The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-01

ers, Mr.. Rayner said the Michigan SEN
ators assured Mr.. Aldrich that they
would guarantee enough iron from their
state 10 underpin the structure for the
next six thousand years.
The speaker called Senator baFol
lettc, as mild hammered man as ever
cut throat or scutt]ed ship declar
ing that ''he is underneath tho struc
ture all alone, plotting by day and
dreaming by night how to undermine
its foundations
Referring to Senator Root. Mr.. Ray
ner pronounced him "not within the
citadel, but AS having little citadel
of his own
He said Mr., Root "seems always fig
urin,g and writing. and that the same
whom. he said, he could not tell
whether he was ir the citadel trying
to get out or outside trying to get
in" Senator Smoot he dubbed "the
chaplain Of the garrison He added
that Senator Aldrich "in his moments
Of remorse and penitcnce for the work
he is engaged in is entitled TO all the
assuaglrg consolation religion can af
ford him
Tilt With Tillman,
When Senator Bacon began speaking
upon the duty on bacon and hams ne
noticed Senator Tillman conversiug
| Nliu MI ihlull lNu anu P''l'Sltu dSdihsS
the South Carolina senator diverting
tho attention of Mr.. Aldrich. "The sen
ator from Rhode Island is regarded by
so many senators as being the senate IT.
self that the senator objects to any
one talking TO him while he is speak
ing retoTted Mr.. Tillman.
"Well, that is a fact acquicsccd
Mr.. Bacon.
Some of us have to talk with the
senator from Rhode Island, - said Mr.
! Tillman.
The committee on finance had recon-
mcpded an increase from 4 10 cents a
pound on bacon and hams, and Mr. Ba-
con opposed these amendments.
After Mr.. Bacon had declared that
the proposed increase IN bacon and
hams. lard, fresh meat. veal, mutton
pork. cite, would endanger the welfare
of the Republicans party, Mr.. Aldrich
smilingly declared that rs "hc had The
welfare Of the Republican party at
! heart" he would withdraw the commit
tee amendment in sections 2S0, PSI and
I,294
This came rs a surprise and Mr.. Aid
rich explained that he had taken this
action because he wanted 10 curtail the
debate and did not believe the lower
duty provided by the house would af
feet the importations.
Hepburn Surprised.
Senator Bcvcridge indicated that he
approved this course. Mr.. Hepburn ex,
pressed surprise that such action should
be contemplated and said he had sup
posed these amendments restoring the
duties of the Dingley law. which had
been lowered by the house, would be
maintained by the committee on
| finance.
off | believed. -. said Mr.. Aldrich
"that every item of this bill raised the
price of the article affected, then l.
should cease to be a protcctlonist, [
think.
When asked by Mr. Bacon whether
he would consent to still further lower
the rates on these articles, he promptly
declared that he would not.
Mr.. Hepburn, asserting that these
rates of duty should be kept mp be-
cause they were ''no more completely
distributed articles among the wage
earners than pig
Mr.. Tillmau asked the difference be
tween the pig and the hog.
Il like the term pig better than
hog; because hog Is something's applied
TO different classes of beings rctorted
the Idaho senator
Il have understood - said Mr.. Till
man, "that the pig is baby hog
a squcaling fellow that has TO squeal
sometimes when he can't get teat.'
lnterrupting. Mr. Aldrich said tho
rates of the house bill in respect TO
these articles were protective,
Aldrich S Explanation.
'I have no question about that what
ever said Mr.. AIdrch, 81 am not
failing in my duty as a protectionlst in
making this change. AT cents pound
there is no danger of any large importa-
tiOns of bacon and ham in this country.
When the Wilson bill was in operation
with duty of 3 cents pound, there
were no importations, There is no pos
sibility that there Will be large impor-
tations of lard under duty OF -
cents pound. as fixed by the house.
There was no increase in those importa-
tons under the Wilson BILL
Mr.. Hey burn insisted that some oil
the rates had been made too low.
Mr.. Aldrich, suggestin" the settle.
ment OF the question under considera-
tion by vote, the Idaho senator We
hemently declared his intention TO con
cludo his remarks, Mr.. Hepburn and
Mr.. Bacon engaged in colloquy con-
corning the effect of the tariff on prices,
and Mr.. Cummlns declared that. while
Iowa raised l0,000,000 hogs annually,
, her farmers did not believe the duty on
!, bacon and hams had anything to do
with the price of those farm products.
, When Mr.. Culberson of Texas Of
fercd a portion Of the testimony of An
drew Carnegie As an example OF the
J views Of Republican that the reduc-
ton of duties would lessen the price 10
|, the consumer. Mr., Aldrch suggested
that acme Democrat should place nll OF
Mr.. Carnegie s statements on the tariff
record as Democratic textbook. He
had 10 doubr II would oe used for that
purpose for the next twenty years.
Mr.. Bailey acted upon Mr.. Aldrich S
suggestion. asking that Mr., Carnegie S
, testimony be printed as separate pub.
nc document, Mr.. Scott of West Vir.
gina objected.
Obtaining permission TO reconsider
the action OF the senate in adopting the
, finance committee : amendments in
crcaslng the duties on bacon, hams and
lard, Mr., Aldrich formally withdrew
, The amendments and the lower duties
OF the house ball were agreed to.
Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia moved TO re,
consider the paragraph on fresh meat
and game. but the senate refused to do
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