Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

| floor Mr.. Warren declared that he
| would not consider any reduction in the
! wooden schedules unless 1t could be
| shown that the sheep-rasers or. the
WOODEN manufacturers had received un-
usual profits under the present duties,
Mr.. Cummins replied that he felt GER
tain the .woolen manufacturers. with
the possible exception of the cardeda
wooden n1anufactufers. have received
innrdinate profits
I;y a vote of 50 to a. all Of the
amendments offered by Mr.. La Toilette
were rejected Senator Alor!ch then
declared the amendment affecting wool
Of the first class, Trad opted. would have
cut down the duty one-half. This, he
explained was because of the tuctua-
ton in the price of foreign wool, which
at times would make the protective
duty Az instead of IL cents n pound
although cn its face 1t was as per cent
ad yalolem.
AI.DRICH ASKS QUESTIO Ms.
Il would like to know said Mr..
Aldrich, chow my friend from Indiana
{ N1r. sBeveridge) and my friend from
Iowa tIr. Cummins) will explain their.
votes in reducing the protection which.
has been afforded the wool growers OF
the United States 40 and so per cent
by their action in this matter
1t Will keep us buster, interposed
| Mr.. Clapp, "in explaining somebody
clses votes This declaration called
\ for$applause3fron the galleries, which
| was quickly suppressed by Vice Presi-
! dent Sherman.
I4"My votes need no explanation" re-
| sponded Mr.. Aldrch. "either to myself
1 or to my constituents, to whom | am
! directly esponsible."a
| Mr.. La Toilette then took the floor.
\ THAT statement of the senator from
l do Tlt n nj mn c
"issan impeachment of the leadership
Of the senator from Rhode Island. The
want of confidence which has come to
! some Republican senators would find
| justification in his course here today.
| If it had never before. Reserving his
| information upon this bill. he compell-
| ed everybody 10 vote upon the amend
| msnts paragraph by paragraph. Does
| he expect to ketp the confidence of
| the Republican leadership OF this body
| by proceedings of that kind? He IS
! the leader of5the Republican side. and
| as such he has aided in bringing us
into Il position of embarrassment be-
fore the Republican constituency of
our various states
| He said Mr. Aldrich had stated half
| truths which have descredited his
| leadership before this body and be-
fore this country. Senator Gallinger
called upon Vice President Sherman
to@ipvolle paragraph two of rule MN.
I'm my experience in this body"
said Mr.. Gallinger. Il have never
! heard SO oft-repeated accusation that
| legislative tricks were being practised,
and 1 ask that this rule be laid be-
| fore the senate that every one may
know what it is
Rule XIX, which relates to the ne
| Cessity for avoiding personal illusions,
| was then read, and the vice president
declared he thought, Mr.. La Palette
had violated it.
Senator Bacon then took the floor.
EndeavorinS TO have his amend-
| ments considered. Mr. Bacon asked
| that a separate vote be taken on his
! amendment placing duty of 30 per
cent ad valorenl OH all woods, Shoddy,
| noils, wool extract mingo and flax
and waste, His other amendments, he
| said. referred to the duties on wool
! goods He urged the adoption of the
! amendment, which, he said, reduced
| the duties on raw wool
| The vote on the amendment was
| strictly along party lines. The pro-
| sressive Republicans voted with the
| members of the finance committee,
and the amendment was lost BY a
vote of 80 to II.
Mr.. Bacon then offered his amend
ments reducing duties on WOODEN
clothing. blankets, carpets. etc.
Mr. Bacons proposition TO provide
1 IOr tlleSet revenue duties " Were IeJeclcu
| by a party vote of ~ to 80, except
| that Senator McEnery voted no, with
I the Republicans.
| Explaining that the duty levied upon
| blankets used by the poor was as high
| as 100 per cent ad valorem. although
| but IL per cent was placed upon the
| finest blankets used by the rich. Sen
| ator Gore offered an amendment limit
| ing to Is per cent any duty upon a
] WOODEN blonltet.