The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-03
ELEVEN PEOPLE
PRESENT WHEN
SEsee.!2!!H! BEGAN
Talk Fest Has Become :. ..1caI &
Even to the Members
Themselves
THE DIFFERENCES Between
THE GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS
Every Member Wants Protection for
His Products and Free Trade for
Those of the Other Fellow-Peculiar
Democratic Stand.

Washington, April 3.-Eleven mem-
bers we're in their seats today when
the house of representatives met to
further consider the Payne bill. 1t
was the smallest attendance of the
special session and demonstrated the
fact that interest in the debate has
practically disappeared. While de-
claring that he would vote for the
bill, Kinkaid Of Nebraska, republican,
entered strenuous objection to the
taxing Of those necessaries of life
which were not produced in this coun-
try. The proposed tax on tea and the
countervailing duty on coffee he said
we're especially obnoxious to him and
he urged their removal. He also op-
posed the placing OF hides on the free
list.
The Philippine islands were heard
from when Renito Legarda, resident
commissioner, spoke in opposition to
the proposed free trade between that
possession and the United States.
A meeting Of probably forty or fifty
Republican representatives will be
held late today 10 organize an OPP
position to the Payne bill. It will be
attended by these standing out for an
opportunity to vote On the hide, lum-
ber, coal, iron ore, barley and other
schedules.
The Iowa idea
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama, wanted
free lumber, hides, boots, shoes, bag
Eing and cotton ties. The speech OF
Mr.. Clayton was Of considerable
length, and he engaged In several
beated- coNoqutes with members. OF
the Republican side.
From the Republicans came sugges-
tions Of q permanent tariff commits
sion. and while all Of them support
ed the bill in general, none appeared
entirely satisfied with It.
Mr.. Clayton referred to the iowa
idea" when he was interrupted by
Mr.. Kendall (Iowa) with the remark
that there was no Iowa idea In Iowa
that did not endorse protection" This
lead to an exciting colloQuy in which
Mr.. Clayton referred Mr.. Kendall to
Senator Cummins and advised him to
wrestle with the senator over the diff
ference between q Republican tariff
and the senahro's idea "of lowering
that prohibition wall 80 that competi-
ton from abroad may come in and
drive the trusts to shelter and enable
consuming Americans to buy what
they need in the daily walks of life
at a reasonable price," Mr.. Clayton
said further he had been told that
Senator Cummins had made the state
ment "that that same tariff had rob-
bed the people Of more than q hum
dred million dollars year." He ask
ed Mr.. Kendall to correct him II he
were wrong.
NJ challenge the statement" replied
Mr.. Kendall.
challenge doesn't CO." Mr.. Clay
ton exclaimed. He said that If Mr..
Kendall wanted to pass challenges
they could meet outside and fight it
out. rs it so, or is 1t not?" he de-
manded. "Now confess that 1t Is so,
that it is not so, or that you don't
know"
Mr.. Kendall declared that while he
had no authority to speak for Senator
Cunmins, he had too much confidence
in his good sense to believe that he
made the statement imputed to him
by the Alabaman.
Mr.. Clark (Mo.) declared that Sen
ator Cummins had said that "all the
robbery committed by the insurance
companies for all time has not equal
ed by one-twentieth the amount that
the American people are robbed Of ev-
cry year under this high protective
tariff system"
From his experience with tariff re-
vision, Mr.. Townsend (Mich.) said
that he was not 50 sure but that a
satisfactory tariff bill could be pre-
pared by q commission of high grade,
intelligent men for presentation to
congress. He argued that free lum-
ber would only help the owner of Ca
nadian stumpage.
Mr.. Morse (Rep. Wis., gave notice
that, II permitted. he would introduce
an amendment to provide for a per-
manent tariff commission. He an
nounced that IL the rule which the Re-
publican leaders intend to bring in
Monday does not provide for a duty
on petroleum, he would vote against
the rule. believing the proposed duty
was not in accord with the Repub-