The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
''CH|Ef'' ALDR|Cn
GETTING RESULTS
Senate Sustains the Financs
Committee on Remainder of
the Sugar Schedule.
ROAST OF SUGAR TRUST
IS FEATURE OF SESSION
Senator Bacon Charges CoIIu-
sion of Republican Leaders
and Senate Clerks.

WASHINGTON, MAY Ex-senator
Aldrich succeeded today in getting ac.
tton by the senate on the rest of the
sugar schedule, with the understanding
that the paragraph fixing duty on
raw and refined sugar should be again
placed before the senate, if Senator
| Clay should so improve in health As
! to permit him 10 move ali amendment
cutting the figures iii two. The tobac-
| co schedule was also completed.
No changes were made in the finance
| committee rates on either schedule. The
sugar, the tobacco and agricultural
| schedules divided the attention of the
senate. with incidental remarks by
Senator Bacon and a general tariff
speech by Senator Stone,
Senators Gore, Brstow and Clay
criticised the provision for duty OH
raw and refined sugar, and Mr.. Clay
repeated his allegation of fraudulent
transactions in the interest of the su-
gar trust. Mr.. Brjstow declared that
the trust has benefited by the defeat
of his amendments yesterday.
Senator Bacon s remarks consisted OF
a charge that the reading clerk and
the Republican leaders were In collu-
sion To shut Off debate.
Senator Bradley made long speech
advocating the removal of the inter
| nal revenue tax of cents a ponnd on
! tobacco in "the hand. - He asserted
such action was essential TO the wei
fare Of tobacco growers throughout the
! country.
Senator McCumber spoke in behalf
! of protective duty on agricultural
I products, predicting great falling of
! in the American production OF wheat
| in the near future.
Bacon Stirs Up Storm.
| In the senate today Mr.. Bacon
charged that by colluson between the
clerks of that body and Republican sem
ators, cIoture had been effected in the
i senate and the rules of that body nul-
lifted The sugar schedule had been
taken up and the senate was about to
vote on au amendment offered by Mr..
| Gore reducing the rate OF refined sugar
to one cent per pound
"Call the ROLL the chairman di-
rectcd. whereupon one Of the clerks i'm
mediatcly started upon that duty.
Mr. Bacon at once ordered halt
and declaring he had addressed the
chair before the call had begun, imme-
diatey entered upon protest against
what he declared was coming 10 be
the practice of the clerk in so promptly
beginning his call as to cut off sen.
ators who had gained recognition from
the privilege OF being heard. He de-
clared such a practice was becoming
is not there as the representative of
any party or OF any senator, but ls
here TO do his duty and is not entitled
TO so manipulate the roll call AS to
prevent senators from being heard, -
Makes Grave Charge.
Mr. Bacon declared that other sen
ators had noticed the practice and as
serted that frequently it had been re-
sorted to for the purpose of effectiue
cloture. "And. he continued, 81
have good reason 30 believe it was done
with The knowledge that such was the
purpose
He then referred 10 the all-night
sessions of the last congress when the
Aldrich- Nreeland currency bill was un-
der discussion. when he declared that
by the clerk s precipitancy, discussion
OF the conference report on that meas
ure had been brought 10 an end.
''Thc name of the senator from
Rhode Island heads the senatorial list. -
he said and by arguing promptly he
could have the roll call under way
without little delav,'' said Mr. Bacon
This statement brought the Rhode Is
land senator 10 his feet with prompt
ness. and he made the declaration that
he proposed 10 exercise his ronstltu-
tional prcrogative OF hearing thc roll
call. without hearing the senator from
Georgia.
Significant Intimation.
Mr., Bacon promptly responded that
while he conceded such a right. be did
not propose that Mr. Aldrich aud tine
Jerk combined could deprive him of
his right Of debate. He added, signif-
antly:
81 have not told all that + know
'bout this practice. including the in
ident of last session, and I won t tell
t all unless ] am forced. -
Senator Stone, in most persuasive
ones. appealed to Mr.. Bacon TO tell
he full story, but the Georgia senator
vas obdurate.
Vice President sherman. who occu-
led the chair stated that the calling
f the roll today had been begun un-
or his direction, and he added that
e would not Intentionally deprive any
rnator of his right Of discussion.
The incident closed with the dcclara
ion by Mr.. Bacon that he would make
til more vigorous protests IF the prac
zee alleged To exist by him should be
crsistcd in.
The consideration of the sugar
'hedule was then resumed.
II had looked as if a vote on para
ranh ol3 would he promptly obtained
ntil Senator Bacon entered upon his
rotest regarding the roll call. This
offered an opportunity fp
-oceed with further debate
Before Mr.. Aldrich had made his re-
,cst that the paragraph he agreed to,
'nator Bristow had taken advantage
the opportunity 10 submit some
'wspaper clippings showing that af
+ the vote of yesterday, by which
5 amendments reducing the duty on
fined sugar and eliminating the
utch standard tests had been voted
wn, there had been nm advance OF
% points in thc stock Of American
,fnng company, which. he said.
owed who had been interested in de.
lting the amendments.
Mr.. Gore offered an amendment re-
eng the duty on refined sugar TO one