The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-12
TARIFF SIGNED,
SESSION ENDS
PAYNE.AI DRIcH LAW GOES INTO
EFFECT lMMEDlA1 ELY BY
SPECIAL P2oVlS0.
PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares II Is Not in Strict Com.
pIiance With Party Pledges, But
Is, Notwithstanding, a Very
Good Law.

Washington The tariff revision
bill which will go down in the polit-
cal history Of the country as the.
Paync-Aldrich bill, Is now fact
President Taft affixed his signature
to the measure and the long struggle
which had been in progress more than
four months was over,
After the senate had passed the bill
by vote Of a TO n, and also put
through the concurrent resolution fix.
ing the leather schedules, the latter
went TO the house, whore Is was greet.
ed with applause and soon adopted, re.
ceiying the signature of Speaker Can.
non
The Republicans who voted against
the report were as follows,
Bcycridgc, Bristow, Clapp. Cum
Minis. Deliver, LaFollctlc and Nelson.
The vote:
Ycas-Aldrich, Borah, Bouric, Brad.
ley. Brandcgce, Brown, Buckley, Bur-
kcu, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Car
ter. Clark Of Wyoming. Crane, Craw-
ford Cullom, Curtis, Dcpcw, Dick,
Dixon. Dupont, Ekins Flint, Frye,
Gamble, Guggenhcim, Hale. Hepburn,
Johnston. Jones' Kean, Lodge. Lori.
mor, McCumbcr, Oliver, Page Pen.
rose. Perkins, Pylcs, Root, Scott,
Smith Of Michigan, Smo0t, stephen
son, Sutherland Warner and Wctmorc,
Republicans.
Nays-Racon, Bailey, Bankhead,
Chamberlain. Clay, Culbcrsun, Daniel,
Fletcher. Foster, Frazer, Gore,
Hughes, McLaurin, Martin, Newlands,
Oycrman, Painter, Rayner, Shiyeloy
Simmons. Smith of Maryland, stone
Democrats. Beveridge. Bristow, Plat,
Cummins, Doliycr, LaFollettc and
Nelson, Republicans.
Although II was nearly seven min.
utes after ) when the president afiiX-
ed his signature. he added the words,
"sirncd five minutes after 5 o'clock,
Aug. 3 1909 and appended his mi.
tias after these words Immediately
afterwards he took up a gold and pearl
pen, made in the Philippines, and af-
fixed him signature TO the Philippine
tariff bill. The pen with which he
signed the Paync.AldFich bill was a
fountain pen owned by Chairman
Payne.
Taft Returns TO White House in Gale.
A fierce thunder storm broke over
the capital Immediately after the pres
idcnt signed the tariff bill. On his
return to the White House his auto.
mobile ran through a perfect gale.
Having completed its work after
having been in special session since
March IS. both houses late Thurs
day voted to adjourn sine die at G
O'Clock, sending Senators Aldrich and
Daniels and Representatives Clark
Payne and Fordney to the White
House TO notify the president Of their
decision.
Both Houses Adopt "Joker" Schedule
The concurrent resolution making
reductions in the leather schedules
then was taken up by the senate and
adopted unanimously. The resolu
ton was then sent TO the house.
Almost every member of the lower
body was in his seat and the debate
was short. The resolution received
an almost unanimous vivc voce vote
and Immediately was sent TO President
Taft for his signature.
The house showed the clock ahead
and adjourned sine die at 5:3s.
~
Speaker Cannon announced the
membership Of the committee for The
Sixty-Arst Congress. In the change!
of chairman two insurgents were re
duced in rank. Cooper, Wisconsin, |!
succeeded by Olmsted of Pennsylvania
as chairman OF insular affairs. Gard
ner of Massachusetts, who is chair
man of industrials, arts and eXposi
tions, is succeeded by Rodenberg o
Illinois.
The house referred the McCumbe
Joint resolution, amending the draw
back provision of the tariff bill to thu
committee on ways and means, wher'
1t will sleep until next winter.
Bailey Says Law Robs Consumers.
Senator Bailey of Texas made tn
final speech on the tariff bill on be
half @: the Democrats. He ascribe,
the defeats of the Democracy in 1S9
and 1896 to misrepresentation of tn
Wilson tariff bill.
He declared Aldrich would not den
the average rates Of the pending bill
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