The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
TARIFF TALK
 IN THE HOUSE DissenSion in New York
 Delegation. MIR. PERKINS FOR REVISION Throws Down the Gauntlet to MT. Payne. Postchsce BiII is Under Discussson, But
 the Debate Takes Wide
 Ranxe-Pou Talks

Washington. April 7.-The House did not include itself in the uuaI Sat urday half holiday today, but continued the consideration of the Postofice Ap- propriation bill and in the latitude ac- corded under general debate, the dis cussion took on a wide range. includ- ing railway mall pay, increased pay for rural letter carriers. the American smelter trust and the corrupt uss of money in elections. with side lights on naturalization laws.
 There is dissension among the mem bers of the New York delegation in the lower House regarding tarif revision. judged by the remarks of Mir. Perkins (N. YD who under the wide latitude of general debate on the postof1ce apr propriat!on bill said that notwith- standing the declaration of his coi- league. MT Payne, that there might seem little necessity for discussing questions referring to the tariffs" the discussion would not cease even if the chairman of the Ways and Means Com- mittee wanted 1t to. Good friends of the tariff have always desired that any changes in 1t should be made by the Republican party, he said. hut 1t needs no prophet to see that if the Republican party will not make any change they will some day be made by those whose action will be less con- siderate.. less friendly and less wise.'
 Mir. Perkins remarked that he was little interested in the outcry against so-cal1ed trusts. Many of them. he said. were the necessary results Of commercial development But when the government is found by the opera ton of its law helping to build up . combination that controls an important branch of business. pouring into it's pockets millions of dollars that ars taken out of the pockets of others, then a different question is presented.
 Those who desire to fnd trust on which they may turn the vehenaence of their eloquence may proftahiy use the American Smelling Company Tor that purpose" said Mir Perkins.
 He made the charge that the hun dred million of common stock of Amer ican SmeItering Company was fssue6 originally not to represent any money that had gone into the purchase Of plants, but to capitalize future profits that were to be mace out of the pur- chased plants,
 Result of DinsIey Hill "The millions of dollars this cor poration makes as a result of the ope- ration of the Dingley law would aiona pay seven per cent upon a hundred mi1~ lions of imaginary stocks" he said. "Cbject lessons like this may not be considered by the legislators who are opposed to any tariff legislation, but sooner or later 1t Is probable that they will have their effects upon the people who choose the legislators"
 MT. smyser (ohiol offered an amend- ment to the post o6ace bill making ths appropriation for rural free delivery s32, 400, ,0o0 instead of S2S.200,000. the increase of $4.200.0d0 being paid tn rural mail carriers for horse hire ana wagon equipment. MT. Foster SVt1 | As. ay, foU 1~ creased pay for rural carriers. but ow- ing to the deficit in the post office der partment saw no help for the carrier at this time.
 MT. Pou (N. @ in discussing the corr rupt use of money Tn elections, satd that life insurance officials had stolen the money which really belonged to widows and orphans and had given 1t to MT. Cortelyou, the chairman of the Republican National Committee. Could there be anything worsey he asked. 'sThe taking of this money was morally stealing. 1t ought to bs given back. Certainly in lsoA MT. Cor- telyou did not need it.
 MT. Pou charged that great corpo- rations and trusts contributed money during the campaign and then ezacted A guarantee that no law hurtful to their interests should be passed.
 Why don't you revise the tarif z he asked. why ooh you pass raii- road bill worth something? Why don't you strike at the trusts? I believe those interests have contributed money and hope for protection"
 Under unanimous consent the follow ing bill was passed:
 House bill granting the Corinth and Shiloh Electric Railway Company au- thority to construct an electric rail- way through Shiloh national park.
 The house at 4:45 adjourned until Monday.