The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-09

| ward will come from such conferees
| only by compulsion as the house is ex-
peeted to appoint its conferees. The
1 following Republicans Payne, Dalzell,
Mccall, CaIderhead and Fordney or
| BouteIle.
| The vote was preceded by a warn
| ing from LaFollette and Beveridge
| against the violation. of the campaign
| pledges of the party involved in re-
vision upward. The galleries were
crowded and people leaned forward
in eager attention under the unpleas-
ant ycllow light that filtered through
! the glass roof of the chamber.
There was a stir as Aldrich arose to
reply. He insisted that the party had
fulfilled every pledge to the letter and
that no senator who proposed to vote
against thep arty could speak for it.
THE Republican party" he ex-
claimed. lis party of majorities.'
His denunciatory words, however did
not deter the pro~ressives from regis
tering their protest.
F'uIfIIs Pledges.
Mr.. Aldrich declared that the pend
ing bill was a fulillment of the party's
pledges. If senators wished to vote
against the bill, he said, they should
not attempt to speak for their party.
Il have listened with deep interest to
the fearful and prophetic funeral ora
tion,' said Mr.. Stone from the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber He de-
clared it reminded him of the old
full Sound"
Mr.. Crawford delivered a vigorous
protest against any attempt on the part
of Chairman Aldrich to prevent Repub-
lican senators from the exercise of
their judgment.
Am not a good, loyal member of
my party?" asked Mr.. Crawford. He
proposed to exercise his judgment and
to follow his convictions in voting upon
the bill.
Senator CIapp also joined in the pro-
test against any effort on the part OF
the senator from Rhode Island to con-
troll his actions.
81 am neither stung, silenced nor en-
tombed by the words of the senator
from Rhode Island" said he.
1T will take more than the senator !
from Rhode Island to read the state of
out of the Republican
party said Mr.. Nelson. amid applause, |
which called down the gavel of the /
vice president with an announcement
that such expressions were not per
mitted. He said he did not care to be
ectured by the senator from Rhode Is
land.
AS it comes from the senate. the bill
s revision upwards. When the meas
cue was reported to the upper house it
value of imports for 1907. 1t decreased
hem on e15 per cent and on 7512 it left
hem unchanged.
Changes Chiefly Increases.
With the aid of experts from the
bureau of statistics, Senator IaFolletteI
Eowed on the floor that change made
n the course of the senate debate have
,een chiefly increase. The finished Dill
Increases duties on Is per cent of the
-alue of imports. 1t decreases then on
or per cent. The increases apply toI
IMPORTS valued at 146 million dollars,
he decreases to a valuation of 1914 mil
ions.
The senate has changed the duties h
Il ions 0rf11 of
IMPORTS to the total list of reductions {
exported by the finance committee, but J
It the same time it has added more ]
han A million dollars worth to the E
reases of duty thus being nearly {
vice as large as the additional reduce II
ions, measured by the value of the 1t
IMPORTS of 1907.
obtained consent that the hour of adj /
ournment should be postponed in Y
definitely. The last days work con lC
listed inclearing Up the odds and ends
mendments adopted were those on
he tobacco schedule and levying =
uty III crude oil. Numerous others, I
including those by Bristow on sugar
nd LaFolIette on the tariff commits
ion, were rejected. When all the
were out of the way
enetor Gore got the floor.
I'VE have been engaged in the old g
avs thumbs down. Simon says thumbs c
p. Simon says wig-wag. The chair s
nan of the committee on finance has
cen playin the role of Simon and the i
majority has followed his lead. Mary T
ad little lamb that followed her to S
chool one day. The chairman of the o
nance committee his fifty lambs and b
hey follow him every day and every s
here
CSop to Farmers.
uties on wheat and corn as a sop to b
he farmers. Il
You hight as we'll put duty on wa q
Pr falls he said, ITO aid the develop
lent of Niagara"
In conclusion he called on the presi-
ent to veto the bill in accordance with -
ne pledges in the campaign.
A final effort by Senator Bristow to
scure the adoption of his amendment
-riking out the duties and the color
ast of the sugar schedule, and impos-
lg on sugar chemically bleached the
anne rate of duty, as that imposed
pom the refined product, was unsuc-
eSSful. Mr.. BriStoW stated that the
My interest that would object to
he amendment was the sugar trust
s it would not injure the beet sugar
r cane sugar producers of this coun-
He appealed to the finance com
littee to accept the amendment, but
hartman Aldrich made a motion to
" II upon the table. Senator Dol
yer supported the amendment. Mr..
ldrich's motion was adopted with
ut division, as Senator Bristow was
nable to get a roll call. An amend
lent by Senator Gore, apparently in
ended to decrease Asiatic immigra-
on, was also rejected. 1t was offered
an amendment to an amendment
y Senator Overman, imposing a tax
$40 each upon immigrants. Sena-
" Gore proposed to exclude any i'm
ligrant who was unable to write fifty
ords of any European language.