New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
MOON ATTACKS CLARK
TALKS OF INCOMPETENCE.
Friends and Enemies of Tariff Bill
Continue Debate.

ltrorn The Tribune
Washington. March ga welcome respfte from
the interninahle tariff speeches in the House came
to-day when Representative Moon. Of Tennessee,
one Of those Democrats who voted for the Fitzger-
ald amendment TO the rules made a scathing attack
or Representative Champ Clark. the minority
leader and his more enthusiasts Democratic fol-
lowers Nr. Moon has seen many years service in
the House and has been highly regarded bv the
minority, so that his utteranoes impressed his col
leagues and seem to indicate that the split in the
Democratic ranks IS rapidly widening
Defending his course in voting for the Fitzgerald
amendment Mr.. Moon pointed out that the Demo
cratic party had been hoviing ten years fer a re
vision Of the House rules. and yet when oppor-
tunity presented itself neither the minority leader
nor any other member Of the party. except Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, had any specific remedy to
offer He charged that this the result of
hopeless Incompetence that Mr.. Clark had fed
the field when he was beaten" and that the sulen
attitude Democratic leaders stamped them as
unable 70 lead a great party
M Noun characterized the committee Of fifteen
proposed by Mr Clark as "a mongrel committee. "
which would have cast credit anybody and
would have brought additional discord the party
His speech was received in silence by the Demo
Gratis
The morning session opened at 10 O'Clock Repre-
sentative Ollie James OF Kentucky, took The floor
for an ssaat upon the Payne tariff bill. which, he
declared. goes one step further in the piaging
Of humanity He called the tariff on farm prod
nets delusion. snare and most collsu1llllaie ie
fraud." attacked the maximum and minimum rates
idea, and announced his intention OF Offering an
amendment 70 authorize suspension OF import
duties on commodities or articles Of merchandise
Of foreign make where the value OF similar arti-
cIes IS enhanced in consequence Of any trust
or MONOPOLY.
member Of Committee Ways and Means.
pleaded for better protection TO American lumber
and for a duty coal
Asserting that a single ton Of pig iron would
undo -l,a Of
which places Z duty Of = 80 pig iron and only
80 cents on scrap iron, Mr. Kennedy tOhioi said
that he hoped amendment would be allowed by
the Vans and Means Committee which would make
the duty on both articles equal II unchanged he
said all kinds Of cast iron. if broken up in
scrap form. would be admitted scrap iron under
ne Payne bill
EXPRESSING his favor Of the principle of in
heritance tax Nj Gillett Of Massachusetts, argued
that the field Of taxation ought to be left TO the
,.,io,s states. What the nation needs 10 make 1t
iaay some heed 10 economy" he said. is tax
which The people viii directly feel Taxes on tea
and coffee he argued would accomplish this end
They are he said. purely revenue taxes. ana
their increase or decrease affects no industry here
Nr Scott. of Kansas, declared that lumber ought
10 ;}ut upon list and contenaed that the
d-r On hides o,.eh: 10 be restored that the duty
ca lea should De removed, and that an additional
internal revenue tax should be levied upon peer
He also opposed the enactment OF federal Id"
taxing inheritances-
T,raIsip. the Payne bnl as whole and its
rrzxirnurn and minis IN schedule provisions and
agricultural schedule in particular, Mr Dekema'
of Michigan declared that under the measure The
American wage scale could be maintained, all
legitimate industry prosper, and the American
lat,orirs man standard of living be continued.
The bill as a whole attacked by Mr.. HUI OF
Tennessee who said that it haA been artfully
drawn and that there never would be honest re
,son Of The tariff until that duty intrusted 70
q Democratic Congress
At the night session Mr.. Sharpe, Of Ohio; Mr.
we Of Minnesota and Mr.. SIsson. OF Mississippi,
s,facte5 the bill At 1871 the House adjourned
,,r-i 10 a m. tomorrow