The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-16
SOME HOT STUFF
Republicans Clash In the senate
About Tariff.
they FAIL TO AGREE

TiIImaa Declares That Aidrich Is
the Senate and That the Repub-
lean Members Of the Finance Com
uittes Are tho Boldest Band OF
That Ever Was.
Senate Dolliver of Iowa Saturday
made a speech in reply to that Oh
Senator Aldrich Friday night when
the latter gave his statement Of the
effect of the pending tariff bill upon
the cotton goods Industry.
Mr.. Deliver commented on the
statement that only 10 per sent OF
the cotton cloth schedules had e
changed" "
Denying this by a counter state
ment on the authority OF senator
snoot. tina, only 80 per cent vert
UNCHANGED, he was quickly inter-
rupted by MI. Aldrich.
az said" he interrupted.
les. .:.su 10 rer CO. y: the '"S'
a:".a importat:ons. VIZ! amounted
in aggregate to s1s.o06.ooo. were
affected BY this provision"
Mr. Aldrich arising to leave the
chamber. Mr.. Deliver said:
~ hope the senator Will remaln
70 hear what I have TO say"
Il had an engagement said MT.
Aldrich.
We'll. you have an engagement
here" retorted the lowan. i say
you will not TURF your back upon
what ! have to say without taking
the moral consequences that will nat
orally arise in such a case
Mr.. Dolliver then presented a copy
Of a petition from merchants OF New
York. declaring against any increase
OF the tariff duties. .
please state which OF them are
importers" said Mr.. Aldrich.
well, some Of them are leading
merchants OF this country replied
Mr.. Deliver.
Mr.. Dolliver criticised Mr.. Aldrich
for having read in the senate an
anonymous clipping stating that
$4,000 would be lost in the form
of duties BY reason OF a decision
in the United States supreme court
because Of a contention over the
question whether the duty should
be rs or 80 per cent. All the I'M
portations of cloth of that kind, he
said, at New York. in 1907. was
worth only s25e,ooo. and the
matter in dispute involved only 0
per cent Of the amount.
Yet" he said. that is the kind
Of clap-trap that is here substituted
for facts"
Senator Borah declared that he
had written to the treasury depart
ment for the total amount involved
in this case and had been told 1t
was 100000. If senator's could not
get reliable information. he declar-
ed" one thing must be apparent
there would be some Changes IN
the treasury department"
Either" suggested Mr.. Tillman.
1.-The senator from Rhode Island
bamboosled US last night or the Sen
ator from Iowa is bamboozling US
now"
When Mr.. Oolliver concluded Mr..
Culberson took the aoor to criticise
the statement Of Senator Aldrich
concerning the revenue probable un-
der the bill as reported BY the f.
nance committee. He said that Mr..
Aldrich had criticised a portion OF
ais (Mr. Culberson's) estimates
which proved upon Investigation to
have been a literal copy Of Mr.. AID
rich's " estimates.
A'Sote was taken on a committee
amendment consolidating the para
graphs on the cheapest grades Of cot
ton cloths and fixing a rate Of l cent
a square yard on ~unbleached cotton
cloth of so threads to the inch Of l
IA cents on bleached cloth. II ralu-
ed at not more than 9 cents. ard at
g cents more thar IL cents. The
amendment carried. Al to 80.
On this vote Senators Foster and
McEnery voted with the Republicans.
Dir. Tillman declared that he did
not want to say anything bitter or to
hurt any ones feelings. said, II am
very. very tired Of this sham battle.
or what appears to me to be one
Oh that side" addressing the Repub-
licans. Last night the senator from
Rhode Island tMr. Aldrich) proved
to his own satisfaction and to the
satisfaction Of the Macedonian
phlanx which he has organized and
holds together that there is no in
crease Of rates in the amendment.
The senator from Wisconsin and the
senator from Iowa today have prov
ed from about the same sources that
The rates have been increased ma
t@rially."
Declaring that Senator Aldrich
was admitted to be the senate In tho
lcatter pending. Mr.. Tillman said.
why don't you push this thing to
a vote and 90 home?' He said that
a Republican senator had referred to
The Republican members Of the f.
nance committee as hypocrites.
You are not hypncrites," added Mr..
Iillman. "but you are the boldest
land Of huccaneprS that ever got