Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-12
Debate Brings Out Frank Ad-
mission From AldriCh as
to Purpose of Quarter
Million Provision
DOES NOT MEAN
ANOTHER REVISION
Simply to Enable Regulars to
Prove" Present Law
Best Ever Had

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE tar
in question again occupied the at
tention OF the senate throughout the
day and ihe discussion was not con
Guided.
The subject came up in connection
with the provision in the sundry civ
il appropriation bill. providing fund
OF s25O.OoO with which to enable the
president TO investigate the operation
Of the present tariff Jaw. The dis
eussion was participated in by large
number OF senators and took wide
range. which everybody A.sunder-
stood to be largely colored by Doliti-
cal conditions.
Senator Clay opened the debate
with sharp democratic speech. charg-
ing that the measure was intended
to deiude the insurgent republicans
into the belief that there was to be
another revision Of the tariff.
He was supper ed By Senator Bail
/ ey, and succeeded in bringing Sen.
! atOr Aldrich into the controversy.
with the result that he made defense
of the present law, and succeeded
in bringing Senator Beveridge to his
feet
The Indiana senator and the Rhode
! Island senator found opportunity to
| thresh out their old controversy over
the authorship Of the investigation
provision of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill but with the result that each one
! held 10 his original contention.
Mr.. Aldrich said that he desired the
Information the $3.50. 600 would elicit
as Justification of the present law.
which he and numerous republican
senators pronounced the best tariff
law that ever was placed on the sta
ue books. All the regulars expressed
the opinion that there would not
soon be a revision OF the tariff.
Incidental 10 the della g, there were
some amusing incidents. Senators
Bailey and johnson made reference
to the telegram sent by Senator Bev-
eridge to Senator Clapp. after the
close OF the indianapolis convention.
In which Mr.. Beveridge was ouo-,d
as saying he had kicked the III
ach of the tariff bill.
Mr.. johnson construed this lanauaec
to mean that Mr.. Beveridge had dis
-urbed the ~epid5rmis in tie abdou-
maj region OF the tariff"
MIR. Clay declared the provision 20
be purely poll zeal He repeated that
there was no necessity for the ok
penditure, and il would accomplish
no good
Mr.. Aldrich explaining the s25a-
$50 provision. said that the abpro-
prlation was rendered desirable Nv
me maximum and minimum m.gvis-
Ion OF the present tariff law. The
president must not only be advised
OF possible determinations. but mn.t
nave means OF knowing what th-v
are he said
The appropriation Was 10 enable
the president to carry on the in~as-
legations and did not mean neg
tarin.
We we're not engaged in the sEsct.
Ineht OF a revenue tariff in passing the
Oil OF 1909 he said. we wers carry
ing out the protective priaeiD.eg IN
that enactment
Mr. Aidrieh said the last s,lT wasro,
exactly what he wanted, alrs he ala
not mean 10 close his eyes n f,,,,r-.
demands.
say and say Distinctly. that
the bin of 1909 was the hest -
use ACT tnat was ever passed by ao9-
sress' said AIR Aldrich, "but I DOM
undertake 10 say that this cIreun,
stance VIII preclude future ssapges