The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-16
Wisconsin Man Severely Ar
raigns Mormon Vote on
Schedule *"
SAYS He AND CHURCH
INTERESTED IN WOOL
Declares No Man Entitled to
Pass on Matter When IN
terested-Wool Bill
Adopted

WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.--StunneG
by an attack as sudden as it was un-
expected. the Senate sat In silence
this afternoon while Senator La Fol-
letto made seathing arrangement
of those senators who voted on legEs-
latiNe measures directly affecting their
personal and financial interests.
The wool bill was under considera-
tton on conference report. II pass
ed later by IS 10 rs Turning on Sen
ator Smoot, the Wisconsin senator
accused him of having a financial In
terest in wooden mills. and that the
Mormon church, TO which Senator
Smoot belongs, was interested also in
the WOODEN industry and sheep raising
Senator LA Toilette asserted these in
terests influenced Senator Snoot s
vote. but that the day was coming
when senator's would not he permitted
to vote on matters affecting them per-
sonaliy and financially,
Snnsot Provokss Attack.
Senator snoot provoked the attack
hS assaiiing with bitterness the con-
ference compromise wool bill He said
that Senator LA Toilette had claimed
the original bill was drawn with the
most scientific knowledge. and yet ii
had been twice or thrice remoaeled
and redrafted until tho pending bill
was evolved. He scornfuUy dertded
La Foliette's claim to knowledge on
the subject Of the wool schedule and
said he had brought forth bin which
would prove more disastrous and
which WAS worse than the Wilson
Democratic tariff bill.
1T Ia remarkable" said Senator
La Toilette, that the mos, infamous
schedule 81 the Payne-Aidrieh tariff
\.
lie opinion should he defended by tss
beneficiary" aud he waved his mana
toward smoat
Claims Small Interest
The latter ieaped 10 his feet. II
'haVe something over s2,oa0 in 81 wool
en- mill. and Ii does not earn over
per cent" he exclaimed
II accept the statement of the SEN
ator. went on La Toilette. but he
~ connected with ar organization with
interests In these industries"
Again Smoot tntarrupted "You
mean the Mormon church. Il had
but does not now have an interest In
wooien mills. Ii owns no sheep" he
declared.
The senator confssses his own
shame, said LaFoIlstte bitterly,
"hen he acknowledges to a single
dollars interest in wooden mills. He
on any schedule affecting wool Ii
Is m outrage on decency that sena-
tors should ait here and vote on
legislation that brings dollars to their
pockets, We ara here as trustees
Personal and financial interest In a
dispute would disqualify any trus-
toe before court Of equity II fs
time the senate should pass a rule
that no senator should he permitted
~
has pecuniary interest"
Senator Smoot asked Senator La
Toilette IL he had not voted on the
Canadian reciprocity pact
lie means am q publisher and
user of print paper" LaFoIlette
explained II was not interested ii
nancially''
Smoot attempted TO interrupt again
nut l-aFoilette Sharply refused say
ing: Il have been cerided and he
Titled and am ready with my answer
You can walt until I am through as
waited until you mad concluded"
lis then went sara tsre,- describe h8sSv,
Aldrich and Hale had ruled the SEN
ate in former days through commit
tee designations. He deSlared this
would be the system no longer. 1t
was his opinion. he declared. that the
long hours of sessions and holding
~ tdl Ui&itpU OuTlfk cOn3ld~
Grafton of the Payne-Aldrich bill had
caused the death OF Senator Dolli-
Yer.
schedule "a"
They determined that schedule
+ shonld ,not .,be, ,tonraGd,l" 4he, said
They could not get the rates higher
so they let them stand This sche-
dule smells TO heaven. The compro-
mise bill carries rates amply pro-
tective. ] predict the tariff board
II II does its work right will report
duties lower than in the conference
report. as low as any that have been
suggested"
Senator LaFollette's criticism OF in
terested votes was supported with
greater vigor by Senator Reed. of Mis-
souri,. The law prohibits the SER
vice of an interested Judge or Jurors
"A have noticed that ,fose here who
nave wooden mills are most intensely
Interested In the duties on wooden
manufactures and ,hose here who are
sheep owners the most active in mat
fers touching the tax on wool. Judges
may not decide caseA IN which they
have direct financial interests. What
has created immunity for men In this
body? II a man sits in a legislative
body ard accepts $1,000 for hts vote
We brand him. VIII you draw the
line between that man and the man
who sits here to vote to put money
in his own pocket"
Bill Passes.
Senators Smoot and Warren, the
great shepherd. Of Wyoming. made no
reply but they voted against the bin.
The vote on passage was:
Ayes-Bailey. Bacon. Bankhead.
Chamberlain, Chiffon, Clarke. Fletcher.
Foster, Johnson. Johnston. Kern, Lea.
Martin. MARITIME, Myers, Newiands.
Overman, owen. Paynter Percy. Pom
creme. Reed, Shiveley. Simmons. Smith
(Maryland). Swanson. Taylor. Thorn
ton. Watson and Williams, Demo-
Gratis; Bristow. Brown, Clapp, Cum
minis. Crawford. LAFollette. Poindex-
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