New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
RITTER Personalities
FLY IN SENATE.
fr. 44Idich VII 4sb To-day That
Time for Taking Final
VOte Be Set.
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was noted early in the day. when the mild
rnsnnered Mr. Burton paid his compliments to
uessrs La Toilette and Gore. He intimated
that they had diseased imaginations': that
they we're engaged in undertaking" and were
rredIcating their observations false aCCu-
safions and g-oundless suspicious" About the
middle Of the afternoon Mr.. Gore made a sharp
criticism Of Mr.. Aldrich and little Ia Mr..
Eerb,lrn directed his oratorcal batteries against
+bost who ride in automobiles and laugh with
rl-e when they see farmers flying through the
air Then the suave and digniied Nj Hale
INK the floor. and for five minutes assailed Mr..
psveridge with such sarcasm that the Senate
vesned in wonder The speech of the Maine
senator was the climax of day Of bitter per
sonalities. whose like win not be found in recent
Senate history
When adjournment was taken the Senate had
under consideration q paragraph in the metals
schedule which related to ferromolybdenum.
ferrovansdum. molybdenum and several kin
dred articles. Senators Daniel and Bailey were
Just getting warmed UP for a general assault
on the Republican leaders when Mr.. Aldrich pre-
vented scene on the Senate floor by moving an
adjournment With the strained state OF feel
ing in the chamber. a real row would have oc
cured had one OF the belligerents. in a thought
less moment. called a colleague a 'ferromoyb-
denun' or even ''molybdenum-
TROUBLE OVER CARBONS.
The day began with general speech in criti-
cism Of the Senate bill by Senator Cuberson. the
minority leader. Soon after this attack the
paragraph relating to carbons for electric light
ing was reached. and started trouble which last
C for more than three hours Senators La
Folette and Gore led the attack on the para
graph. They cha rged that it was in the interest
Of the National Carbon Company. which they
said trust and af1liated with the Stand
ard oil Company. Mr.. Burton defended the
provision fixing a duty of So and 81 cents
hundred feet on the two kinds Of carbon used for
electric lighting. He denied that the National
Carbon Company was a trust that ii
affiliated with STANDARD Oil. and declared that
the Wisconsin and Oklahoma Senators were in
dulging in wild and reckless talk The Finance
Committees amendment TO this paragraph was
adopted. IS TO Sc. eleven Republicans voting in
the negative with the Democrats.
After the carbon question had been settled
~~there was qniet for while and several amend
ments in the phraseology Of paragraphs in the
earthenWare schedule were made. The sparks
began TO fly again when the plate glass para
graph was reached Nj Oliver thought the
rates were too low. and wanted the DingIey
duties restored. while Mr. Cummins wanted a
still greater reduction than that provided in the
should 90 over that the Finance Committee
could acquire further information. with view
to adjusting the pending differences between
the plate glass manufacturers and the furniture
manufacturers.
Before the paragraph was passed over Mr.
Gore had tilt with Mr. Aldrich. He said the
Rhode Island Senator would vote for high pro-
tective rates, matter what the facts dis
closed.
% PER CENT On AUTOMOBILES.
Some trouble was averted by passing over for
the third time the pig iron and hoop or band
iron para phs in the metals schedule. and the
paragraph providing a duty OF ~ per cent on
automobiles, motor cycles and bicycles was
taken up. Senators Hale and Bailey agreed
that automobiles are not only q luxury but a
nuisance" Mr.. Hepburn called them great
engines Of destruction and declared that tax
on automobiles was a tax on pride and ought
10 be 1000 per cent. The para graph was amend
ed TO exclude tires, which will be taxed as rub
Der, and to make the duty on automobiles 30
per cent and on bicycles and motorcycles 45 per
cent
AS soon as the paragraph had been adopted
NF Beveridge suggested that Mir Hale's COM
nent on automobiles had no direct reference to
tne paragraph under consideration. and had re-
suited in discussion that wasted the time of
the Senate. This reference aroused the ire of
tne Maine Senator. who has hitherto refrained
rom taking an active part in the tariff debate
ana has been urging speedy action.
M Hale said he had not obtruded once on
ne patience Of the Senate. where the Indiana
senator had obtruded twenty times.
HALE AND BEvERIDGE CLASH
Facing Mr.. Beveridge and speaking with
srest deliberation Mr.. Hale said he was not
one OF those Senators who was anxious to ap-
Pear in the public prints He declared ne did
not wait until the daily tariff discussion was
nearly over and then inject himself into the de-
bate. in order have his name appear in the
newspapers the following day. i keep no
debit and credit account with the Finance Com
Hitiee, half the time voting for them and half
NE tine against them
Nr. Hale said he would not submit to the
Polite censure OF his young friend" He sug-
eested that Mr.. Beveridge refrain from criticism
u Older viii not say better-Senators." The
Maine Senator said that when any paragraph
was reached which he had information that
the Senate ought 10 have. he would rise I'm his
pisce and make statement without reference
ie the time Of day. And the. Senate viii note
mat difference between the Senator from In
diana and me-" said Mr. Hale in conclusion.
Ar- Beveridges face became white while the
Maine Senator speaking. He said he was
surprised that Mr. Hale should make such a
speech He had made the remark concerning
waste OF time as pleasantly. He added that
more than half the time of the Senate yesterday
vas wasted by friends of the Finance Commit
tees bill and il was not fair 20 say that those
who sought TO amend the bill were consuming
al the time in speeches and delaying action.
The incident closed when Mr. Hale said he