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Show am LISTENS TO FIRST OEWE WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. The senate sen-ate today Ustented to the Urst debate de-bate of the session, and while the decision de-cision was largely academic, it served serv-ed to develop the important fact that Messrs. Lodge and Aldrlch are willing will-ing to join In the piecemeal revision of the tariff. The subject came up on a 7uotlon to refer to the committee on rules the Cummins Joint resolution pvovldlng for the limitation of the power to amend bills looking to the modification modifica-tion of paragraphs and schedules of the Payne-Aldrlch bill Mr. Cummins occupied the floor In support of the provision, but he was interrupted fo frequently that the decision partook largely of the nature na-ture of a running debate. It was In this decision that Messrs. Lodse and AMrich found occaslen to announce their respective positions Aldrlch Favors Amendment. Mr. Aldrlch favored amendment, but said he would prefer taking up the question by subjects rather than by schedules. He was emphatic In his opposltle.n to the Iowa senator's meth od of proceeding, wh'eh contemplates alteration of the rules of both house and senate by joint resolution. Senator Sen-ator Hale did not participate in the debute It is expected he will oppose the Cummins program. Much attention was gl"en today to the right of the senate to interfere In any way In the formatim of house rules and of tho. senate to amend revenue rev-enue bills, which, under the constitution, consti-tution, must originate in the house. Mr Aldrich flatly announced his opposition op-position to any ecurse that woul 1 cir-cumseribe cir-cumseribe the house, and Mr. Cummins Cum-mins interpreted this remark as a declaration in supoort of the right of the Democratic house cf the next con gross to outline its own policy without with-out Interference. The Iowa senator said he desired Q keep politics out of the question. Mr Cummins an'mari verted severely severe-ly upon the senate practice of build ing up bills to Its own llklngon measures meas-ures supplied by the house. Mr. Aldrich Al-drich did not follow him in this contention.. con-tention.. Senators in Argument. "You are sallln? into a very brcaJ sea," he remarked. 'Well, if I find myself in a port where my vessel is Infected with some horrible contagion. 1 prefer the open water," replied Mr Cummins, evidently satisfied with his position "In that event," blandly replied the senator from Rhode Island, "the senator sen-ator is liublp to remain In the open for a long time." As the Iowa senator proceeded to develop his opoosltion to senatorial amendments to the tariff bills, he was antagonized by Mr. Aldrlch, who went so far as to declare the doctrine "revolutionary." "rev-olutionary." 'It absolutely robs the states oT their right of equal representation." he declared. , Mr. Cummins contended that unless un-less the rules of the two h-us?s were amended there would be no possibility possibil-ity of amending the tariff, with the conse-quenee that it mubt remain as It Is unlil "the people in their Indignation In-dignation .and wrath riae up and compel com-pel a general ievislon." |