Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-03
SENATORS PLAN
TO RUSH WORK
ADOPT RESOLUTION TO HOLD
NIGHT SESSIONS
ATTEMPT TO LIMIT DlLAToRY
MOTIONS OPPOSED
Bacon Denounces Ruling by Former
Vice President as ReVolu-
tionary, but 1t Is Used
for Precedent
fBv Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, June with the
adoption of a resolution providing fol
day and night sessions beginning to-
morrow, the senate heard today suS-
gestion of a policy for limiting diliatory
motions which caused an earnest pro-
test from Senator Bacon and others.
The vice president, basing his action
on a precedent made in the last con-
gress when the Aldrich-Vreeland cur
rency bill was under consideration, held
that the absence of a quorum could not
be called to the attention of the senatf
if the senator occupying the floor de-
clined to yield for that purpose
Senator Bacon declared this was one
of the revolutionary rulings made Wher
the currency bill was under considera-
ton and that under 1t there would be
serious abuse of parliamentary rules.
He announced his intention to obtain
a full consideration of this question by
the introduction of resolution TO Dy
considered by the committee on rules.
A long speech dealing with the pledge
of party leaders with respect to a re-
vision of the tariff was begun by Sena-
tor LaFollette and will be continued
tomorrow
BY numerous quotations he main
tanned that no question could be raised
as to the pledge of the party for re-
vision downward and declared that be-
fore he should conclude his speech he
would demonstrate that on the whole
the pending bill placed the customs
duties above the Dingley rates.
Trust Control Extended
Since the enactment of the Dingley
law and until 1904, he said, the con
troll of trusts had been extended to 1864
plants with a capital of more than
twenty million dollars.
Senator Nelson quoted numerous
comparisons between the existing laws
and the pending measure with the in
tention of showing that in the cotton
schedule the rates had been raised from
20 to SC per cent above the Dingley law
by the substitution Of specific for ad
valorem duties.
Senator Gore again quoted dividends
and surplus earnings of New England
cotton and wool manufacturing com
panies to sustain his contention that
these corporations make large profits,
and Senator Frye, in replying, declared
that taking into consideration both
successful and unsuccessful cotton and
wooden mills, a profit of not more than
6 per cent had been realized by New
England manufacturers upon their IN
vestments in these industries.
Senator Elkins spoke at legth advo-
eating a duty on coal and petroleum.
The cotton schedule was construc-
lively under consideration all day, but
no feature of it was voted upon
Gore Makes Speech
Astonishing the senate by a citation
of a long list of cotton and wooden and
manufacturing companies and giving
their earnings, capital stock, surplus
ETC.. Senator Gore again today under
took the task of showing that corpor-
ations engaged in the cotton and wool
EN- industries were making very large
earnings.
The speech was one that no other
senator would have attempted without
constant reference to notes, but the
blind statesman from the southwest
found no difficulty in giving offhand
the greatest varieties of details with
out the ability to assist his memory
in any way.
Referring to the cotton and wooden
manufacturers and in rasping and
sinister tone the Oklahoma senator
said he did not blame them for their
large earnings.
II know they are intelligent citi-
zens," he said, Judging from their
business success and from their Sc
lection of United States senator's
He referred in sarcastic language to
the statement made yesterday by SEN
ator Lodge that some of these large
earnings resulted from sales of real
estate fortunately acquired many years
ago.
Suspects PhiIanthropist
He suspected, he said, that the good
natured philanthropist manufacturers
did not divide their earnings ION the
square" with their laborers.
Senator Nelson followed,
MIR. LaFollette discussed. the protec-
tive tariff in it's relation to monopoly
which, he said, was a direct result of
prohibitive rates of duty. He prophe-
sled that the beef packers would
reach out and eventually control not
only the tanneries, but all the products
of leather. Senator LaFollette during
his argument became somewhat eX-
hausted in consequence of the close
air in the senate chamber and a brief
recess was taken.
When the senate was again called
to order Mr.. LaFollette appeared much
refreshed and said there was no oc-
casion for the anxiety of his friends.
Under the order of business now es-
tablished the senate will be in session
ten hours daily, from 1890 a. m. to $50
and from to II o'clock p. m.