The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-29
{. ]. ?. POLICIES ATTACKED
Representative Fitzgerald of New York Leads the Argument Tn Favor of Tariff Revision and Govern
 ment Economy.

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 I under the licenses of general de- - The presence of William J. Bryan
 ne lobby of the House furnished in- splration to MT. Wallace of Arkansas for a vigorous speech in which, while admit ting that MT. Bryan had made mistakes and had been charged with talking too much, he said that the Nebraskan was worthy the honor and suffrage of all the states.
 International marriages of American heiresses to titled foreigners were de- nounced by MT. McGavin of Illinois His remarks evoked applause and laughter.
 No amendments of any consequenoe were made to the urgent deficiency bill. and it was still pending when the House at 5:15 D. m. adjourned.
 Fitzgerald Gets Busy.
 When consideration of the urgent de- ficiency appropriation bill was resumed in the House, MT. Fitzgerald of New York attacked what he said was Chairman Tawney's "roseate statement res lrding the estimated revenues for the fiscal year. The people. MT. Fitzgerald said. would not get as much comfort out of 1t as MT. Tawney and his associates had antfo.- pated. He argued that at the present time there was an apparent deficit of $So,o00,000, and inquired what prospect there was that conditions would improve The usual conditions were not improving. he said, because great number of men were being laid off from work If the Roosevelt policies are continued and there is tariff revision after the election, he asked how the problem was to be worked out. A reduced tariff meant less revenue, and taking the logic of MT. Taw- ney that the country faced a deficit of 5000 ,000, he inquired, What new forms of taxation will the republicans propose :? What additional burden will be imposed to meet the growing expenditures of the country?"
 Republican Claims.
 Mr. Fitzgerald said that in the past the republican side of the House. with some pretense of Justification, had been asserting that the democratic agitation for tariff reduction had resulted in bus iress depression, but what will repub- licans say in this campaign?" he in- quired, with not only democratic mil nority in the country arguing the reduc- tion of the tariff, but with the President recommending tariff revision, if, after the presidential election the republicans are successful and his pet candidate for Pres ident, Secretary Taft, still agitates the same thing"
 Mr. Fitzgerald concluded by saying that no opportunity would be lost during this session to call attention to the fact that the revenue laws are insufficient to run the government; that money was being demanded unnecessarily and that it was to spend in new and unnecessary ways and manners detrimental to the public money that must hereafter be taken from the people.
 The conduct of the administration and particularly of the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with the financial stringency, was condemned by MT. John son of South Carolina. At that time, he said, with an abundance of money in the treasury, with millions of dollars of the peoples money lying in the banks of the country without interest, the in- bearing debt of the people has been increased in violation of the law.
 Bond Issue Attacked.
 MT Johnson attacked the Panama bond issue and declared that the money did nOt go TOT lI6 puTpUSe OI COHSITuCIlOn of the canal. MT. Tawney took issue with him and said it was the duty of the secretary to issue the bonds for the reason that expenditures already made exceeded by almost s5O,0O0, 900 the amount of the proceeds of the previous bond sales.
 What did he do with the money? Did he cover it in the treasury?'' asked Mir. Johnson.
 ssIJa rainhI,rsad the fraasurxr for av penditures previously made,' interjected MT. Tawney.
 No, he has not yet reported it as cov- cred in the treasury" retorted Mr. John son, to the accompaniment of democratic applause.
 "As matter of fact" he continued, deliberately, 'it has not been paid''
 The banks that bought the bonds, he declared, gave their checks and immedi- ately these checks were handed back to the banks and the government was given credit
 Reply By Hull.
 In replying to MT. Fitzgerald, Mr. Hull of Iowa said that gentleman was woefully distressed about the revenue and had stated that the Presidents pet candi- date had declared in favor of revision
 'I think the gentleman might have said" declared MT. Hull, that if the presence tendency of the country shall go on the pet candidate of the President will be the pet candidate of the republi- cans at Chicago"
 T want to say to you said MT. Hull, addressing the democrats, that if that candidate or any other is elected and the tariff is revised by the republican party 1t will be revised to meet the con ditions of the country, whether it be up or sf5yn, and it will not interfere with avenues of the great industries of the country
 Such revision'' he said. If made would be on the lines of protection and not on the lines of free trade'
 General debate on the bill closed after a speech by MT. Henry of Texas on the subject of Limitation of Injunction Is- sued By Federal Judges The measure was then considered for amendment An amendment by MT. Davenport of Okla