Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-02
Colleagues Loath to Allow
Gentleman From Indiana a
Chance to BaSk in Limelight
as Sponsor for Tariff Board,
NIGHT SESSION WASTED
IN -J0CULAR DEBATE
Republican and Democrat Alike
Refuse to Take Seriously
Hoosier's Eleventh Hour
Assumption Of Leadership.
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tBy Morning Journal special Leased Wire
Washington, March 1.--When Sen
ator Beveridge moved at tonightl
session of the senate to proceed with
consideration of the bill to create 6
permanent tariff board, thus indicat
ing that control of the measure hat
passed from Senator Lodge to a sen
ator who is not on the committee
there followed as clever q bit of haz-
ing as wa ever witnessed in the sen.
ate chamber.
Beginning with some facetitious
comments by Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,, the situation became serious
when Senator Money of Mississippi
the minority leader, demanded an ex-
planation. Finally he moved to re-
commit the bill to the committee on
finance. in the hope, as he said, OF
clarifying the situation. This motion
failed by vote of 90 to 81.
Before this action was taken, Sen
ator Beveridge and Lodge endeavored
w tAptdih tlclf lOSitioDS. itlt
diana senator said he had been inter-
ested in the question of creating a
permanent tariff board for many
years. Senator Lodge. with reluc-
tance confessed the surrendering of
the conduct of the bill to Senator
Beyeridge had been part of the
agreement of yesterday by which the
70 IN h4.
Lorimer case and made the tariff
board bill the unfinished business.
According To Mr.. Stone. IL has been
the unbroken practice OF the senate
that when a bill is reported from a
committee, some member of that
committee shall take charge of it.
He called attention to the fact that
the matter had been reported by
Senator Lodge. who had suddenly
disappeared and Mr.. Stone demanded
to know whether he had disappeared
willingly or tnwillingly
He said that when the bill was
given to him to report. 1t was his
right and duty to maintain charge
of It, He wanted to know whether
there was no republican member who
favored the measure or whether 1t
had been reported reluctantly by a
member OF the committee who chose
later to abandon It, Finally Mr..
Stone addressed Mr.. Hale of Maine
and asked him If he could solve the
riddle.
Il am In condition of surprise,
said Mr.. Hale Il supposed that the
senator from Massachusetts, was in
charge of the bill, and | should like
to know by what process of leger-
deman he was ousted from the con-
troll aud management of it,
Continuing, Mr.. Hale said he did
not think even his modest friend
from Indiana would assume to take
the leadership
Proceeding in this vein, Mr.. Hale
kept the senate convulsed with
laughter while Senators Beveridse
and Lodge remained in their seats
evidently much embarrassed. AT
this juncture, Senator owen arose.
II would like to know he said
whether this interesting colloquy is
=" N'hcpiidty
1T is conspiracy that results
from two serious and honest minds
running in the same direction re-
sponded Mr.. Hale.
Isn't 1t an attempt to uncover a
conspiracy" asked Mr.. Money
Resuming his discussion, Mr.. Hale
again asked by what transformation
Senator Lodge had been ousted. He
wanted to know If the senator from
Massachusetts, had been left dangling
in the air.
"If he has" the senator said. then
the senator from Indiana was the
proper man, perhaps, to take charge
Of the measure.
II am very anxious to know all
about it, he declared, and, address
ing Mr.. stone asked IL he. too, was
not anxious.
rs this bill founding which had
no one to care for 1t. and was II at
last laid at the doorstep of the sem
ator from Indiana" asked Mr.. Hale,
This bill came from the house.
Its paternity Is of unquestioned re-
spectability." declared Senator owen.
II was at this point that Senator
Money said the question was a seri-
Gus one. He said the proceeding was
most disorderly and that there had
been some irregularity which he
could not understand, by which the
bin had passed from the control OF a
member OF the committee on finance
to the possession of the chairman on
territories. He demanded to know
whether the transfer was by agree
ment.
1T is not laughing matter said
Senator Money "Facetiousness is
one OF the vices OF this age. Some
people can't talk upon question
without trying To be funny"
Up to this time continuous laughter
had greeted the different speakers,
but at the admonition of Mr.. Money
the risibilltIes of the senators were
curbed. He expressed the opinion
that the transfer OF the management