The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
Objections of cummlns.

Objections of Cummlns.
 Mir. Cummins did not take his seat. but proceeded to say that he hoped Mr. Aldrich would not press his request too hard. He said that every republican sen ator felt that certain amendments to the bill ought 10 be reviewed These sen ators, he held, had not unduly delayed the proceedings so far. but had confined themselves to the points at issue. Per sonally MT Cummns declared, he was just as eager as the senator from Rhode Island to speedily end the debate. He wanted to see 1t proceed as fast as pos sible with view to full and fair discus sion He said he voiced the sentiments of several republican senators when he said that within those limits they would aid MT. Aldrich to get early action.
 The chairman of the finance commit tee said he appreciated the attitude of MT. Cummins and that he had no in- tention to limit free debate. He thought MT. Cunmins would agree that there had already been much irrelevant dis cusSion on the bill He expressed the hope that a date for the vote might soon be fixed.
 Hale Asks Question. Then Senator Hale got on his feet and asked what proportion of the bill still remained to be acted upon.
 MT. Aldrich's answer was that he be- heved in point of numbers of paragraphs. about one-half of the bill still remained and that of that remainder one-half of the paragraphs were subjects of dispute Therefore he believed the majority of the disputed paragraphs of the entire measure had been disposed of to date. July 1 Is the date that is now generally tixya l,4lI lou
 Senator Elkins served notice on Sen7 ator Aldrich this afternoon that few of the schedules so far advanced, passed or about to be passed. met with his ap- proval.
 'l am in peculiar position.' he went on "I cannot get the finance commit tee to agree with lie nor can l agree with 1t. nor can ] keep company with the re- publican members who are recognized here as the 'progressives. l would like to find out exactly where l stand
 Discrimination Evident.
 The committee. according to Mir El- kins, was rankly discriminating against coal, non, oil and lumber, the chief pro- duets of his state. It was not right. he held, for these products to be sub jected to q reduction while others were being better protected Whatever was done the revision should be fair. he in- sisted
 Then senator from North Dakota has got all the protection he could for his wheat and barley and now he Is trying to take away all my prohts! exclaimed MT Elkns.
 TO this MT Mccumber replied ironic- ally that he knew the farmers in his state were becoming multi-millionaires. while the people of West Virginia were being pauperized
 "Why said he the farmers of my state would trade half of all of their products for what the senator from West Virginia owns personally"
 'l want 10 say declared MT. Elxins. that my state produces lumber, oil, iron and coal, but il does not produce mil lionaires.
 Senator Scott of West Virginia asked his colleague whether he had not voted to protect all of the products of MT McCumber's state.
 Yes" said MT. EllIins, and l will vote for protection every time the chair man of the finance committee tells me to-