Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26
WASHINGTON J! NOTES

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duct an Investigation into wholesal'
and retail prices Of commodities, wa:
discussed before the Senate Tuesda.
at some length. Seeking to bave tht
resolution adopted, lMr. Gore said hi
wished to- have statements concerning
hesextortionate prices Of retail deal
ers fully probed so. that the country
might know just where the respon
sibiity for high prices rests.
l. That the cotton manufacturers sci
their products with an; agreement q.
to the price at which they are to bt
sold at retail, was the substance Of 8
charge made by Mr.. Gore. Demand,
ing proof of this assertion Senate,
Gallinger said that what the country
is demanding Is prompt action on the
tariff bill. .Ho added that it had beer
aeeerted that the business interests
Of this country were losing $10,0O0..
900 day. by the holding up Of the
tariff bill.
/. At times provoked much merri.
naent\ by his ready .retort and de-
nouncing the protective tariff policy
Senator Gore spoke at length and
until II O'Clock, when, under the
rules Of the Senate, the unfinished
business which was the tariff bill, was
to be taken up. Before that was
done, in response to an appeal from
Mr.. Bailey, the Senate agreed to vote
on Mr.. Cores resolution, amended as
suggested by Mr.. Bailey so as to re-
quire the appointement of a select
committee Of four Republican and
Three Democratic Senators 10 conduct
the investigation asked for, and by a
vote of so to 29 it was referred to
The committee on finance, Senators
Bristow, Crawford and LaFollette,
voting no with the Democrats.
Mr.. Simmons, OF North Carolina,
while speaking in the Senate in sup
port Of the contentious, made by Mr..
Stone, relative to the price Of i'm
poTted razors,. said that the Demo-
rpsts were ready TO vote on the tariff
bill at any time and that it was the
reculcitrant element Of the Republi-
can party, which was delaying the
measure. Gas soon as you can set
their. consent to take vote on this
measure" be said, ''you oan get
ours"
A vote was then taken on an
amendment by Mr.. Stone restoring
the Dingley rate on razors. 1t was
rejected by vote of 38 to 43, the
Republicans voting in the negative
with the DemocraS being Beveridge,
Bristow, Brown, Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, Dolliver, Gamble, LaFol-
!ette and Nelson.
Describing the men who have come
before the committee on finance in
connection with the tariff bill, "silk
hats and kid gloves and carrying
gold-headIed walking sticks" Senator
McLaurill on the floor said he had
failed to see any one there who could
be classed as a consumer. ~ have not
ella as o consumer. "I have not
Sc, ..ny one there" said the Senator
from Mississippi, "the cut Of whose
jib would indicate to me that he is
o farmer mechanic, o blacksmith
Or other l'l lla'boring man.
The most important happenings in
The nations IS capital Saturday were as
follows:
Senator Aldrich failed in his effort
to have the Senate name a day for a
final vote on the tariff bill, Senators
Daniel an Cumnlins, both raising OBJ
jections, when the chairman of the
finance committee suggested June 2
as tie date.
Two battleships and either five tor
pedo boat -destroyers or one modern
repair ship are provided for in the
Navy Departments building pro-
'gramme for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1911, it was officially an
nounced. o.,
By presidential proclamation, about
100000 acres of government lands in
Montana, Idaho and Washington, are
to be opened up for settlement and
entry.
The Senate sub-iudiciary commit
tee, appointed to pass upon the nom-
ination Of Judge Connor, decided to
report in favor Of confirmation. The
action Of the committee was unani-
nous, Similar action is expected by
the full committee which meets Mon
day. No opposition to the confrma-
tion of Judge Connor's nomination
has made its appearance before tho
the Judiciary committee and none
is expected.
Charges against the government at
torneys conducting the prosecution Of
the 0lahoma land fraud cases were
received at the Department Of JUS
tice, butsAttorney General Wicker
sham subsequently announced that no
action would be taken in regard to
them, until tie, cases in which the
attorneys were engaged, have been
dispose of.
The days session of the Senate re-
solved itself into talk-fest, in
which Senators Bailey, McCumber,
Elkins, Scott, Burton, Hale and
Clapp participated. The lumber
schedule was under discussion for the
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