The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
TARIFF BILL
STRIKES SHAG
IN THE SENATE
,tfempt to Rush Things Meets
with Objection on Both
Sides of Chamber.
SENATOR DANIEL AT THE
FRONT FOR DEMOCRATS
,o,sToW OF KANSAS DENoUNCEs
TuE MEASURE ON BEHALF OF
FOLLOWERS OF TAFT.

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: Washington, Aug. beginning ::
=: i+s consideration of the conference :.
mort on the tariff bill by the te- ::
si5us reading of that document, =
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= ssrators who proposed to see that ::
d: undue haste is not exercised in the ::
.. anal massage Of the measure, the -
q senate dragged along during nearly =
: saven hours today without accom- =
: nlfs6fng any important result. =
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Washington, Aug. 2.-Convening today
st 10 o'clock, the senate Immediately
bszsn consideration Of the conference
report on the tariff bill.
Not to exceed seven or eight senators
we're I'm their seats and Of them only one,
senator Hughes OF Colorado, represented
the Democratic side of the chamber.
By tn. time the reading was we'll un-
der way d number of senators had taken
their seats. All gave close attention to
the report.
Clerk Called Down.
Moving ahead as rapidly as possible
in running over the amendments agreed
10. the reading clerk was interrupted by
senator Hepburn.
"The clerk has made no reference to
the maximum and minimum provi-
sOns," said the Idaho senator, address,
ing the presiding officer.
He has omitted the cotton schedule"
declared Mr.. Clapp.
1T is obvious that at least twenty
pages have been turned over without
reading" commented Mr.. Culberson,
joining the two Republican senator's in
Insisting on a careful compliance with
tl5 rules. The reading clerk protested
that he had read all, but his protest
served only the purpose of calling out d
rsbuke from Mr. Hepburn.
tt was evident that there was a sit
uat0n on" and it was soon made plain
that it was the intention of some of the
senator's, both "insurgent" Republicans
and straight Democrats. TO have read
every word of the long report, which
meant great delay.
What 1t Means.
What does it all mean?" was asked
Of one Of the 'insurrectionist" Repub-
leans
1T means" he replied, that IL this
bin becomes a law II viii not go beyond
the next election"
How are you going to insure the re-
suit?' was the inquiry.
BY ventilation" was the reply.
Further inquiry failed to develop any
understanding among the original 'in-
Slrgents' and their allies, the hide men,
WHO were represented by Senator Hey
0um. That they would be able to get
together so there would be enough of
Them when united with the Democrats
10 defeat the conference report was I'M
certain. Scarcely any Of them were
willing to claim 50 much.
Much depended upon what Brown and
buI6ett and Crawford of the "insur-
sents' and Carter, Warren, Clark and
DIXON of the range" senators would do.
by this time nearly all the senator's
hda taken their seats and the reading
Was resumed, with those who declared
themselves in favor Of the reading Of
every word of the report apparently
paying no further attention to it.
Daniels Speech.
At the conclusion of the reading of
las report which consumed three and
d half hours, Senator Daniel, senior
democratic member of the finance COM
mlttee after calling for a quorum,
MHlcn was found to be present, warned
ue Republican members of the finance
committee that it would be wise to re-
nam and hear what he had to say. Mr.
Lahlei mainly arraigned the conference
l'A'mttee for excluding the Democratic
members Regarding the exclusion of
.l5 Democratic members from the con-
ference, Mr.. Daniel said a practical
fraud had been committed on both
houses of congress.
This country stands at this moment
g5l"ean the gallows and the ground"
-seared Mr.. Daniel in commenting on
-le methods of the majority. "I hope
mercy may be sought ana may be found.
/ charge that the senate is apparently
d" me control Of lynch law"
NE Daniel also charged bad faith in
--5 action of the committee in signing
.-- conference report without allowing
--llssI and his Democratic colleagues
On Jae committee to meet them and to
.-t upon 1t as agreed to by Chairman
-A--ll2h. BY this arrangement he said,
mad on last Thursday gone to tine
--'-n of the finance committee.
a solemn and hOnOred bond had been
.gyfea into by word of mouth" he
.-a-l, between the chairman of the
'l.-aoe committee and the Democratic
.9--erees that they would be called as
SUD" AS the report was ready to be acted
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