The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-11
ALOR|CH FORCES IN
SUPREME CONTROL
Efforts of Deliver and Other
Progressiyes to Break the
Ranks Are Unayailing.
FINANCE COMMITTEE IS
SUSTAINED EVERY TIME
Wool Schedule Occupies Atten-
ton of Senate Throughout
the Entire Day.

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WASH lNGTON, June 10.-Time and
time again Senator Dolliver and eight
or nine others of the so.caIled s.Pro.
gressiye" Republicans went down to
defeat IN their efforts TO break the
ranks of the Aldrcb forces on the wool
schedule of the tariff bill. Senator Dol
bver offered numerous. amendments
looking to reduction of the financial
committee rates, but in each instance
the amendments were voted down and
the committee sustained. The first of
MIR. Delivers suggestions had for its
object the confining duty on mixed
cloths 10 the wool in them, which
amendment was defeated by vote of
81 to 43. Mr.. Warren conteuded that
the object of this provision WAS to pre-.
vent the importation of cheap cloths,
but Mr.. Dolliver argued that there
might be some people who would he
penefited by having cheap clothes,
brought in from abroad
Party Lines Broken.
On this vote. Mr. Dolliyer was snp.
ported by Senators Beveridpe. BristoW.
Brown. Clapp. Cummins. LaFolIette aud
Nelson, while Senator McEnery of
Louisiana was the only Democratic sen.
ator who voted with the Republicans
against the provision. MANY of Mr.
Dolliver S amendments were along the
same lines As the first. and in the ell
tire series the vote was virtually the
same In no instance did any of the
Repubilcan senators change. One Of MI
DolIiver s amendments was Identical IN
terms with provision suggested by
MI Aldrlch as part of the McKin
ley tariff bill of 1883, but the Rhode
Island senator refused to accept it, say
ing the conditions were entirely differ
emf now from what they were in those
days, In the course of discussion be
tween Senators Aldrich and Owen on
the duty on blankets, the fact was
brought out that blankets paid at the
rate Of $50 per cent ad valorem.
Aldrich for High Duties.
In this connection. the chairman OF
the finance committee was given an op-
portunity TO accept general provision
prohibiting any rates in the schedule
above 100 per cent bnt he declined 10
do so because, as he said, it might let
IN foreign woolen manufacturers. The
debate throughout the day was good
natured and Mr.. Dolliver, discussed
polka dots, corn pasters, home mot
toes and kindred subjects with much
humor. He seemed to have real feeling
over the tears IN the eyes of tho Irish
potatoes.
The wool schedule occupied the at
tention of the senate throughout the
entire day and on this account cousid-
Grafton of the proposed income tax.
which had been set for today, was post
poned until tomorrow. The honse was
in session lust ! minutes, transacting
little business, before adjournment until
Monday.
Progressives' Defeated.
The "Progressives came into the
senate today determined to continue
their fight against the wool schedule,
although all The votes taken yesterday
demonstrated the ability OF the com
mittce on finance to maintain major
ity Of 10 or 12 on all of the provisions
it had recommended.
Shortly after the senate met, vote
of 81 to 43 was east against the con
tcntion of Mr. Doliver that only The
wool i'm warn should be taxed, thus up;
holding the committee on finance. Nine
Republicans, Beverldge. Bristow, Bur
kett. Brown, Clapp, Cummins. Dolliver,
La Toilette and Nelson, voted against
the committee, AS did Senator Foster or
McEncry. east his vote with the itS-
publicans in support of the committee.
Before this vote was taken Senator
Warren declared that the purpose OF
lcvyine the duty on the entire welGht
of the warn was 10 keep ont material
that was mixed with cheap cotton.
Mr. Dolliver claimed there was moth
ing surrepttous IN the mixing OF cot
ton and wool in making cheap yarns,
" N uDOn
discriminating against such cheap ma"
terial.
Offers New Substitute.
Continuing his effort 10 tax only the
wool i'm fabrics made partly of cotton,
Mr., Dolliver offered a substitute for
that purpose for the paragraph relating
to cloths, knit and other fabrics and
manufactures made in whole or IN part
of wool, He insisted that II was prac-
ficable TO assess the wool in the fabric,
and commenting on his proposed sub
stitnje, convulsed the senate with his
witty retorts and his humorous allusions
TO peculiarities in the Dlngley law:
Even cotton cloth with polka dots OF
wool glued on them were, under IhS
law, he said. obliged to pay the fulil
duty that would be leNlcu Oh '"e"' -
wholly of wool.
HThen the senator wants to lower
the limit on that polka dot game
interposed Senator Warren,
~ hope the senator Will not miro
dnce mysterious figures of speech wlth'
which / am not at all familiar, re-
T,nn uome. Sweet Home" and
, w,Icome5; notices, he said, were sub
icct to pay duty under tbe wool scned
nle, % Coru plasters when made OF wool
yvere obliped TO pay tribute to the WOOL
.nhcduIa nnder decision that had dc
clared them TO be wearing, apparel.
Referring TO his apparent NAOMI tts
to affect the recommendations OF me
~ co,,m;ttec on finance, Mr.. Dolliver SAID
i hat when the bill was finally enacted
i ' might be quite different from its ap'
p'"'I ~Ihen. - he said, 'itho potntons OF
the senator from Delaware, Tin 'gats !
in their eyes, may go out OF tne o''
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