The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

pounds would save one cent. with which
he could buy a paper 10 read about sugar
trust frauds. and If President Taft ate
his weight in sugar ne could save enough
70 buy a shave. Aldrich had explained
that his bill was not intended TO advance
prices in any particular
Senators Lodge and Smoot were the
chosen spokesmen OF the committee in
defense OF the cotton schedule and
number Of concessions were presented in
the form Of amendments by the commit
tee Lodge reviewed the work OF the Re-
publican convention. and maintained that
there was nothing TO show that the party
was pledged TO downward revision. stu,
he insisted that the present bin did make
S79 reductions from existing law and
Only % increases. He denied that any
trust controlled the cotton industry. Dol
liver and Aldrich clashed over criticisms
the former passed upon Chairman Dew
ries, OF the board of general appraisers.
whom he said had written the cotton
rates. This Aldrich denied Stone. OF
Missouri. charged the Finance Commit
tee with having suppressed a report from
the state Department showing the cost
of labor in Germany. and when this
charges was pressed Chairman Aldrieh
consented TO have the report printed. but
did so with some show Of anger.
Cummins. of Iowa. on Tuesday submit
ted his income tax amendment II i'm
poses tax OF per cent on incomes
above 5000, eXempting salaries OF pub
lie officers for the term to which they
have been elected. 1t also exempts the
income OF corporate shares which have
been taxed as corporate property, the
private holder OF such securities to be
reimbursed by so much
Replying 20 Lodge. Gore displayed his
remarkable memory when he gave the
figures showing the earnings OF many
cotton and wOOllen mills in New England
as being from "a 20 g. per cent in 1907. He
was followed in the opposition by Mel
son and La Toilette. The latter scored
the Republican leaders bitterly for broken
pledges. quoting extensively from the
speeches OF Taft 10 show how the Idea OF
downward revision was the general un-
derstanding OF the Republican position
before the election and asserting that II
was on this policy that Taft had carried
the Mississippi Valley States. La Fol-
lette declared that within three years
after the passage of the Dlngley law 1f9
combinations were formed with an ag-
gregate capital OF more than 5000 GOO, coo
BY January or 1903 he said that the trusts
embraced more than 1900 plants IN every
line Of industry with a total capital Of
about S30OoG,0000OO. In every line the cost
! OF production had been reduced. but this
had not been felt by the consumer.
Again on Thursday did Senator Stone.
Of Missouri return 10 the subject OF the
/ suppressed German wage report. saying
/ that press dispatches from Berlin showed
that the German government was offend
U ID H.
/ few days ago that the sending OF such a
| report for the purpose Of influencing OF
I tariff legislation was "a piece OF i'm
/ pertinence." On the same ground. stone
condemned Senator Depew. OF New
/ York. Aldrich refused TO retract his
statement, but explained that he had in
/ tended no Offense 10 Germany, but had
referred 10 the manufacturers who had
| secured the report. Upon the suggestion
OF Tillnan. an abstract OF the report was
ordered 10 be printed at once pending
/ the translation Of the complete report.
Night sessions OF the Senate we're be-
/ gun Thursday. and one OF the first nights =
/ sensa tions was a deliberate questioning
/ OF the word OF La Toilette BY Penrose.
\ of Pennsylvania When Dolliver an
/ nOunced that la Toilette was iIl and
/ so could not resume his speech before
/ next day. Penrose said that he doubted
/ the truth Of the statement that Ia Fol-
/ lette was sick. BOrah protested against
such asperSiOns in the absence OF la
] Toilette. When DOlliver. earlier. had Of
| fered 70 speak while La Toilette was
resting. the chair ruled that such sub
| stitutiOn would be out Of order on
| Friday La Toilette replied with dignity
that no one could account for the where
/ aboutS of PenrOse without transgreSsing
the rules OF the Senate