The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
F amOus Payne Tariff
Me aSure Is Finally
Passed by Congress
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I'VE have a tariff commission now."
declared Mr.. Dolliver. referring TO the
opposition TO the creation of such a
body. They are experts although
they have never been appointed by
teers aiding congress in Its difficult
and strenuous work
This commission, he insisted. had
written the iron and steel schedule,
and the cotton schedule And vet. he
said. when it was proposed to have a
tariff commission appointed as pub
lie body, the men who accepted the
mandates of this tariff commission Wig
orously opposed the suggestion. He
criticised the work of the members of
the board of general appraisers. whom
he spoke OF AS professional certitlers."
Presenting a statement prepared by
the treasury department, Mr. Dolllver
said 1t showed the rates in the cotton
schedule were increased over the pres
ent law all along the line, and some OF
them as much as 100 per cent.
And yet" he added, the statement
has been made here that only minor
and insignificant changes had been
made I'm that schedule The American
people are being duped with that kind
OF humbug and Misrepresentation"
Contending that there was no raw
material in this country. Mr., ElkinS
(West Virginia. expressed the regret
that the so-callcd free raw material
campaign had ever been started. La
Dor had been expended upon these
articles called raw material and he
believed that, whenever they were
subjected to foreign competition, they
should have been protected by the tar
III
Mr. Hepburn interjected that while
he did not want TO restrict any other
department of the government. there
had been a new doctrine OF veto OF
items of the bill that he could not ap
prove.
when we are told that certain
items must not be placed In the bill.
or the bill will be vetoed. that is a
threat that amounts 10 veto Of such
Items" said Mr. Hepburn. There Is,
he added, no duty in this bill so high
as to offend me.
Senator Warren took the floor short
ly after noon and entered upon an eX-
tended denunClation OF the hide and
leather schedule.
Mr. Warren called on Senators Aid
rich, Galllnger and Dick 10 say what
they thought of the doctrine of free
raw material.
All declared that they did not aD-
prove of the idea OF admitting hides
free of duty, Very similar replies
were received from senators Bristow,
Dolliyer, Oliver and Flint, who were
called on to state their views
Never before had a tariff bill pass
cd under a storm of disapproval said
Mr.. Bailey, speaking In opposition TO
the report,
You hope" he said, addressing the
speaker. that with the returning tide
of prosperity the people Will forget
the bad features of the bill
Mr. Bailey reviewed the political
and industrial conditions to prove that
the Wilson bill had not been respon.
sible for depressed conditions He
insisted that the present bill would
not improve conditions, although the
Republicans would endeayor TO spread
the idea that it would In the opin-
ion OF the Texas senator. the effect OF
the conference was but a fair tale In
tSuutu " tdtCu SuCu hspuDiIIoh SSu-
ators as Mr.. Clapp. of Minnesota. and
men of his kind "
Crossing the aisle and directing his
remarks specifically to Mr.. AldrIch,
Mr. Bailey declared that nobody be-
lieved in the doctrine OF free raw ma
terlal, adding that the Rhode Island
senator did not believe in IT, except
when it affected New England inter-
ests,
But" he said. when you take the
tari6 of hides, the people of New
England will still get their hides from
the western states"
Washington. Aug 4-As though pro
testing against being called out 10 a
night session senators were tardy 10
their attendance upon the meeting Of
the senate tonight Nearly an hour
passed after the appointed time be-
fore quorum could be assembled.
IL was finally obtained, after an or
der had been issued to the sergeant
alarms TO bring in their absentees.