The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-06
PrOtestAgainst Cotton Schedules
 Is of No Avail
DOLL|VER LEADS ATTACK
Senator Deliver Hits Hard In Tirade Addressed to AldrIch, Which lrrl- tates the Latter and Amuses
 tho Galleries.

Washington, June 5.-(Special. )-Sen- ator Aldrich had three votes taken in the Senate this afternoon on the cotton schedule and won handsomely on each test. The entire schedule was praoti cally passed, notwith standing the con certed opposition of American import CTS who have been fighting 1t.
 Many of the southern senators are preparing tonight to leave for their homes not to return until the regular session convenes in December, next. They say they are satisfied that the re- publicans can and will put through the Aldrich bill as 1t Is written, with few alterations and thes will be made with the consent of the Rhode Island leader.
 In the early part of the week the finance committee will report out its resolution on oil, hides and lumber. It can be stated with most absolute ac- curaoy that hides will go on the free list that oil will carry an ad valorem duty and that lumber instead of being s2 as now will be fixed at s1, as the House has voted.
 Day of Pickering.
 Aside from taking votes on cotton the entire day In the Senate was de- voted to personalities, some of them bitter, reflective on the conduct of oth CTS, crimfnations and recriminations- Senator Deliver led in a general tirade against the methods of Aldrich. For l four days he has been chaing under | l. lk.... 4.,1 warts He got a chance today anc amused the galleries irritated Aldrict and pleased the republican ''progres- sives"
 He pictured the present bill as one framed by a lot of green goods men and said that the senators in charge of it were using the American public as come-on men.
 What do you men-what is a come on man?" asked Bailey.
 "Oh. it's a green goods affair that we of the world who read know something about And it's a game despicable and one that no good gambler would per- init himself to become engaged in" was the answer.
 Tiliman's Query.
 MT. Tillman remarked that there were apparently two Dingley laws, and he wanted to know which was the real one.
 Yes" said MT. Deliver. There is one on the statute books and another in the imagination of the senator from Rhode Island. We have five witnesses, the im- porter, the importing manufacturing, tho statistics, the goods themselves and our own officials assessing the duties, all saying these duties have been raised.
 But my friend from Rhode Island says these manufacturers don't know anything about the customs house. Why, bless his innocent soul they have had agents at the customs every morning and some times perhaps they have them on the pay rolls. l never expected to see the senator from Rhode Island lay aside his dignity on a certificate from an insig- nificant government clerk
 He said he thought he could show that men whose testimony had been cited in this case have spoken both ways on this question. He mentioned MT. Park hill, an employe of the cotton division of the New York customs house as being in this category.
 Plea of Lodge.
 The plea of Senator Lodge that should the tariff on cotton goods be reduced the effect would be to destroy many manufactures and thus throw out of em- ployment thousands of laborers, was viz orously disputed by Senator Deliver.
 Then he turned to Aldrich and denied many of the statements given by him to the Senate.
 What he has told you in many cases" he thundered, "are not facts. We have been deceived and l am here to uncover these frauds
 At that moment Senator Aldrich, seated just in front of Deliver, got up to leave the chamber.
 "Oh, stay here and listen to what I have to say" shouted Dolliver;f don't rum!
 Aldrich resumed his seat.
 'I want to say to your face," pur- sued Deliver. that the country is weary of deceptions being placed upon them. This tariff bill is not what the people want but 1t is what you want" (Ad- dressing the stalwarts)
 Later Senator Aldrich called for vote paragraph by paragraph, and succeeded in having most of the cotton schedules passed. He had a majority of Il sena- tors, McEnery and Foster voting against the democrats.