Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
Heyburn's Feelings Hurt.

Later when Senator Hepburn was talk
ing Senator Cummins rose to ask him
a question.
Don't wind him up again. Senator
Hale said in a stage whisper to the
Iowa senator. Senator Hepburn char
acterized the remark as 'insolent' but
the senators in the chamber smiled over
the incident.
Senator Clay started the skirmishes OF
the day. Shortly after the Senate was
called to order he rose to speak. He
had only fairly started when he charged
that one Of the objects Of the provision
for the expenditure Of $250,O0O was TO
satisfy hungry office seekers Many ad-
ditional commissions and many inquiries
are started, he declared for the purpose
''Of giving fat places to persons who
seek them at the hands of the govern
ment."
Soon he was declaring inexplainable the
attitude of the regular republicans who
declare the recent revision OF the tariff
satisfactory and yet who support the
provision to appropriate $2500O to get
facts upon which to base a new revis-
ion. The republicans, he declared, must
win the next election, if they can. by
defending the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Because President Wants It.
Senator Smoot interrupted to indorse
on the statute books.
why do you want an inquiry to get
facts for another revision?" asked the
persistent Mr.. Clay.
1.-The President wants to get the infor-
nation for one thing" replied Mr.. Smoot
member of the Senate finance committee
which was in charge of the tariff bill.
when the executive becomes the con-
trolling factor in the legislative branch
90 <1,a nryv,, t- Il
piled Mr.. Clay.
Senator Aldrich had entered the Senate
chamber few minutes before, and when
Senator Clay launched an attack on the
republican principle OF protection he
jumped to his feet.
There never was time when the peo-
pie in every section of this country were
more devoted to protection than now"
he declared. Il am in favor of a re-
vision when conditions warrant it, but
there will be no revision in the near
future
The senator has recently BEEN proven
not wise prophet" remarked Senator
Clay, with a smile.
I'm what" shouted the Rhode Island
solon, his fighting face on.
Mr.. Clay proceeded slowly. He re-
minded the Rhode Island senator that he
had said that $3OO,0Oo,0OO year in gov
eminent expenses could be saved by the
adoption of business methods.
Stands by Statement.
II stand by the statement 1 made be-
FORE" retorted Mr.. Aldrich. He ex.
planned that he had said that if the en-
tire government machinery could be put
under the general management of one
business man $500. 100000 or 80 per cent
of the total expenses could be saved He
realized, he said, that that is impossible
But he still held the belief that the adop-
ton Of business methods in all of the
government departments would result in
a saving Of s1OO.OOOO0O.
Mr.. Aldrich referred to Mr. Beveridge's
statement that the original legislation
providing for tariff investigation would
not have been undertaken but for the
tariff agitation Of the past three years.
THE provision was written by me-"
said Mr.. Aldrich, 1T was put into the
bill on my motion. and my action was
not influenced by the agitation to the
extent of a single Colon
Mr.. Bailey found in the provision
mere device to obtain suspension Of
judgment until after the next election. He
said 1T was not intended to produce an
Insurgents had predicted. but merely
to carry out the present law; there ore,
he intimated, the insurgents had been
buncoed.
Failure of Endorsement.
Referring to Mr.. Aldrich's characterize
ton Of the present law as the best tariff
ever enacted, Mr.. Bailey declared that
this opinion the Rhode
Island senator had not been able to get
the Endorsement Of the Indiana conven-
ton, which had renominated Senator
Beveridge, who had voted against it.
HAS the senator heard Of a telegram |
from the senator from Indiana during the |
saying that he had kicked |
the epidermis off of the abdominal region |
of the tariff" asked Mr.. johnson OF |
Alabama. amid laughter.
Mr. Bailey had heard Of it. But Indi-
ana was not alone, he said. The west
srn states were generally opposed to
The existing tariff. he declared. He said
that if the administrations influence
could be removed from Iowa the verdict
n the approaching convention there
would be against the law.
LAS it is" he said, lit is trembling
n the balance"
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