Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
O|SPOSES
or THE COTTON
SCHEDULE
Committee Recommendations
Sustained Throughout the
Voting Duties Changed From
AID VaIorem to Specific,

'bt VIZ ' RFN
Washington. June After devot-
ing The larger portion Of the day to
listening to a discussion of the cot
ton cloth schedule, the senate entered
upon a period of voting late in the aft
sr noon and rapidly disposed of the
entire subject of changing from ad
valorem to specific duties for the pur
pose of preventing differentiation.
IN all votes taken the finance commit
Zee was sustained by a majority of
zen or eleven.
Three votes were necessary to ac-
complish this result ana others would
nave been Necessary but for senator
Bacon, who. seeing the futility of op
posing the committee suggested the
grouping Of the votes after the first
.wo ballots had been taken. This sug-
s|estion was unanimously agreed to
with the result mat so much was ac-
complishcd that a night session was
not held.
Senator Dolliver occupied much of
the stssion with a speech in which he
INDUCED in caustic criticism of the
methods of the finance committee. He
declared that Senators Aldrich and
Smoot of that committee We're at va
riance in their estimates of the ef-
feet of the committees action on the
cotton schedules, the former contend
ing that there had been a change Of
only 10 per cent. while Mr.. Smoot
had placed the change at 80 per cent
Mr.. Aldrich was, however, prompt in
his correction of this statement, MS
sorting that his use of the 10 per-
ccutage estimate applied to cotton
im~portations affected by the bill. and
to changes IN duties. Mr.. Dol
liver also gays much attention to n
petition numerously signed by lead
ing merchants of New York for the
retention OF the Dingley law rates on
cOttons and when Mr.. Aldrich at
tempted to show that most Of the
signatures were those of importer ,
me Iowa senator replied by reading
the names of many who We're not en-
gagged in that capacity. The first v lc
OF the day was an amendment consol
dating the paragraph relating to
cheaper cloths. which was won by
the usual majority. the vote standing
~ 20 80. This result was so pro-
nounced rs to lead senator Tillman
to make the characteristic appeal to
permit the tariff bill to come to a
vote because. as he declared. thore
was no doubt as to what the final re
suit would be. Incidentally he as
that the members of the finance
committee were the boldost band Of
buccaneers that eve got together"
Tint latter portion of the days ses-
sion was devoted to a discussion of the
committees change OF the cotton rates
from the al valorcm TO the specific
basis In this connection, senator
Cummins attacked the committees
changt as in the interest Of high
and when Mr. Aldrich explain
cd that a small percentage of the inn
portation was affected by the substi
tuition OF specific for ad valorem du-
tits. tho Iowa senator responded that
however small the change. it should
Dee made along right lines.
The vote on the change of system
We're then taken after which tht SEM
atN at $50 adjourned until Monday.
A vote was taken ON a committee
amendment consolidating paragraphs
ON the cheapest grades of cotton cloths
and fixing Cd rate OF onc cent a square
yard ou U-nhlcached cotton cloth of
nftN threads to the inch to o~nc-Quartcr
cent ON hlcached cloth. If valued at
more than nine cents and at two
cents If dyed and colored and valued
at not more than twelve cents. The
amendment was carried Al to 80.
Senators Foster and McEnry voted
with the republicans and Senators.
Beveridgc. Bristow. Brown. Burkett
Crawford. Cummlns. Deliver
faFollettD and Nelson voting with the
democrats
The amendment substituting specir-
Ic FOR all Nalorem duties Was then
discussed
Mr.. I<tFonottc urged "a reduction boa
The duties on cotton cloth
Mr. Bailey announced his inten-
tion OF voting against the committees
amendment. because, he said. it did
not lower the Dingley rates
Nh Tilman. declaring that ne aid
not yam 10 say anything bitter or
hurt anyoncs feelings said II ann
gerry. very tired of this sham battle
By what appears To Doc N ON that
side. addressing the republicans
Last night the senator from Rhode
CAldrichl proved to his ~
abstraction of the Macedonian phalan
which has organized and holds to-
sether. that there IS mo- increase OF
-ates in the amendment
The senator from Wisconsin u tn
from Iowa. TODAY have proved
from about the same source that the
have been Increased maternity
Mt Tiilman said;
WHY DON'T YOU push this thing 10
a vote and 20 home He said that
4 republican senator had referred ta
-rpuf Hoan members of the fronc'
committee as h~ypocTitcs You ute
not hyopcrites added Mr. Tiliman.