Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-06
CONGRESS IS
WORRIED BY
TARIFF BILL
REVISION DISCUSSED, BUT TO
NO END
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE is AGAIN
CONSIDERED
PAYNE of New York DeVotes Atten-
ton to Bryan, Saying He Is
Trying to Accuse
Roosevelt

Ply Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-Tariff re-
vision and the presidents S recent special
message to congress again were the
main topics of discussion in the house
of representatives today. AS has been
the case for nearly a week the Indian
appropriation bill ostensibly was be-
fore the house, but in no quarter was
any word spoken in regard to it, The
house apparently had made up its
mind to discuss the issues of the day
at this time and no effort was made
to check the flow of general debate,
which will be con, -nued tomorrow.
A long speech by Serene e. Payne OF
New York chairman of the ways and
means committee and majority leader
on the floor, was considered important
because of his assurances that a tariff
revision plank would be Incorporated
in the Republican national platform of
this year He devoted some attention
to Mr. Bryan, whom he credited with
going about the country accusing
President Roosevelt of petit larceny in
purloining his ideas.
Payne AppIauded
He received a round of Republican
applause when he took the floor. He
directed his remarks to the Democrats
and said that their political speeches
were but in pursuance of their course
each winter and spring preceding cleo
tion.
with renewed exuberance of spirits
he said, with pre- Dhetic sight during
this season of the year they carry the
next election, inaugurate .candldate
and divide up the offices"
Laughter and Republican applause
greeted this remark.
Continuing Mr.. Payne said:
I'VE hold our election in November,
and we will be there next November.
Mr.. Payne devoted much attention
to Mr. Bryan and said that the peer
less leader was wandering up anu
down the country accusing Theodore
Roosevelt of grand and petit larceny
i'm ''purIoining his ideas" He declared
Mr.. Bryan had written the last three
Democratic platforms, except the one
that Judge Parker amended with his
famous telegram.
More Republican applause ensued.
Mr. Payne declared that Mr.. Bryan
for four years had been going among
the dwellers in the cave of Adullam,
hearing every mans complaint and
every mans grievance, land" he add
ed. "where there are votes behind the
complaint and votes behind the grieV-
ances, he Immediately champions the
mans cause and when he comes TO
write the platform he follows the pre-
cedents of the Democratic party Tor
the past fifty years by putting into
the platform something to try to catch
the unwary voter, not with regard to
fortified principles but merely as
>Aid thrown out"
~ Scores Bryan
MrN. Payne said Mr. Bryan some
times hit upon a good thing and put II
in his platforms; but, he said, When
anvbody else with the same means
of information and knowledge takes the
idea. and yivifies it into laws and puts
if into statute books, Mr.. Bryan places
himself among the grand army OF men
who are going about the country say
ing. II told you so.
Mir. Payne asserted that Mr.. Cochran
had eulogized the president on his late
message. The question was at once
raised. he said as to whether the
Democrats were not going too tar, ana
whether their Endorsement for the
president would not hurt them at the
next election. 5
Mr.. Williams therefore, he charged,
called a halt in the enthusiasm ny
eulogizing only certain thlhgs III me
message and condemning many oth-
ers. Mr.. Payne tIen entered upon
tribute to President Roosevelt,
Roosevelt Urged to Act
Thirty representatives of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
conferred with President Roosevelt IN
pursuance of their desire TO nave MN
send to congress a special message
recommending the legislation provld-
ing for tariff commission.
After the conference j. w, van
Cleave, chairman of the organization,
announced that a pledge of entire Sc
crecy regarding the conference mad
been taken. 1t was stated at the
White House that no special message
on the subject of a tariff commission
would be sent to congress by the pres
ident. The delegates seemed satisfied
with their interview, and some or
them went so far as to say that 1t
would be unsafe to say there would be
no special message.