The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-20
La TOILETTE and
ROOT IN A CLASH
NEW YORK MEMBER CR1TlCISES
SENATE FOR TARIFF DELAY
AND GETS HAZING.
WISCONSIN MAN SARCASI,r.
Declares Late Secretary of State May
Think He Has Exceptional Privi-
leges, but He Is Mistaken.
MONEY GETS INTO ARGUMENT

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 10
Senator Elihu Root, scarcely nine weeks
ia his seat as a senator from New York,
gave the Senate a lusty rap yesterday
for loafng on the tariff bill and in turn
took the hazing which invariably comes
to the new man in the Senate when he
breaks silence too early in his career.
On two occasions during the afternoon
Senator Root told the senators things
were going painfully slow; that month
had been consumed in consideration OF
the tariff bill with hardly a dent being
made in 1t, and that there was entirely
too much home consumption talk being
manufactured. He said that the sena-
tors had no claim on the finance com
mittee for information about amend
ments which it did not introduce.
Senators La Toilette and Money deep
~ resented the lecture of the New York
senator and made remarks in which they
touched plainly on the fact that, al
though he was illustrious, he was Just
n bit too new to tell older senator's how
to run things.
Senator La Toilette called attention to
the fact that Senator Root himself had
bcwailed the lack of information post
sessed by the finance committee concern!
ing the glass schedules, and remarked
that he apparently was endowed with
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Senate Not a Business House.
Senator Money of Mississippi said
that If Mr.. Root came to the Senate
with the iiCa that things there should
lie done in businesslike way he was
mistaken.
I'VE leave business methods at the
door when we come here" said Senator
Money, "and proceed to take up thingd
in legislative and deliberative way, ai
we should"
Senator Lodge attempted to come tt
Senator Roots rescue, but the drubbind
had been administered and Mr.. Lodgea
aid did not do much good. Senator Root,
during the onslaught, wore a red facd
and occasionally stroked his brow with
his hand as if he were bored by thd
talk. He made no response.
Mr. Cummins, another new senator
who has shown tendency to upset thu
traditions of the elder statesmen. wal
likewise sat upon in the Senate. He of.
fered an amendment TO lower the duty
on round iron. the finance committee
having recommended the House rate,
and his amendment was lost by vote
of 30 to ~.
La Toilette Stirs Up Root.
Senator La Toilette stirred up Mr..
Root when he complained that he had
difficulty in obtaining from the commit.
tee on finance information to guide him
in his course on the tariff bill and the
statement brought Senator Root to the
defense of the committee. Referring to
criticism by Mr.. La Toilette, Mr..
Root said senators would do we'll to
contine themselves to clear cut short
statements and ito refrain from decla-
nation and from general discussion for
home consumption" Mr.. Root said Mr..
Aldrich showed admirable poise. self.
control, and good temper" although sub
iectcd to constant attack, msrepresen'
tation, and fault finding"
Il want TO enter a protest here con.
tinucd Mr.. Root against this discus.
sion referring TO the business interests
of the country, which ought to be deal,
with by questions of fact" He reiter.
ated that the discussions were .'for the
purpose of strengthening the gentlemen
III their own home states"
He said the Senate had been for more
than a month struggling with the tariff
bill and had not passed through more
than one-Seveuth of the aragraphs.
IF the gentlemen think that the PEG.
pie of the country will applaud them, y
continued Mr.. Root. I'm my judgment
they are much mistaken"
Sarcasm Hurled at Senator.
Mr.. La Toilette made sarcastic refer.
cnce to the supreme confidence of the
senator from New York" and to the
conditional authority which we have SO
lately acquired" In the case of the
glass schedule Mr.. La Toilette said Mr..
Root had told Mr.. Aldrich that he would
have to explain it if he expected senators
to vote on the House provision.
"Of course" said Mr.. La Toilette,
coming here with all of his prestige
he may well take to himself rights that
do not belong to other senators on this
floor. | have not said word for home
consumption and | will say to the sena,
tor from New York that l don't lave
to-"
He said he would be the judge of the
share he would take in discussing the
tariff bill, land l propose" he said, ''to
take some time in the consideration Of
the provisions of this BILL notwithstand'
ing the views of the senator from New
York"
THE man who comes here to please
somebody else should be kicked out Of
this chamber declared Mr.. Money.