The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-12
OLD AND FAMILIAR QUESTION
OOBS UP AGAIN AND SEN.
ATE TALKS ALL DAY.
DISCUSSION RANGES WIDE
Debate ls Oeeasioned by Proposed Ap.
preparation Of Large Sum to Allow
President TO Investigate Working Of
Msasure-irdiana and Rhode Island
Senators Come Together.

Washington. Juno 1.-THE tariff
question again occupied the attention
OF the senate throughout today and
the discussion was not concluded. The
subject came up In connection with
the provision In the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. providing fund of
s250.000 with which to enable the pres
ident to investigate the operation OF
the present tariff law. The discussion
was participated In by large number
OF senator's and took a wide range.
which everybody understood to be col
ored by political conditions. Senator
Clay opened the debate with sharp
speech. charging that the measure was
intended to delude the insurgent re-
publicans into the belief that there was
to be another revision Of the tariff.
which he tried to prove by several re-
publican senator's with some measure
OF success. He was supported by
Senator Bell on the democratic side OF
the chamber They succeeded In bring
ing Senator Aldrich into the contro-
versy with the result that he made de-
fcnse Of the present law and succeeded
In again bringing Senator Beveridge to
his feet.
The Indiana senator and the Rhode
Island senator found opportunity to
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
An<lo ~o1 ha ha "A ha nj hnA
responsible for the provision. While
claiming credit for the tariff commits
sion bill OF last session. the Indiana
senator asserted that but for the gen
eral agitation resulting from that bill
there never would have been an inves-
tigatlon clause In the bill. Mr.. Al
drich said that he desired the informa-
tion that the 3250.000 would elicit as
justification of the present law. which
he and numerous republican senators
pronounced the best tariff law that
ever was placed on the statute books.
All the regulars expressed the opinion
that there would not soon be a new re-
vision of the tariff.
Incidental to the debate there were
some amusing Incidents. Senator's
uhiey anu JoHHsoo indue reference 10
the kilograms sent by Senator Bever-
idse to Senator Clapp after the close
Of the Indianapolis convention. in
which the Indiana senator was quoted
as saying he had kicked the stomach
off the tariff bill" Mr.. Johnson con-
strued this language into meaning that
Mr.. Beveidge had disturbed the "epi-
dermis In the abdominal region of the
tariff
Mr.. Hepburn was among the speak
ers. and Mr.. Hale called forth the cpl
thet Of "insolent" from the Indaho SEN
ator by appealing TO Senator cummins
not to wind him UP again" when the
Idaho senator sought to interrupt the
Idaho member. The fact appearing
that various senators still desired to
be heard. Senator Hale reluctantly
moved an adjournment. without the
senate reaching vote on either Sena-
tor Clay's motion to strike out the pro-
vision 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 political debate,