Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-16
Phoebus and Old Point
FINANCE COMMITTEE
VIGOROUSLY DENOUNCED
Senator Burkett, OF Nebraska, Says
"it looks Lige a Game OF
Petty Politics.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. June 1.-THE
Philippine island amendment To the
ftariff bill was technically under con-
sheraton until 6 o'clock when IL was
temporary aid aside and Mr.. Aidrich
took advantage CT the opportunity to
ishamim shredta etaoishr shrdiuouo
present the finance committees
amendment TO the silk schedule.
Mr.. Aldrich also submitted amend
ments to the window glass schedule
reducing the rates even below those
provided In the house bill and ELECTED
a strong protest from Senator Scott
who expressed the opinion that the
change would be ruinous to the glass
producing industry He also present
ed amendment reducing the rates on
osier and willow for basket making.
changing the rates upon electrodes.
brushes. etc. and restoring the House
rates on barytese. In response TO the
request of Senator Scott action on
the window glass schedule was post
poned until tomorrow. but the other
recommendation of the committee
were adopted without division.
At z o'clock D. m. the Senate ad-
tourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 15.-ln
dulging in vigorous denunciation OF
the committee en- finance because of
its change of front over night on the
subject of tobacco importations from
the Philippine islands Senator Bur-
kett, Of Nebraska standing face to
face with Senator Aldrich. chairman
Of that committee, today declared that
its action looked to him like a game
of petty politics" He characterized
this action as an effort to hang the
senator from Wisconsin up in the
air. and finally declaring that this
even afforded senator's a good oppor-
tunity to vote lack of confidence
in the committee.
This tart language followed Mr.. Aid |
richs statement that the committee |
on finance would accept the amend |
ment proposed by Senator Bulkley to |
reduce the number of cigars to be adj !
mitted free of duty from the Philip |
pines from l50,000.000 to 10000 900 |
and the quantity of filler tobacco rrcII |
one million and a half to one million !
pounds together with provision that |
the wrapper and filler tobacco should |
be unstemmed when receiving the |
The support back Of the |
Buckley amendemnt was evident when |
the two Pennsylvania senators gave |
their support to their colleagues from
all of whom had read |
strong petitions from cigar makers
for the action they desired. Mr.. |
Aldrich replying calmly. declared that |
there were men whose denunciations
was the highest commendation. and |
said the committees action involved |
70 mystery or petty politics, but that
il proposed in the future TO change a |
schedule when convinced that mis-
take had been made. as 1t had done
in the past He expressed the opin-
ion that the actual importations from
the Philippines would not equal the
number named in the amendment the
committee had accepted. and said that
what il had done was to encourage a
people who had been brought under
the American flag Encouraged by the
action, Senator La Fol
Iette proposed another amendment to
reduce the free importation of cigars
to 60.0O0.O 900 annually, but this was
defeated 80 to ,27.
An interesting feature of the days
discussion was a declaration by Sena-
tor Bcrah that he proposed to cast
his vote for ioosening the band which
tied the. Philippines to the United
States. He declared himself in favor
Of giving the Philippine islands an in |
dependent government and in that re-
spect his convictions would force him
TO differ from his party. and perhaps
from the President OF the United
States. as he did not believe colon
iai policy to be consistent with the
Of the United States.
Senator Owen delivered a long
speech in criticism of the tariff bill
as favored by majority OF the
Senate.