Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-25
Charges that Dingley Rates Are
Raised Instead of Lowered.
CANNON OBJECTS TO ATTACKS
Speaker Calls Clark Down for Mis-
representing Joplin Speech.
SENATE BILL NEARLY READY
Finance COmmittee\ VIII BE Ready
to Report ss soon as Payne
Bin Comes over from
the House,

WASHINGTON. March 24--Declaring,
among other things that a mistake was
being made in the Payne tariff bill in not
arranging the revision on the basis of
raising revenue only on every item. Mr..
Clark of Missouri the minority leader,
today held the attention of the house for
more than five hours in discussing the
measure Incidentally he pointed out that
much time would have been saved I'm the
consideration of the bill had the demo-
cratic members of the committee been
consulted about the various provisions of
the proposed law. Mr.. Clark spoke in
characteristic style and frequently moved
the house to applause and laughter. At
the conclusion of his remarks he received
an ovation from his democratic colleagues.
He was followed by Messrs. Washburn
of Massachusetts, and Adamson of
Georgia, the former attacking the inn crit
unCe tax provision of the bill, while MIR.
Adamson opposed the erection of tdriff
wall 80 high as to prevent the people of
tho United states buying in all the ,har-
kets of the world as well as dispOsins of
their surplus products.
Clark Begins Address.
The Payne bill. MIR. Clark asserted, con-
taincd divers things which should have
been omitted, and omitted divers things
which It should have contained. Its chief
purpose is to increase the revenues" he
said. 1T would appear to have been the
part of wisdom to have made both the In
creases and the decreases in rates to that
end and that end alone"
There was, he declared, no question OF
free trade involved in the revision. In the
present posture of affairs, he argued, every
.tN.lA-
cut 70 revenue basis. There were many
OF them in the Dingley bill, large portion
% which he said were retained in the Payne
bnL
The rate on steel rails had been cut in
two. beng reduced from T.S4 to 1892 a ton,
but he predicted that the Payne rate would
prove Just as prohibtlve the higher fig
ure
lie referred to the testimony of Mr.. Car
neRie before the committee in which he said
that no tariff was needed on steel rails
even from protectionist standpoint, and
said that on the steel rail question he
pinned his faith to the laird of skibo.
Speaking generally Mr. Clark said he
would not object to a good stiff revenue
tariff on anything except salt.
Cannon Replies to Attack.
Mr.. Clark next devoted his attention tc
Speaker Cannon, who occupied a conspicu'
ous place on the floor and paying
marked attention to what the minority
leader was saying. He spoke of the
speeches made by Mr.. Cannon at Joplir
and other places in Missouri during the
campaign regarding zine and other Mis-
sour products This allusion brought the
speaker to his feet. He declared that
while i'm Missouri he had been told by
Of ri
zinc mining had gone out Of business
that the rich ore only was being mined
and that deep mining was giving then
smokeless chimneys and idle workmen. II,
also had been told that the coming into
the United States Of free zinc from Mex
leo affected their industry. He declared
that he saw the smOkeess chimneys dnC
the idle men and that former Represents
tive Hackney, democrat had been rep
resented to him as saying that while ht
stood for the Denver platform, zinc shoul,
be protected. II said TO my audiences
the speaker remarked. that they know
In the Joplin district and elsewher,
whether a duty on zinc that came in com
petition with their production was neces
sary. | said also that action was loude
than words. ana that should | be re
elected, they being experts. their actiol
would control my vote"
Replying, Mr. Clark insisted that hi
position was that the people Of the Unitc
States were paying a very high price tina
we might have the society of my frien
Charlie Morgan in this house" Mr.. Morga
is the republican successor to Mr.. Hackney
Resumng his argument. Mr.. Clark an
nounced that II given the opportunity h
would vote to put boots and shoes on IN
free list, and" he said. they can bello,
about free traders as much as they please,
Never he said would the tariff be take
off boots and shoes until 1t was done who
II was taken off OF hides. Much atteu
ton was given by Mr.. Clark to the subJec
Of wool and Noolens THE woolc
schedule" he said lis the most monstrou
thing in this hill. 1t is the most com
plcated OF all the schedules. 1t is
monstrous oppression OF the poor"
Mr.. Clark, amid great democratic ap
plause. closed with a reiteratiou Of hi
statement that the Payne bill instead q
lowering the Dingley rates, raised then
He was on his feet five hours and scve
minutes.
In brief speech Mr.. washburn q
Massachusetts gave notice that should a
opportunity be afforded he would subm
an amendment striking from the bill th
provision for an inheritance tax. Its In
position. he declapd. meant an extra
ordinary burden on the country.
general attack on the protective polio
Of the republicans was made by Mr.. Adam
son of Georgia What they called protc,
tion. he said simply meant fixing dutit
80 high as to deny all the markets Of N
world TO the people Of the United State
and depriving them OF the opportunity
sell To all the world their rhulti-millior
OF wealth, but on which they could M
rcalize on account OF the Tariff wa
erected. Upon conclusion Of Mr. Adsmson
,emarks the house adjourned.
senate BIII Nearly Ready.
The tariff hill 20 be recommended by u
senate committee on finance will be read