The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-07
Lumber Schedules.


| Der schedules, he said it made little diff
/ ference whether there was duty or
not so far as the preservation of forests
are concerned. With respect to the cost
of production. in the greater part of the
United States at least he said the
American had the advantage of the
Canadian and a duty was only neces-
sary to equalize a disparity in rates of
transportation.
Mr.. Cummins secuted the idea that
adherence to the wool schedule was
necessary in order TO maintain the pro-
! tective principles. He said he had been
one of the Republicans who had fought
for a revision Of the tariff
And / intend to defend my faith"
he continued, with all the vigor of
which I am capable. The finance COM
mittee, composed of honorable. intelh-
gent, bright-minded and experienced
men, is still not the ark Of the COW
enant Of Republican doctrine 1t is
not the only repository Of Republican
faith.
Not a single member of that COM
mlttee had been among the Republi-
cans who had demanded a revision Of
the Dingiey bill. They did not believe
revision was necessary, and it was no
wonder they should not now favor a
change in duties"
Beverage Joins In.
Senator Beveridge Joined Mr. Cum
minis in asking from the committee on
finance an explanation of the fact that
the duty on OilclOths had been doubled:
( by making it apply to narrow widths.
Mr.. Flint Of the committee replied
that the answer would be made in due
time. and added that if members of the
finance committee had the ability of
the senator from Indiana they would
give the answer Offhand."
We must have a better answer than
! that retorted Mr.. Beveridge. There
are three members Of the finance com
mittee here The senator from Iowa
wants to know why this rate was raised
100 per cent, and l think he has a right
to know.
Rebuff for smoot.
Mr.. Smoot explained that the oiIcIotb
duty had been put up to protect the
American producers. but before he had
concluded he was interrupted by Mr..
I Cummlns, who said he did not care To
give way for a speech.
As the senator from Utah resumed
his seat, Mr.. Burrows. rising in his
place and speaking in low tones. DELHI
erately said he did not think the SEN
ator from Iowa had been quite courte-
GUS TO the senator from Utah
Question by Mr.. Newlands.
An amusing situation occurred at the
close Of Senator Cummins' speecb
when he was asked by Senator New
I lands whether the faction striving for
a revision Of the tariff downward han
formulated a plan with which the
Democrats could unite in order 10 ac-
complish their purpose. The question
ga
Aldrich. but apparently Senator Gull
I bersOn. the minority leader. was not so
well pleased
1t was pointed out by Mr. Newlands
! that if the twenty progressive Repub-
1 licans united with the thirty-one Dem
ocrats they would have a majority of
the senate. Mr.. Cummins remarked
that the senator from Nevada had
found more progressive Republicans
than he had. Responding to Mr. New
lands question, however, MIR. Cummins
asked
rs the senator from Nevada author
lied to speak for the thirty-one Demo-
Gratis when he prQpounds such an in
qu'ry?"
No" said Mr. Newlands. because
the thirty-one Democrats are power
! less to accomplish anything here by
taking the lead. The only way they
D
/ try would be by following the lead Of
progressive Republicans. I think If
that Republican faction would get to-
gether on a program for revision of the
tariff dOwnwards, the Democrats
would respond favorably to the pro-
pOsai."
Are you making any official state
meut from the Democratic party or
merely a SUGGESTION" asked Mr.. Al
drich.
Spoke for Himself.
Mr.. Newlands replied that he spoke
only for himself. whereupon Mr.. Cum
Minis declared that the speeches favor
ing the highest duties had come from
the Democratic side, so that he saw
little hope Of help from that quarter
"The DESPAIR of the senator from
Iowa at being unable to gain support
from the Democrats is not warranted
by the attitude Of the minority on pro
gressive legislation placed upon the
statute books during the last two
years said Mr. Newlands
Continuing he declared that the
Democrats had stood with the presi-
dent and in line with the position of
the senator from Iowa for progressive
action on such questions as the rail
road rate law, and that they would be
with him for a downward revision Of
the tariff, and he again expressed
hope for the cooperation of the pro-
gressives Of the two parties.
Upon what platform does the SEN
ator propose to carry out this union?'
inquired Mr. Aldrich.
Upon the platform of ia 'thful ser
vice TO the people" replied Mr.. New
lands.
With the expression by Mr.. Aldrich
that such a union of forces would be
"a combination in restraint of trade,
the incident closed.
Lead Schedule Attacked.
Senator Bristow renewed his attack
upon the lead schedule. He began by
asking why the duty on white lead was
bigher than that on mic Iao5 NJ Al