The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-24
TARIFF BILL
DEFENDED BY
CHIEF AUTHOR
Chairman Payne Speaks Five
Hours and Sits Down
Greatly Fatigued.
PROCESSES TO BELIEVE
INDUSTRY WILL REVIVE
NO OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND
MEASURE IN HOUSE-CHAMP
CLARK TO TAKE FLOOR TO-DAY.

Washington, March 29.-Occupying
the session Of the house today, Mr.
Payne of New York, chairman of the
committee. on ways and means, con-
eluded his speech in explanation of the
tariff bill. He was on his feet almost
all of the five hours and ten minutes
that he had the floor At times he gave
evidence of being greatly fatigued.
In his arguments he took the posi-
ton that the bill would not injure the
tin plate OF steel rail industries of the
United States. and that free hides
would not be a menace TO the farmers.
The Inheritance tax, he said, was
preferable to an income tax, because
it would not give rise to perjury or
fraud. He held, also. that an income
tax was unconstitutional.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri followed. and
had proceeded but a minute or two
when. at the suggestion of Mr.. Payne
he suspended and the house adjourned
mo Quorum"
When the house met there was a slim
attendance, which led Mr. Macon of
Arkansas to suggest the absence of a
quorum. AS Mr. Payne was about to
continue his explanation of the tariff
bill, the Arkansas member said ne
should be given a full hearing. The
point was compromised, however, ana
Mr.. Payne took the floor.
Mr.. Payne was piled with questions
from all sides. Again he was asked.
this time by Mr.. Moore of Pennsy1va-
mia. if there would be an opportunity
TO offer amendments to the bill in the
house or Mr. Moore added must
we look elsewhere meaning the SEN
ate.
That" replied Mr.. Payne, ''is en-
tirely in the Judgment of the house and
in its control"
Payne Indignant.
In his replies Mr.. Payne was decided
~ more aggressive than yesterday. He
became highly indignant when Mr.. Gar
- Of Tennessee inquired if. taking the
bill as a whole, it was not revision
upward
THE gentleman has no right TO say
that" the Republican leader sharply
answered. 1T is not fair to say that
as an honorable man"
With a good deal of emphasis ne de-
clared that, taken as a whole, the re-
vision was downward, but as to luxu-
ries 1t was, he said. revision upward,
and ought TO be. He said that any In
telligent man could understand by
reading the bill its general trend, anti
he charged that the idea of interpolaI-
ing such a remark as that made by Mr..
Garrett was not fair to me. To the
committee, nor to the country"
coIIoquy With Texan.
An instant later Mr.. Payne had a
sharp colloquy with Mr.. Garner OF
Texas. who asked for an explanation
regarding free hides.
q will get TO hides" said Mr.. Payne
hotly.
4 know it Is a local issue with the
gentleman, and" he added with an I'M
conscious punctuation, Il know he VIII
try to hide himself behind a revenue
duty in order to meet the demands OF
those Democrats t. his district who are
clamoring for a duty on hides
The Democrats in my district (
quickly retorted Mr.. Garner, ARE also
clamoring for free leather, free har-
ness and free shoes"
Attack on "Hide Trust"
Later he made a general attack on the
so-eaIled hide trust. and said the "big
four packers controlled the ride in
dustry I'm the United States.
DO you think" interrupted Mr..
Reeder of Kansas, the big four would
be generous enough to turn THIS tariff
over to the consumer?
oh" responded Mr.. Payne, they
would not turn anything over TO any
body unless obliged TO"
The result OF placing hides on the
free list. Mr. Payne declared, would
be TO protect the independent tanners
and give work TO the men employed by
them It won't hurt anybody in the !
United States except the middlemen
ard the packers"
Would Benefit Farmers.
Mr.. Garner asked Mr.. Payne If he
thought the removal of the duty on
hides was rendering the farmers q real
benefit.
Il do" replied Mr. Payne with en-
Bhasis.
TT IS 2 good thing" Mr.. Garner re-
nlied. that the gentleman does not have /
70 run for congress in some district that
!. know of. because he would have a |
SAstty hard time OF it.
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