New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
MR.. BEVER|DCE HAzED
He Has His Troubles with the
Tariff Board Bill.
HOW LODGE WAS 0USTE0
Senate at Night Session Endeav-
oring to Reach Vote--Agri-
cultural Bill Passed.

| 10 ItSdtu
cultural Bill Passed.
! washington, March z-Although the bill
10 create permanent tariff board was Kept
before the Senate from early last evening
| until :s5 o'clock this morning. when a re-
! cess was taken no vote was had on IT and
! no time was fixed for voting The opposi-
tion came from Democratic Senators, VINO
protested that they were not conducting
| flibuster. but needed time for caucus 70
define their position. The Senate VIII re-
sumo considera ton Of the bill soon after ~
meets at II o'clock to-day. and Republican
| leaders predict that II will pass.
| When Senator Beveridge moved to pro-
ceed with consideration Of the bill, thus In
dicating that control had passed from Sen
ator Lodge, the member OF the FINANCE
Committee who reported H. TO Senator
who is not on the committee, there follo~eS
as clever a bit Of hazing as ever was Wit
messed in the Senate chamber.
Beginning with some facetious comments
by Senator Stone. of Missouri, the situation
became serious, when Senator Money, OF
Mississippi. the minority leader, demanded
! an explanation. Finally he moved 10 re-
( commit the bill TO the Committee on FL
nance In the hope, as he sad OF clarifying
| the situation This motion failed BY a
vote OF 90 TO 81.
Before this action was taken Senators
Beveridge and Lodge endeavored TO explain
their positions. The Indiana Senator said
he had been interested in the question OF
creating a permanent tariff board for
many years. Senator Lodge, with some
show OF reluctance, finally confessed that
surrendering charge of the bill TO Senator
Beveridge had been a part of the agree
ment yesterday by which the Senate fixed
| a time TO vote on the Lorimer case and
made the Tariff Board bill the unfinished
business.
| According TO Mr.. Stone, IL has been the
uniform and unbroken practice OF the
Senate that when bill is reported from
a committee some member Of that COM
mittee shall take charge OF II.
; lie called attention 10 the fact that the
| bin had been reported by Senator Lodge,
who had suddenly disappeared. and MIR.
Stone demanded TO know whether ne had
! disappeared willingly or unwilingly. lie
| declared that when the bill was given 10
| him TO report IL was his right and duty
| to keep charge OF il. lie wanted to know
whether there was no Republican member
who favored the measure or whether II
had been reported reluctantly by member
OF the committee who chose later 10 aoan-
don IT, Finally. Mr.. Stone addressed Mr..
Hale, OF Maine and asked him II he could
solve the riddle
a Surprise to Mr.. Hale.
Il am in a condition of surprise said
Mr.. Hale. Il supposed that the Senator
! from Massachusetts was In charge OF tne
bill. end I should like TO know by what
rrocess of legerdemain he was ousted from
the control and management or 1t.
Continuing, Mr.. Hale said that he ala
not think even his modest friend from
Indiara would assume to take the leader
sEip."
Proceeding in this vein at some length
! Mr. Hale kept the Senate convuised Win
laughter while Senator'S Beverage ana
Lodge remained I'm their seats evidently
:nlch embarrassed. At this juncture SEN
| ator owen arose.
Il would like TO know" ne sa!d'
| whether this interesting colloquy Is
conspiracy" -
1T is conspiracy that results from
! tu,o eerious and honest minds running In
the same direction" responded Mr. Hale
rs IT not an attempt to uncover con-
sviracy?" asked Mr.. Money.
Mr.. Hale again asked by what trans
formation Senator Lodge had been ousted.
pe wanted 10 know II the Senator from
! Massachusetts had been left dangling In
| Tho air II he had ne said, then the Sens-
tor from Indiana is the proper man, per-
hans 10 take charge OF this measure. Il
am verv anxious to know all about it, he
declared. and. addressing Mr. Stone asked
IL he, 100, was not anxious.
.Ts this bill a founding which had no one
~ care for il. and vas il at last laid at the
doorstep OF the Senator from Indlana7
asked Mr.. Hale.
"This bill came from the House. Its
paternity is of unquestioned respectabilty''
said Senator owen.
Serious Situation, Says Money.
II was at this point that Senator Money
declared that the question was serious
one. He said the proceeding was most
dieorderly, and that there rad been some
| lrregularity, which he could not under
stand. by which the bill had passed from
tho control Of a member Of the Committee
on Finance TO the possession OF the chan-
man OF the Committee on Territories. He
demanded to know whether the transfer
was by agreement.
ut is not laughing mater" said sena.
tor Money. "Facetousness is one Of the
! vices Of this age. Some people can't talk
upon A question without trying TO be
/ funny
AT the ad,nonitlon OF Mr.. Money the
laughter or Senator'S was checked. He ex'
pressed the opinion that the transfer OF the
management OF the Tariff Board bill could
no, be explained. He called on Senator
Beveridee
For four years ! have been trying 70
secure the enactment OF q measure such as
this" explained Senator Beveridge lie
smoke with considerable emotion. saying ne
had taken charge Of the measure only stter
Senator Lodge had agreed 10 that course
1T would make no difference II the sena-
tor from Indiana had been pressing similar
i,cisla,ior for l04 years, instead OF four