The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
Senate for Once Drops Tariff
Schedules to Discuss States
man From Wisconsin.
SOME BITTER ATTACKS
AND SPIRITED DEFENSE
Days Session Is Marked by
Sharp Clash Between Sena-
tors Stone and Aldrich.


since congress was convened. Fifty
four senators were present.
Every Republican senator in the city
except Mr.. LaFollette was In his seat,
and his absence was the subject of
criticism. The sincerity of his attitude
on the tariff bill was questioned and
finally serious attacks upon him were
made by conservative Republicans in
charge of the bill and spirited he
fcnse came from the insurgents and
Democrats.
Another outbreak is almost sure 10
occur when the Wisconsin senator again
gets the floor.
Calling attention 70 Il recess taken
in the senate YESTERDAY in order to give
Mr.. LaFolette an opportunity TO rest
and to his failure TO he on-hand tohlghI
10 resume his remarks, some senators
sought 10 show that he had received un-
usual consideration,
Beveridge Defends.
Mr.. Bevcridge in defending Mr.. La,
Toilette, asserted that no senator would
question that Mr.. LA aFol!ctte was i'll ana
needed the rest Mr.. Pcnrose declared
that he would be able to prove that MI
J.9GolIeffp WAS Nfi shpuS' "
abroad on the streets, consulting wlth
the representatives of yellow journals
and uphft magazines.
Prompt defense of Latollette came
from Senators Borah and Dolllver, he
publcans. and Money, Democrat.
Mr., Beveridge suggested that the
senate should djourn for a reasonable
time TO give Mr. LaFollette an oppor"
tunity to recover and resume ms
speech.
Mr.. Aldrich opposed the suggestion,
saving that while the senators svmpa-
tbiZed with Mr.. LaFollette, there was
no reason why Mr.. Beveridge should
not make his own speech if he desired
Mr.. Bcvcridee Immediately interrupt
ed Mr.. Aldrich and refused TO yield fur.
ther 10 him, saying 81 decline to yield
because it is not question OF SYM
pathy and in the second place, | have
no speech TO make.
Plenty of Bad Temper.
Ill-feelng was apparent on every
side. Mr.. Dolliver suggested that MI
Aldrich might take the opportunity to
make certain statements which he said
had been promised to the senate for
four weeks. Mr.. Aldrich replied he
would select his own time TO make any
speech that be desired,
Declaring that Mr.. LaFollette had
been insulting to him, when he had
asked permission to interrupt. the sen zen
ator from Wisconsin, Mr., Gallinger On.
IT.. said an unusual courtesy had been
shown Mr.. LaFollette yesterday when
the senate took recess to give Mr..
LaFollcttc time TO recuperate
cit has been part of the customary
tactics Of the senator from Wisconsin,
said Mr.. Peurose. to "plead illness IN
the midst of his speeches and under
that plea to absent himself from the
chamber, while in fact it Is generally
known that he was consulting with the
representatives OF yellow journals and
the editors of uplift magazines.
Mr. Borah sharply criticised the prac-
tice Of making charges against sem
ator in his absence.
LaFonette Sick Man.
Mr.. Dolliver followed with a declara-
tou that be was near Mr.. LaFollette
when he was speaking yesterday, and
that it did not require the services of
physician to prove that ne was suf-
fering severely.
Mr.. Money, defending the Wiscon-
sin senator. declared that he could hear
him breathing heavily.
To end the discussion Mr. Aldrich
suggested that the senate pass over the
cotton schedule temporarily and pro
cecd TO the consideration Of the 1aX
and hemp schedules.
This met with general approval, but
was followed by further discussion on
the question of courtesies extended to
senators who became i'll while in pos
session Of the floor Mr., Beveridge be-
came irritatcd when Mr.. Scott CIV. Va
suggested that he should obtain permits
sion from the senator holding the floor
before addressing the senate. Mr.
Beveridge said senators were equally in
telligent and one did not need to be
instructed in the methods of procedure
by another. Mr. Scott said something
about a "bore,' to which Mr.. Bever,
idge replied that he did not propose 10
have the senator from West Virginia
instruct him.
Some Progress Made.
The senate proceeded with the fax
schedule and Mr., Bradley (Ky) offered
nm amendment taking iute and ,jute
butts from the free list and assessing
n duty Of ono and oue.half cents a
pound.
ported free of duty that il is source
Of disgust, it is jute,H said Mr., Brad
ley.
The Bradley amendment was adopted !
An amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich
making the duty on threads made of
fax or hemp yarns finer than FIVE lea
1924 cents per pound was also adopted. A |
more specific wording Of the paragraph |
making straw mattings dutiable and in
creasing the duty on the finer grades |
Of mating was agreed TO,
The para graph on cotton bagging was
passed over, Mr.. Aldrich promising Mr.,
Tillman that the finance committee
would give 1T such careful considcra-
lion that it would be prepared to insist
,n its amendment in conference
The sundries schedule was then taken
Up and several minor committee amend
nents specifically placing real horse