The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-11
ALDRIcH FORCES WIN
DOL.LIvER's AMENDMENT TO WOOL
 SCHEDULE DEFEATED.
The Progressive, RepubIicans Tried Hard to Break the Ranks of the Aldrich Forces, Hut
 Failed.

Washington, June 10.--Time and time again today. Senator Deliver and eight or nine of the so-called progressive Republicans, went down to defeat in their efforts to break the ranks Of the Aldrich forces on the wool schedule of the tariff bill.
 The Iowa Senator occupied the floor the greater part of the day and offered numerous amendments looking to re- duction of the Finance Committed rates, but in each instance the amend- ments were voted down and the com- mittees sustained.
 The first of Mir. Delivers suggestion had for it's object the confining to the wool in them, the duty on so-called yarns which are only part wool. and after considerable spirited discussion in which Messrs. Deliver and Warren were the principal participants. the amendment was defeated by vote of 3l to 43. In the course of the debate Mir. Warren contended that the object of this provision was to prevent the importation of cheap cloths. but this was met by e suggestion from MT. Deliver that there might be some peo- ple who would be benefited by having cheap cloths brought in from abroad. Ton this vote, MT. Deliver was SUD- ported by Senators Beveridge, Bris- tow, Brown, Burkett, Clapp, Cummins LaFolIette and Nelson, while Senator McEnery of Louisiana was the only Democratic Senator who voted with the Republicans against the provision Many of MT. Delivers amendments were along the same lines as the first and were intended to carry out the prin- ciple that in fixing a duty on mixed cloths it should be applicable only to the wool in the cloths. Senator Ald- rich objected on the ground that il would be impossible to determine the proportion of the constituents in such articles, and that therefore the pro- vision was impracticable. On the en- tire series the vote was practically the same, and in no instance did any of the Republican Senators change.
 One of MT. Delivers amendment' was identical in terms with provision suggested by MT. Aldrich as a part of the Mckinley tariff bill of 1888. but the Rhode Island Senator refused tc accept it, saying that the conditions were entirely different now from wha' they were in those days. In the course of a discussion between Senators Aid rich and Owen of the duty on blan kets.. the fact was brought out tha blankets pay at the rate of 4S0 pei F cent. ad yalorem. Tn this connection the chairman of the Finance Commit. tee was given an opportunity to ac- cept a general provision prohibiting any rates in the schedule above 10t per cent, but he declined to do so, be- cause, he Said. 1t might let in foreign wool manufacturers.
 The debate throughout the day was good natured, and MT. Deliver dis- cussed polka dots, corn plasters, home notices, and kindred subjects with much humor. He seemed to have real feeling over the possible tears in the eyes of the Irish potato.
 The wool schedule occupied the atten- tion of the Senate throughout the en- tire day, and on this account. consid- eration of the proposed income tax which had been set for today was post poned until tomorrow.
 At 5:30 D. m. the Senate took re- cess until 8 o'clock
 The evening session was devoted to speeches by Senators Gore and LaFol- lette, both in advocacy of lower duties MT. LaFollette offered a number of ameng gments to the wool schedule. Al 10:50 o'clock the Senate adjourned un- til tonNrrow.