Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03
DUTY ON HIDES
AND LEATHER IS
GREAT OBSTACLE
TARIFF LEGISLATION DELAYED
BY WESTERNERS
REPORT OF JOKER IN SCHEDULE
CAUSES ANXIETY
Senators Opposed to Free Skins Claim
They Have Been Bunkoed, and
Taft and Consumers
Are Fooled
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the conference report without allowing
himself and colleagues on the commit
tee to meet them and to vote on 1t as
agreed to by Chairman Aldrich,
BY this arrangement, he said, he had
last Thursday gone to the room of the
finance committee.
"A solemn and honored bond had been
entered into by word of mouth" he
added, between the chairman of the
finance committee and Democratic con-
ferees that they would be called as soon
as the report was read, with a view To
permitting them to cast their votes for
or against it. We were told that there
were five or six things in the bill upon
which they had not reached Conclu-
sion"
Mr.. Daniel stated that Mr.. Aldrch's
clerk had called upon and apologized to
him for the failure to allow the Demo
cratic members of the conference to
sign the report.
Il stated" he added, If the chair
man wished to see me about this he
could some and see me, but | should
not call on him. 1t seems strange we
should be given a pledge and for some
reason that pledge unredeemed.'
Follows Usual Custom
Mr.. Aldrich declared his committee
had followed the course that had pre-
vailed since the organization of the
government.
At the meeting referred to by the
senator from Virginia. he said, he had
remarked to Mr.. Daniel that he sup
posed the Democratic members would
not join the Republicans in signing the
report.
aThe senator said he guessed not"
continued Mr.. Aldrich.
"Of course we all knew the Demo-
Gratis on the committee would not
Vltgi1 n for
this legislation"
He said emphatically he never had
promised the Democratic conferees
should have a day with the commit
tee.
Senator Bailey interrupted the colo
guy. He said while he had never con-
tended for a right to sit with the Re-
publican members, he did believe an
agreement was made that the Demo-
Gratis should have an opportunity to
vote against the conference report.
Referring to the influence eXerted by
the president in lowering tariff duties,
Mr.. Bailey said;
Il think l can make 1t manifest that
the people of the United states have
been entertained with some mock
heroics and that this battle which has
been waging here for days and weeks |
was nothing more or less than sham
battle
SAYS Taft Favored Revision
Recalling incidents in the late ma
tionaI campaign, in which he had
taken Dart, Senator Bristow declared
that President Taft in Kansas had |
favored a revision of the tariff down. |
ward and he (BristoW) had been |
elected to the senate on that issue.
1T was then said the cost Of pro |
duction had been reduced and that |
the rate of duty should be reduced pro
portionately," he explained, "and |
have endeavored to keep that pledge" |
The fact was, he said, that practice !
alIv no reduction had been obtained.
THE tax" said MI. BristoW has |
been taken off of hides and it has been |
added to the sole leather suitcase that |
rhe American citizen buys And yet 1t
has been advertised that reduction |
has been made on the leather schedule |
for the benefit of the American cltl- |
zen.
Apparently the only thing con-
sidered in formulating the cotton |
schedule has been the greed of the |
cotton manufacturer of New England |
"As a Republican senator | Will not
be a party to placing Mr.. TART IN the
most embarrassing position In which II
is possible for a president to be placed; |
that is to require him either TO sign |
a bill that is not what was promised |
the people or to compel him to repudl-
ate the action of majority of his
party in both branches Of congress by |
Eulogizes President
He has. in substance, appealed to !
this congress to keep faith with the |
people. but in effect it is "A bill to is-
more that appeal / love the president. |
He has honored me with his friendship |
am devoted to the welfare Of his
administration. and for one 1 will never
vote 10 send him a bill for approval !
that lis violation of his party's |
pledges. and which is also in my opin- |
ion fundamentally wrong and in many
of its details intquitous.
81 set up no standard for other sem |
ators. Every man should vote as his
conscience and judgment dictate. Blu: /
I feel that had / supported this bill l (
would be recreant to my duty as n /
senator and unfaithful to the people |
who sent me here TO represent them, !
and I cannot do it,
senator Bacon expressed himself as
extremely anxious that there should |
be no question as to the responsibility |
of senators for the framing of that |
measure He had prepared collection |
Of every yea and nay vote taken on /
the many amendments to the bill, to- |
gether with an explanation of the ,
method of voting in the senate which /
he asked to have printed in the record. /
This request was granted.
The table he said. showed the atu- !
tude of the members of the two par
ties to all the questions presented
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