The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-07
COULDN'T STAND FIRE
OF POINTED QUESTIONS
DOdgIng Behind Amendment,
AIdTICh Tries 10 Escape CIItI-
CISm Of Schedule

Washington, June 9--Wtth ils
eyes wide opon and thoroughly in-
formed as to how much more OK.
cessiye are elie cotton schedule du.
lies Of 8.e Kldrich bin than those OF
The Dingley hw The Senate deliber-
ately voted 10 Increase the Dlngley
rates on cotton Fabrics as specified
In gho Aldrlch amendment 70 the
House BILL
The vote showed the complete
mastery which Senator Aldrlch holds
over sle sltuatiOn in the senate,
The powerful effort OF Senator Dol
liver. IN which he tore 10 shreds
Senator Aldrlchs defense Of the
schedule and the final exposure 20
the Senate tD. Senator LaFollette OF
the increase on each item which tAe
Rhode Island Senator proposed 20
make over the Dingley rates. did not
win e single Republican from the
Aldrich camp.
Senator Glllinger and Senator
Smith, of Michigan, who made q play
as though they might vote against
the increases. voted win Aldrieh
throughout, and only the eight pro
gresa.Yes who have stood firm for
revision voted with tlie Democrats
against the Aldrich amendment.
Senators Foster and McEnery we're
the only two Democrats who voted
this dime with Senator Aldrich
Driven to Cloak Room.
Although Senator Ahrica got rel
suits, he shone IN q sorry llelal IN
the days proceedings, taking refuge
In the cloak room throughout the en-
tire time Senator Dollivcr made his
arralgnnent, not onAy Of the position
OF lhe Rhode iaiand Senator. bur of
his fairness and his sincerity. Dur.
Ing Ala arralgnncni the members 81
the Senate Finance committee slip
ped into the cloak room one bg one.
senaa0t hinCunGyer being dhe last
member of the committee 90 seek
this refuge. Senator Tillman re-
fieeted one impression left hy SEN
al0r Delivers and Senator La Fol.
lctte'a exposures by referring TO SEN
ator Aldhchs Macedonian phalanX'
as the "hoidesl band Of buccaneers
/ ever Saw
| Cuberson Takes Hand,
Senator CuihersOn took q hand ln
the castleatlon ahioh SenaiuF Ah-
rich received during dge day and
showed up The methods of the Rhode
Island Senator, Senator Aldrlch
designated as incorrect a statement
aftaeklng his cotton schedules which
Senator Culhers0n had filled e few
weeks ago Senator Aldiith aa de-
mied that lio had placed the rate on
certain fabrics given Ia Senator Cul.
hers0ns gtatoment but contenhcd
thna certain rate WIS &c instead
~ d eanl and ii quarter aud up, Sen-
ator Culberson askcl where the ic
rate was 10 be found IN the pend.
ing amendment anewerod Senator
Aldfioh driumphantly The clerk read
the amendment h ead boon intro.
duced after Senator Cuiherson filed
his statement on May i2.
Does lIhe Senator from Rhodo
Island consider Al q fair answer 10
my statement asked Senator tNit
besxun TO point 70 An amendment
introduced after ug statement was
filed rs proving that my statement
at the aIne was filed was lncnrrectg'
Senator tsilbers0n pointed out that
the oxpeni employed BY the minority
to get up the data had copied YER
baiim ffnm Senator Aldrics.s's report
the paragraphs which Senator Aldrleh
last nirht called incorrect aud he
asked the Rhode Island Senator "
that was not the case
Senator Aldrlch would make no
admission on thla point, but offered
his customary excuse that Ihis re-.
pert WAS hurrielly gotten ~ and was
Inaccurate and misleading.