New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
STORMY TARIFF DEBATE
Hale Reads Riot Act to Younger
Senators.
MANY TART C0Ll0QUlES
Aldrich and Beveridge Discuss
Authorship of Tariff Board
and Further Revision.
MANY TART C0LL0QUIES
IRON The Tribune Rureau.l

Washington. June 11--There was stormy
tariff debate in the Senate to-day It lasted
nearly five hours, and finally got on the
nerves of Senator Hale, who was doing MS
best TO expedite consideration OF the sun
dry civil bill. Just before adjournment the
Maine Senator delivered a Characteristic
lecture to the younger members Of the Sen
ate who were delaying the public business
by insisting on talking about tariff bill
that was not q year old. Mr.. Hale's stern
rebuke provoked smiles on both sides OF
the chamber In the end the good humor
I became so contagious that Mr.. Hale him
self was affected by il, and his abrupt
motion to adjourn met with no opposition
Senator DolIiver will speak on Monday in
| favor Of tariff commission. and unless his
/ references TO the Payne law stir up Repub-
! Iican Senators who supported that bill,
| vote Will be taken late Monday afternoon
on the sundry civil bill There is no doubt
that the provision appropriattng s25o0Oo for
the use Of the Tariff Board will be adopted
/ by 4 large majority.
Senator Hale was anxious to dispose OF
the bill to-day, but gave up hope when
Senator Hepburn took the floor Mr.. Hey
burn talks long and loud and often and his
speech to-day possessed all these features.
"G9 O-- L-4S punt u SlCS1i5 Wl-Ci4 --O
made reference 10 the insurgents which
aroused Senator Cumnnins. The Iowa Sen
ator arose 10 ask Z. question. when Mr..
Hale shook his head and said n z voice
loud enough 70 be heard in the galleries:
tDon't stir him up again" This ooserva-
ton was resented by Mr.. Hepburn, who
turned quickly and poured out the vials
Of his wrath On Mr.. Hale. The Maine Sen
ator did not reply. Mr.. Cumnins asked his
question and Mr Hepburn held the floor
half an hour longer.
GaI!neer and DoIliver Clash,
This was only one Of several instances
that enlivened the proceedings. There was
q sharp clash between Senators Gallinger
and Deliver over remark by Mr-
Gauinger which Mr.. DoIIiver did not quite
catch Earlier in the day Senator Bailey
remarked that the Indiana Republican con
vention avoided reference 20 the Payne
law. and Senator Beveridgs, in his speech
10 the convention, attacked this law Sena-
tor Johnston wanted 70 know # Mr.. Bailey
had heard Of z telegram sent to Washing
ton in which z certain Republican Senator
said he RAD kicked of the epidernis from
the abdominal region OF the Payne bill
Mr.. Johnston had reference TO q story cir
culated on the floor Of the Senate At The
time Of the Republican convention in Ind
lana 70 the effect that Mr.. Beveridge had
teIegraphed 10 one OF his tnsurgent col
1AagDes. Il have kicked the stomach of
the Payne bill
IT went into the bill on ny motion" Mr.
Aldrich said, and my motion was not IN
stanced or controlled by the Senator from
Indiana or anybody else It went into the
7fRf1 I Vyrr7T =
II. We were not bulldozed into adopting II
BY the Senator from Indiana"
Mr.. Aldrich reviewed his conferences on
this subject with Mr. Beveridge and rep
resentative Of the National Association Of
Manufacturers Senator Hale chuckled
when Mr.. AIdrich referred TO one confer
ence at which both Senators Beverage and
Hale were present He said Mr.. Hale re-
marked at the time that the newspapers OF
the next dav would say that Mr.. Beveridge
had drafted q provision which the members
of the Finance Committee had accepted.
He said such g statement appeared in a
Washington newspaper the next morning,
and before his breakfast he received
facetfous note from Mr.. Hale regarding his
prediction.
Mr.. Beveridge replied at length and de-
clared that Mr.. AIdrich had confused the
Tariff Board provision with q resolution Of
inquiry which was being framed about the
same time
Aldrich vs.. severdqe-
one Of the most amusing features Of the
debate was the long colIoquy between Sen
ators Aldrich and Beveridgs over the au-
thorship Of the Tariff Board provision Of
said
effect. that the Tariff Board provision had
been forced by the friends Of Z, tariff COM
mission. and tntimated that he had a large
share in framing the language Of the pro-
vision He gave his recollection Of his con-
ferences with Senator Aldrtch on this sub
ject and then Mr. Aldrich gave his version
He said he had written the paragraph in
question, and not a single word had been
changed from his draft.
Defending the tariff board appropriation,
Mr. Aldrich said IL was simply a business
proposition. The Payne law placed a con-
tinuing responsibility on the President 70
investigate determinations and alleged dis
cririnat tions against American products,
and Congress would be reniss in its duty
if il failed TO give him the money necessary
to make 2 full investigation. Mr.. Aldrich
said that recent political events showed
that the people of the United States are
more devoted TO the policy Of protection
to. day than at any previous time in their
history.
Senator Clay wanted 20 know if Mr..
Aldrich was in favor OF tariff revision. Mr..
AIdrich replied that he favored revision
when conditions warranted it. Conditions
did nov warrant II nov, and the people
we're surely entitled to rest from the dis
rurbance Of business which always attend
cd tariff revisions. Mr. Aldrtch declared
! that the Investigations Of the tariff board
! could not be too wide. These inVestga-
tions would justify the Payne law and
show the people of the country how ground
less are the accusations which have been
made against il