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SENATE LEADERS WIN
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| Mr. CulIom that he would pair with Senator
! McEnery. of Louisiana who was absent against
| the amendment Senator Aldrch said that n
! knew Mr. McEnery would vote against the Bev-
! eridge amendment.
Has the Senator right to make that state
| ment?" asked Mr.. McLaurin protesting against
| having a Democrat paired under such circum-
| stances
| L feel that have full authority to make that
| statement" replied Mr.. Aldrich.
The Beveridge amendment was then defeated
| and the committee provision adopted.
DISPUTE AS TO INFORMATION.
A tilt between Senators Aldrch and Beveridge
was the opening feature of the session. The
| Senate had no sooner been called to order than
the Senator from Indiana took the floor. H
spoke Of the address of Mr. Carter last Satur-
day in which the Montana Senator referred to
the abundance Of information on the tariff bill.
Il think the Senate understands this speech
said Mr. Beveridge. but in order that the coun-
try may understand fl I will ask the clerk t"
read an extract from The Congressional Rec
ord The extract was from a speech by Sen
ator McCumber. in which complaint was made
that no information available for Senators
showing the comparative cost of articles in the
tariff schedules in this country and abroad and
in which it was suggested that bureau to pro
vide such information should be created
Mr., Reveridge then sent to the desk an ex-
tract from statement by Mr.. Aldrich to he
read by the clerk, the chairman Of the Finance
Committee being quoted as saying: / have no
knowledge whatever of anything that transpired
in the WAYS and Means Committee" etc. Mr.
Aldrlcb said his statement had related only to
the hearings on orange mineral" which was
under consideration when he spoke. and did not
refer to the hearings a whole. because he had
,,,Ffl OFT
Il have given thirty years to the considera-
ton Of these matters" said Mr. Aldrch. and
while / may not have the ability of the Sen
ator from Indiana Yet such l have have
brought to this question. and if the Senator
will give fraction of the time to the consid-
Grafton Of these matters that | have given ne
will serve his constituency and the country bet
ter than by procaimng to everybody the lack
Of information"
Mr. Heybirn discussed the lead schedule, eX-
nlaininr mining methods and the systems OF
treating ore in order to demonstrate the neces-
sitv for n differential duty on products or
lead ore
statements by Mr. Cumrnins regarding the
freight rate on lead ore from Western states
to New York we're disputed by Messrs. Aldrich.
Borah. sutherland and Smoot The Iowa Sen
stor declared. however. that If there was any
railroad charging rate Of So ton on lead
ore from, salt Lake to New York Congress
could turn aside for few moments from the
consideration of the tarir and deal vigorously
with that road.
In the opinion Of Mr.. Borah no form Of Iegls-
lation would hurt the lead and smelter trusts
II was idle ne contended. for any one to say
There we're no such trusts. So thoroughly In
trencbed were they he said. that they easily
co,,Id avoid the provisions Of the bill by trans
ferring their bases of operations.