The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06
SENATOR BRISTON
DENOUNCES TARIFF OF
THE REPUBLICANS
SAYS THAT 1T VIOLATES The
PLEDGES MADE BY THE
PARTY.
BACON ANALYZES The VOTE
Numerous Conferences Held BY Sen.
ators For The Purpose of Advance
ing or Hindering the Debate-Dan.
iel Made Opening Talk.


WASHINGTON, Aug. beginning
its consideration of the conference re-
port on the tariff bill by the tedious
reading of that document, which was
insisted upon by Senators who pro-
posed to see that undue haste is not
exercised in the final passage OF the
measure, the Senate dragged along
during nearly seven hours Monday
without accomplishing any important
result.
Numerous conferences were held
among Senators on both sides OF the
chamber for the purpose of advancing
or hindering the final passage of the
bill. The developments which have
occurred in respect to the framing or
the leather schedule in conferences
called forth more interest than did
the proceedings of the day. Senator'S
spent much time in discussing the lam
guage and effect of that schedule.
The debate on the conference report
was opened by Senator Daniel, who
claimed that the Democratic Senators
on the Finance Committee had been
dealt with unfairly in not being per-
mitted to vote in committee on the
adoption of the report. He claimed
that an agreement for that purpose,
entered into by the chairman, Mr..
Aldrich, had been violated. Any in
territorial violation was disavowed by
Mr.. Aldrich, who said he could not
agree with Mr.. Daniel as to what had
occurred between them.
Senator Bristow denounced the tar
if bill as a violation of Republican
pledges, and announced that he would
not vote for it.
Iii order to clearly fix the RESPONSE
bilitg OF the two parties in the pass
age of the bill, and for the framing
of its several schedules, Senator Ba-
con presented an analysis of the 1877
yea and nay votes that had been taken
during its consideration. This list OF
votes the Senate agreed to print in
the Record
When the Senate convened only
seven or eight Senators were in their
seats. Senator Aldrich chairman of
the Conference Committee, was there,
however, and urged prompt considera-
ton of the conference report on the
tariff bill
The committees record OF its long
proceeding in conference was read by
the reading clerk, during which num-
Der of other Senators entered the
chamber. Moving rapidly over the
agreed to by the con.
ferees the clerk was interrupted by
Senator Hepburn.
The clerk has made no reference
to the maximum and minimum provTs-
IONS" said the Idaho Senator, address,
ing the presiding officer.
HE has omitted the cotton sched-
ule,' declared Mr.. Clapp.
1T is obvious that at least twenty
pages have been turned over without
reading" commented Mr.. Culberson,
joining the two Republican Senators
in insisting upon a careful compli-
ance with the rules. Through the
chair the reading clerk protested that
he had read all, but his protest only
called a rebuke for himself from Mr..
Hepburn.
BY this time nearly all the Senators
Gu both sides of the chamber had
taken their seats and the reading was
resumed, the Senators who had de-
rlared themselves In favor Of the read
ing of every word of the report APP
parently paying no further attention
10 it.
There was general confidence that
the bill would go through, but still
here was enough uncertainty to add
spice to the situation. Renewed puD-
lie interest in the proceedings was
shown by the large attendance in the
IN lIeries