The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-12
DEBATE IN THE
SENATE WARM
AND EXCITING
Lt the Close of the 0ratOry the
Wool Schedule Was
Tucked Away.
COMMITTEE OBTAINED
THE USUAL MAJORITY
yo7lvEs OF ALDRIcH IMPUGNED
AND HIS LEADERSHIP
QUESTIONED.

washington. June LINE income tax
sssred with the wool schedule the SEN
sts,s attention today, and, after a dis
.,ssior for an hour or more, il was
ros+oonaf until June Is, by a vote Of
rto4 This action was the result of
notion made by SenatCV Aldrich.
-birb followed a charge by Senator
peuev that undue influence was being
I'-otebt 90 bear against the proposed
t,eor7a tax amendment To the tariff bill.
In Aldrich declared that he knew of
M s1ch effort. but pleaded for the post
roramant of the question until sched-
Mas should be disposed Of Mr.. Bailey
sceaUred the amendments to his income
tax provisions and suggestion by Mr.,
cumminy by which the rate Of tax was
decreased from g 10 2 per cent, all in
comes under $1,000 exempted.
Five Republican Votes.
senator's Borah. Bourne. Carter. La
Toilette and Piles voted on the motion
with the Democrats.
M senate refused. by the decisive
vote of So 10 s. to recOmmit the wool
schedule 90 the committee on finance,
ON motion of Mr.. Cummins, and thus
finally concluded consideration of that
schedule Only a few OF the progress
sfre Republicans supported the motion.
This vote followed a long and animated
discussion. interspersed with many per
sonaI opinions.
LaFollette Scored AIdrich.
Declaring his opinion that Senator
Adrich had lost the confidence of other
senators Of his party which a leader
should have. Mr.. LaFollette made a
determined fight 90 compel the adoption
ol amendments To- the wool schedule Of
the tariff bfl which were yesterday
presented By himself They went down
10 defeat before the majority. which
consistently supported the finance COM
mi,tee. the vote being "A to 81. tt was
after this vote had been taken that the
Wisconsin senator made his assertion
that by his course with reference to
The wooden schedule Mr.. AldriCh had
forfeited the position of leadership.
Senator Cummins was also severe on
Chairman Aldrich, and in the course of
bis remarks declared that the SEN
atarial leaders were counting the de-
struction of the Republican party by
their course with reference to the du-
ties On wool and woOlens.
Senator Bacon forced votes on two
amendments reducing to so per cert az
yal0rsm the duty on wool and wooden
gods but he failed % obtain the sup
port Of any Of the Republican senators.
Ball Opened by LaFoIlette.
Syty-one senator's were on hand at
ue beginning of the session of the SEN
aie today when consideration of the
afH bill was resumed. Numerous
amendments offered by Mr.. LaFollette
Eovidmg for ad valorem for specific
Ales IN the wool schedule were taken
-p Tor the purpose of voting on them
tn bloc. as Vice President Sherman
announced.
senator Cummins, taking the floor.
std he would vote for these amend
Esnts, not so much because he was
aapsled that they were exactly right,
'l- because he was sure the schedule
-5"rIed by the finance committee was
aoSoiutely wrong Mr.. Cummins an
bounced that ne would move to re-
W-AInI the wool schedule to the finance
Committee
Plan Of Senator cummins.
AIsuing the justice Of his plan for
-.-lelsatory duty on products of wool
t i -ll,,'4lscturers 20 allow them to pay q
sHvf price for wool than for their for
~, competitors Senator Cummins said
% levy a duty On goods partly of
cotton as If entirely of wool would he
give Democratic manufacturers an
@-,-Fantage that no man should have.
,r said. 10 reply 70 ACQUISITION by Mr..
-'lloeI, tnat he did not pretend to
80 d schedule by which the different
tn 4
80 lA connection with their value.
ne was willing TO make the duty bigh
,-5A 10 meet foreign competition on
Is assumption that aU imDorrs are of
o. WOOL ''''' TIE Ihes' sraues
.. senator Warren. opposing the plan
Ge Iowa senator. declared that il
sloliy. 'He Importation OF
.,, Aal- added the Wyoming senator.
> Is not q shoddy nation"
Blindness Of the Leaders.
r.-.5i yummins declared that he mar
~ n. ~ y The blindness" of the leaders
nils I..7lunhoau party that they were
sRs5sS- % commit their party to such
,5,s.slalors-' he said. YOU are simplv
On Ne me destruction OF your marty
% iBs.,-s such schedule to 20 out
uat 0'- -lell,ion made by Mr.. Cummins
s-ts5T1. ldstment OF the wooden
'> desired, caused Mr.. Aldrich
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