Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-25

count he said the wise thing would
have been to invite the democrats Ia
participate IN preparing the bill. We
would gladly have aided them in their
Investigations mediations. and con
clusions." he said,
In such joint work. he said. no
member could have got in the bill or
out OF il. all that he desired There
was no danger OF our out-votWR
them" he remarked. for they had
twelve members to our six. but If W.
might. by mutual concessions, have
agreed in whole or even in part, II
would have greatly expedited tho
passage OF the bill, thereby shortening
the business suspense now pervading
the land"
The idea of collaboration, however
he said. did not occur to the repubu-
cans. "On the contrary they con
eluded to segregate themselves and
go it alone, as they had perfect
right 20 do
He spoke of the rapidty with which
the bin was reported back To the
house the time consumed being just
twelve minutes. without moments
discussion and without even reading
the title" He warned the republi-
cans that If prolonged debate en-
sued and il the business agony was
continued for weeks or even months.
II Is well to remember that the blame
should rest upon the republican mem
bers of the committee, and not upon
the democratic members
The Payne bill, Mr. Clark asserted,
contained divers things which should
have been omitted. and omitted divers
things which It should have contained
".As confesscdly its chief purpose Is
to Increase the revenues" he said. 1t
would appear to have been the part OF
wisdom TO have made both the in
crpascs and the decreases In rates to
that end, and that end alone"
There was. he declared, no question
In the present condition of affairs,
he argued, every approximately pro-
hlbitive rate ought to be cut to n reve-
nue. basis There were many of them
In the Dingley bin. large portions of
which, he said were retained in the
Payne bill.
The rate on steel rails had heen cut
N two, being reduced from $7.S4 to
s3.92 ton, but he predicted that the
Payne rate would prove lust as pro-
1ibitvc as the higher figure.
He referred to the testimony Of Mr.,
carnegie before the committee In
which he said that no tariff was need
ID on steel rails even from a protec- |
a., \
he steel rail question he pinned his
aith to the Laird Of Skibo.
The speaker again took the floor |
20 make an explanation, when Mr.. |
Clark said that the speaker had gone
o the White House to discuss the
ari question with President TAFT |
,eforc the bin was presented Mr., !
Cannon admitted that he went there
It the invitation OF the president |
and said that he had found Senator
Aldrich and Secretary MacNcagh |
here ell denied that the 'arlff was
discussed, or If IL was he did not |
tnow IT, What was discussed, he said,
vas the general condition of the |
reasury and the desirabllty Of good
administration Mr.. Cannon remark
d that he rarely corrected misrepre-
entation but II seemed in the pres
mt instance he could do So with
'roprletN
MI Clark predicted that when the
enate got through with cutting and
arving the Payne bill, Mr. Payne
would not recognize his own child
When he met It in the road He
that the senate would
trike out all after the enactine
lause. When the senate reached
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