The San Francisco call., 1909-03-24
PAYNE Piled WITH
MANY QUESTIONS
Author of Tariff Bill Closes
Speech Explaining the
Measure

WASHINGTON. March 29.-Occupying
the entire session of the house today.
CONGRESSMAN Payne OF New York, chair
man of the committee on ways and
means. concluded his speech In expla-
nation of the tariff bill. He was on his
feet almost all OF the five hours and
10 minutes that he had the floor AT
times he gave evidence OF being greatly
fatigued.
In his arguments he took the POSI-
tion that the bill would not injure the.
tin plate or steel file industries OF the
United States. and free hides would not
be menace to the farmers.
The inheritance tax, he said. was
preferable to an income tax because II
would not give rise to perjury or fraud
He held also that an income tax was
unconstitutional.
Clark of Missouri followed and had
proceeded but a minute or two when,
at the suggestion Of Payne. he sus-
pended and the house adjourned
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED
Payne was piled with many ques-
tions.
In his replies Payne was decidedly
more aggressive than yesterday. he
BECAME highly indignant when Garrett
of Tennessee inquired If, taking the
bill as a whole, it was not revision up
ward"
that" the republican leader sharply an
nounced.
With good deal of emphasis he de-
clared thai, taken as a whole, the re-
vision was downward, but as to luxu-
ries it was. he said. revision upward.
and ought to be-
Payne had a sharp colloquy with Car
ner OF Texas. who asked for an expla-
nation regarding free hides.
Il viii get TO hides" said Payne hot
ly. Il know it is a local issue with the
gentleman, and" he added. with an un-
conscious pun, Il know he Will try to
hide himself behind a revenue duty in
order to meet the demands of those
democrats in his district who are
clamoring for duty on hides"
MEANS MORE EMPLOYMENT
The result of placing hides upon the
free list, Payne declared, would be to
protect the independent tanners and
give work to the men employed by
them 1t won't hurt anybody in the
United States except the middlemen and
the packers"
I Garner asked Payne II he thought the
removal of the duty on hides was rem
/ cerlns the farmers a real benefit.
/ DO replied Payne, with emphasis.
/ Payne said that the men who wanted
the DinEley duty on lumber retained
were those who were interested in an
/ immense lot Of stumpage and who
We're actuated solely by motives OF
I greed.
If the duty were removed entirely
/ on lumber. he said, IL would be OF
great benefit TO the American people.
apd would enable the men he had re-
ferred 10 still to realize a golden for
tune. but not such a golden fortune
We're the duty to be kept on.
Payne declared in reply to
question by Langley OF Kentucky.
that he would stand by the bill as a
whole He would. he said. oppose any
raising OF the duty on lumber. but he
added. IAN amendment would be IN
order TO put il on the free list"
Discussing the proposed continuance
i or the reciprocity arrangement with
/ Cuba, Payne said that all the COM
mercial nations understood the guard
ianship over Cuba by the United
! States. and gave the inference that
the charge Of discrimination in favor
OF Cuba would not be heard.
Payne discussed the proposed in
/ heritance tax. We want some more
revenue. about $4,000 00o therefors
we provided for an inheritance tax"
/ he said He stated that a proposition
for an income tax was before the com
mittee. but there were strong doubts
of its constitutionality.
! Gardner of Texas renewed his
question Of. yesterday II opportunity
would be given to amend the bill
| Payne declared he wanted the bin
put through as quickly as possible, as
/ the country is waiting the action
OF congress" and which he believed
would result in stimulating trade and
4 business in general.
/ AT the conclusion OF a long session
/ with the tariff bill under considera-
/ tion, Chairman Aldrich of the senate
/ finance committee today stated that
] he was not concerning himself with
] questions bearing upon special taxes
4 to raise revenues and will not until
il can be aseertained how much reve-
nue. can be obtained directly frOna
/ duties on imports under such a Bill
which the committee will recommend
and how much public expenditure can
/ be decreased.