The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

Senator's Hale and Garter defended the
Finance Committee from the charges that
Il had not furnished sufficient information
on the various schedules Or that the bin
had been hastily prepared, as insinuated
by 8Ir. Beveridge
Senator Newlands suggested that in
view CT the vast amount OF information
gathered by the House Ways and Means
Committee some Intermediary body, such
as & tariff commission. should be created
10 summarize and digest IT for the use
Of the Senate
To Illustrate how many volumes on the
subject Of the tariff had been prepared,
Senator Carter piled or MS desk ali the
printed hearings issued by the House
committee and also publications Of the
Senate Finance Committee. They made
a formidable looking pile OF books sew
eraI feet IN height Pointing 10 the books
Senator Carter said:
There is q liberal education on the tar
IL question
How many days would It take q mem
Der CT the Senate" Senator Scott IN
quireG. TO read all those volumes. work
ing eight hours a day.
"A Senator would strike before complet-
ing the job. Mr.. Carter replied ~Ig-
norance cannot be pleaded b. any Sena-
tor in the face Of al these volumes
Opposes Tariff Commission.
Discussing the question OF a tariff com
mission. Mr. Carter continued:
-On general principles I co not believe
in deisgating Congressional powers I
have an abiding faith n our fathers who
framed the Constitution. and they did
not favor government by commission
The Ways and Means Committee Of the
House and tbs Finance Committee OF
the Senate are better experts than any
tariff commission that could be ap-
pointed.
Senator Lodge made a speech protest
Ing against the general assaults. upon the
protective provisions Of the bill The as
sertiOn that the interests OF the consurn-
ers are not considered by the measure,
he said. is erroneous Producers and con
sumers. he added, are practically the
same people. The consumers OF this
country who DO not produce are uegIigi-
bic. and should be neglected. he de-
clared Mr.. Lodge favored a protective
duty on lead ore.
There is no lead and no smelters in
my state" he asserted. but the pros
perity OF the great States Of the West Is
my prosperity and the prosperity Of the
people Of my section.
The protective system, he said. had been
the settled policy Of the United States
with a few fluctuations since 1876. and il
had made this country industrial1y tnde- /
pendent. Any reductions in the Dlugley /
rates, he contended. should be carefully
studied before enactment
The Republican party. he said. had
made no promise 10 revise the tariff
downward The pending bill. 1Ir. Lodge /
thought was a practical fulfIlment OF
the pledges Of the last national platform.
At the conclusion OF Senator Lodges I
speech Mr.. Newlands urged the necessity /.
Of creating a tariff commission. which /
should have power 10 make full tnvestiga- /
ton. both IN this country and abroad. and 4
- report 20 Congress, with a view Of re- +
ducing excessive tariff rates.
Bacon's Tribute 10 south.
NJ Bacon took issue with a statement
made by Senator Lodge that the South I
was defeated in the civil war because. Of
the inherent weakness o. her Industrial 4
system
The cause Of our defeat" Senator
Bacon said. was not due 10 Inherent
weakness. but 10 disparity in numbers.
The Confederate soldier was outnumbered 4
I'VE 10 one
At the close Of the civil var destruc-
ton and desolation spread from the Po-
tomac River 10 the Rio Grande. but
a the present tine, Mr. Bacon de-
clared, there IS $50 e10. .o0e, ,0(0,0e0 OF prop
e-ty IN the Southern States. Except the
land Itself. al his great wealth, he as
serted. was the product OF the industries
Of the South.
And we did not have the aid OF a pro-
tective tariff. either" Senator Bacon
What tariff have you had since the
civil war; Senator Lodge required
We have had TIE same tariff" Sena-
tor Bacon exclaimed. as the other parts
1f the country have had but the great
Development Of the South has not been
iue 10 the protective tariff system"
In reply 10 Senator C2llinger- 8Ir Ba-
,on said It is a faIlacy 10 suppose that
he Industrial progress OF the South IS
iue 20 Northern capital invested = the
south The amount Of capital invested
n the South by Northern men. he said.
5 a very small fraction Of the wealth
y the South
Tariff Burden on South. Il
Denouncing the protective tariff system. /
,fr. Bacon said I had laid a tremendous
Ind grievous burden upon the people OF
lis section Of the country. Instead OF
providing revenue, equalizing duties, and
the industries Ct the United
States" which is the object Of the tariff
aiIl, as expressed in its title. M Bacon
aid II should more properly be termed "a
9iH 70 settle the sum which shall be eI-
orted from the American people" He
TIE protective tariff system
Is a monstrosity. and said re was glad
% see the people Of the country are
gradually beginning to realize its defects
md evils. Under such a system, ne
pointed out. there are two classes Of tax
collectors One OF these levies duties
Ipon various commodities imported into .
he United States. while the other class
4 tax gatherers are In every store IN the
country where protected articles are sold.
The tax collectors Of this second class.
,e said. not only impose a charge for the
-alUe Of the article bought. but also
.xact q tribute from the purchaser This
ribUte, Senator Bacon said. Is turned
)ver 10 the manufacture. who has no
light 70 il
Shortly after o'clock the Senate ad-
burned until Monday when q vote on