The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-14
FIRST OF sEssloN--BRouGHr ON
sY SPEECH nv SENATOR
cUMMiNs.
IMPORTANT FACT SHOWN
Some Eastern Senators Willing 70
Join Western Associates IN
Piece Meal Revision OF
the Tariff Laws. &

Washington, Dec. l3--Thc senate
today listend to the flrst tariff debate
OF the session and while, necessarily
the discussion was largely academic.
w served to develop the important
fact that some Of the eastern senators
among them Lodge and Aidrich, are
willing to join their western. asso-
ciates in piece meal revision or the
tafic.
The subject came up on the motion
TO refer 10 the committee on rules
the Cummsaa resolution providing fcr
limitation OF power to amend bills
looking TO the Modification or para
graphs and sehefr,os ri tie Payne.
Aldrien bill.
Senator Cumn.ins had the floor but
was so often interrupted that the dts
cussion was really a running debate.
Senator Lodge declared his willing
ness toac ail In his power 10 ad-
vance legislation for the amendment
OF any tariff schedule. Aldrich favor,
cd the amendment, but said he would
lprefer taking up the question by sub
jects rather than BY schedules. He
was emphatic In his opposition 10
Cummins method o. proceeding which
contemplates the alteration OF rates
lin both houses by Joint resolution.
| Hale, who opposed such amendment,
did not participate In the debate. 1t
liz expected he will be autagonistic to
the Cummins program.
i Much attention was given 4o-4the
| right Of the senate foiluterfere "in+tae
formation OF house rules and Of the
senate to amend revenue bills, which
lunder the constitution, must originate
In the house, Aldrich announced APP
lbosition to any course that would cir
cumscribe the house and Cummins In
Itarpreted this remark as a declara-
| ton In support Of the right Of the
Democratic house of the next con.
gress to outline its own policy with
cut interference. The Iowa senator
declared his desire to keep politics
out OF the question.
| cummins spoke two and a half
tours He criticized severely the
fenate's practice Of building up bill.
on measures supplied by the house.
2 In reply to Cummins' speech Aldrich
remarked:
"You arc sailing into a very broad
sea"
We'll, II find myself In a port
where my vessel II infected with
some horrible contagion. prefer the
open water responded Cummins,
I'm that event the senator Is liable
to remain In the open water a long
time" replied Aldricb,
AS Cummins proceeded to deyelor
his opposition to senatorial amend
ments TO the tariff bill he was sharp
ly antagonized by Aidrich, who dc
clared his doctrine revolutionary"
1T absolutely robs the states ol
their right Of equal representation
he declared.
cummns contended that unless tbs
rules Of both houses are AMENDED
u there would De no possibility OF ament
! ment Of the tariff, with the conse
\ quence that 1t must remain as Il is
= and the peoples Indignation and
o wrath will rise up and compel gen
D. erai revision" r.
y Depew introduced bill raising the
salaries Of supreme court Justices
from 5000 10 $4,000, circuit Judges
Srom $1,000 to $1,000 and federal dis
trict judges from $4,000 to $4,000.
Senator cullom Of Illinois, intro
iuced bin proposing d s2,0o.o91
memorial 20 Lincoln. A commission
Is provided 10 secure plans aud de.
signs for monument or memorial.
In the house the pension apmopria-
ton bill, carrying si53.ei4.O0o, was
assed. The bill provides for the CEN
;ralization OF the eighteen pension
agencies into one, at Washington.