The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-10
What Party Leaders Have 10
Say About Payne.Aldrich
Measure.
Conference Plan Passes the
House by Almost Strict
Party Vote.

Washington, July 10. (United
Press)-- House leaders say OF the
Aldrich bill. in part:
Payne Republican, New York;
IL was for the house bill when II
convinced OF the importance OF these
amendments"
Clark democrat, Missourl) THE
Payne bill was bad. but the Aldrich-
Smott bill Is worse. believe the re-
suit OF the conference Will be the
worst OF ALL"
Townsend QRnpubliean, Miohigan)
Some senate amendments assault
the very foundation OF true protective
principle"
Fitzgerald democrat, New York;
1t In as ba a piece OF legislation
a. Il is possible to make"
Mann (Republican, IllinoIs)-"lf
the senate provisions. regarding print
paper and wood pulp. are retained. I
viii vote against IT,"
Randall democrat, Texas) THE
mschine is in control The trusts
oontrol the machine"
Martin democrat. South Dakota)
THE Payne bill was In the main
features revision downward. In
most important particulars the senate
amended our schedules upward"
Henry fDemocrat. Texasl--''The
Republicans never intended TO keep
their pledge OF downward rvlslon."
Harrison democrat. New York; -
1T Is the most ubiquitous OF a series
Of bad tarlf BILLS"
Conference Committee.
With the meeting OF the confer
once committee today the real tariff
bill was placed under way. In ac-
cordance with a polite notice given
yesterday Democratic members OF the
committee stayed away. II IL expect
ed the committee work will take two
weeks, as the corporation tax pro-
vision IL 10 be written. One change
will be exemptlng holding companies
on the ground that The assessment OF
them would be a double taxation and
might result in the supreme court de-
clarlng the entire tax unconstltu-
tlonal.
No time was lost by the conferees
OF the house aud senate I'm getting to-
gether 20 map out the program FOR
the session that must be held for the
purpose OF putting the finishing
touches upon the tariff legislation. Al
though the differences between tho
two bodies are represented by S47
amendments. many OF them are like
~ 10 be contested with bitterness
Chairman Aldrich. OF the senate I'm.
ance committee, and Chairman Payne
Of the house ways and means com.
mlttee agree that II may be possible
TO reach an agreement within tel
days.
The two leaders. however. are no
so sanguine OF their ability OF getting
the conference reports adopted speed
ily after they have been presented e
both houses. The manner in which
the house conferees were selected By
Speaker Cannon Is occasioning much
criticism in the house and an effor
Is being made to have Taft take par
in the threatened controversy.
According TO current report. Payne
sought TO have the Republican con
forees named In order OF their senior
lty as was done in the senate. Thu
speaker chose the conferees himself
ignoring Hill. OF Connecticut. anC
Needham. OF California. Calderhead
OF Kansas. and Fordney. of Michigan
who we're named in spite Of the fac
that they are outranked by Hill ant
Needham, are declared TO be "stand
patters" OF the most pronounced type
The friends OF Payne are authorit!
for the statement that he did not col
sent to the Cannon selection until AZ
ter he had entered a vigorous protest
II is currently reported that the tw,
were engaged In a heated argumen
over the question before the hous
assembled.
In the House.
The tariff question has been shifte'
from both houses OF congress to tn
conference committee.
After one hour and a half OF debat
the house. IT'S to ISL, made a rul
whereby the s47 amendments Of tn
senate bill we're disagreed TO, and III
conference requested by the senat
granted. Eighteen Republicans vote
against the rule and one Democra
for II. The following Republican
voted against the rule: Davis, Mime
sofa: Good. Iowa; Gronra, North Ds
kota: Haughen, Iowa. Hinshaw. Ne
braska; Hubbard. Iowa; Kendall
Iowa: K'nksid. Nebraska; Lindburg
Minnesota; Madison, Kansas; Millei
Minnesota; Morse. Wisconsin; Mur
dock, Kansas; Nelson, Wisconsin