Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
NIGHT WORK UNPOPULAR
Senators Cummins and Daniels Con-
sumo Late Session.
'INSURGENTS' DANDY WORDS
Hide and Leather Schedule to Be
Corrected After Conference Re-
port Is Disposed OF.

Small interest was shown in the tariff
debate in the Senate yesterday afternoon.
A night session was necessary, however.
to allow progressive senators an oppor-
tunity to express their views on the tariff
bill.
AS though protesting against being
called out to a night session, senators
were tardy in their attendance. Nearly
an hour passed after the appointed time
before a quorum cauld be assembled
1t was finally obtained after an order
had been issued to the sergeant alarms
to arrest and bring in the absentees
The entire session was consumed by
speeches by Senators Cummins of Iowa
and Daniel of Virginia. During the even
ing a political debate was injected into
the proceedings, and regulars" and Gin
surgents' banded accusations as to what
effect their course would have upon the
political future Of their party.
Most of the speeches delivered during
the day were heard by only a handful of
senators. The galleries had but sprink-
ling of visitors, consisting chiefly of tour
lists
Conferences among senators were nu-
merouS. Several times Vice President
Sherman found it necessary to call the
body to order and to insist that conversa-
ton be discontinued.
Beveridge Confounds Aldrich.
The effect of the maximum and mini
mum provision of the measure, as agreed
upon by the conferees, was the chief SUBJ
ject of discussion during the afternoon.
Senator Beverage, quoting the remarks
of Chairman Aldrich, undertook to show
that that senator interpreted the Ian
confprppS
practically guaranteeing all the results
that could be obtained through the in
strumentality of a tariff commission.
He provoked prompt opposition to
that view by Senator Hale, who at great
length argued that exactly the opposite
purpose was in the minds of the House
conferees, whose views had been adopted.
He insisted that they carefully avoided
which he could gather information on
which another revision of the tariff could
be based.
From the committee on finance Mr.. Al
drich reported concurrent resolution by
which, as soon as the conference report
has been voted upon, the hide and leather
schedule will be corrected. 1t is intended
to meet the views of western senator's,
who demanded lower duties on products
manufactured from leather.
Resolution to Correct Schedule.
This resolution changes paragraph $50
to read as follows:
Hides of cattle. raw or uncured,
whether dry, sailed or picked, shall be
admitted free of duty: Provided, that on
and after October /. 1909. grain. buff and
split leather shall pay duty of ~ per
cent ad valorem; that all boots and shoes,
made wholly or in chief value of leather
made from cattle hides and cattle skins
of whatever weight, or cattle of the bo-
vine. including calfskins. shall pay duty
of 10 per cent ad valorem. that harness.
saddles and saddlery, in sets or in parts,
finished or unfinished. composed wholly or
in chief value Of leather, shall pay duty
of 20 per cent ad valorem'
This resolution will be acted upon after
the conference report has been disposed
of today.
From the same committee, Senator Nc
Cumber reported another concurrent res
olution providing that the drawback pro-
vision of the tariff bill should not apply
to oil cake manufactured from imported
fax seed. and also regulating the con-
troll of bonded warehouses
Senator McLaurin of Mississippi offered
an amendment to place cotton bagging on
the free list. which Mr. McCumber said
he would accept as far as he was able
to do so. When asked by Senator Scott
whether the committee had accepted that
amendment, Senator 1Aldrich Indicated
that it had not.