The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-03
The Lower House Now
Expects to Get Tariff
Bill up for a Vote on
Wednesday Next
SENATE SESSION TURNS INTO \
GENERAL DEBATE Oh SCHED-
ILE, WITH SOME ACRID RE-
MARKS on COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. April 2.-Repub-
lican members OF the house today. as
the result OF a careful canvas, ex-
pressed their absolute confidence OF
ability to pass the tariff bill when
ever they decide TO put il upon its
massage. The decision now Is 10 put
The bill on frs passage next Wednes-
day. which is three days earlier than
previously Announced.
In protest against the free trade
which the Payne tariff bill seeks TO
establish With the Philippines. Pablo
Ocampo De Leon, resident commits
sioner of the islands. today took the
floor of the house of representatives
10 voice sen thIfent OF the Philippines
against free trade Senor De Leon
said Il would cause a decrease of rev
enue of the islands and act upon the
trusts in such a way as 10 preclude
the possibility OF Independence
What turned out 10 be a general
debate on the tariff was a feature OF
the senate proceedings today on Sen
ator Baeon's resolution fayoring the
consideration of tariff finance instead
of by the Republican members of
that committee only.
Senator Aldrich insisted that the
procedure adopted in this case was
similar To that which had been the
practice of the senate for % years in
dealing with tariff measures, aud he
added that the same method was
adopted In handling the Wilson tarin
bill for which. he said. substitute
was framed by a substitute commit
tee, composed of Democrats.
The Democrats contended for rep
resentation at hearings by the COM
mittee and argued that the Repub-
liean members sitting as such had
no right to authorize the expenditure
of the public funds in furtherance of
the bill in committee. The resolu-
tion was finally referred to the com
mittee on finance Senator Bacon
called attention to stateemnt made
by Mr.. Hale that he had just come
from the committee room, where
there were 80 or 40 disaffected or dis
satisfied Pennsylyanians, but IL was
explained both by Mr.. Hale and Mr..
Aldrich that the number had been
overstated. 1t seemed, Mr.. Aldrieh
said. that all the people coming be-
fore the members of the committee
have been experts. whose assistance
has been necessary for proper un-
derstanding of the question being
considered He said the house had
been publishing hearings and he
doubted whether any Democrat SEN
ator had read any part of them.
"You will have TO make an ex-
eeption in my case, said Mr.. Bailey
interrupting. although | have not
read all of them and don't intend 10.
Mr.. Aldrich said the experts are
not subpoenaed nor paid any witness
fees and he declared that their state
ments were not public hearings at all.
Senator Daniel insisted on know
ing what objection could be urged by
the senator from Rhode Island
against the Democratic members OF
the committee hearing the state
ments. Is H." asked Mr. Daniel, "a
private snap for the purpose of fran
ing a tariff bill without giving a right
to representatives of the people to
hear the testimony"
Mr.. Aldrieh said 1t was the pur-
pose of the committee so far as he
knew, to hold public hearings
Senator Rayner strongly opposed
the majority method of framing the
tariff bill.
"When YOU are dividing this plum
der" he said. "at least be fair to each
other. On behalf of the senator from
West Virvina. | at least beg you to
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