Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-15
SENATOR GORE MAKES HuMOR-
Gus REFERENCE IN TARIFF
DEBATE.
BEVERIDGE, CLAPP, CRAWFORD
AND NELSON RESENT AID
RlCH's INTERFERENCE.
CARE TO BE LEcTURED BY
RHODE ISLANDER.

Washington, July Ex-senator La
Follette's tariff commission amend
ment was rejected by a viva voce vote.
Asking that they be considered as a
single amendment, Mr.. Ia Toilette of
fered q large number of changes to
the wooden schedule, substituting ad
ValOrem duties for specific rates.
They were voted down.
Mr.. La Toilette occupied three hours
in his speech and offering amend
ments. Mr.. Gore delivered the final
denunciation of the entire system of
protection as eXemplified in the bill.
Suggesting that the president should
promptly veto the tariff bill in fair
ness to his campaign pledges, Mr..
Gore added:
Then it may not be so far stretch
ing a prophecy to say that the next
president of the United States may be
an African.
This adroit reference to Mr.. Roose-
welt was received with laughter.
Offering an amendment placing on
the free list articles in the production
of which there is no competition in
the United States, Mr.. Cummins de-
clared this plan conformed TO the prin-
ciples Of protection. The amendment
was rejected.
The failure of the senate TO keep the
promise made to the people by the re-
publican party respecting revision of
the tariff downward, was the theme
of Mr.. Beverage, as the debate on
the pending bill Was drawing to
close.
Nur votes" he said, shall be cast
in harmony with our party's pledges
as voiced by our party's leader and
the nations president"
Suggesting that the insurgents"
would cast their votes on the final
passage of the bill in conformity with
their previous action, Mr.. Beveridge
said they would do so, as notice to
the cOnferees to bring back a bill in
which there should be decreases of
duties.
Mr.. Beverage was answered by Mr..
Aldrich, who said he had often seen
men interpret their own judgment as
the judgment of their party.
"The republican party is party of
majOrities," he added "and the views
Of the majority in matters of legisla-
tton control party policies. The SEN
atOr from Indiana does not speak for
the republican party. He has no right
to call here the name Of the president
Of the United States in support of any
suggestion which he has made"
Mr.. Aldrich declared that the pend
ing bill was q fulflIment of the
party's pledge. If senators wished to
vote against the bill, he said they
should not attempt to speak for their
party.
Mr.. Crawford vigorously protested
against any attempt on the part of
Mr.. Aldrich to prevent republican SEN
atOrs from exercising their judgment.
Mr.. Clapp also joined in the protest
against any effort on Mr.. AIdrich's
part to control his actions.
ct will take more than the senator
from Rhode Island to read the state
of minnesota out of the republican
party said Mr.. Nelson, amid ap-
plause, which called down the gavel
of the vice president with an an
nouncement that CHI expressions
were not permitted. Nelson said he
did not care to be lectured by the SEN |
ator from Rhode Island.
The bill then passed, As to "a, as
follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, BOrah. Bourne. Brad |
ley, Brandegee, Briggs, BulkeIey. |
Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Carter. |
Clark of Wyoming Crane, Depew. !
Dick, Dixon, Dupont, Elkins, Flint. |
Frye, Galllnger, Gamble, Guggenheim, |
Hale, Hepburn, Johnson of North Dr. !
kota, Kean, Lorimer, Jones. McCum-
Der, McEnery, Nixon, Oliver. Page, |
Penrose, Perkins, Piles, Scott. Smith |
1f Michigan, Smoot Stephenson. Suth-
erland, Warner, Warren, Wetmore-
IS.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey. Bankhead.
Beveridge. Bristow. Brown. Burkett,
Chamberlain, Clapp, Crawford. Gull
person, Cummins. Daniel, Dolliver.
Fletcher, Foster, Frazier, Gore.
Hughes, Johnston of Alabama. La
Toilette. McLaurin, Martin. Money,
Nelson, Newlands, Overman. Owen.
Shively, Simons. Smith of South Caro-
ina. Stone, Taliaferro. Taylor-34.
Upon motion o: Mr. Aldrich. the
ice president pronounced the senate
,cnfc.Ees as follows: -Aldrich. Bur
'ows. Hale and Cullom. republicans:
Daniel, Money and Bailey, democrats.
The senate then adjourned. T.
DIE OF LOckJAW.