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Show IDAHO SENATOR STALLS, CHARGE Prepared Addresses Upon Tariff Irk Arkansas Democrat WASHTNGTON. July 20 Senate Republicans wore accused Wednesday by Senator Robinson, Democrat. Arkansas, Ar-kansas, of conducting a filibuster against their tariff bill. His charge came after Senators Gooding, of Idaho, Ida-ho, chairman of the Republican agricultural agri-cultural tariff bioc, and Ladd. of North Dakota, had consumed four hours In readlrfg prepared addresses. Senator Robinson, who was In charge of the Democratic fight against tho tariff schedule, technically before 1 the senate, declared that Senator Gooding's speech a general treatment i of the tariff was "Irrelevant and to I the others of us meaningless." SEAKS FOR MEXICO. He said the Idaho .senator, under the I rulings, could take the time" of tho 'senate, "as I am taking It In discussing discus-sing nothing when 1 discuss the senator's sena-tor's speech." but added that Mr. Gooding did so to "the utter discredi', If not disgust, of senators on that (the Republican) ;.ide." The Arkansas senator went on to say that Senator Ladd had spent an hour and a half urging recognition of the Mexican government 'a question not before the senate, and. yoisl ih in that, an Issue (hit cannol come ,ei-fore ,ei-fore the senatt: under the constitutional constitution-al practice that prevails." lie add' d thai If Senator Ladd wanted the Ub-regon Ub-regon government recognized he might better accomplish that purpose by mailing a letter 10 the. president, or else personally presenting his view at the hlte House. ALL W STIM. TIME. Senator McCunibrr . Republican North Dakota, In charge of the tarif!) bill said In reply that most senators desired the fact that there was not a rule requiring senators to confine their discussions to the issue before the eenate and added that yesterday Senator Sena-tor Fletcher, Democrat, Florida, had taken Up three hours In a speech on the jhlp subsidy, "a question dear t his heart." 'My colleague, (Senator Ladd)' though! he might take up about one-MiImI one-MiImI of that time In discussing a matter mat-ter close to hi- heart." Senator Mc-Cumber Mc-Cumber ald. Then the senator from Arkansas took about one-half as much time in telling him that he ought not to huve dno so." AMl.NUM ENT REJECTED. Tbe senate then k to the tariff bin. rejecting. 3S to it, an amendment i Senator Robinson to reduce from two cents B pound to V c a pound the rat' oh hemp und hemp tow. Ono Ro-; Ro-; an. Borah, of Idaho voted for the amendment, and three I e 1 1 1 ( ia ' - BrousssrVl, and Ransdell, Loulsianoi and KendrlOk ol Wyoming, voted against It Then, by a ote of 39 to 17. the senate approved the two cents duty. Ki turning to consideration of the cotton schedule, the senate approved t liesc duties: Knit fabrics In making gloves from 35 per cent to 60 per cent ad valorem; clothing and other articles of wearing apparel not specially provided for 36 per cent au Valorem; shirt collars and cuffs 35 rents a dozen and 10 per cent ad valorem; labels for clothing, etc . 60 per cent ad valorem. |