Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-06-10
TROUBLESOME
Insurgents
PROGRESSIvES and REACTION.
ARIES CLASH IN SENATE.
Senator's beveridgc, DOlliver and
CumminS Have . Lively Tilt with
AldriCh Over Party Pledges. Sec
Rotary ncveaah's RepubliCanism
Is Called In Que StiOn.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June7.-
The senate chamber was again today
the scene Of lively contest. Sena-
tor Aldrich, leading the conserva-
tives, and Senator Beveridge lead
ing the progressives, did most of the
talking. Both senators were fire.
quently on their feet and there were
many Sharp conflicts between them.
Beginning the session with a vote
on the recommendation of his COM
mittee for a duty of cents a square
yard and 20 per cent. ad valorem on
the fabric known as window hol-
lands, Senator Aldrich was appar-
emily somewhat encouraged over the
prospect of making decided headway
with the cotton schedule.
His hopes, however, were doomed
to disappointment for only a few
moments afterward Mr.. Beveridge
took the floor and when he had con-
cluded had opened such a gap that
the Rhode Island senator himself
could not resist the opportunity to
walk in. When Mr.. Beveridge said
he had been inclined to support the
reductions of the finance commit
tee, the admission led the chairman
of the committee to say that the In
diana senator had not shown such
inclination by his vote.
Two Leaders Clash.
From that time forward the two
senators were engaged in joint de-
bate much of the time during the
day. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Aldrich, while contending that
many prohibitive tariffs were justi-
fed, said he never had favored
prohibitive policy. He predicted that
in time the South would become the
greatest manufacturer of the finer
grades of cotton goods. Replying,
Senator Bacon declared that if even
such should prove to be true he
would not favor any increase of the
customs uuCleS.
About the middle of the afternoon
the senate reached it's second vote,
which was on an amendment by SEN
ator Dolliver to strike out the COM
mittee provision fixing a duty of 1
per cent square yard for the pro-
cess of mercerization. The amend
ment was lost by the unusual close
vote of 80 to 38.
The narrowing of the margin
was, however, due to the absence
of senators rather than to the con-
version of the progressives to the
Aldrich stapdard.
Challenges Beveridge
It was after this vote that Sena-
tor Aldrich found occasion again to
challenge the attitude of some of the
republican senators who were con-
tending for lower duties. He charg-
ed them with playing the part of
brigadier for the democrats, and
speaking of Senator Beveridge, de-
clared that he associated with the
democrats so long that he was adop-
ting their ideas. He characterized
Mr.. Beveridge as the leader of the
opposition.
Both Senators Beveridge and Cum
minis replied, the former asserting
that he was standing on the repub-
lican platform, while the latter stat
ed that he had SO often been charg-
ed with being democrat that the
charge did not worry him.
The progressive republicans gain
ed a concession from the finance
committee in the removal Of rub
ber goods from the cotton schedule,
thus preventing the imposition of
duty on such goods because of the
cotton in them.
Reduce Hosiery Duty.
The cotton schedule was complet-
ed at the night session. The Ding
ley rates were restored on hosiery,
making reduction of about 20
cents a dozen pairs from the rates
Of the house bill.
The credibility of importers as
witnesses in respect to traiff duties
formed the chief subject of discus
sion when Senator Dolliver opposed
the specific duty of 1 cent a square
yard for mercerization. Mr.. Bever-