The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
SENATE TO
 CHANGE BILL Payne Measure in New Hands. IA PROTECTIVE TARIFF
  Speaker Cannon ts Work on House Committee. M .~e The Eastern Denecrats Who BoIted the Party VIII Preshsiy Be Awarded With Nee Cemmit- tee Pluns. - N N1
BY ALFRED ;. sToFER.

BY ALFRED !. sTOFER.
 Washington. April 1l.--(Special)--- The Republican members of the Senate finance committee are crowding things with view of reporting shortly the tarir bill.
 E It goes without saying that 1t will he very different measure from that passed by the House. The general eA- pectation is that 1t will be. amended more on high protection lines than the revision which was so much talked or, and which has been demanded by the people of the United states. The poass right along by the men connected witn the American Protective Tarfff League has been that the revision would be upward rather than downward. The American Economist. organ or the league, commenced nearly two years ago to iambast Roosevelt because he even talked of tariff revision after the presidential election of 1908, and when Judge Taft began to let it be known that he too was for revision, these same people began to rap pkn severely. The high protectionists would not believe until a few weeks
 
 bled that Taft would be the Republi- can presidential nominee. After his nomination, however. they tried 10 make themselves believe that the tar if plank in the platform was of their making and that if elected president. he would have to favor an upward rather than downward revision.
 The men interested ineexcessive and in prohibitive duties, 1t is note- worthy fact. have paid comparatively little attention to the making of the bill fin the House. They had e motive in this. The Ways and Means com- mfttee In November last commenced to have hearings. The witnesses ex- amined were cross-questioned sharp ly by the Democratic members of the committee when 1t was evident they were trying to secure Legislation from seffish motives. The testimony was taken down and printed from day to day and therefore became public The House Is large body. and the Senate Is a small one. The high protective tarlff crowd did not care to waste too much time on an unwieldly body. They preferred to get in their work at the Senate end of the Capitol. Be- sides. the Republican members of the Senate fina nee committee have been doing a star-chamber business. and that suits to a dot the men who do not care to let the public know what favors they have been asking,
 pf VIII Make Changes.
 It is common talk in legislative and political circles that after MT. ,Aldrich and his associates on the finance com mittee get through with the Payne bill its. framers will hardly recognize it The measure was framed with that ex- pectation. Leader Payne and DaizeIl, his side partner, in the belief of ad- vocates of a revenue tariff, could not risk having the House arrange some of the protective schedules. They were afraid of fifty, or sixty Republican members, and they will rely upon Al drich. Hale and others in the Senate to give the high tariff crowd the sort of protection demanded by those who raised the money for the Republican campaign last year
 Opinions differ as to -how long the discussion will run in the Senate. Much will depend upon the spunk displayed by the Democrats. There Is division among the minority Senators as to what sort of 6 fight should be put up, Some argue now. that the Republicans have such a large majority that no matter what may be said; they will carry the day. and there Is no use fin prolonging the session until late fin the summer. Others think full and free discussion should be had even if Congress has to remain in session un- til September 1.
 The attitude of Republicans like La Toilette. Cummins and others from the West who have professed to be dis satisfied with the tendency in tariff revision. Is being watched with inter- est. If they decide to oppose the Aid. rich combination and can muster A respectable following then there will be different aspect of things in inc Senate. But dependence is not to be placed upon any large number of Re- publicans to unite with the Democrats In breaking down the power of the regular organization.
 Some of the Depnocrats in their con- versations say that If the Senate Re publicanH raise the duties to the ex- tent that is now anticipated they will De shown up, and that is about all that could reasonably be done. They seem to think that any tariff bill that Is the result of the manipulation of Senators under the domination of Mir Aldrtch will not satisfy the masses of the people. and that as result of the forthcoming legislation the Republican party is bound to suffer heavy. losses ct the Congressional elections of next year. The Republicans were over whelmingly defeated after the enact ment of the Mckinley bill in 1890 They would have suffered a defeat afs. ter the passage of the Dineiey hill in 1897 but for the Spanish -American war,
 While the Senate is considerinx the tarifr bill. Speaker Cannon will eo fo work on the House committee. as only four were selected at the beginning of this extra session. He Is expected to have them all arranged so that they can be announced before the session ends. Most of the Eastern Deniocrats who under orders from Murphy and Mccarn. the New York bosses. broke away from their party orRanixation and helped the Republicans to retain their grip on things. will be rewarded with nice committee plums to the ex- ciusion of other Democrats entitled fo these places by right of service.
 But Cannon and his crowd co,,ld never have driven the Payne hj,i through so early if the Fitz9eraiIs Harrisons and others from New Yorr had not given their help at the crit ical moment. Harrison and FitzRerald. were rewarded promptly. and 1t ia un- A.