The Washington times., 1909-03-18
TARIFF BILL COMES
BACK TO THE HOUSE
Democrats Will Consider
Measure Before Debate
Is Commenced.

The Payne tariff bill was reported in
the House from the Ways and Means
Committee today without amendment.
Chairman Payne obtained unanimous
consent that the minority ~ gwen until
next Tuesday 10 prepare its comment
on the bill. As a result debate on the
bin Will not begin until that time.
Mr.. Payne also obtained unanimous
consent to have 20.000 copies OF the bills
printed for distribution. Nine thousand
copies will go to the Senate and p 900
copies will be FOR use Of members OF
the House.
Mr.. Payne announced that his clerks
are now preparing section by section. a
table which will show in parallel col
umns the Dingley and Payne tariff bills.
so that members will have no difficulty
IN detecting increases and decreases in
the new measure.
De Almond Objects.
Representative De Almonds oojection
to the consideration of the census bill
called Up for consideration by Chairman
Crumpacker today made IL necessary
Tor Speaker Cannon and the newly or
gAniZed Committee on Rules TO go cut
and prepare rule winch would make axe
possible immediate consideration Of the
bill The House took recess for half
an hour while the Rules Committee
was at work.
Objection 70 the bill had not been an
ticipated, and when Mr.. De Almond did
object, members on both sides OF the
Rouse pleaded with him 20 withdraw
81 He declined 10 do SO, whereupon
Speaker Cannon smashed his gavel on
the desk and announced that there
would he a recess OF half and hour
He then said that, though the House
was in recess, he would declare for
the benefit OF the gentleman from Indi-
ana that"
engaged In conversation with several
member and the Speaker, nnding tn II
his remarks were not Delng hSteehG 10
by the gentleman TO whom they were
addressed, announced that he would not
make the statement he had inteno ed
Whereupon he left the Speakers chair
and walked over and told Mr.. IT m
packer in private what he had intended
to say publicly.
Signal for Attack.
The introduction OF the rule was tine
cirnaI for a renewal OF the attack on
speaker Cannon and the Republican
machine In the House. MT DeArmond,
SO. aking OF the rules In particular and
OF Speaker Cannon and ali OF the rules
IL general. declared that every commit
tee can be made 10 report or suppress
bills Just as the Speaker desires them
reported or suppressed.
THE rules" said Mr.. DeArnond, puts
the business of this House In the keep
ing of the Speaker. They make pos
sible the concentration in the hands or
the Speaker power which righttully be
longs 20 the House. The present sys-
tenn Is surely going 10 have far
reaching effect in American politics.
They endanger the very foundation or
the House OF Representatives.. A dan
gerous blow is being struck az our IN
stitutions by this One-man po=eT.
Mr.. De Almond then severely Crtti-
cised Speaker Cannon for his recent
committee appointments. He declar-
ed that they were not made with
view to carrying JOY 10 the minority
side OF the House. without mention
ing names he referred to the appoint
rnent OF Fitzgerald of New York on
the Committee on Rules. and said
that this appointment was made when
the Speaker knew that 1t would be
unsatisfactory TO the Democrats.
Hints at BrouSsaTd.
One appointment on the minority side
OF the Ways and Means Committee, he
said. went to a man who does not rep
resent this side i'm sentiment or in any
thing else" This subtle attack on Rep
resentative Broussard OF Louisiana,
who is said to be a high protectionist,
was greeted with loud applause on the
Democratic side.
Representative Payne took up the
cudgles for the Republicans and launch
ed into a vicious attack upon the Dem
ocrats He said that Mr.. De Almond
had unnecessarily made a personal at
tack on Speaker Cannon for the purpose
OF carrying on The battle which they
lost last Monday. he ridiculed the Dem
OcTat's demands for the appointment Of
committees by a Committee on Com
mittees and said that the power which
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