Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-07
Senate Sustalas Daniels Protest
Against Exclusion OF Democrats
From Committee Meeting
MINORITY MEMBERS 10 GET HEARING
After Somewhat Lengthy colIoquy, Mr..
AIdrich Agrees to Call Special Meet
ing of Finance Committee This
Morning to Hear Objections Against
increase in Tax on Tobacco.
(By Associated Press.l

10Y <1coONAolCO L 1881
WASHINGTON, ID. C, July c.
Completing the tariff bill in the con-
mittee of the whole, that measure was
today reported to the Senate SO that
legislation provisions for customs Gu-
ties is now regarded as on the home
stretch.
The session was brought TO close,
temporarily by a motion to adjourn
for the day to afford senators an op-
portunity to look over the reprint of
the bill before taking further action.
The adjournment was with the un-
derstanding that when the body re-
ConyeHes all sections of the bill that
that senator's do not desire TO reserve
for further amendment shall be agreed
TO en- bloc.
The Senate will then consider the
tobacco tax, the only amendment not
adopted in the committee of the whole.
Senator Daniel Disputes Statement.
The Senate logged along in unevent-
full fashion today until Senator Smoot
stated that he had an amendment re-
ferred by the committee on finance
fixing duties en- tobacco He sent It
to the desk to be read This preiimi-
nary procedure concluded, Senator
Daniel of Virginia, ranking minority
member of the committee on finance.
diputed the statement CT the senator
from Utah that that provision had
been recommended by the commit
tee.
.l.nr. fsarf@x rd
bogus committee amendment" stat
ing that the minority members of the
committee had never seen it, until 1t
had been completed.
Should Notify Every Member.
Mr.. Daniel then offered resolution
declaring. that every member of the
committee appointed by the Senate
has the right to be notified of all meet
ings of the committee TO which he be-
longs, and the right to vote upon ev-
cry, proposition referred to the commit
ties by the. Senate.
THE five Democratic members OF
the finance committee" he said, "fee!
that they have the same right to at
tend meetings of the committee as
they have to attend the meetings OF
the Senate
He would, he said, ask ali aye and
no vote upon the resolution at the
proper time.
Mr.. A'drieh Makes Suggestion.
MIR Aldr.cn suggested that the rec
ord be changed TO make it appear that
the amendment was reported by Mr..
Smoot and not by the committee on
finance in order to meet the criticism
OF the Senator from Virginia.
Directing TO such change. Mr.. Gu
berson insisted that was not the way
the objection on the Democratic side
should be met.
ar. Simmons complained that some
of his constituents had had no cp-
portunify TO appear before the finance
committee to state their views on the
tobacco tax
The tobacco interests" be said.
have practically had no invitation in
70 this matter at all
Minority Members to Get Hearing.
Mr.. Aldrich said he would call a
melting OF the finance committee to-
morrow morning to give the minority
members an opportunity 10 express
their opinions upon H. II was agreed
to that the tobacco amendments Offer
ed BY Nr. Smoot would DC printed
that a meeting # the finance commit
tee would be held tOmorrov morning
for al Of its members and that the TO.
bacco tax wcnid net b. considered IN
I'll tomorrow.
The tariff bill was then reported
from The committee Of .he whole e
the Senate.
Retain some Existing Rates
The tcb8cco tax as introduced from
the committee today retained the *
ssting rate Of s. pr 1000 on cigars
weighing more than three pounds pei
600. but added a pToviso ircrcasini
che tax on high grade cigars. Tni'
proviso lxcd tax Of IS per l.se'
when the wholesale price IS betwcei
CTS aad sfeo. whcrr the price ~e'
mere than $40 the Tax vas nxc; q
50 Ger 1900. On cigars weighin'