The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-16
ALDRICH AND
HIS MERRY MEN
CHANGE FRONT
Bceept an Amendment Reduc-
mo Number of Free Cigars
From Philippines.
IlFOLLETTE TURNED
DOWN ON SAME THING
.,evErT OF NEBRASKA MOVED
m litter HARSH WORDS
IN CONSEQUENCE.

r...binstan. June dangerously de-
80 the committee on finance be-
,f III. change of front over night
u, erhfect of tobacco importations
~, che p5Hippines. Senator Burkett
@vs5r7.Ea standing face to face with
.....-os7 A1drfeh. today declared that
,.--'.r-i,n looked to him like a game
% -5lr5rterized this action as an
r., hang the senator from Wis
--.ir rfu i'm the air. and hnally de-
80 t5af this event afforded sena-
49, eosd opportunity to vote lack
,rfE-8ee in the committee.
nd. forloved Mr. Aldrich's statement
...+ tba committee would accept the
'.-,sndmept proposed by Senator Bulke-
'r.5rice the number of cigars TO be
united free OF duty from the Philip-
-t-. Islands from l50000,0OO TO tt,UOO'UOO'
"a tbs ouautity of filler tobacco from
r-a0n to 600. 900 pounds, together
..,f urovision that wrapper and nil
t,r,',p should be unstemmed when
receiving this concession.
Reply Of AIdrich.
ur Aldrieh. replying calmly, declared
s., th.ra were men whose denuncia-
....s ,,a. the highest cOmmedation,
.-5 said Che committees action in
,,lrsl ra mystery or petty politics. but
,-,t il propospd I'M the future to change
s.ha]rTe when convinced that mis-
,,ts b1d b4en made. as it had done in
tbs psst. He expressed the opinion that
irpfues would not equal the amount
named in the amendment the commit
tea had accepted. and said that what
III. committee had done was TO encour-
.-ea people who had been brought I'M
Der ihe American flag
Erpme5i by the committees ac-
i.ol senator LaFollette proposed an
tthsr amendment to reduce the free i'm
rertaton of cigars to 60000,000 annual
is. but this was defeated. IS TO u
Borah's Declaration.
An interesting feature was a declara-
H.r bv senator Borah that he proposed
Do vote FOR Iooseniug the bond which
faJ the Philippines TO the United
States. He declared himself i'm favor
Of giving the Philippines an indepen-
dent government. and said his cOnVlc-
Hr,-uoCJ force him to differ from his
rarity and perhaps from the president
as De- did not believe colonial policy
So De- consistent with the constitution.
Senator owen delivered a long speech
Htieisiug the entire tariff bill.
The Philippine Islands amendment 10
Oh. tariff bin was technically under
.rsdtratiou until C o'clock, when IT
Has temporarily laid aside and Mr.. Al
ireh to1E advantage Of the opportunity
90 present the finance committee $
amendment tu the silk schedule. MI.
1irrh rIe1 submitted amendments to
% Win7nU GLASS schedule reducing the
r-es even below those provided in the
.Hgse b.U. and elicitins a strong pro-
t-t from Senator Scott. who expressed
OBJ opinion that the change would be
-ln1Us -H tho producing industry
ts also presented amendments reduc-
n- the rate ou osier and willow for
basket making changing the rates upon
alctrl1es etc.. and restoring the house
rates O1 bIrytes In response to the
Hiucst Ui Senator Scott, action on the
Window eIa~s echedule was postponed
until tomorrow. but the other recon-
n7ndauols were adopted without di-
vision
st q o'clock the senate ADJOURNED I'M
% lA o'clock tomorrow.