Fair play., 1909-08-14
TARIFF SIGNED,
SESSION ENDS
PAYNE-ALDRlCH LAW GOES INTO
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY Rf
SPECIAL PROVlSO.
PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares II Is Not In Strict Com
pliance With Party Pledges, But
Is, Notwithstanding, Very
Good Law.

Washington.-The tariff revision
bill, which will go down in the polit.
cal history Of the country as the,
Payne-Aldrich bill. is now fact.
President Taft affixed his signature
to 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 AZ 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, Doiver, LaF'ollette and Nelson.
The vote:
Yeas-Aldrich, Borah, Bourie, Brad
ley, Brandegee, Brown. Bulkley, 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
4 mer, McCumber, oliver, Page, PEN
rose, Perkins, Pyles, Root, Scott,
Smith of Michigan, Smoot. Stephen
Sson, Sutherland, Warner and Wetmore
Republicans.
aSN Nays--Bacon. Bailey, Bankhead
4 sChamberain. Clay, Culberson, Daniel,
F1etcher, Foster, Frazer, Gore,
Hughes, McLaurin, Martin, Newlands,
G eOverman, Painter, Rayner Shiveley,
Simmons, Smith of Maryland, Stone,
Democrats. Beveridge. Bristow, Platt,
S Cummns, Dolliver. LaFollette and
Nelson, Republicans.
VI Although it was nearly seven min
utes after when the president affix-
fed his signature, he added the words,
sr'signed five minutes after o'clock,
Aug. 5, 1907 and appended his ini-
tials after these words. Immediately
afterwards he took up gold and pearl
pen, made in the Philippines and af-
Y fixed him signature to the Philippine
tariif bill The pen with which he
Signed the Payne-Aldrich bill was
Mountain pen owned by Chairman
Payre.
TAFT Returns to White House in Gale.
sa A fierce thunder storm broke over
the capital Immediately after the pres
ident signed the tariff bill On his
return to the White House his auto
mobile ran through perfect gale
Having completed its work after
having been in special session since
March is. both houses late Thurs
day voted to adjourn sine die at &
o'clock, sending Senators Aldrich and
Daniels and Representatives Clark,
tHAyne and Fordney to the White
House to notify the president OF their
decision
Both Houses Adopt "Jokcr" Schedule.
Nc 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
uOuS was III MS scat anu lHt utDdip
was short. The resolution received
an almost unanimous yive yoce vote
and Immediately was sent to President
Taft for his signature.
The house showed the clock ahead
tand adjourned sine die at 5:3S.
ACannon Reduces Insurgen: CHAIRMAN.
u Speaker Cannon announced the
membership of the committee for the
f SiXty-iirst 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, - succeeded by Rodenberg OF
IllinoiE.
The house referred the McCumber
ioia; resolution, amending the draw
back provision Of the tariff bill to the
committee on ways and means, where
lit will sleep until next winter.
Bailey Says Law Fobs Consumers.
Senator Bailey of Texas made the
final speech on the tariff bill on be-
! half of the Democrats. He ascribed
the defeats of the Democracy in 1894
and 1896 to Misrepresentation OF the
Wilson tariff bill.
IA He declared Aldrich would not deny
Inc average rates of the pending bill
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