The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-03
BLIND SENATOR'S MEMORY
GORE or OKLAHOMA WINS HIS
COLLEAGUES ADMIRATION.

Reply ms 10 senator Lodge, lie Reels OF
Statistics About the Earnings OF
FIFTY Protected Corporations-La
Toilette or on Another Long speech.
WASHINGTON. June mo progress was
made in the Senate to-day in the consider
alton OF the tariff bill. AS soon as the
Senate assembled at 1890 the resolution
of Senator Hale providing for night ses-
sions beginning to-day, which was re-
ported from the Finance Committee yes
terday, was a greed to without objection.
Then Senator Gore Of Oklahoma took the
floor and spoke for an hour in reply to
Senator Lodges speech delivered yes
terday, in which the Senator from Massa-
chusetts raised a question as to figures
submitted a few weeks az IL by Mr.. Gore,
purporting to give the earnings OF certain
cotton and woollen mills in New England.
The Senator from Oklahoma. with no as
sistance except his memory. quoted sta
tistics galore and without the slightest
hesitation. giving the capital stock. sur
plus, percentage OF dividends and per-
centage of net earnings Of perhaps nifty
different corporations in New England.
Senators appeared to be more interested
In MIR. Cores phenomenal memory than in
the line Of his argument. On many occa-
eions in the past he has quoted letters and
official documents in his speeches and has
pev er vet been charged with f~naccuraoy.
but his performance to-day was the most
remarkable of any since he appeared in
the Senate.
Armed with figures taken from the
report Of the Massachusetts, Bureau of
Corporations. Mr.. Gore showed earn
ings for 1907 OF the leading mills
ranging from ~ per cent to 81 per
cent. Among the manufacturers he cited
were the following; Algonquin Print
Company, surplus $50 per cent. OF capital
stock and average dividends for nine
years 81, per cent; Union Manufacture
ing Company Of Fall River, 49, per cent;
Sycamore Company. IS per cent; Massa-
chusetts Cotton Mills, II per cont; Ameri-
can Linen Company Of Fall River. 80 per
cent. earnings. IL per cent. dividend;
Tecum sch Mills, 81 per cent.
Referring to Senator Gallinger's e1pla-
nation yesterday Of the profits OF the
Amoskeag Mills OF Manchester, that the
profits came chiefly from real estate,
Mr.. Gore said that the real estate
business was very profitable IN New
soiicitude for the workers in the mills
was touching. To make it more realistic
the mill owners had gone to Greece and
brought over employees.
Mr.. Gore said that one must admire
the -candor OF the New England manu-
facturers. who told the Ways and Means
COMMITTEES that the Dingley law, which
...EloJ than IN mako such DrOft9. was
satisfactory to thcm.'
AT the conclusion OF Senator Cores
sreech Senator Nelson OF. Minnesota
attacked the cotton schedule. but was
halted before he had concluded his re-
marks by a question Of order raised by
Beveridge of Indiana had made the
point Of no quorum and Mr.. Nelson had
asked him not to press IT, IN" said that ne
declined to he interrupted Tor such a
purposo Mr.. Beveridge was not dis
posed to press the matter, but ar. bacon
idse did not require the consent OF Mr..
Nelson in order to raise the question OF no
quorum. Mr.. Bacon declared that under
the rifles a Senator might raise a point
of no quorum at any time, even in The
pidst Of a speech OF another Senator;
and had to be settled when once raised.
An hours debate followed, during which
Vjce-President Sherman quoted a ruling
of his predecessor. Mr.. Fairbanks. which
on appeal was sustained by vote OF the
Senate. Mr.. Sherman intimated hat he
would have held in accordance With the
view expressed by Mr.. Bacon had It not
been for the plain precedent which the
Senate had established, whereupCn Mr..
Bacon rave notice that he would intro
duce a resolution later to change the
practice.
Mr.. Nelson then resumed the trend Of
his interrupted speech, and after he had
concluded Senator La Toilette OF Wis
consin took the floor and a a speech
dcpouncing the protective system. Mt.
La Toilette declared that within three
years after the enactment OF the Dingiey
law l4a combinations were ormed WITH
an aggregate capital OF more than 5000
0 ,QOO. In 1901 there were about 5000
trusts with a total capital OF about 800
GOO. OOO. 600. In january, 1908. the trusts
embraced more than 10000 plants in ever,
line OF business with a total capital OF
about $50, 900 ,coo, 900. Since the enact.
ment OIL the Dingley law. he added. the
cost Of production in every line OF business
had been reduced. but the benefit OF this
reduction had not eeen enjoyed by the
consumer.
There is some apprehension as to the
probable length Of the impending ais
course. MIR. La Toilette frightened some
Of his colleagues a few days ago by sug,
costing that he had a speech That would
cover at least two days and that he was
In doubt as to whether he should make
it at one stand or in instaiments. He
intimated to-day hat it might be OF indef-
mite length by suggesting that he in.
tended to take up the bill paragraph by
paragraph and show increases generally.
he said that he would make this demon
e~tration at some time in the future, indi
eating hat his present effort was simply
a pacemaker. Senator Aldrich looked
up in panied surprise and Senator Hale't
face look on an expression as il he would
turn in a general alarm.