The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-12
SOME EXCITING INCIDENTS YES.
TERDAY-ALDRlCH DEFEND
ED NEW LAW.
SEVERAL OTHERS SPOKE
Matter Came up in IEIebate on Meas
ure Providing sa5o,coo for Col
iecting information on the
Tariff.

Washington, June Practically
the entire day in the senate was d.
voted to general disc,h sion Of tie
tariff question in Connection with the
provision in the sundry civil bill ap-
pronriating quarter Of a million ior
collection information bearing on tGe
present tariff law.
Senators Clay, Aidrfch, Bailey.
Hale, Warren, Beveridg", Smoot,
Cummins, Hepburn and Doliyer were
tmong the speakers.
The provision was not dispos d Of.
Clay opened the debate, charging
that the measure was intended to de-
luJ2 the insurgent Republicans into
tAe beliI that there was to be an.
other revision Of tine tariff, which
he tried TO prove by several Repub
liean senators with some measure of
success. Supported by Bailey, they
succeeded in bringing III into
the controversy. with the result that
he made a defense Of the pres mt
law.
Then he and Bcveridge found an
opportunity to thr@ h out the old con
troversy over the authorship of the
investigation provision of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill Adrich declared
that he alone was responsible for the
provision. While claiming credit for
the tariff commission bill of the last
session, Beveridge asserted that but
for the general agitation re ulting
from that BILL there never would
have been an investigation of tho
clause in the bill Aldrich said he
desired the information the quarter
million dollars world elicit, as a JUS
tification of the present law, which
he aud numerous senators pso'
nounced the best tariff law ever.
passed. All the regulars expires ed
the opinion that there would not soon
be new revision,
There were some amusing inci--
d.lts. Bailey and Johnston made
reference to n telegram sent by Bev-
eridge to Clarp. after the close ol
tn indianapolis convention. in which
the indiana senator is quoted as ay
ing that he bad kicked the stomach
off the tariff bill" Johnston con
str,Tt this language into meaning
that Beveridge had disturbed thf
'epidermis in the abdominal region
of the tariff"
Indiana was not alone. Bailey said,
the western states generally are op-
posed to the existing tariff, he de-
clared. He said that If the admins
tration's influence could be removed
from Iowa, the verdict in the ap
preaching convention there would bc
against the law. He said: "As it is
1t is trembling in the balance"
Dollver made a brief argument il
support of the contention that the
provision would give to the president
power to extend the operations o
the department or commerce.
Hepburn mad a spirited appeal t.
all Republicans to get together, stant
Loyalty by the party and stop agita
tion on the tariff. aud when Cum
Minis sought to interrupt him, Halt
said loud enough to be heard all over
the chamber. Don't wind him ul
again"
Hepburn overheard the remark ant
denouncing it as "insolent' said h,
did not intend to allow 1t" and, h
added, u am quite capable Of resent
ing it in any way on earth" Hal
made no reply, joining in the gener
al laughter.
Cummns said he had heard Hay
burn make more bitter attacks upol
the Republican party ilan any tina
he ever heard from any one else Il
the senate He referred to Hey
burns attacks on the land and fol
estry reserves and their admnistrt
ton by Pinchot.
Sherman and Cannon may pay tn
salaries Of their chauffeurs and bu
their own gasoline. The senate tC
day gave up its fight for two appro
priations of $2,501 each for the mair
tenance of automobiles for the pre
sid officers of the two bouss OF COZ
gress. and then accepted the fina
conference report on the Legislative
judicial and executive appropriate
bill.
The railroad bill confcrces did nc
meet today, except for a session hel
ot the White House at which 1t wa
de cided to incorporate in the bill
clause providing for a cimmissio
to investigate the best way to fran
law looking to the supervision z
new issues of stocks and bonds b
railroads. This was done at the pre-
ident's insistence.
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