Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
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Dolliver Leads Forlorn Hope in All.
Day Fight for Reduction in
Schedules.
INSURGENTS LOSE ON EVERY VOTE
Senators Good -Eatured, b. Majority
Sticks TOgt T.
TO KEEP OUT CID 10TH
Warren Says This is Main 4 Of
High Rates. ~
SOME WOULD ADMIT IT :
McLsurin TartIy Informs Warren
10TH
SOME WOULD ADMIT IT
McEaurin Tartly Informs Warren
He Has No personal Interest"
I'm Pending LeEisIatiOR-
Details of Debate,

WASHINGTON. Juhe 10 Time and time
again today Senator Doliiver and eight or
nine others of the so-calied progressive"
republicans went down to defeat in their
efforts 10 break the ranks of the Aldrich
forces on the wool schedule of the tariff
bill. Senator Dolllver occupied the floor
tR greater part of the day and offered
numerous amendments looking TO the re-
ductiOn OF the finance committee rates,
but in each instance the amendments were
voted down and the cenmittee sustained.
The first Of Mr. Delivers suggestions
hao for It's object the confinlng to the
wool IN them or the duty on so-caIled
yarns which are only part wool, and after
considerable spirited discussion. in which
Messrs Dolliver and Warren were the
principal participants the amendmcnt was
defeated by a vote Of 81 to 43 In the
course of the debate Mr. Warren con-
tended that the object of this provision
vas to prevent the Importation of cheap
cloths, but this was met by a suggestion
from Mr.. Dolver that there might be
some people who would be benefited by
having cheap cloths brought in from
abroad.
One Democrat for High Duty.
On this vote Mr.. DoTliVer Tas supported
by Senators Beveridge. Br4stow, Brown
Burkett, Clspp, Cummins, LaFollette and
Nelson, while Senator McBnery Of Louis
lana was the only democratic senator whN
voted with the republicans against the pro-
vision.
Many of Mr.. Delivers amendments were
along the same lines as the first and we're
intended to carry out the principle that In
fixing a duty on mixed cloths It should be
applicable only to the woods in the cloths
Senator Aldrch objected on the ground
that II would be impossible 70 determine
the proportion OF the constituents in such
articles and that therefore the provision
was mpractiesble, On the entire series
the vote vas practically the same and in no
instance did any OF the republican senators
change.
one OF Mr.. Delivers amendments was
Identical In terms with a provision sug-
gested by Mr.. Aldrich as a part of the Nc
Kiniey tariff bill OF 1888, but the Rhode
Island senator refused to accept it, saying
the conditions were entirely different now
from what thev were in those days.
In the course OF discussion between
Senators Aldrich and Owen on the duty
on blankets, the fact was brought out that
blankets paid at the rate of 1S0 per cent
ad valorem. IL this connection the chait-
man of the finance committee was given
an opportunity to accept a general pro-
vision. prohibiting any rates in the schedule
above 100 per cent, but he declined to do so
because as he said it might let in foreign
woolen manufacturers.
"No Personal Interest"
A r erry chase Of causes for the low
prices Of wool were INDUCED in by Senators
McLaurin. Warren and Hepburn.
Il have no personal interest In this legis-
lation." declared Mr.. McLaurin, during a
colloquy with Mr. Warren.
The debate throughout the day was good
natured and Mr.. Dolliver discussed polka
dots corn plasters home notices and
kindred subjects with much humor. He
seemed to have real feeling over the pos
sible tears in the eyes of the Irish potato.
The wool schedule occupied the attention
OF the senate throughout the, entire day
ana on this account consideration of the
proposed income tax. which had been set
for today, was postponed until tomorrow
At $3.50 p m, the senate took recess
until s o'clock.
The night session was begun with a
statement by Mr. McCumber, a member
sought to show that the lower cost Of
manufacturing woOen cloth abroad as com
pared with the cost In this country just
about equals the import duties,
Gore Satirizes Senators.
Mr. Gore delivered a satire upon explana-
items by Messrs. Warren Carter and
Sm0ot in defense of the senate wooden
schedule greatly to the amusement of his
colleagues
Twenty-eight amendments making ad
vaiorem rates for the various classes OF
wool and woolen goods were introduced
by Mr. LaFollette They were in harmony
With views expressed by him in his speech
yesterday and he asked that ali be voted
upon Al one time Mr.. LaFollette explained
that his amendments were intended to
combine the present classes one and two
into one class and tc fix the rate upon this
class at IS per cent ad valcrem and tc
make what Is now class three dutiable al
IS per cent ad valOrem.
House works Eleven Minutes.