The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-19
SENATOR GORE
DESIRES FULL
INFORMATION
Cows if Retailers Are Guilty of
EytOrtiOn the Truth Should
Be Told.
RESOLUTION BURIED
IN FINANCE COMMITTEE
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS
.nopTEo ACCORDING TO PRO-
GRAM OF Mr.. ALDRIcH.

GRAM OF Mr.. ALpRIcH.
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washington, May 1S.-After de- g
citing the greater part OF the 9
so,--s session to debate, the senate @
- f4uor a number of import g,
- committee amendments 10 the %
tsrifT hin. It also rejected an q
\ amendment by Mr. Stone restor- %
IT, the Diugley rates on razors. g
\ an mat vote most Of the progress g
i've republicans voted in the af- &.
. svmative with the Democrats @
. More than two hours were de- 9
. voted IN a discussion OF a resolu- 9
!. ton bv Senator Gore to investi- 8:
I. rafe the cost Of production at 9
/. home and abroad and the relative 9
& price Of commodities at wholesale 9
/. and retail. The resolution was re- s:
e, ferred to the committee on nhahce-
considerable progress was made o
8, tbe adoption of several sections 4.
. If the tariff bill that had formerly 9
:. bsen passpd over. Several of these 2,
q emepdments decreased duties for z.
a r1erIv reported by the committee, Q
4. but some of the other amend s:
d. mems adopted increased duties. %
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Washington. May 1S.-Senator Cores
resolution directing the committee on
finance II conduct an investigation into
wholesale and retail prices of com
rodities was discussed before the sem
ale TO-DAY at some length, Seeking to
have the resolution adopted, Mr.. Gore
said he wished to have statements con-
corning the ext0rtionate prices of retail
dealers fully prObed so that the coun-
Try might know just where the resp0n-
sibHity for high prices rests.
Senator AldriCh said IT was evident
such an investigation as that contem-
Mated by the resolution could not be
conducted before the pending tariff bill
was disposed Of. but he had no objec-
ton 10 such an investigation being IN
dertaken. Senator Carter pointed out
that in doing this work the finance
committee would necessarily cover the
same ground which the proposed tariff
commission would cover.
Alleged Cotton Agreement.
That the cotton manufacturers sell
their products with an agreement as 70
the price at which they are to be sold
az retail was tine substance of a charge
made by Mr.. Owen.
Demanding proof Of this assertion
Mr.. GaHinger said that what the e0un-
try Is demanding is prompt action OF
the tariff bill. He added that it had
been asserted that the business inter
ests Of this country were losing So
100000 a day by the holding up Of the
tariff bill
Referring 20 the pledge of the Re
publican party to make the tariff
rates equal to the difference in cost OF
production here and abroad, Mr.. Owen
said it was the duty of the majority to
inform the senate as TO what that diff
ference was.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that the commit
Ice had done much TO furnish such
facts, but the Oklahoma senator con-
tended that there was no available in
formation Of the kind he wanted.
Mr.. Carter made an impassiOned APP
peal for a businesslike proceeding.
Every morning" he said, "some
senator arises in his place here to de-
fend the country merchant from a
charge that has never been made" No
charge Of eXtOrtion he said. had ever
been lodged against the retailer.
5siley's Suggestion.
Suggesting a select committee 10 OBJ
tain the Information desired by the
senator from Oklahoma. Mr.. Bailey
said he did not wish to make any
charge against the Republican mem
oers of the committee on finance, as
Inc committee adopted a rule that the
democratic members might employ all
me experts they wanted.
Ihey,' said Mr. Bailey. ARE bad
enough at best. and ] am not willing e
charge them with being worse than
they are"
Al times provoking much meTriment
ps his ready retOrt and denOuncing the
protective tariff policy Mr.. Gore spoke
al length. Before the tariff bill was
,sAel up i'm response to an appeal from
Ai. Bailey, the senate agreed to vote
vI UT. Cores resolution, amended as
suggested by Mr.. Bailey, so as to refer
me appointment of a select committee
OFT lour Republicans and three Demo
Nalc senator's TO conduct the investi-
.at,on asked for. and. by a vote of 81
' ~. 10 was referred to the finance
s'N.lHItteH Senators Bristow, Craw-
,1 anu LaFOllette voting no with
ne Democrats
Nhen the tariff bill was taken up Mr.
,'ne spoke at length in favor of his
i'7Nlmeuts To reduce the duties pre-
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