The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
TARIFF BILL
STRIKES SNAG
IN THE SENATE
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upon with a view to permitting them to
cast their votes for or against it. We
were told that there were i've or six
things in the bill upon which they had
not reached a conclusion.
Mr.. Daniel stated that Mr.. Aldrich's
clerk had called upon and apologized to
him for the failure TO allow the Demo-
cratic members Of the conference to
sign the report.
u stated" he added, that If the
chairman wished TO see me about this
he could come and see me, but 1 should
not call upon him. 1t seems strange
that we should be given a pledge and
for some reason that pledge unre-
deemed"
Mr.. AIdrieh declared his committee
had followed the course that had pre-
vailed since the beginning of the gov
eminent.
At the meeting referred to by the SEN
ator from Virginia, he said, he had re-
marked to Mr.. Daniel that he supposed
the Democratic members would not Join
the Republicans in signing the report.
Lame Excuses.
1.-THE senator said he guessed not"
continued Mr.. Aldrich. "Of course. we
all knew the Democrats on the commit
tee would not join US in assuming re-
sponsibility for this legislation"
He said emphatically he never had
promised that the Democratic conferees
should have a day with the committee.
Senator Bailey interrupted the colo
guy. He said while he had never con-
tended for a right to sit with the Re
H.lar- I.. az
agreement was made that the Demo-
Gratis should have an opportunity to
vote against the conference report.
Referring to the influence -exerted by
the president in lowering tariff duties,
Mr.. Bailey said:
Il think I can make it manifest that
the people of The United States have
been entertained with some mock he
roles and that this battle which has
been raging here for days and weeks
was nothing more or less than a sham
battle"
Rristow's Hot Talk.
Recalling incidents Of the late national
campaign in which ne had taken part.
Senator Bristow declared that President
Taft IN Kansas had favored a revision
of the tariff downward and he CBris-
tow had been elected to the senate on
that issue.
1t was then said the cost of produc-
ton had been reduced and that the rate
of duty should be reduced proportion
ately,' NE explained. land 1 have en-
deavored TO keep that pledge"
The fact was, he said, that practically
no reduction had been obtained.
''The tax" said Mr.. Bristow. has
been taken off of hides and il has been
added to the sole leather suit case that
the American citizen buys And vet. il
has been advertised that reduction has
been made on the leather schedule for
the benefit of the American citizen.
apparently continued Mr. Bristow
the only thing considered in formulat-
ing the cotton schedule has been the
greed Of the cotton manufacturer of
New England
AS Republican senator 1 will not
be a party to placing Mr.. Taft i'm the
most embarrassing position in which it
Is possible Tor a president to be placed;
that Is to require him either to sign a
Dill that IS not what r-as promised the
people, or to compel him to repudlate
the action of majority Of his party i'm
poth branches of the congress by a
veto.
Party Pledges Violated.
ne nds, IN substance, appea led to
this congress to keep faith with the peo-
pie but in effect, it is a bill to ignore
that appeal I love the president He
has honored me with his friendship. I
am devoted to the welfare of his admin
lstraton, and for one, I will never vote
to send him bill for approval that is
a violation Of his party's pledges. and
which is also, in my judgment, funda-
mentally wrong and in many Of its de-
tails iniquitous.
1 set up no standard for other sena-
tors. Every man should vote as his
conscience and judgment dictates, But
l feel that had I supported this bill I
would be recreant to my duty as a SEN
ator and unfaithful to the people who
sent me here to represent them, and I
cannot do it,"
Senator Bacon expressed himself as
extremely anxious that there should be
no question as to the responsibility of
senators for the framing of that meas
ure. He had prepared a collection of
every yea and nay vote taken on the
many amendments TO the bill, together
with an explanation Of the method of
voting in the senate, which he asked to
have printed in the record This re-
quest was granted. The table, he said.
showed the attitude of the members of
the two parties to all the questions pre-
scented.