New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-06

Iowa throw bricks at his colleagues on the he
publican side but he did not want him TO throw
them him
7 thought l was throwing him bouquet"
replied Mr.. Deliver.
Mr. Smoot declared cotton lost something in
mercerization.
Yes" replied Mr. DoIliver. the process Of
mercerization is like washing your hands-of
course. you lose little in the waste
After the laughter on the floor and in the
galleries had died out Mr. Dolliver resumed. he
said lie did not held the members of the Finance
Committee responsible for the bill. as they had
been forced 10 hire merchants 70 explain the
measure TO them He declared the time was
coming when the controversy over the tariff
would be transferred by law TO a tribunal
where it can be passed upon with more wis
dom than a person is liable meet about the
corridors of the Capitol" He warned his col
leagues that II this tariff bill should be put
through without amendment il would cause an
immediate country wide demand for another
revision. He said he would return 10 his sub
jet from time TO time various schedules OF
the bill are reached
ALDRICH REPLIES TO DOLLINER
Mr.. Aldrich replied briefly to Mr.. Delivers
speech and reiterated his promise TO explain
10 the satisfaction Of everybody when the WOOL
and cotton schedules were reached that there
undervaluations and erroneous constructions
the cotton schedule of the Dingley act had been
ernasculated, so that articles supposed to bt
t!utiable at 80 per cent were taxed at from . 10
6 rer cent This had been corrected in the
Senate bill The Rhode Island Senator de-
clared that the speech Of Mr. Dollivr was drawn
from the briefs OF importers who were anxious
to break down the protective system
Discussing Mr. Delivers charge of con-
.spiracv in 1867 between the weavers and shep-
herds to get what they wanted in the wool
schedule. MI Aldrich said that if this thread
bare charge could be supported the protective
policy ought to be abandoned He doubted II all
the great men who had framed tariff bills since
1867 had been unfamilisr with the schedule
Then turning to his colleagues on the Repub-
lican side, MI Aldrich with great force declared
that an attack upon the woollen schedule was an
attack on the very citadel Of protection De
stroy this and you destroy the protective pohcy'
he declared. After repeating that the wool
schedule was the crucial schedule in the bill MI.
Aldrjch said that Mr.. Delivers attack would be
hailed with JOY in the factories of England and
on the sheep ranches of Australia, for 1t gave
hope TO men who for a generation had been
seeking the great American market.
Mr. Bailey interrupted to say that it was true
that the wool schedule was the keystone Of the
protection arch and no portion of the bill better
exemplifed the fraud of the whole system
In closing Mr.. Aidrich made the prediction
that within twenty years the South will be solid
for the protective policy.
Mr. Carter followed the chairman Of the F.
nance Committee. and said that the interests Of
the wool growers and the woollen manufacturers
were Identical He referred TO the difference in
the mode OF living under protection and under
the Democratic policy Of free wool and free
woollens He said he had vivid recollection of
the time. when wool was admitted free Of duty.
I was a boy in Ohio and 1 we'll remember that
six young men in my town were married in the
same suit of store clothes" This and other
facetious references put the Senate in good
humor.
on motion Of Senator AIdrich the duty
blue vitriol or sulphate Of copper. was reduced
from one-half to one-quarter of cent pound.
Afr. AIdrich agreed that any amendment.
- whether il had been passed over or not. might
be amended without the formality Of motion
10 reconsider Mr. Culberson appealed TO the
Chair for a vote on ali amendments rather than
TO have them adopted by a statement Of the
chair that without objection they would be con-
sidered as adopted.
The proposed increase of the duty on ceIIuIoid
10 the Dingley rate of 90 cents a pound and %
per cent ad valorern instead Of 80 cents and 20
per cent as fixed in the House bill, called out
Democratic objection, and long discussion fol-
lowed on the lower level Of japanese labor
which produces most of the articles competing
with American celluloid. the higher duties being
retained.
HOT FIGHT OVER LEAD SCHEDULE.
Amendments on lead ore and lead products
from which paint is manufactured called forth
a storm OF criticism. Senator Bristow moved
that the House provision of rs cents a pound
instead Of 3ss cents pound on orange mineral
as proposed by the committee be retained in tbs
bill this being the first OF the committees series
Of increases relating to lead that was reached.
Mr. Bristow declared that this rate meant
increase on all The paint used by farmers. and in
that statement he was Joined by Mr. Nelson.
NJ Aldrich replied that the increase only
made the duty the same that provided in The
Dingley law.
Mr. Burkett said that such explanation was
not satisfying to Senators. The Dingey law
may have been all right for the day in which
it was made, re said. but now we are making
another bill, the reason for which Is found in
p the changed conditions. Hence. I want to know
more Of the reasons for this change"
Mr. Aldrich replied that the duty amounted
20 about IS or 100 per cent ad valorem, and
added that it had always been the policy of
Congress TO protect the lead industry, which
was the leading industry Of some states.
The regular order being called for on de-
mand by Mr. Bristow for aye and no vote
the rocan was begun Mr.. Hepburn attempted
TO take the floor. and the chair ruled that it was
too late to interrupt the call A murmur Of pro-
test was heard in various parts OF the chamber
Mr. Hepburn angrily announcing:
If we start in in that spirit there will be
trouble"
NJ Hayburn and Ar Warner % NT,eco,,-i