New-York tribune., 1909-05-29
SUGAR DUTIES STAND
PROGRESS on TARIFF.
Tobacco Schedule 4dopted by Sen
ate-Protest from Mr. Bacon.
LFrom rhe Trihune Bureau. J

from The Tribune Bureaul
Washington MAY 2S.-The sugar ana toodCo
schedules of the tariff bill were adopted by the
Senate to-day and some progress was mace On u.e
agricultural schedule. This advance was hiaue NJ
withstanding the fact that nearly the eH'Il9
was devoted to speechmakng. MI biduie' o.
the programme with a speech advocating 'he IL
r1oval Of all taxes and restrictions on the Sae VI
tobacco In It's natural state He was loiio -
Mr.. Stone who talked for nearly -FOUR houis " -
ramifcations of the tariff, the relation Oh io
tariff enactments TO industrial panics' the cost VI
nroductio, here and abroad the currency question:
the attitude Of the political parties toward re'lS
and kindred topics. Mr. McCumber cIoseu lile S
speechmaking with some observations on lhe liz
portance of afrording ample protection to cerealS.
The Republican leaders hope that at to-hioilo"
session n will be possible to finish the agricultural
and spirits schedules. They realize mat "eeN Ui
longer may be required to dispose OF tic -
schedules and anxious that the cotton 'Soh - -
shall be taken up Monday morning Mr. ShlooI mo, Has
prepared a long speech explaining the aInehdii,e",
ma de bv the Finance Committee In the cotton scle
1lle Mr. Aldrich will make the expanatiohS "'O
the wool schedule is taken up.
Unless the Senate gets down 10 ousi" -.
next week steps will be taken for holding hish'
sassions The question of night sessions was con-
sidered at a meeting of the Finance Cohiihil''9
This afternoon Both the Republican and Demo
cratic members Of the committee eXpreSSeu ''0
hone that they might be avoided, but II was ao
hold if the flow of oratory does not suoside. 1t
was decided to defer for few days acuoh ." l',1
Hale resolution which provides that the senate
shall meet daily Il a. M take a recess Il 0"'
to s D. m. and adjourn at IL p M
lust before adjournment Mr.. AIdrlch rePoi 'eu n,
amendment fixing the duty on manufacture
punice stone at three-eghths OF cent Pou,u' P'
instead Of SC a ton. and on unmanulacIu'eu pU,i'
stone at one-fourth of a cent pou''u' '''
y nor cent ad vaIorem This amendineht vas
adopted. ,,.ioD NJ
Refore the vote was taken on the adopuoh oI
tba sugar schedule Mr.. Bristow gave ho''ce ul'1
whom the bill was finished in committee VI ~ ~
whole and in the Senate he would again orIer i'
amendments 10 eliminate the Dutch stanua'u 80
,d - red11ce the dinerential on rehned suE'''
Mr. CLAY gave notice of his purpose 10 suo'.-
substitute for the sugar paragraph An a.,
mont nv Mr. Gore TO reduce the du'E oi' - -, :.
sugar 10 one cent a pound was Wi'hu' =" w.
oklahoma Senator explaining that he Wouiu w..
80 a. In the hope that Mr.. C1ays SUBSTITUTE
might accomplish the result he was seeK'"s'
SENATOR BACON'S PROF f'oI' -
,r,,o morning session was enlivened by MI ha '"'
,,ro protested against the haste of 'Ne ''u'.7 .I
,a,, IN calling the roll pending arnehoIle''.
11a said II was coming TO be the pracu'e VI '..
clerk To begin the rollcaN SO prohp',S a." IL
rs senator's who were seeking recogni'"h a y
slro1 q, he heard This practice, the Georgia 0el
-, ht boep resorted to for the purpose OF
oeactfpp closure. and he hinted that II hau t,.0
aDnroval OF the Republican leaders MI
timatcd that he could tell an intereS'is ,,ar
- ,,.s,o n the clerk in beginning the r"lca"
year ago when the leaders broke I'e
the Aldrich- -Vreeland currency oh' ,na
THO sugar schedule had been taken up anu
c.r,ta was about to vote on an anenduit"' ''
-. Mr. Gore reducing the rate on rehnea Susal .,
=, . ,,,,,,d call the roll. the Chalr uii
ava one ~ the clerks Immediately began 'he Gu
n, poo, ordered a halt and declared thal ne H'A
,d1res4cd the chair before the call began ~
sorted that the clerk was not the'e as u' -.
tive of any party or Of any iacuoh' o'.
=, H., bts duty and is not entitled TO nan'pula'e
. III -, "a 20 urevent Senators being heard
..7-,, r,r,a Of the Senator from Rhode Island
boads the senatorial list he said ana os a"'S''
IN, promptly he can have the roicd" uI''e' ""'
with very little delay. ,,, . Nc.
This statement brought Senator Aldrich 70 ms
,t lie declared that he proposed TO exercise ms
constitutional preroeative Of answering 10 ms
name when called. without consulting 'he 0eii''''
from Georgia" ,.,,
Mr. bacon replied that while lie conceded such a
rirb, he did not propose that Mr.. Aldrich ana the
rIarL combined could deprive him Of his right oil
debate.
- nave not told all that know about this prac-
tice." he added. including the incident 'f laS'
session and won't tell all unless I am forced
senator stone in persuasive tones appealed to
NJ WAGON to tell the whole story. but the Georgia
Senator obdurate
ce-President Sherman. who occupied the chair.
said that tho calling Of the roll had been begun
under his direction. and he would not Intentionally
le,rt,a any Senator OF his right OF discussion.
The incident closed with the declaration by Mr.
t,,r,r that he would make sti more vigorous pro-
tests n the practice alleged to exist should be per
sisted in.
,rto nsraprapb relating to raw and refined sugar
c,,s th.n adopted as recommended by the Commit
tee on Finance, with the understanding that Mr..
AlJrich would ask for reconsideration OF the sec
zion when Mr. Clay was prepared to offer and speak
on his amendment.
Nh q and maple
svrnp placing "A duty OF cents pound each,
taxing glucose ~ cents pound and sugar cane
in it's natural state 20 per cent ad valorem. was
agreed to by a viva vote.
The section increasing the duty saccharine
from 80 70 pound was agreed to-
The sugar schedule being completed, the tobacco
schedule was passed through rapidly, the commit
tees recommendations being agreed to-
DURAND'S SUCCESSOR CHOSEN