The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-02
STAR CHAMBER
BUSINESS IN
UPPER HOUSE
Senate Democrats Enter OBJ
lection to Part Being Played
by AIdriCh.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A 0NE-PARTY AFFAIR
BACON RESOLUTION REFERRED
AFTER RAYNER OF MARY
LAND BROKE a LANCE.

Washington April What turned
c.t TO be a general debate On the tariff
mas A feature of the senate proceedings
today on Senator BacOH's resolution IA
voring the consideration of tariff legiS-
IatfOn by the full committee on finance
instead of by the Republican members
OF that committee only.
Senator Aldrich insisted that the pro-
redure adopted in this case was similar
fo that which had been the practice of
The senate for fifty years in dealing
with tariff measures. and he added that
The same method was adopted in han
ding the Wilson tariff bill, for which
he said q substitute was framed by a
subcommittee composed of Democrats.
The Democrats COntended for repre-
5entatiOn at hearings of the committee
and argued that the Republican mem
bers sitting as such had no right to
authorize the expenditure of the public
funds in furtherance of an ex parte
consideration of the DILL in committee
The resolution was finally referred to
the committee ON finance
Were All Experts"
When Senator Bacon called attention
10 statement made by Senator Hale
last Monday. that he had just come
from the committee room, where there
were thirty or forty disaffected or dis
satisfied Pennsylvanians, Il was eX-
planned by both Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Aid
rich that the number had been over
stated II seemed. AiT. AldriCh said,
that all the people coming before the
members of the committee have been
experts. whose assistance has beeen
necessary for a proper understanding
Of the question being considered. He
said the house had been having hear
ings and had published nine volumes Of
them. and he doub ed whether any
Democratic senator had read any part
Of them.
Bailey an Exception.
You VIII make an exception i'm my
case" said Mr.. Bailey interrupting,
although I have not read ali Of them
and don't intend to
Mr. AldTich said the experts were not
subpoenaed nor paid any witness fees.
and he declared that their statements
were not public hearings at all
Senator Daniel insisted on knowing
what objection could be urged by tie
senator from Rhode Island against the
Democratic members of the committee
hearing the statements. rs IT," asked
Dir. Daniel. "a private snap for the pUr-
pose of framing a tariff bill without
giving d right to representatives Of the
people 10 hea- the testimonies"
Mr.. Aldrich said It was not the pUr-
pose of the committee, so far as he
knew. TO hold public hearings.
Strong Talk by Rsynsr.
Senator Raynor strongly opposed the
majority method of framing the tariff
bfG
When you are dividing this plum
aer. he said, at least be fair to each
other On behalf of the senator from
West Virginia, ] at least beg Of YOU to
give him back his raw materials. He
las stood with you on the field Of battle.
and when the hour of submission comes
The senator from West Virginia viii
Doe here and his protesting voice will
not be heard in this han against d sin
gle article on the schedule"
Tie referred 10 the coal mines Of Sen
ai'r Eikins and his indignation over
me proposition TO place the products
of ms state upon the free list.
We on this side" he said. are i'm
me camp of the VanqUished. and. so far
as ] am concerned. I would rather be
I'D the camp of the vanquished than i'm
me camp Of the victors in the posses
SION of the spoils."
Ar Bayner declared that the Repub-
.esn procedure was merely a star
chamber process
Conversations Private"
have "a right" said Mr.. Aldrich.
replying TO the latter charge. to have
-9n' sation without having a Demo
cratic senator CrOsS-examine the person
with whom 7 conversed." He declared
mat the Democratic members of the
.lanee committee were holding meet
Mss Of their own and that they had
their experts.
Air. Rayuer said the members of the
committee lost their individual charac-
Ter when they became a committee of
me senate charged with a public duty.
Nr AldriCl replied that If the senator
rom Maryland should frame a tariff
N-- according to his policy he would
"5. SET ten Democratic votes for it.
Tie said @ distinguished senator from
maryland THE late Mr.. Gormanl had
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