The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-06
Says Senator AIdrich in Tar
if Fight, Is Little
SHORT OF RIDICULOUS"
Also Makes Lodge Target--prOmises Il
Introduced the 1888 Aldrieh-Allison
Tariff Commission Bill--Night
Sessions Possible.

washington, May Yesterday tar
in debate in the senate was marked BY
several important features, One Of these
was that Senator Aldrich served notice
on the Senate that in view Of the press.
ure from the public TO have the bill
passed, night sessions might be ex.
pected.
Replying 10 suggestion ar. Aldrich
made Tuesday, Mr.. Deliver declared it
made no difference to him il man found
in the Dingley bin some Of the things
he himself had discovered in the pending
measure.
MY friend, the senator from Rhode
Island he continued, seemed to get a
good deal Of comfort Tuesday BY sheer
ing at me because | had sought the adj.
vice Of persons qualified 70 speak on
these question. Such thing was not
only unealled for, but il Is little short
Of ridiculous when the senator sits here,
and IN answer to questions reads from
pamphlets prepared BY experts. III view
81 that course ] submit that he is in
no position to complain ii / talk with
wise and good men 10 prepare myself
% address this body and the people Of
the United States.a
Recalling that Mr.. Aldrioh had said
that it would be shown that no changes
increasing the cotton rates had been
made BY the senate committee on
finance, Mr.. Dolliyer said If that was
correct statement be would expect alt
81 the italics carrying senate amend.
ments to be stricken from the measure
The fact was, he said. that these cot
ton rates were increased from the Ding
ley 20 per cent 70 80 per cent. In some
cases He then read from a New York
newspaper (which. he added, had for
twenty years been watchful Of the
spiritual side Of the senator from Mas.
saehusetts~ chr. Lodgel-a statement
70 the effect that AIR. Lodge had said
that the cotton schedule as amended by
the Senate committee, was eol great
value to Massachusetts, The same ar.
tiele, he said also appeared in Boston
paper
NJ Lodge appearing IN shb chamber
al this moment. recognized the reading
OF the statement and made Inquiry con.
corning #; 70 which Mr.. Dolliver replied
that be alr. Lodgel was quoted Al say
ing that ~the IA yalorem rate on cotton
had been increased Mr.. Lodge said
that this must be misquotation
Fl stated, he said, ~that the ad val.
orem rates had not been increased
Then" Mr.. Deliver responded
promptly, @you were mistaken in stating
that, as | have demonstrated 70 the
senates and II you aid not state that 10
the Boston newspaper, you omitted 3
very important part Of your duty
Il have automatically demonstrated
that these rates have been increased, 2
said MI. Deliver
II also said the Iowan, bowinr to
the Massachusetts, senator. ehave grave
doubt about some Of the inhrmities Of
yourself
Mr.. Deliver explained the meFeerizs.
tion of cotton, declaring that the one
cent a yard for that or similar pro-
cesses provided in the bin was in excess
Of the cost Of mereerization
Mr. Smart said aha rNnrfnvs - ftnu r,,sg,
cess required Egyptian or long Sea Is
land cotton. Mr. Deliver denied this
and declared that was the cotton for
which the senator from South Carolina
had 20 strenuously worked for tariiF
duty
Mr. Tiliman quickly disavowed any
desire for duty on Sen Island cotton.
tle said he was enjoying seeing the sen.
ator from Iowa throwing bricks al his
colleagues on the Republican side. but
did not want him to throw them at
him
II thought l was throwing him bou
quet responded Mr. Deliver.
Mr.. Smoot declared cotton lost some.
thing IN mereerixsti0n
@Yes,R replied Mr. Dolliver. the pro-
cess 81 inereerixation Is hlSe washing
your haudsof course you lose little
IN the waste
Not the least significant statement
BIZ noliiyer was warning 80 the Senate
leaders that II hey wanted 4 tariff aei
tation to begin ii soon AZ the bill was
passed and to continue until real reyi
sion was accomplished, they were pursu-