Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-21
61st CONGRESS.
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another paragraph could be taken up,
make a suggestion to the chairman OF
the committee Oh finance.
I'VE have" he said, spent tine best
part OF a day in useless wrangle re-
sulting in the usual victory of a ma
jority of to 10 votes for the astute
manager in control of the bill. I want
to suggest that we might get good
many more votes if he would enforce
the rule which forbids a senator to
speak more than twice on the same
subject
Il am not sure said Aldrich in re-
ply, that l do not deserve the sug-
gestion and criticism of the senator
from South Carolina. l have been hop
ing that rluch of the discussion here
that seemed unnecessary would soon
cease"
But the talk grows deeper every
Jaw" retorted Tillman.
mot deeper" replied Aldrich. smil-
ing.
Aldrich appealed for relevancy in the
discussion Of the paragraphs of the
bill. Il accept" he said. the criti-
lima, because I think it is deserved"
Tillman being accused by Bacon of
being the chief offender in speaking
many times on the same amendment
protested, and his protest was followed
by a statement by Aldrich that it was
his intention at an early day to salts
fly the senator from South Carolina
that the tariff should be proceeded with
Morning, afternoon and night, until
disposed Of"
I'VE don't want any night sessions"
appealed ,rillman. land want to say
that while I don't want to call down
castigation upon my head-speeches for
home consumption are getting too fire.
quent for my comfort
Bacon declared that what the SEN
ate needed more than anything in his
judgment was Dignity"
The Senate then proceeded to adopt
several paragraphs of the chemical
schedule. The duty on acetate of lead
was reduced one eighth of a cent n
pound below former committee recon-
mendations.
The committees recommendation for
an increase of the duty on bichromate
Houses recommendation of l cent q
pound, was sustained, 40, to 90.
Washington, May POI want to
protect American interests. That is my
policy I don't care what name you can
it. l am for it," This was the some-
what startling statement with which
John w. Daniel of Virginia Thursday
to, ln 80 ;v,
port of a high duty on quebracho,
which is a chestnut bark extract used
in tanning and which is produced in
his state. The Senate committee on
finance had reduced the House rate and
he wanted the House figure retained.
Smithsof South Carolina who is en-
tering upon his first term in the Sem
ate, spoke on the evil of destroying the
forests and watersheds of the Carolinas
and Virginia by stripping the bark
from the chestnut tree for the purpose
OF manufacturing the extract.
Simmons of North Carolina retorted in
support of the principles favored by Dan
tel He denied that the forests were be-
ing denuded by either the tan bark ex-,
tract industry or by making of wood pulp.
Offering an amendment to further re-
6uce the duty on quebracho to IA of n
cent a pound. LaFollette declared that
the tanning industry was being driven to
Canada, where QuebrachO is admitted free
of duty. Gallinger declared that leather
was inferior to leather tanned some years
ago Brandegee. in whose state n facto-
ry for tanning extract is located. oppos-
ed the lowering of the duty on quebracho.
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amendment was rejected. BY viva voce
vote the duty recommended by the COM
mittee of Is of one cent a pound was
agrt ed to.
Washington, May GA recommended
ton by the committee on finance for a
duty of three cents a gallon on cotton
seed oil in connection with the tariff bill
proved to be a firebrand on the Democrat
ic side of the Senate today. Replying to
Tillman. Aldrich explained that the Ding
ley law provides for a duty of four cents
a gallon on cotton seed oil so that this
recommendation caused a reduction of one
cent gallon. Tillman, Bacon and Money
insisted that they wanted no duty what
ever.
Because of the opposition of the South
err senators the amendment was with
drawn by Aldrich.
In the debate that led to this with
drawal Smoot suggested that cheap labor
abroad would produce cotton seed oil
cheaper than in the United States. Till
man with energy retorted:
Cheaper than in the South? Cheaper
than we can produce it with our Negro
labor of SO to IS cents day? Whoever
told the senator that lied and he knew
he was lying"
II Think said Smoot, there are some
countries in which labor is paid even
less than so cents a day"
Five. Minute Session in House.
Washington, May 20-The session of
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