Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-07-29

PART OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES
ROOM, SCENE OF CONFERENCES on TARIFF
BILL.
party candidate the country looked for
a downward revision. The principal
differences arising in either house dur
ing the consideration of the bill have
been between members of the majori-
ty party. divided on the question Of
how low or how high rates of duty
should be- rather than between the
members Of the opposing parties, this
being especially true in the senate,
where party lines became at times al
most obliterated. Herein lay the prin-
cipal contrast between the revision of
1897 and that of 1909.
During the consideration of the tariff
bill in the senate the members of the
house of representatives had little to
do, and many scattered to their homes
and seashore and mountain resorts in
stead Of remaining within the warm
and enervating confines of the District
of Columbia. AS soon as there were
signs that the senate was getting to
the end of its work on the bill Repre-
sentative Dwight. the Republican whip,
began sending out kilograms to mem
bers of the majority bidding them be
on hand to discharge any legislative
duties that might fall upon them and
intimatng that Speaker Cannon was
desirous no time should be lost in
sending the tariff bill to conference
\ similar duty regarding Democratic
members fell 10 Congressman Champ
Clark of Missouri, who is filing in so
able and energetic a manner the post
Of minority leader In the senate the
Democrats were remarkably quiet dur
ing the discussion over tariff schedules.
This was not true as to the Democrats
of the house while the bill was under
consideration by that body, and this
fact was due in no small measure to
Mr.. Clark. Nor is he the kind Of man
to SIT still and say nothing during the
consideration of the bill in conference.
The minority leader is a neryy fight.
er who is very quick to see any open
ing to get at his opponent and to seize
the opportunity for a well directed blow.
Legislative duties have interfered
with Leader Clark's plans for his sum-
mer vacation this year Many states
men employ this time in adding to the
income they derive from Uncle Sam
by going on lecture tours. This has
been Congressman Clarks habit. He
had agreed to start out on the Chau-
tauqua circuit this summer on June
%. He was compelled to notify the
Chautauqua people that unless about
two-thirds of the senators should be
suddenly stricken with tongue paraly-
sis IA very improbable event - he
would be kept in Washington until too
late 10 EIl some. at least. Of his ap-
pointments. The outcome was rs he
suspe led. No legislator of the upper
house was prevented from talking on
the i9"iff by the paralysis of his vocal
appaIi tus. Some of the Washington
states men have lost money at the rate
Of 500 day by reason of the pro
lonCat!on of the tariff debate. They
may not have liked the situation, but
most OF them have taken their medi-
cine nobly
In the closing hours of the debate
on the tariff bill In the senate Mr..
Bailey chanpioned the tobacco user.
Tea is an article that not one man
In ten uses. and he is abundantly able
TO pay the tax" declared Mr.. Bale,
Tobacco is the comfort of nine per
sons out Of ten, and they are the very
poor"