senators to vote
on the house provision.
The Cummins amendments reducing
lne uutE' On IDuHu iron ana sIapS one
tenth of cent was then voted on and
defeated on roll call by vote Of
50 to 42.
Party Lines obliterated.
Senator Nc Emery, Uouisiana) Demo.
crat, voted with the Republicans against
the amendment and Senators Beveridgc.
Borah. Bristow. Brown, Burke Clapp,
Crawford. Cummins, Dolliver LaFol-
lott tn al ,,.,th ho &c
for it.
Seeking free trade in all farming im-
plements and tools used by carpenters
and blacksmiths Mr. McLaurin offered
an amendment eXempting from duty the
articles made of iron and steel, such as
trace chains, hammers, screws and door
hinges. The amendment was defeated
on roll call. The vote was 80 against
and % in favor.
81 see that the Republican party is
now reunitcd'' said Mr.. Bailey when
unanimous consent that on Monday next
vote may be taken on the income
tax amendment.
Mr.. Aldrich requested Mr. Bailey TO
change his amendment TO provide for
a vote on tho tariff bill and all amend
mepts on June !. which the latter said
he favored
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota objected to
Mr., Bailey's request, saying he op-
posed Including an income tax in the
tariff bill unless it was necessary for
revenue purposes.
Baileys Ire Aroused
"There is no use Of this seancc be-
tween the senator from Texas and the
senator from Rhode Island about a vote
on June L. continued Mr.. Nelson. 81
hope we get around to that, but there
are two Of the most important schcd-
ules, those relating to wooden goods
and cotton goods, yet to be disposed
Off
Mr., Bailey demanded sharply:
''What does the senator mean by
seance7''
II assure the senator that 1 meant
il merely in a Christian spirit, - replied
Mr.. Nelson, but he added that if the
senator was curious he would explain
that he had seen the senator from
Rhode Island whisper to The senator
from Texas and almost Immediately
be fixed for a vote on the income tax
amendment.
Mr.. Bailey appeared intensely angry
at the insinuation that there was an
understanding, and he botly replied:
81 have always noticed that the can.
did and honest man is slow to suspect
others Of improper motives and con.
duct, and when / find man who read.
lily suspects others of misc onduct | con-
clude that he has been guilty Of similar
misconduct
Not Keeping Secret.
He announced that he would tell the
senator from Minnesota Just what had
been said in his conversation with Sen
ator Aldrich He said that he had no.
ticed all of the Insurgents had voted
against the amendment of Senator Nc
Laurin and that he bad expressed the
opinion to Senator Aldrich that the
Insurgents had reached au agree.
ment not to support an amendment
which had been offered by Democrat
and that Senator Aldrich had replied
that he had heard one of the ''In
surgents" say so,
Senator LaFoIette disclaimed having
anv understanding on that subject
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the senate
agreed to meet at 10 O'Clock daily be
ginning Monday.
Old DiSnute Settled