The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-02
APOSTlE-SENATOR
AUTOMATIC ORATOR
"Who Wrote SmoOt's Speech OH
CottOn?" Is Question in the
Upper House.
STRIKING PROOF OF
BORROWING" is GIVEN
Utah Statesman Seems a Won
der, but Hardly Realizes the
Words He UttcrS.
Spcclal 10 The Tribune.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June l.
'.Who wrote Smoot s speech on cotton
manufactures was the question agi~
tating the senatorial mind today, while
the senator read page after page OF the
typewriter manuscript
That some person other than Smoot
wrote it was evidenced by an incident
in the course of its delivery. Obscrv
ing that the senators had all left the
chamber but three. Senator McCumber
asked Smoot to halt and called for n
uuorlim When The roll was called and
The senator's brought in from clerk
rooms and restaurant, Smoot resumed
reading, hut he read three pages he had
disposed OF before. The point Of no
quorum was raised,
Others noticed the repetition, but
Smoot apparently did not. SO automatic
was his oratory.
BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-After. in
effect receiving information from
Chairman Adrich that beginning with
tomorrow night sessions for The con
sideration Of the tariff bill would be
hold, the senate today began consider
alton of the cotton cloth schedule.
There were not many speechcs. hut
those made were of considerable length.
Senators Smoot and Lodge, both ma
ioritv members of the finance commit
fee. were thc principal orators: ana onth
spoke in support of committee pro
visions
The Utah senator discussed The sub
ieci from technical standpoint, con
cInditg that The senate bill does not, IN
reality. increase duties contemplated by
ihc Diugicy law. Re undertook, how
ever, 10 show that by various rulings
of the customs authorities these ddnCs
had been reduced by an average OF ~
Der cent. 1t was the purpose of the
committee to carry into effect the eN-
isting law. He declared that the com
mitec had been Influenced neither by
manufacturers nor importers.
Lodge Outlines Policy
Senator Lodge gave spccia attention
10 the committee on schedules and IN
cidentslly spoke Of the genera! pol1cy
.of the Republican party with reference
To tariff revision. He centeIded tnal
there had been no intention OF revising
tbe tariff downward but that the pur-
pose of The party had been merely so
10 revise the tariff as to protect Inc
American manufactures against cheap
foreign labor. lie declared New Eng.
land factories were returning only small
dividends 10 their owners. and traced
ihe general increase in the prices OF
commodities 10 the enlarged volume OF
gold in tho country, rather than TO the
advantages accruing from the protective
system He eXpla at length the
process of mercerIatlon IN order To
show that the protective rate allowed
for this process was not excessive.
Senator Dollivcr took exception to
remark by Senator Aldrlch, The Iowa
senator had offered an amend dmcnt to
the cotton schedule providing for ad va
loren rather than specific duties, where
upon Mr. Aldrich made Incidental ref
erence 10 senators " who come here Win
importers briefs
Dolliver Is Aroused,
Mr. DoIliver replied sharply, but
when Mr.. Aldricb explained that he had
moi meant any reflection, business pro
cceded with serenity.
Later, the senator from Iowa SAID
reflections upon his course had come
from behind the doors of the finance
committee. This was said in response
10 defense by Senator Root of the
board of general appraisers. 10 which
reference had been made by Mr.. Dol
liver.
AT 5:05 p. m. the senate ad diouTncd
until 1880 Il. nj, tomorrow.
The house was III session only thlr-
teen minutes, adjourning until Thurs
day, without transacting any business.