The Washington herald., 1909-03-26

+ Kicks and cuffs and praise and pettlng-
were fired al the Payne tariff bin 81 The
seven-hour session Of the House OF Rep
resentatives yesterday. and when az
j0unment came Al O'Clock. the mem
bers were much more thoroughly sc-
quainted with the general provisions than
had been expected
Representative Underwood. CT Alabama.
member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. was the first Of the speakers He
IS a Democrat. and was especially active
in the hearings that took place pre2ara-
tory 70 framing the measure His speech
was said BY many 10 be the most far
reaching and explanatory Of any so far
made on the bin. and Republicans ard
Democrats alike cheered him coutinu-
ously during the two hours he held the
floor.
For Revenue Only.
Mr. Underwood is for a revenue tariff
solely he believes that even raw ma
terials should not be free OF a duty 10
help pay the expenses ef the govern
menL
He was followed by Representative
ICrumpacker. who. contrary 10 expecta-
/ tions. delivered speech which was
/ Vigorously applauded by some cf The
Democrats. He advanced 1he Iong-urged
! theory that the tariff should pro1ec7 tas
infant industries in their infancy only.
and declared that American Industries
I could compete with the. rest q TIE
producing world in the manufacture %
the majority of The products
Following ar CTumpaCker. Represea17-
tive Morris ShePpara. of Texas. sp5ke.
Efe sssaled the bar fF05n besianinz---e
end. and declared II was a simple Re
publican bin. and added that no one ex-
ipected anything else Representatives.
Cole. ot Ohio; Dies. OF Texas. Stevens.
iof Wisconsin, and Knapp, OF New York
were others TO speak on the bill
..Eie in Every Paragraph
Declaring that the bin is a lie in every
paragraph. and betrayal OF the American
/ people. Representstive Morris Sheppard.
OF Texas. threw little life into al other
wise duh DAY OF tarin discussion Es
asserted the Payne bin was a fresh Illus
tration OF the perhdy OF the Republican
party. and one o. the clumslest and mOst.
impCdent measures in American political
history II is ccwardly infaHsy. Re
said. OF hfty years OF Republican tariff.
Signalling the supremacy OF monopoly.
the corruption of government. and the
degradation Of The republic
He declared that II was fitting sequel
10 the Republican platform OF 1893. which
-
kept so high as not only 20 equal the
difference I'm cost Of production az home
and abroad. but 10 guarantee a profit 70
American industries
The Payne bill he said completes
the delivery OF the Treasury 20 the
trusts and the American peopze- unable
10 restrict the appeals and promises Of
Il Republican leadership. a leadership but
tressed with the CratOry OF BeverlGge
and Hughes. the perverted logic OF ElihU
Root. the Illumination o. Roosevelt. and
the imposing proportions of Ta1t, having
indOrsed the atrocioUs transaction AZ the
polls are witnessing the violation OF thei-
confidence IN This new license for unlim-
tied piIlsge.
assurances Of Mr.. Taft"
Amusing. indeed was the ponderous
assurances OF Mr.. Taft that the Republs,
can party would revise the tariff down
ward. His volcanic predecessor realized
the hopeIessness OF such a proposition.
and eveded II 10 the last The bill Is a
declaration Of commercial war with ths
world Il announces 70 the nations that.
regardless OF Whist their particular trade
situation may be. the failure 70 give ths
, United states everv preference extended
10 other lands wiz mean the application
70 the commodities they may decide 20
seal 20 us CT our maximum rstes-the
highest tariff charges IN the world
Mr.. Un5erwood said he believed the pig
iron schedules were about as near reve-
nue. basis as they could be made. He
said;
Judge Gary testified that az Pittsburg
the United States Steel Corporation was
making iron at So a ton. while Il was
costing the independent producers about
s. a ton more. I think that Is about .
fair estimate Most OF the independent
furnaces located between the Atlantic
Z seaboard and the Allegheny Mountains
are making pig iron at about 50 ton.
II you take the SLf2 for the German iron
. and S2sz freight on It. you VIII see that
the present reduction hy the Ways and
Means Committee Is pretty near reve-
nue. rate. and ] congra tuiSte the commit
tee on fixing that schedule"
Rule OF Committee.
On the general provisions Of The iron
. and steel schedules. even. 8Ir. Underwood
Z was less complimentary He pointed out
D that the rule followed by the COMMITTEES
E had been TO impose higher duty on the
lower grades of the manufactured article
$ than on the finished product As an IN
stance OF thjs. he referred 20 the eif-
s ference IN duty prOpOrtionateiy imposed
e on steel billets and steel rails. The duty on
both has been reduced 10 seven fortieth
I Of a cent a pound. As steel rails, he
r said are manufactured from steel biIiets
2 at a cost OF more than $ ton. Il Is
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