The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-15
WIND STORM
STILL PREVAILS
IN THE SENATE
Too Much Talking Being Done
by Politicians for Home
Consumption
La TOILETTE CALLED DOWN
FOR PEv|SHMESS BY ROOT

Root in Turn Ridiculed by Money Be.
cause of His Lecturing the Senate
and Being New Member Desiring
to Use Business Methods.
Washington, May 15-The steel
schedule was again before the senate
today and it is expected action of that
body in upholding the recommendation
of the committee on finance in respect
to the duty on round iron will be re-
peated when the other paragraphs are
voted on. Each vote that is taken on
the me asure appears to verify the con-
fident statements that has been made
by Senator Aldrich and others that
the committee is amply sustained by
the sentiment in the senate and that
the bill, when completed, will be prac-
tically in the form that the commit
tee desires.
Mr.. LaFollette complained that he
had difficulty in obtaining frorl the
committee en- finance information to
guide him in his course oil the tariff
bill and the statement brough. Sena-
toor Root to the defense of the COM
mittee. The committee, said NJ. Root,
in reporting house bill, was under
no obligation to furnish information
20 the senate except on those para
graphs on which it proposed amend
ments.
Mr.. McLaurin declared that in re-
porting the measure the finance COM
mittee had stamped the entire bill with
Its approval and as forcibly in respect
to amended sections as in respect to
sections reported without amend
ment.
Mr.. LaFollette and Mr.. Rayner held
this view also.
Mr.. Gallinger characterized as a
great fallacy the charge that the effect
of the protective tariff was to add to
the domestic price the duty levied on
the goods.
LaFollette Scalped
Referring to criticism by Mr.. La
Fcllette. Mr.. Root said senators would
do we'll to confine themselves to clear
cut short statements, and "to refrain
from declaration and from general dis
cussion for home consumption"
Mr.. Root said Mr.. Aldrich showed
admirable poise. self control and good
temper though subjected to CON
slant attack. Misrepresentation and
fault-f1nding."
continued Mr.. Root, against this
interests of the country, which ought
to be dealt with by questions of fact"
He reiterated that the discussions
were for the purpose of strengthen
ins gentlemen in their own home
states.'
He said the senate had been for
more than month. struggling with
the tariff and had not passed through
more than one-seventh of the para
graphs.
eff the gentlemen think that the
people Of the country will applaud
them," continued Mr.. Root, "in my
Judgment they are much mistaken" !"
When Mr.. Root took his seat Mr..
Rayner said he would like to know
who on the Democratic side had at
tackled the chairman Of the commit
tee on finance. Mr.. Rayner spoke in
friendly terms of Mr.. Aldrich and said
he had not heard one word spoken
against him on the Democratic side.
Mr.. LaFollette. resuming discus
sion of the bill, made sarcastic refer
ence 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.. LaFollette said. Mr. Root had told
Mr.. Aldrich that he would have to ex-
plain 1t If he expected senator's to
vote on the house provision.
"Of course" said Mr.. LaFollette,
coming here with all of his pres
tige. he may we'll take to himself
rights that do not belong to other
senators on this f1cor"
II have not said word for home
consumption said Mr.. LaFollette,
land l will say to the senator from
New York that I don't have to-"
He said he would be the Judge of
the share he would take in discuss
ing the tariff bill. "and propose" he
said, ito take some time in the con-
sideration Of the provisions of this
bill, Notwithstanding the views of the
senator from New York"
Mr.. Money spoke at some length
and addressed most of his remarks
personally toward Mr.. Root, who sat
quietly in his seat. Mr.. Money said
he was astonished to hear from the
senator's from New York and N,w
Hampshire Of the treatment the chair
man Of the committee on finance had
been subjected to-.
81 have not heard anybody" he
continued, ''denounce the senator
from Rhode Island nor have | heard
one word of vituperation."
Speaking in complimentary terms
of Mr.. Aldrich, he called for any evil
dence of denunciation of him from
the record. Mr.. Money said Mr.. Root
had delivered lecture to the senate.
when he has got fairly warm in
his seat he will not indulge himself
on this subject" Mr.. Money said. "He
will see how useless 1t is to do that
and his course is the result of being
new member. He will see how un-