Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-03

among our industries, he said, the returns
were miserable He predicted that II the
bin passes there would be no more Amer
lean money put into paper manufacturing
/ I'm the United States.
Mr. CLAYTON, Alabama, said parallel
case was jute and jute-buts. which were
free and out OF which cotton bagging was
made and yet a tariff was levied on cot
ton bagging for the benefit OF the manu-
factuFer.
Mr.. RandeIl. Texas, declared that none
OF the iron and steel rates were JUSTIFIED
from the standpoint OF protection and
that the wool schedule was fraud.
Mr.. Clayton. Alabama denied that the
country would accept the tariff bill as
satisfactory piece OF legislation as MI
Payne predicted.
EVERY MEMBER IN SEAT.
When the hour OF eight arrived nearly
every member was in his seat. Chairman
Payne. by q clever parliamentary move,
was prompt to make a motion TO recon-
NIT the report to the conference commit
tee and upon that motion demanded the
previous question.
Mr. Mann. alert TO the situation, got
enough support among the Democrats and
Republican insurgents" to force a roll
call.
This resulted ayes 1876, noes. ISL, and the
previous question was ordered.
The roll again was called on the motion
to recommit.
AS Mr.. Payne had planned the motion
was lost, but only by the close vote OF
1S6 to Isl.
Then came the crucial test. the vote
I on the conference report itself.
When the call had been completed there
was breathIess silence while the tally
clerk was making his totals.
The speaker announced that the yeas
numbered 195 and the noes 1SS and that
the report was adopted.
Like a flash the Republicans gave vent
to their pent-up feeling, cheered wildly
and long, thumped their desks, and in
other ways manifested their delight.
chairman PAYNE wore a broad smile and
many members crowded about him and
offered their congratulations.
PAYNE DEFENDS BILL
In defending the bill today, Chairman
/ Payne said in part:
we have revised the tariff and have
taken of unnecessary duties, not all
along the line generally. but In our re-
vision Of the tariff, we have revised
the tariff downward and yet we have
held the scales so evenly that we have
done no injury to any workman in the
United States, to any workshop a the
United States, to any farmer or any
factory, TO any mine, or any citizen OF
the United States.
"A word as to the revenue. These
rates increase the revenue of the GUS
toms less than s4,ooo.0O0. The
corporation tax is estimated to produce
sas, 900, 900 and tobacco, nine and one
third million dollars.
He placed the increase Of revenue at
about so, 0Oo. 900. which he said is rev
enue enough when this bill gets into
full working order. to supply the nee
essary demands of the government.
Minority Leader Clark characterized
the bill as the most stupendous fake
in the history OF mankind"
"I herewith submit a table," said Mr..
Clark, which is approximately correct
setting forth the increases and decreas-
es in their proper light and proving
that the average rate Of the confer
ence report is LII per cent higher than
the average rate OF the Dingley law"
CLARK SUBMITS TABLE.
Mr.. Clark submitted table contain
ing a comparison between the Dingley
revenue For 1907 and the revenue that
] would have been derived that year unde
the duties OF the conference bill The
revenue would have been SS2s.1os,s42
and under the duties provided by the
conference IL would have been 1884,
! 75s,s44. an excess OF the conference bill
over the Dingley law OF s5,64s,O02.
/ And yet" said Mr.. Clark, this con-
ference report on the tariff bill is her
aided and headlined in the public press
as a tremendous victory for President
I Taft under the forces OF evil represent
ed by Senator Aldrich and sundry other
more or less eminent statesmen. We
are told that congratulations are pour
( ing IN upon him from every side"
DEMOCRATS PEEvED.
The most intense feeling In the senate
( came from southern Democrats who
: found in the action of the conference In
, putting binding Irvine on the free list and
leaving cotton bagging on the dutiable
list an exhibition of Partially which they
denounced as altogether unwarranted.
| This sentiment found free expression In
the caucus Of Democratic senators. but a
decision was reached against party fili-
clustering.
| There was. however. an understanding
/ that II Individual Democratic senators de-
sired to resort TO dilatory tactics they
should be left free to do so.
This latter decision was taken because
OF the attitude OF Senator Bailey.
| WILL FIGHT BAGGING.
1 Mr. Bailey left the caucus before II had
p, concluded. telling the other members that
he proposed to pursue any course which
he deemed best in the interest OF the
southern planters. When, afterwards. he
Il was asked whether he would speak at
length. he declined to say what his course
| would be, but IL is understood that he and
| some other Democratic senators Will ex-
ert themselves to the utmost to obtain
recommittaI Of the conference report.
| with instructions to take care of the
| south In the matter OF cotton tagging.
/ There is also much fauTt found among
| Democratic senator's over the Increased
tax on tobacco, which they declare was
imposed to make up for the reduction OF
the corporation tax rate.
/ The votes of IA Republican senators
would be necessary to reject the confer
ence report. Seven or eight of the origin
| al Insurgents cast their ballots in
/ opposition to the report.
i DEMOCRATIC DEBATE.
4 The conference report on the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill will be debated thor
m VIVA ~" "