Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-03
Wisconsin Senator Discus 2
paign Promises Of Repub.
NELSON AND GORE !,
rruntor from Minnesota Attem
rove THAT AIdrich Bill Makes
Big Advance In Cotton
Schedules.

WASHINGTON, June with the adop-
tion Of resolution providing for day
and night sessions aggregating ten hours
daily beginning tomorrow. the senate to-
day heard a suggestion Of a policy for
limiting dilatnry motions, which caused
an nes protest from Senator Bacon
unc therS The vice president, basing
hi t'tlon upor a precedent made in the
last congress, when the Aldrich- -Vreeland
currncy bill was under consideration, held
that the absence of quorum could not
be called TO the attention of the senate
II. the senator occupying the floor declined
TO yield for that purpose.
Senator Bacon declared this was one of
the revolutionary rulings made when the
currency hill was under consideration. and
that under IL there would be serious abuse
OF parliamentary rules. He announced his
intention to obtain full consideration of
this question by the introduction of a
resolution to be considered by the com
mittee on rules.
A long speech, dealing with the pledge
of party leaders with respect to a revision
OF the tariff, was begun by Senator La
Toilette today and will be continued to-
morrow. BY numerous quotations he main
talned that no question could be raised
as to the pledge OF the party for a re-
vision downward, and he declared that be-
fore he should conclude his speech he
would demonstrate amply that. on the
whole, the pending bill placed the duties
above the rates OF the DIngley law. Since
the enactment Of the Dingley law and
until 1904. he said, the control of trusts
had been extended to 1864 plants. with a
capital OF more than s2O.0Oo,co0.
Senator Nelson also discussed the tariff
bill and quoted numerous comparisons be-
tween the existing law and the pending
measure with the intention OF showing
that In the cotton schedule the rates had
been raised from 20 to so per cent above
the Dingley law by the substitution of
specific for ed xaiorenl duties.
Senator Gore again quoted dividends and
surplus earnings of New England cotton
and wollen manufacturing companies to
sustain his contention that these corpora
tions made large profits and Senator Frye
in reply declared that taking into consider
alton both successful and unsuccessful cot
ton and WOODEN mills. q profit of not more
than per cent had been realized by New
England manufacturers upon their invest.
ments in these industries.
Senator Blake spoke at length advocating
a duty on coal ana petroleum. The cotton
schedule was construetively under con-
sideration all day but no feature OF It
was passed on.
The senate az $50 p. M, adjourned
PrOnits OF CoSton Mills.
Astonishing the senate by the citation OF
a long list OF cotton and wooden manufac-
turing companies and giving their earnings
capital stock, surplus etc. Senator Gore
today undertook the task of showing tha
corporations engaged IN the cotton ant
woolen industries were making very large
earnings. The speech was one that no othel
senator would have attempted without con
slant reference TO notes. but the blind
statesman found no difficulty in giving off
hand the greatest varieties of details with
out the ability to assist his memory in any
way. The senate had promptly begun tn,
days business by resumlng consideration o
the cotton schedule Of the tariff bin anC
Mr., Gore was the first speaker.
Referring TO the cotton and wooden manu-
facturcrs and in rasping and sinister tone
the Oklahoma senator said he did no
blame them for their large earnings,
II know they are intelligent citizens,
he said, Judging from their business sue
cess and from their selection of Unite,
states senator's"
He referred in sarcastic language to tn
statement made yesterday by Senate
Lodge that some Of these large earnings re
suited from sales of real estate fortunatel!
acquired many years ago, and said that tn
stock OF the Troy Cotton and Woolen com
pany Of Massachusetts, had been advertise
an raar In wifi rafa
enee 70 profits from real estate sales. II
suspected. he said. that the good nature
philanthrople manufacturers did not divid
their earnings on the square deal wit
their iAborers."
Senator Nelson followed. The busines
interests OF the country need not b
alarmed, as their appeals TO us for promI
action on the tariff indicates, becRus
there win be no downward revision" h
declared after saying the understandin
In his state was that the tariff would b
lowered the only thing they have I
wait for" he continued. lis TO see how IA
they can mark up their goods. At leas
there win be no downward revision ths
they themselves do not consent TO-"
Sustaining the contention of Senate
Dolliver in opposition TO the specific dutit
in the cotton schedule reported by tn
committee on finance Mr.. Nelson CAV
extended examples Of specific increass
and their equivalent ad ~aiorem rates
show that they had been placed high'
than in the Dingley law.
Il have demonstrated" said Mr. Nelsol
after concluding his analysis of the cottO
schedule. that this bill increases all
these duties from % to more than 50 p'
cent over the rates OF the present DinslS
law
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