The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-16
SEN. BURKETT
GOT ANGRY
LriticiSeS Action Of the Com
mittee on Finance
AS PLAYING POLITICS
Senator Aldrieh Replied That There Is
No Mystery About II and No Poll
tics, Either--Doubt Of Demand
ror Tariff Revision.
AS PLAYING POLITICS

Washington, June 1e.-In the at.
tempt Of the Senate TO carry into effect
the new order for daily meetings at 10
O'Clock a few senators had congregated
IN the Senate chamber when at that
hour yesterday the e.president called
the body to order.
There was no demand for a qomum
and business was allowed TO proceed,
The amendment covering importations
from the Philippines was taken up, tht
tobacco clause receiving attention first,
Declaring that tobacco grown in the
Philippines was untitled for the Ameri-
can market, because Of inferior quality,
Senator Buckley Of Connecticut open-
ed the days debate. lie opposed the
Philippine amendment and insisted that
its enactment into law would do the
Philippines no good.
Amendments Accepted.
Mr.. Buckley offered an amendment
providing that the 100000 gross tons
Df wrapper and filler tobacco 10 be adj
mtted TO the United States from the
Philippines kree Of duty "shall be UNI
etemmed," that the number of cigars
to Be admitted free shall be 70000O00
instead Of 150,0000OO and that the
amount of free filler tobacco shall be
reduced from 1,500, 900 pounds to 1.000,-
600 pounds. Senators penrose, Jones
and Fletcher, approving this proposed
change as satisfactory to the tobacco
interests Of their states, Senator Aldrieh
promptly, on behalf Of the finance COM
mittee, accepted these amendments.
That the Senate committee Sf finance
has been engaged in playing q game
Of petty politics" was deflantly charged
by Senator Burkett Of Nebraska, in con-
nection with the report Of the committee
in accordance with the Buckley amend
ment. Senator LaFollette had pre-
Fiously presented an amendment reduc-
ing the number to 75,000.000 and the
Nebraska senator found in the action of
the committee a discrimination in favor
Of Buckley against LaFollette. This
was the reason for his outburst, and he
spoke with apparently strong feeling.
Rnundly denouncing the finance com
mittee, Mr.. Burkett declared that the
action in making changes in the Philip
pine amendment was sufficient to cause
senators to lose confidence. The origin
al amendment, he said. had been brought
into the Senate as approved by the
president, hnt in face Of that fact the
committee had brought in its recon-
mendation Of a reduction to 70,0O0O00
in accordance with Mr. Bulkeley's re-
quest Of 5000 900 less than called for
BY the LaFollette amendment eThis,"
he said Els a matter too important to
iuogle with, and it looks to me like a
game Of petty politics"
No Mystery, Declares AIdrich.
"There is no mystery about it, pro-
tested Mr.. Aldrieh, sand no politics ex-
cent desire on the part Of the commit
tee to do the right thing, and, above
everything else, to pass this bill.
what right has the committee got
to report a bill and ask us to legislate
upon it when they have not given 1t
enough attention and investigation to
Justify them in bringing it in retort-
ed Mr. Burkett. This same sort of
thing has occurred number Of times. ?
The Committee Defended.
Senators Dick, Gallnger and Depew
defended the committee, Senator Depew
doubted the real strength Of the demand
for tariff revision and said that If the
demand had not been referred to in the
Republican platform he believed there
would not have been any difference in
the electoral vote.
Replying further to criticism, Mr..
Aldrieh said
sThere are some men whose condem-
nation is their highest commentator.
He declared he had done his duty IN re-
ference to this bill He commended the
course taken by the Republican members
Of his committee and did not object to
senators taking course to conform to
their views. The committee would
change its views he said, when senators
could bring forth amy testimony to show
that they had made mistake.
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