The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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In the Senate Monday the PROPOSE
ton to increase the duty on lemons
from l cent to IL cents a pound was
agreed to by a vote of 43 to 2S The
House duty on bacon, hams and lard
was restored upon motion of Mr. AL
drich, who withdrew the committee
amendments increasing it. An effort
of Mr.. Bacon to reconsider the para
graph relating to fresh Lcef, mutton,
etc, in order ito decrease me duties on
those articles was defeated. The House
was not in session.
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The Senate spent the day Tuesday
in a discussion of the cotton schedule
of the tariff bill. The most noticeable
feature OF the debate was a speech by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. in
which he declared that the Republican
party had never promised revision
downward" Senator Aldrich gave no.
tice that, beginning with Wednesday
night, night sessions would be held.
The House was in session only thirteen
minutes, adjourning until Thursday
without transacting any business.
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The Senate Wednesday adopted a
resolution for day and night sessions,
and the Vice President ruled that the
absence of a quorum could not be
called to the attention of the chair if
the Senator occupying the floor de-
Rclined to yield for that purpose. Sena-
tor La Toilette began a two days
speech, arguing for lower tariff. SEN
ators Nelson and Gore spoke along the
same line and Senator Elkins pleaded
for a higher tariff on coal and oil.
Senator Frye defended the charge that
the New England cotton mills are
making unusually large profits The
House was not in session.
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Senators Aldrich and Stone engaged
in a sharp exchange of words Thurs
day morning in a discussion growing
out of Senator Aldrich's charge that
the German government was interior
ing in tariff legislation Mr. Stone
said the German government resented
that charge, and Mr. Aldrich attempt
ed to show that his statement was di-
rected against the government. Sena-
tor La Toilette continued his speech
against high tariff rates in the pend
ing bill. AT 5:3e p. m. the Senate took
a recess till o'clock, when discussion
of the bill was continued until TO-: so.
After trying for three-quarters of an
hour to obtain a quorum and not meet.
ing with success the House adjourned
until Monday The point of no quorum
was made by Mr.. Macon (Arkansas)
who demanded the presence of con-
stitutional majority for the consider.
alton of the bill amending the laws of
Porto Rico. That the Republican plan
| to pass the bill the next week was
made evident when Mr.. Payne, the ma.
| jority leader, served notice that if a
| quorum was not present on Monday
next he would move that the sergeant
| alarms bring in the absentees
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Through forenoon, afternoon and
evening sessions the Senate Friday
labored on the cotton schedule. Mr.
La Toilette completed his long speech
attacking the changes in the Dingley
rates which were recommended by the
Senate Finance Committee and replied
to Senator Penroses charge that he
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for his absence from the night session
| He said he was not sick. but was very
tired and was resting in order to be in
shape to continue his speech in the
Senate. At the night session Chair
man Aldrich replied to Mr.. La Fol
lette's assault upon the work of the
Finance Committee and made gen
eral defense of amendments, which hi
asserted were necessary to carry OF
the intent of the trainers of the Ding
After devoting the larger portion oil
| Saturday to listening to a discussion
| of the cotton cloth schedule, the Sen
ate entered upon a period of voting
late in the afternoon and rapidly dis
posed of the entire subject of changing
| from ad valorem TO specific duties fol
the purpose of preventing under-valua
tions. On all the votes taken the
finance committee was sustained by q
majority of ten or eleven. Three votes
were necessary to accomplish this re
suit, and others would have been nee
essary but for Senator Bacon, who
seeing the futility of opposing the
committee, suggested the grouping oil
! the votes after the first two ballots
had been taken. This suggestion was
unanimously agreed to, with the re
suit that so much was accomplished
| that a night session was not held
Senator Dolliver occupied much of the
time of the session with a speech in
which he INDUCED in much caustic
criticism of the methods of the finance
committee. The House was not in
session.
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