The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-05
ALDRlcH ANSWERS
CRITICISMS OF WORK or
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
ANSWERS LA TOILETTE
The Cotton Schedule Is Discussed at
Morning, Afternoon and Evening
Sessions of the Upper House-Tem-
perature in Senate Chamber Is
Swelterins but Debate Continues.

Washington, June Through fore
noon, afternoon and evening sessions.
the senate today labored on the cot
ton schedule Mr. LaFollette complet-
ed his long speech, attacking
changes in the Dingley rates recon-
mended by the senate finance COM
mittee, and replied to Senator Pen
roses charge last night that he was
shamming sickness as an excuse FOR
his absence from the night session.
He said he was not i'll but WAS yery
tired and was resting to be in shape
to continue his speech today He
declared Mr.. Penrose might perform
a greater service for the country and
his state if he would account for his
own time when not lii the senate.
AT the night session Chairman Aid
rich replied to Mr. LaFollettes as
sauts upon the work of the finance
COMMITTEES and made a general de-
fense Of amendments which he as
serted We're necessary.
Throughout the day the temperature
in the chamber was sweltering. II ii
said another effort will be made to
obtain vote on the cotton schedule
tomorrow. Mr. Aldrich told the SEN
ators that he proposed to make a
statement explaining the committees
amendments "and to correct ay mis-
apprehension instilIed In their minds by
a torrent of misinformation and mis-
representation
Small Per Cent.
"The amendments suggested apply
to but small proportion of the pres
ent schedules" said Mr. Aldrich.
IF one would have listened to the
debate one would suppose the amend
ments applied to the whole schedule
and that three fourths of the rate Of
the Dingley law would have been in
creased. But only 10 per cent of the
schedule is affected"
Mr.. Aldrich reviewed the history of
the cotton schedule saying that in
no tariff act have there been fixed
rates SO low as in the schedule per-
tanning to the cotton cloth and cotton
manufactures generally. He said
cloths valued at from cents to 90
cents now pay specific rates and
those have not been changed by the
senate bill.
These cloths cover 80 per cent OF
all the cloths imported and 81 per
cent of all the cloths manufactured
in the United States he added. TT
will be seen, therefore, that the sug-
gested changes apply to a small pro-
portion of the schedule.'
Pays Large Sums.
Reviewing various court decisions in
reference to the schedule, Mr. Aid
rich declared that the government has
paid out as much as $4,000 900 year
as refunds Of duties on account Of
decisions resulting from ambiguity in
the Dingley law. He said a recent
decision of the supreme court would
require the government to make a re-
fund of 100000.
He said the government has been
placed at a serious disadvantage
through the fact that the same at
torneys could not be had to look after
the governments interests in the
lower and higher courts. He declared
that nearly every man who showed
great ability in this service of the
government had been employed by i'm
the government.
The existing cotton schedule he
said did not remedy the method OF
meeting such conditions and he added
that the committee, in another para
granh, would attempt to deal with the
subject He had reference to an
amendment intendnd to prevent un-
ORGANIZATIONS, which the senate has
not taken up.