The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-13

time to argue out the contradiction
but he would reiterate that the avel
age duties were higher in the Payne
Aldrich bill than in the DinS-cy law
Although it was nearly seven mir
utes after 5 when the president al
fixed his signature, he added tn
words. signed five minutes after
o'clock, August 5, 1902" and append
ed his initials after these words. I'm
mediately afterwards he took up
gold and pearl pen, made In the Phil
ippines, and affixed his signature tt
the Philippine tariff bill. The pei
with which he signed the Payne-Al
drich bill was a fountain pen owned
by Chairman Payne.
Cannon Reduces Insurgents.
Speaker Cannon announced thu
membership of the committee for thu
sixty-ffth congress. In the change:
of chairmen two insurgents were re
duced in rank. Cooper, Wisconsin, i:
succeeded by Olmsted of P%ennsylva
MIA as chairman of Insular Affairs
Gardner of Massachusetts, who Ii
chairman Of Industrials, Arts and Elk
positions. is succeeded by Rodenberg
of Illinois.
In closing Bailey advised the Re
publicans to suggest to the beneficial
ries of the law to revel in it's BENEFITS
while they could. For" he said, Ii
is the last license the American con.
gress will ver extend to them to rob
the American consumers"
By this time, with the clock point.
ing ten minutes to the time set for
the taking of the vote, the galleries
we're crowded.
A majority of the spectators were
women Every senator able to be in
town was in his seat. Back to the
hail representatives and clerks stood
in rows four deep.
Conferees Reduced ITO Articles.
1t was in this impressive setting
that Senator Aldrich arose in his seat
to make the last argument in favor Of
the bill which will bear his name, to-
gether with that of Chairman Payne
W CAS obo "a dho h<oh will
mittee. He declared the measure was
the most important act that had ever
been passed by the American con-
gress.
He regretted the bill would not re-
ceive the unanimous approval Of the
Republicans. He challenged any SEN
ator to point out anything in the
schedules subject to a protective duty
upon which any monopoly had been
or could be established. He submit
ted a statement showing that the sen
ate cOnferees had reduced senate
rates on ITO articles.
Aldrich concluded by saying there
had never been a bill so certain. to
produce prosperity.
A motion made by Aldrlch to lay
the Culberson free bagging amend
ment on the table was carried 43.l6.
The house referred the McCumber
joint resolution, amending the draw
back provision Of the tariff bill TO the
Committee on Ways and Means,
where it will sleep until next winter.
Sherman Orders Vote Called.
Immediately after the Rhode Island
senator sat down Vice President
Sherman put the question on the
adoption of the conference report and
ordered the vote to be called. The
vote was Al to 81.
Then the senate took up considera-
ton of the concurrent resolution
changing the rates on boots, shoes
and leather, Immediately after the
tariff bill vote. Senator Culberson of
Texas offered an amendment to place
cotton bagging on the free list. It
has been made free in the senate bill,
he said, but had been set on the du-
table list in the interests of one or
two companies hat ~monopolize the
of bagging in mis- coun-
try.
Aldrich said the proposition for
free bagging should remain in the
McCumber joint resolution, where It
was formerly placed. Culberson un-
Swered he knew there was a plot %
that particular resolution in the
senate and kill it in the house. Nc
.umber corroborated this statement.
Stone CD. Missouri. then offered
ar amendment to place shoes, har-
and other leather goods on the
,ree list. This was also laid on the
able, 1929.
Taft Issues Statement.
President Taft gave out a statement
giving his views of the new tariff act,
which he designates officially as the
Payne BILL" in accordance with past
custom of giving first recognition to
he Trainer Of the measure in the
louse of representatives,
The statement in part follows:
Il have signed the Payne tariff bill
because I believe it to be the result
# sincere effort or the part of the
party to make a downward
evision, and to comply with the
'rmises of the platform as the have
'een generally understood, and as I
them in the campaign be-
ore election.
This is not a perfect tariff bill, or
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