Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-14
-ALDRICH BILL
INTENDED TO DECEIVE
Attack on the Administration is Call
ed out When Vote is Taken on APP
preparation for inquiry is Adopted
Speaker Declares President Taft
to be in Error.


Senator Dolliver answered the critics
of the Insurgents today in speech
delivered in the senate during the dls-
cussiOn Of the provision of the suhdry
civil appropriation, providing s2Sp'ooV
to enbale the Pres dent to g.i1hef infor-
nation bearing upon the operation OF
the new tariff law. Senator Clay
motion to strike out the provision was
lost by a party vote OF IL TO 10, MI
Deliver and his fellow Republicans
voting with the regular Republicans.
The sundry civil bill, carry about
si1S.O00. coo, then was passed.
MI. Dollver's speech attracted
widespread interest and was listened
to attentively. II was the reply Oh
the insunsent senator TO the ch;rSes
Of party disloyalty and was a direct
challenge to their opponents in the
party. The Presidents name was
freely handled and his speeches were
referred TO without reserve.
Contends for Independence.
Hereafter, said Mr.. Deliver, It is
evident that men entering congress
must become either understudies or
ishmaelites.
II reject the terms and shall con-
tend for independence within the par
ty."
Discussing the Presidents course
toward the insurgents, Mr.. Dolllver
declared that they were not playing
for popularity, as had been charged,
and speaking of his personal relations
to the President, he declared that he
had never done anything to injure the
adm nistratiOn.
Such A charge does me the gravest
injustice" he declared.
The President is in error, de-
clared Mr. Dolliver. 1t is not neces-
sary fc. men TO swallow every tariff
bill that is set before them and it VIII
be difficult to get me cut Of the par
ty on such a charge 1t cannot be
done by lying about me or by calling
me T. mes. such as free trader and
Democrat. Least of all. it cannot be
done by taking from my neck the
mill stone of political patronage.
share the universal disgust of max
ing a great political party the head
quarters Of w.gwag party.
Charges Sugterfuoe.
Mt. Dolliver undertook to show
that rates had been rsised-most OF
them in an unnecessarily secret WY
and by subterfuse. Included in IN :
list was the lion ana steel, the sugar
and wcolen schedules.S Many. of the
estimates Given out were INTENDED TO
deceive. he dechred.
Mr.. Doll yer asserted that 1t was
. stratgetic mistake to circulate the
Presidents winOna speech along with
his Lincoln Day address as they were
contradictory in terms.
The President had given entire iy
different reasons in the two speeches
for considering the Payne law. The
best ever enacted he said He de-
cIared that the tarIff was being
bclstcrcd UP BY bogus figures.
Two Hosxes-
The last year Witnessed two I'M
portant hoaxes.~ cont nued Mr. DOLL.
yer. the discovery OF the north pole
by Dr. Cook snd the revision of the
tariff downward by Senator Aldrich.
he said. When the laughter. which
greeted this remark. had died OFT nc
added th1t executive feiiciiatcns had
been rendered upon both events.
DcnourcinE the cotton scheuie as
-humhusg.~ Mr.. Doliivcr dectlrcd
that Notwithstanding portosiatioDs Z,
the contrary. there had been increase.
from 30 to zoe per cent. lie asserted
that the President had been cyrevi
ousiv misicd by persons Interested u
N king a different showing.
II is vain 20 try C cover rp ths
situaiicn: the truth Is that the Ding
ley law was exaggerated and the tact.
viii be known
Mr.. uoilivcr closed with the expires
sion 81 conscience th-f thu time va
rear at hard when the pebble werls
demand more justice In iswmakin'
ard higher stcndards on ihc part o
Legislators themselves.
After Mr.. Gays motion 10 .trk'
ont the provision hsd been defeated
senator Bacon moved 20 amend tn'
prov sion 90 a. ~ require hat nor
than two thirds Of the experts 70 b