Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-12
TARIFF SIGNED,
SESSION ENDS
PAYNE.ALDRIcH LAW GOES INTO
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY BY
SPECIAL PROVISo.
PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares II Is Not in Strict Com
plisnee With Party Pledges, But
is, Notwithstanding, a Very
Good Law.

WashinEton.-The tariff revision
bill which will go down IN the polit-
cal history OF the country as the
Payne. Aldrich bill is now a fact
President Taft affixed his signature
10 the measure and the long struggle
which had been in progress more than
four months was over.
After the senate had passed the bill
by vote Of 47 to 81. and also put
through the concurrent resolution fix
ing the leather schedules. the latter
went TO the house. where is was greet
ed with applause and soon adopted re
ceiving the signature Of Speaker Can
non.
The Republicans who voted against
the report were as follows:
Beveridge, Bristow. Clapp. Cum
Minis. Deliver. LaFollette and Nelson.
The vote
Yeas-Aldrich Borah, Bourie. Brad
ley Brandegee. Brown, Buckley Bur-
kett Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Car
ter. Clark OF Wyoming, Crane, Craw-
ford, Cullom. Curtis. Depew, Dick,
Dixon. Dupont. Elkins, Flint Frye,
Gamble Guggenheim. Hale. Hepburn.
Johnston, Jones, Kean, Lodge, Lori
mer McCumber. Oliver. Page PEN
rose. Perkins. Pyles Root, Scott.
Smith of Michigan. Smoot, Stephen.
son, Sutherland, Warner and Wetmore,
Republicans.
Nays-BacOn, Bailey, Bankhead.
Chamberlain, Clay, Culberson, Daniel.
Fletcher, Foster, Frazer, Gore.
Hughes. McLaurin, Martin, Newlands,
Overman, Painter. Rayner, Shiveley,
Simmons. Smith uf Maryland, Stone,
Democrats. Beveridge. Bristow, Platt,
Cummins. Dolliyer, LaFollette and
Nelson. Republicans.
Although it was nearly seven min
utes after when the president affix-
ed his signature. he added the words,
signed five minutes after o'clock,
Aug. : 1909 and appended his ini-
tials after these words. Immediately
afterwards he took up a gold and pearl
pen. made in the Philippines. and af-
fixed him signature to the Philippine
tariff bill. The pen with which he
signed the Payne-Aldrich bill was a
fountain pen owned by Chairman
PayTe.
Taft Returns TO White House in Gale.
a fierce thunder storm broke over
the capital Immediately after the pres
ident signed the tarin bill. On his
return 10 the White House his auto
mobile ran through a perfect gale.
Having completed it's work after
having been in special session since
March IS, both houses late Thurs.
day voted to adjourn sine die at 6
o'clock, sending Senators Aldrich and
Daniels and Representatives Clark,
Payne and Fordney TO the White
House 10 notify the president of their
decision
Both Houses Adopt "Joker" Schedule.
The concurrent resolution making
reductions in the leather schedules
then was taken up by the senate and
adopted unanimously. The resolu.
tion was then sent TO the house
Almost every member of the lower
body was in his seat and the debate
was short The resolution received
an almost unanimous viye voce vote
and Immediately was sent to President
Taft for his signature.
The house showed the clock ahead
and adjourned sine die at 5:38.
Cannon Reduces InsursenJ chairman
Speaker Cannon announced the
/ membership Of the committee for the
/ Sixty-hrst Congress. In the changes
of chairman two insurgents were re
duced in rank Cooper, Wisconsin, is
succeeded by Olmsted of Pennsylvania
| as chairman of insular affairs. Gard
ner Of Massachusetts, who is chair
man Of industrials, arts and exposi
tions, 81 succeeded by Rodenberg OF
IllinoiR.
The house referred the McCumbel
Joint resolution, amending the draw
back provision Of the tariff bill to the
committee on ways and means, where
It will sleep until next winter.
Bailey Says Law Robs Consumers.
Senator Bailey of Texas made the
final speech on the tariff bill on be
half Of the Democrats. He ascribeC
the defeats of the Democracy in 1S9l
and 1896 to Misrepresentation of III,
Wilson tariff bill.
He declared Aldrich would not den!
the average rates of the pending bill