New-York tribune., 1909-05-21
GALL HALT ON ORAT0RY
IN EXPEDITE PROGRESS
on T1RIFF BILL.
Senate Leaders H7cary Of Speeches
for "Homc Consumption Cot
fonsced Oil Free.
from The Tribune Bureau.

TrGf1T
.-ss.d that the time has come to call halt on
- sneeches for home consumption. They
=, debate confined to the specific questions
"a consideration. and intend to do everything
.i- mower 10 limit the scope Of the discus
ga that the tariff orators viii be held WITH
bounds and not permitted to roam all over
5o, talking about the fundamentals Of free
=. and protection the political situation. the
-.- ouestion. freight rates and other economic
z,a-1s The leaders are far from satisfied With
=, nrogress being made on the tariff bill buI
t.s besitated 10 resort to heroic methods 10
SOP the takers.
ss,er = long debate to-day. in which almost
.rer,thing except the pending amendment WAS
s,.ussed Senator Tilman suggested that the
..s had come when something ought II be
sv,s 10 nut an end to this useless wranGle.
r-s. addressing the Republican insurgents.
said it was apparent to everybody that the
p,,rficsn leaders were in command of the sit
rstjon He added that the "astute leader from
pbo5e Island was from six to ten votes ahead
reverv amendment which had been offered by
.4rzvrgents' or Democrats. and there was little
etz,ce that any amendments not acceptable TO
tAs Finance Committee would he adopted. He
vzs getting weary of sitting in the Senate with
rothing 70 do except listen 10 professions Of po
ricsl faith BY Republicans and Democrats. The
ssrle vas fying in the sky and the flag was
rsyfng but no progress was being made with
he business Of the Senate Mr. Tillman sug-
rested that il was time for Nr. AIdriCh to ask
far an enforcement Of the rule that no Senator
shall speak more than tyyice on any one question
IN debate ou the same day without the per
mission Of the Senate. and that no Senator shall
Interrupt another without his consent.
The flow Of talk grows wider and deeper
trery day" said Mr. Tillman-
Not deeper interrupted Mr. Aldrich. which
correction AIr Tilman accepted
Mr Aldrich said it was his purpose 10 invoke
this rule at an early day, and To insist that the
Senate confine itself to consideration of the
paragraphs under consideration. He said it was
his Intention TO satisfy the Senator from South
Carolina that the tariff bill should be proceeded
vith morning afternoon and night, until dis
posed CT
We don't want any night sessions" said Mr..
Tillman I want 20 say" he continued, looking
ever the Senate chamber I'm hesitating man
ner that while I don't want to call down casti-
cation upon my head. speeches for home con-
sumption are getting too frequent for my
comfort"
ACTION on CHEMICALS. SCHEDULE
some progress or the bill was made to-day.
Notwithstanding the oratorical Interruptions.
When adjournment was taken, schedule A
CHEMICALS. oils and paints-had been read for
the third time. All but three paragraphs in
this schedule have been adopted. The para
graphs passed over for the third time we're those
relating 10 ammonia, barytes and oxide Of zinc.
Eight paragraphs in the chemicals schedule were
agreed TO to-day, as follows: No. p. tanning and
dyeing extracts: No. -. artificial sulphate Of
f+0H-r
white lead; No %. whiting and paris white; No
IS, acetate Of lead; No. IS. bichromate and
chromate Of potash; No. 6g bichromate and
ohromate Of soda. and No. Il. caustic soda No
changes from the Finance Committees recon-
mendation were made in paragraphs 21 ~ 52
IS and SO.
Reductions recommended by the committee
were made in the white lead and acetate Of lead
paragraphs. When the white lead paragraph
was reached, Senator Curtis moved that the
rate be made 20 cents instead of pa cents a
pound, and Mr. Aldrich accepted the amend
ment- Senators Bristow and Cummins wanted
still greater reduction, and the Curtis amend
ment was debated at length before its adoption
II was adopted, Il TO %. Eleven Republicans
voted against it. and Senator McEnery a Dem
ocrat, voted for IT,
Senator La Toilette came To the rescue Of the
that the duty on quebracho a tanning extract
be reduced from Z cent to- i cent a pound.
Senator's Daniel, Martin and Simmons, Demo-
Gratis. opposed this reduction, and it was de-
fssted IS to %
! want 20 protect American interests. That
ny policy don't care what name you call
L. am for it, said Mr.. Daniel in support Of
nigh duty on quebracho- The Virginia Senator's
attitude aroused special interest on the Repub-
hosn side, and Mr.. Aldrich gave especial atten-
usn TO his remarks, at times noddng smiling
assent u the proposition OF the twenty-three
q1ebrscho factories OF the country nine are in
NFglnia, and Mr.. Daniel declared that protec-
nen should be given 10 the industry. He said
sIeaS trust with headquarters in London and
herin would drive the American manufacturers
oui of the market if they had their way in OBJ
tslhing 2 small duty on imports into this coun-
NY Or were 10 obtain free trade. which they de-
sIS He explained that by making solid
9leorscho extract IN place Of the liquid prod
ucl On which half a cent a pound was levied
re foreigners had practically cut the duty in
1sa' and he desired duty OF seven-eighths Of a
Nfat pound on the solid extract to equalize the
tanH
ihlrteen Republicans voted for the La Fol
7e amendment and five Democrats against it.
when the bichromate of potash paragraph
was reached Mr.. La Toilette urged reduction
- ne House rate but the Senate rate was
J,Iup'ed. 40 to 20. on this question the Repub-
man Insurgents" divided almost equally.
On motion OF Mr.. Aldrich, reduction Of one
ghth OF cent made all the articles in
ne acetate OF lead paragraph.
Early in the day M. Aldrich offered
anlenoment 70 make cottonseed oil dutiable at
uifes cents gallon. reduction Of one cent
saiion from the Dingley law. When Senators
'lsey ard Tillman insisted that Senators from
COTTON producing states favored free trade in
0Ot'onsesd oil. Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the amend