Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-05
Cary, Lenroot and Mel
son Vote Against
the Bill.
Payne Declares That
Tariff Was Revised
Downward.
Great Cheering By Re-
publicans When Vote
is Announced.

Washington, August 1.-The house
last night adopted the conference re-
port on the tariff bill, 1875 to 1873. The
republicans shrieked in their delight
over the final outcome, and Chairman
Payne was the central figure of an ad-
miring and cOngratulatory crowd OF
colleagues. Twenty republicans vOt.
ed against the report and two demo
Gratis for it.
The vote was the climax of an
eleven hour session, conducted
through the most oppressive heat, but
notwithstanding it was enlivened by a
dozen or more speeches of more or
less fiery nature. The temperature
did not deter vast throng from going
to the capitol to witness the closing
scene.
The day opened with what appeared
to be part of an organized filibuster
against the conference report, when
Mr. Mondell of Wyoming, demanded
a reading of the lengthy document.
This proceeded for an hour and a
half, when with about tWO-thirds re-
naming to be read Mondell permitted
the debate to go on.
Mr.. Payne defeated the report and
appealed to his republican colleagues
to support it, prOphesying at the same
time that when the will was enacted
into law it would meet with the ap-
proval of the country.
1--WE have revised the tariff and have
taken off the unnecessary duties" said
Payne, mot all along the line gener-
ally, but in our revision of the tariff
we have revised the tariff downward
we have done no injury to any person
Or any industry in the United States.
These rates increase the revenue
from customs less than 100000. The
corporation tax is estimated to pro-
ducc $26,000,000 and tobacco nine and
one-third million dollars" He placed
the increase of the revenue at about
$40, 100000, which he said lis revenue
enough when this bill gets into work
ing order, to supply the necessary de-
mandS of the government, except to
build the Panama canal. We will leave
that to another generation. We have
provided funds that will establish the
policy of this government in that res
pect."
Will Provide Ample Revenue.
THE Dingley law during all its per-
iod of existence has provided ample
revenue, and there is no doubt this
law will Go the same for another
twelve years. he continued. Let us
pass it, gentlemen, on this side of the
house. The duty is ours, the time
has arrived.
There will come In another bill one
of these days, and in the meantime the
wheels of industry will stop, the en-
terprise be paralyzed, the country will
stand still or will move backward and
you will curse the day when you failed
to go with the great majority of your
party, your president having lent his
approval to this bill.
Let US pass the bill and give joy
and happiness to the people of the
United Sta es. Let us start the remain
ing idle wheels of industry; let us put
every man who wants to work at
work"
A thunderous applause greeted
Payne as he took his seat.
The democrats had their innings
when Champ Clark of Missouri, their
leader, arose to present their view OF
the bill. The ovation to him was not
so sincere as that accorded Payne.
Taft Deceived by Experts.
Clark declared the president had
been grossly misled as 10 the nature
of this report" that instead Of the
reduction being on hundreds of items
the cut is only on half dozen" The
report, he declared, ''reeks with
largess for the few and eXtortion OF
the many" Clark gave the presiden;
credit for honestly desiring a down
ward revision of the tariff, but insist
ed that he has been deceived by eX-
perts. He presented tabulated
statement to prove his assertion that
the revision is not downward.
Discussing the maximum and mini
mum provision, Clark declared it to
be idiotic policy to go out hunting
trade with a club and a meat axe.
The people will trade with US only
if We trade with them" he said. If
he had his say, he remarked, he would
force every citizen of the republic TO
commit TO memory President McKfn-
lev's Buffalo address, in which he de-
claTed that if the United States wanted
al outlet for its products it must be
that for other peoples products.
The bill he characterized, as the
most stupendous fake in the history OF
mankind"
Defends Corporation Tax.
Mr.. Longworth of Ohio. member of
the committee on ways and means, de-
Tended he corporation tax, and stated
that he believed 1t would be henceforth