Evening star., 1909-06-04
APOLOGY Is ACCEPTED
BY SENATOR GALLINGER
Wisconsin Lawmaker Says He Was
Not Ill, But Worn Out.
ATTACKS COTTON SCHEDULES
Cites 'Inexplicable Discrepancies"
to Show That Protection Is Not
Needed by Cloth Manufac-
turers in Any Item.

Calmly and deliberately Senator La Fol-
Iette of Wisconsin this morning on the
floor of the Senate made reply to the
personal attacks that were made upon
him in his absence from the chamber last
night.
Pennsylvania he characterized as petty
and contemplate"
To Senator Gallinger Of New Hampshire
the Wisconsin senator humbly apologized
ness in his remarks yesterday afternoon
on the Aldrich tariff rates on cotton
goods.
First, declaring that no matter how
bitter and lying the attacks were that
had been made upon him throughout all
his public career, he had refused to be
drawn aside from his purpose to answer
them, Mr.. La Toilette made the follow
ing comment upon the charge of Senator
Penrose that he was shamming sickness
last night and playing to the grandstand: :
LAS to the comments of the senator
from Pennsylvania during my absence
fro mthe chamber last night-does any
body suppose l am going to turn aside
in this important debate to answer his
petty and contemplate attacks on me
personally? No, Mr.. President, I shall
not.
Sensation overshadows Arguments.
Il laid certain facts before the Senate
yesterday-facts which / regarded as i'm
portant. 1 spoke for five hours, and yet
this morning the press was filled with the
reports of the sensational personal at
tacks upon me last night to the exclu-
sion of the serious matter ! was discuss
ing.
NO man could discuss the whereabo
of the senator from Pennsylvania when
he is outside of this chamber without
transgressing the rules of the Senate"
There was just a suspicion of applause
from the galleries when Mr.. La Toilette
made this last statement. sharp rap
of the Vice Presidents gavel stopped
1t at once. Mr.. La Toilette frowned, as
if to indicate that lie wanted no ap-
plause whatever-that he was speaking
too seriously for that.
German Report Called For.
With no opposition tile Senate adopted
Mr.. La Folettes resolution calling on
the President to send 10 the Senate
correspondence between the State De-
partment and the German government, or
its representatives, relating 10 the Ger
man report on wages.
There was another reference TO the
German wage report Reverting TO a
statement in the report of the Augsburg
Chamber OF Commerce, In reference to
the lower cost Of living in Germany
than in the United States as an Offset to
lower wages there. Senator Smith mich
igan). repeated the accusation that the
Offering of such an argument was an
.'impertinence."
Senator Hepburn expressed doubt as
TO the propriety Of calling in question
the right of private citizens of Germany
10 make such a statement If they pleased
TO do so.
Mr.. Smith insisted that the style of
living of the workmen in the two coun-
tries had nothing TO do with tariff legis-
lation.
Mr.. La Toilette Defends Himself.
In the beginning of his reply this morn
Ing Mr.. La Toilette said he had spoken
yesterday from noon until nearly $50
o'clock.
IL did not feel able to go on at night"
he continued. II did not feel under any
obligation TO go on. / did not ask that
the Senate suspend it's business for my
convenience. 1 did not say to anybody
that / was Ill.
Il was exhausted by the work Of the
day and the extreme heat. as any senator
on this floor would have been.
II supposed that others WOULD partici-
pate In the discussion last night. / sup
posed, before a vote was taken on this
cotton rate. that the senator from Rhode
Island would make the explanation Of the
rates that he has promised. and, no mat
ter whether 1t took several hours or ten
minutes, that could return 10 the cham
her this morning, refreshed by a night s
rest. and proceed with my argument.
he chairman of the finance commit
tee stands on this floor like any other
senator. He forgets that sometimes,
both under the rules of this body and the
Constitution of the United States / ha ve
the same rights here as any other senator
has.
Many times by unanimous consent We
hive passed over paragraphs in this bill
10 suit the convenience OF the senator
from Rhode Island. 10 enable him 10 ma :
ture his bill. which was reported TO the
Senate prematurely and untimely.
Apology to Mr.. Gallinger
The senator from New Hampshire crit
icised me last night for declining 10 yield
TO him yesterday afternoon. | glanced
over my remarks later. He was right
Il ought to have yielded, not perhaps at
that moment. but I should have yielded.
should have remembered when I had
finished what l was saying. ! did not re-
member, and make amends to him this
morning"
This apology caused the gallant Mr..
Gallinger to jump TO his feet quickly.
II join in the kindly feelings of the
senator from Wisconsin," remarked he
He will remember that ] wanted to in
terrupt him after he had made the state
ment that the New England senator's were
greeting his remarks with ''smirks.
wanted to tell him that l was very much
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