The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
INCOME TAX WILL
NOW WAIT AWHILE
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| Continued IT0m GaSc OnP,
and woolens arc unanimously IN favor
| Of the exclusion schedule.
After Mr.. Cummins had yielded the
| floor, Mr.. Warren declared that he
would not consider any reduction i'll the
voolen schedules unless 1T could he
shown that the sheep. ralscrs or the
wooden manufacturers had received un-
usual profits under the present duties
Mr.. Cummins replied that he felt Ger.
tain the wooden manufacturers, with
the possible exception of the carded
woolen manufacturers, have received
inordinate profits.
Amendments Rejected.
Rv n vote of % TO ~. all of the
amendments Offered by Mr.. La Toilette
were re iected. Senator Aldrich then dc.
clarcd the amend mont affecting wool Of
the first class. if adopted: would have
cut down the duty onc-half. This. he
cyplained, was because of the fluctua-
AT times would make the protective
duty 1 . instead Of II cents n pound.
although on its face it was 40 per cent
ad valorem.
"I would like to know" said Mr..
Aldrich, ''how my friend from Indiana
(Mr. Bevcridgc) and my friend from
Iowa (Mr Cummns) will explain their
has been afforded the wool growers or
the United States 40 and 30 per cent by
their action in this matter,
''It will keep us husicr,' interposed
Mr.. Clapp. Gin explaining somebody
else's votes' This declaration called
for applause from the galleries, which
was quickly suppressed by Vice PresI-
dent Sherman.
"Mv votes need no explanation, re.
sponded Mr. Aidrich "cithcr to myself
or to my constituents, to whom L am
directly responsible. -
Mr.. La Toilette then took the floor.
"That statement of the senator from
Rhode Islaud' he said impctuously,
"is an Impeachment of The leadership
of the senator from Rhode Island. The
want OF confidence which has come TO
some Republican senators would find
justification in his course here today,
If it had never before. Rescrvlng his
information upon this bill. he compelled
everybody 10 vote upon the amend dments
paragraph by paragraph, Does he eX'
pect TO keep the confidence of the Re
publican membership of this body by
proceedings of that kind? He is the
leader of the Republican side. and as
such he has aided in bringing us into
position of embarrassment before the
Republican constituency of our various
states.
Severe Arrangement.
He said Mr.. Aldrich had stated half
truths which have discrcdjtcd his
leadership before this body and before
this country. Senator Galingcr called
upon Vice President Sherman 10 invoke
paragraph two of rule KIN.
'1n my experience in this body
said Mr., Gallinger. "a have never heard
so oft-repeatcd accusation that legis
lativc tricks were being practiced, and
ask that this rule he laid before the
senate that every one may know what
ii is y
Rule XIX. which relates to the neces.
sity for avoiding personal allusions, was
then read and the vice president de-
clared he thought Mr.. La Toilette had
violated II.
Senator Bacon then took the floor,
Endcavorng TO have his amendments
considered, Mr. Bacon asked that a sep
aratc vote he taken on his amendment
placing a duty of 30 per cent advalorcm
on all woods, shoddy. noils. wool extract,
mingo and flox and waste. His other
amendments, he SAID, referred TO the
duties on wool goods. He urged the
adoption Of the amendment. which, be
said. reduced the duties on raw wool.
The vote on the amendment was
strictly along party lines. The pro
gressive Republicans voted with the
members of the finance committee. and
the amendment was lost by Il vote of
30 10 81
Mr.. Bacon then offered his amend
ments reducing duties on woolcn cloth
ing, blankets, carpets. etc
Mr.. Bacon s proposition to provide
for these "revenue duties received
no Republican support, being rejected
by party vote of 90 TO 80, except that
Senator McEnery voted no, with the
Republicans.
Explaining that the duty levied upon