New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-03
SENATE MOVES SLOWLY
FULL TARIFF BILL READ.
Three Speeches against Reports
adoption Consume Seuen Hours.
rFrom he TrIsun. Bureau. ;


Washington. Aug. z-Ths conference report on
the tariff hill before Tire Senate for seven
hours to-day. during which time Il was read IN
fun and three speeches against its adoption vera
made. The report was received from the House a
few minutes after the Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The reading clerk attempted 10 facilitate its
consideration by skipping half dozen pages at a
time. but this practice brought a rebuke from
Senators Hepburn. Clspp and Culberson. Mr.. Hey
burn insisted that the bin should be read in full
and as result OF this demand nearly three and
half hours we're wasted. No Senator attempted
70 follow the reading OF the BILL and the expeotant
gallery visitors. who present In the Senate in
the nope of listening to a stormy opening debate,
left the CAPITOL
When the hoarse and tired clerks had finished
the reading. At LIS o'clock, Senator Daniel, the
ranking minority member Of the conference com
nlittee, suggested the absence Of a quorum. The
rollcan showed sixty-one Senators present and to
this audience the Virginia Senator made short
speech in which he sharply criticised the methods
OF the majority in the framing Of the tariff law.
He asserted that the Democrats had not been
treated fairly and that no Democratic state had
been given a voice in the framing OF the new
customs Law. lie said that Mr.. Aldrich had not
kept his promise 20 give the Democratic confer
rees twenty-fOur hours notice before the presen-
tation OF the conference report The report was
not conference report Mr.. Daniel said. but
merely the conclusions OF the majority Of the
conference committee. It apparent and
practical fraud on the Congress ne added.
Mr.. Daniel described the meeting OF the confer
ence committee on Thursday. saying the Demo
Gratis had been wronged by being excluded from
participation I'm the proceedings of the committee
He said the conference report was "a piece OF
paper bogus a counterfeit note and con-,
oluded his arraignment 81 the Republican leaders
by demanding that Mr.. Aldrich move to recommt
the bin 10 the conference committee.
Mr.. Aldrich replied briefly. lie said II had been
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party 10 frame conference reports tariff bills
He was minority conferree in 1924 and
cluded from the conference room when the tariff
act being framed. He was invited
the conference meetings that year and did not
pect to be.
Mr.. Aldrich said when the meeting OF the full
conference committee held on Thursday all
except five paragraphs of the hill had been adopt
ed by the Republican conferrees. He said he sub
mitted the completed portion Of the report to the
Democrats, so that they could put experts TO work
making an analysis OF 1t, and that when an agree
ment had been reached on the 1--WE disputed para
graphs he sent copies OF the agreement 20 all the
minority members Of the conference committee
MI Bailey, one OF Mr. Daniels Democratic col
leagues on the conference committee, said he had
no complaint 10 make because the members of the
minority party were excluded from the deIibera-
tons OF the conferrees. The country would hold
The Republicans responsible for the tariff law for II
was essentially party measure. The Texas Sena-
tor charged that the President and the Republican
conferrees had fought a sham battle over hides
lumber. coal, petroleum iron ore and intImated
that the contest was forced TO the front with a
view 10 covering up the high duties articles OF
general necessity.
Senator Bristow, one Of the most radical Of the
Republican insurgents" made a set speech OF an
hour against the adoption of the conference report
and announced that he would vote against its adop-
ton. The Kansan had difficulty in holding an audi
ence. although Mr.. Cummins helped him out by
the absence of quorum He took up
the various schedules Of the bill and attempted to
show that Increases had been made on necessaries
lie said the bin a New England measure and
asserted that ii contemptuously ignored the cam
pagn promises OF the Republican party that il
was fundamentally wrong and in many OF its de-
tails infamy."
AS Republican Senator said Mr. Bristow in
conclusion, 81 will not be e party to placing Mr.
Tart In the most embarrassing position in which
II is possible for President 10 be placed-that is
To require him either 10 sign a bill that IS not
what was promised the people to compel him TO
repudiate the action Of majority of HIS party in
both branches OF the Congress by veto. he has.
in substance. appealed 10 this Congress to keep
faith with the people. but in effect it is bill TO
ignore that appeal. ] love the President. He has
honored me with his friendship. / am devoted to
the welfare OF his administration. and for one
will never vote 10 send him a bill for approval
that is violation of his partys pledges and which
Is also in my judgment fundamentally wrong and
in many Of its details ubiquitous.
Il set up no standard for other Senator'S Every
man should as his conscience and judgment
dictate. But feel that should I support this bill
would be recreant 10 my duty a Senator and
20 the people who sent me here 10 rep
resent them. and I cannot do it,
The days debate was brought 10 a close by Mr..
Bacon. Who read list of Senate rollcalls I'm an
effort TO show that Democratic Senators had not
voted for any protective tariff rates.