The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31
Starts Speech Making in the
House of Representatives.
PURELY ORNAMENTAL
Is the Democrat Connection
With 1t Says Clark.
People Given Bulletins Instead
of Reduc tiOns Says One.

Washington, July 31.-Convening
at 10 o'clock the house today began
consideration of the conference re-
port on the tariff bill. At the very
outset Chairman Payne met with
obstruction at the hands of a Re-
publican insurgent, Mr.. MondelI,
(Wyo.), who refused unanimous con-
sent for the reading of the statement
of the conferees in lieu of the report
Mr.. Payne made no effort to get
Mr.. Mondeu to reconsider his motion
and the reading of the 76 closely
printed pages was begun. At the low
est estimate the reading was expected
to consume two and a half hours.
The reading had proceeded one
hour and 20 minutes when Mr.. Payne
again asked unanimous consent that
it be dispensed with. Although Mr..
MondelI was in his seat he offered no
further objection and much to the re-
lief of every one, the mOnOtOnOuS
tones of the reading clerks ceased.
Mr.. Dalzeu, (Pa.), from the COM
mittee on rules then presented a
in the bill should be subject to
point of order and that general de-
bate should continue not later than
o'clock when the conference report
should be voted upon.
Answering a query by Mr.. Clarke,
(Mo.). Mr.. Dalzell declared there was
no item in the report on which the
rate was higher than the maximum
rate in either the house or the senate
bill on the same item. Mr. DalzelI
urged the adoption of the report. He
said he was aware that the bill did not
satisfy everybody. 1t did not satisfy
him. No tariff bill was ever passed
that satisfied everybody and none
ever would be, he declared.
Sorry About Boots and Shoes.
Minority Leader Clark regretted that
boots. shoes and harness were not put
in the free list. while hides had been.
THE New England gang" he said,
with some warmth has no more right
to a tariff on boots, shoes and harness
than other people have on hides. That
is the God Almighty's truth about this
matter"
Discussing the part played by the
Democrats in the conference, Mr. Clark
contended that the were "A purely
ornamental addendum." He would,
however. vote for the rule, he sad, BE-
cause it stood for reduction in tarIH
rates
The sincerity of President Taft III
the matter of genuine downward re-
vision was questioned by MI Under
wood. of Alabama. If. he said, inc
president had wished 1t, he could nave
used his influence in the preparation )f
a Hill that would have been an i'm
provement. -.
This resolution demonstrated that
when thieves fell out. honest men get
their dues" was the way Mr.. Fftz-
eerald opened a fierce attack on the
Republican party, and the president;
He admitted that the consumers woulo
have some relief at least on the pooI
and shoe schedule. The people. he sald,
had been crying for reduction; out got
White House bulletins instead
How Kansas Will Vote.
Washington. July 31.-Six of the
eight members of the Kansas delega-
tion in the house said today that they
would vote for the conference report
on the tariff. Representative Muir
dock is expected to vote against II ana
REPRESENTATIVE Madison was undecided |
as to his course. The six all said the
same thing, that they would vote tor
the bill, because it was satisfactory 70
the president Anyhow, they added, IL
was q fair good measure and one tnat
could be defended on the stump.
1.-THE bill will be acceptable to Kan
sas because President Taft IS satls1ed
with it, Representative Miller said |
ssI<ansans have the fullest confidence
in the president and if he signs 1t as
a measure that complies with the
tariff declaration of the Repupncan
national platform, our people Will ac-
aept it as such. OF course, it is bad in
spots from the Kansas viewpoint. That
state with other western states, IN |
sisted upon free lumber Whlle the
conference committee rejected the ad- |
senate rates, the compromise |
agreed upon, $1.25, will enable the |
lumber trust to keep Up the bars |
against Canadian imports.
Personally, I am strongly opposed |
to the conference agreement on the |
duty on print paper The rate adopt |
ed by the committee Is an outrage. |
The house made the duty 81 ton |
and the senate increased it to 81 /
ton. The conferees agreed upon /
1918 ton. That is hardly COM |
promise from the house standpoint.
was a member of the house COM
nittee that investigated the paper |
rust and the facts we disclosed
dearly prove that print paper should
lot be made dutiable at more than
% a ton. There is absolutely no JUS
.ification for the rate agreed upon
labor in Canadian lumber regions
md in the paper mills of that coun-
ry receives wages as high, and in
some instances higher, than those
paid in that industry in the United
states. Otherwise, it is as good
ariff bill as could be expected
Senator Curtis will vote for the
1ill. Senator Bristow has not stated
low he will vote. He is counted with