New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

-rsinine amendments Mr.. Newlands was rec
ognized Several Senators appealed TO him to
wait until Monday, but the Nevadan wanted 10
talk He said the Republican ''progressives''
had not exhausted all their resources to force
revision Of the tariff to meet their wishes. He
urged them 10 appeal 10 the President 10 de-
mand that the Republican party fulfil its plat
form pledges Senators were out, and
Were both amused and angry at Mr.. Newlands
He was talking a noisy and inattentive Sen
: ate but apparently this made no difference 10
him. Finally Mr. Aldrich appealed to him TO
surrender the floor before $50 O'Clock, so that
a vote on the pending amendments could be
taken and a night session avoided The Rhooe
Island Senator called attention 10 the fact
that if Mr. NewIands talked until 5:3O O'Clock
II would be necessary TO hold q night session.
under the agreement made several days ago
At 5:25 o'clock several Senators standing near
MI Nezvlands pointed to the clock and mo-
toned him TO take his seat He kept on talk
ing TWO minutes longer and then reluctantly
surrendered the floor and permitted the rollcah
20 be taken.
VOTING on AMENDMENTS.
a vote was taken on committee amend
rnent consolidating the paragraphs on the
cheapest grades OF cotton cloths ana hAlng
rate of / cent a square yard on unoieached
cotton cloth of fifty threads TO the inch, and IA
cents on bleached cloth, if valued at not more
than cents. and at > cents if dyed and col
ored and valued at not more than i cents
This amendment was carried, IL to 80
The amendment substituting specific for al
veIorern duties was then discussed MI La
Toilette asserting that there was not reouc-
ton in the duties cotton cloth, said theFe
were number of increases on the race oi ''
biu IN direct terms which had not been affected
nv court decisions. lie asked Mr. Alorlch I"
90 through the cotton cloth schedule item pS
item. and declared emphatically that ne "ou'u
sl,o,r the Senate there were numerous III
creases.
--t, cornnariso, made by- MI La Toilette OF
,,,at senate hill rates with what he said were
tte specifc rates equivalent TO the ad Valofein
rates of the Dtngley act was declared oF MI
A1drich TO be incorrect He said that ne was
supported in his denunciation Of MI La fol-
lette's figures bv all the experts in the Oni'eu
States.
When Mr. La Toilette was reading sPecihc
rates as being Dingiey rates. Mr.. Aldrich con-
tended that the duties in the Dingley law were
ad valoren rates. Mr.. La Toilette insisted Iha'
the specific rates which he was reading were
the equivalents OF the ad valorem duties OF the
present law They are the Dingley rates." he
insisted.
We'll see said Mr. Aldrich
"Oh I know it viii be voted through said
Mr.. La Toilette We have had number of
exhibitions OF that kind. This bill was passed,
let me say TO the Senate, when the Senator from
Rhode Island was clothed with the authority to
appoint the committee committees Of the
Senate"
Mr. Bailey announced his intention Of voting
against the committees amendment, because,
he said. it did not lower the Dingley rates,
AIr. Delivers proposed amendment to para
graph 312. placing ad valorem instead Of spe-
cifc duties on the more costly cotton goods.
rendered unnecessary because Of the consOlida-
tion Of that paragraph with the one that fol-
lowed il. relating TO the same general class Of
goods. This changed the tactics of the Iowa
Senator from attempt TO adopt his amend
ment TO an effort to accomplish the same result
by defeating the committee amendment substi-
tuting specific for ad valorem duties more
costly goods in paragraph 313. the ad valorem
provision being placed there by the House and
stricken out by the Committee Finance.
Mr. Cummins said Re, would like to see the
rates of the Dingley law reduced but" he added
7 shall be content if we can hold the Dingley
LAW il is He attacked the reason given by
the Committee on Finance for q change of duty
from ad valorem TO specific as disingenuous. In
the specific duties provided he said, the rates
depend on the value Of the cloth. which would
involve the same danger Of fraud as would the
levyirg Of the ad valorem duty. This being so.
he declared, the only reason for making the
change was TO raise lower the duty.
Mr. Aldrich replied that only 10 per cent Of
the goods was affected by these specific duties.
COMMITTEE WINS SO TO 2S
BY vote OF 80 10 2S the first committee
amendment. providing specific for ad valorem
duties OF the House bill was agreed to-
The next vote for specific duties resulted in
~
ing one more tc the negative vote
Senator Bacon then suggested that as all the
amendments Of the cotton schedule involved the
same question they might be voted on at one
time The suggestion was accepted. and the
vote then taken on thirteen amendments
covering ten pages of the bill. They were
agreed 70, as were the entire sections containing
them.-b by a-vote Of SO TO %
The Senate then adjourned