The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12

QUESTION OF SPENDING
MONEY TO INVESTIGATE
Discussion Is Warm and Pro
lOnged. but as Yet Is With
out Result.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE tar
iff question again occupied the atten-
ton of the senate throughout today and
the discussion was not concluded. The
subject came up in connection with the
provision in tho sundry civil appropria'
lion bill, providing fund of $250,O00,
with which to enable the president 70
investigate the operation of the pres
emit tariff law The discussion WAS
participated IN by large number OF
senator's and took wide range, which
everybody understood to be largely col
ored by political conditions.
Senator Clay opened the debate with
a sharp Democratic speech, charging
that the measure was intended to de-
lude the insurgent Republicans into the
belief that there was to be another re.
vision of the tariff, which he tried TO
provo by several Republican senators
with some measure of success. He was
supported by Senator Bailey on tho
Democratic side of the chamber. They
succeeded in bringing Senator Aldrich
into the controversy, with the result
that he made defense of the present
law and succeeded III again bringing
Senator Beveridge to his feet.
No Compromise Reached.
The Indiana senator and the Rhode
Island senator found opportunity 70
thresh out their old controversy over
the authorship OF the investigation pro
vision of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
but with the result that each held to
his original contention
Mr.. Aldrich declared that he and he
alone had been responsible for the pro
vision. While claiming credit for the
D., - Hs1i Of Cd
the Indiana senator asserted that but
for the general agitation resulting from
that bill there never would have been
an investigation clause in the bill.
Mr.. Aldrich said that he desired the
information the $250,000 would elicit
as a justification of the present law,
which he and numerous Republican
senators pronounced the best tariff law
that ever was placed on tho statute
books. All the regulars expressed the
opinion that there would not soon be a
new revision of the tariff.
Incidental to the debate there were
some amusing Incidents. Senators
Bailey and Johnston mado reference
to the telegram sent by Senator Bev-
eridge to Senator Clapp after the close
of the indianapolis convention, in
which the Indiana senator was quoted
as saying he had "kicl1ed the stomach
off the tariff bill" Mr.. Johnston con
strued this language into meaning that
Mr.. Beveridge had disturbed the
"pidermis in the abdominal region CT
the tariff
Hepburn Grows Angry.
Mr.. Hepburn was among the speak
ers, and Mr.. Hale called forth the
epithet of "insolent' from the Idaho
senator by appealing to Senator Cum
Minis "not to wind him up again.
when the Iowa senator sought to in
terrupt the Idaho member,
The fact appearing that various sena-
tors still desired to be heard, Senator
Hale reluctantly moved an adjourn
ment, without reaching a vote on either
Senator Clay's motion to strike out the
provision or on the final passage of the
sundry civil bill. The senator from
Maine expressed deep regret that an
appropriation bill should be the occa
sion for such a political debate.