Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
MAKES STIR IN HOUSE
Mr.. Rainey Calls Mr.. TirreIl
"WatCh Trust Expert"
FINDS Joke IN PAYNE BILL
Expresses Disgust Because Of Small
Attendance.
THANKS OFFICERS AND CLERKS
Debate Proceeds Rapidly on the
Tariff Observation-Disclosures Of
Remarks in Record.
FINDS Joke IN PAYNE BILL
THANKS OFFICERS AND CLERKS

| Representative Rainey of Illinois stirred
things up in the House last night during
F., the debate on the Payne tariff bill, when
lie charged that Representative Tirrell
Of Massachusetts was 1.-THE watch trust
| expert on the republican side Mr..
Rainey was called to order by Repre-
sentative Olmsted Of Pennsylvania in
the chair.
Mr. Rainey's speech was heard with in
terest by the score or so Of members in
attendance and by moderate attendance
in the galleries. There were fewer rep
resentatives on hand than at any time
since the night sessions began.
Mr. Rainey alleged he had found a
Joke in the watch schedule OF the
Payne bill. When he began his speech
his desk was covered with watches of
all kinds. big and little, from massive
hunting case affairs as thick as turnips
to little bits Of timepieces not much big
ger than the end of a lead pencil.
Discusses the Watch Joker.
Holding up one of the last mentioned
variety, Mr. Rainey proceeded to discuss
the watch joker. He declared that 1t
consisted of a provision in the Payne
bill compelling the engraving on the
plate works of all watches Of the name
of the maker, the city and country OF
manufacture. the number of jewels-this
to be in both Arabic and Roman ex-
pression-and the number and name of
the movement He declared that 1t
would be an absolute impossibility to pot
all this engraving on a midget Swiss
watch Of the sort to which he referred
and which he exhibited, and insisted that
the paragraph was designed and intended
to keep Swiss watches out OF the Ameri-
can markets.
Mr. Rainey charges. moreover. that the
watch trust had known the schedules In
the Payne tariff bill in advance of the
publication of the schedules of that
measure, and said that one OF the allied
companies of the watch trust had gone
SO far to anticipate the adoption OF
the measure by manufacturing and put
ting on the market a watch to take the
place of the barred Swiss watches. adroit-
ly called the .'anglo-Swiss watch. made
in the United States" This watch, he
said, was made and sold wholesale for
10 cents, which was less than the duty
on Swiss watch OF a similar sort.
MI. Tirrell Enters Discussion.
1t was at this point that Representa-
tive Tirrell entered the discussion. He
defended the tariff as protection to
AMERICAN ldUOT, anu Hc anu All. IkdHcy
got involved in something Of a heated
colloGuy. which terminated when Mr..
Rainey charged that Mr.. Tirrell was elect
ed by the votes Of watch trust employees.
who were intimidated into sending him
back to Congress every two years He
referred to Mr.. Tirrell as has been stated,
as 1.-The watch trust expert on the re-
| publican side.
| Mr.. Rainey expressed disgust with the
attendance. remarking that he had never
before appreciated how much furniture
there was in the House of Representa-
tives. He thanked the clerks and officers
of the House for being on hand to listen
| to him.
Debate Proceeds Rapidly:
| The debate on the tariff bill proceeded
| rapidly yesterday. A general defense of
the paper manufacturers was made by
| Mr. Swasey (Me.), who called at
tention to the charge frequently made
! that there was a combination among
paper mills in restraint of trade, and
| characterized it as false There was no
business, he said freer from combination
or conspiracy to control or raise prices
| than the paper business 1t was open.
| he declared, more than any other great
industry to competitive business.
| Mr.. Randell of Texas one of the demo-
cratic members Of the ways and means
/
clared that the Payne bill Is more OBJ
noxious that the Dingley act; that it is
sectional: that the west and the south
| are Disseminated against; and that its
| effects would be injurious to the mass OF
the people in the north and east.
Apt to Increase the Pelf.
mo matter what degree of honesty
and intelligence may be claimed for
them" he asserted. "a Congress in which
the dominant party is made up largely
If the direct beneficiaries of tariff eXac-
tions can not be expected to give much
relief. They will, II they dare, increase
the pelf rather than reduce it. Is II not
well known that this country is trust
| ridden?
rs II not known" he continued. that
our railroads. mines. factories, oil fields.
! forests and commerce are trust-con-
i trolled? Do not they and their partners.
agents. attorneys and those under politi-
cal obligation TO them dominate, as far
as possible. every department of this
government?
The speaker called the present system
of taxation one (which for injustice, In
equality and extravaganza is unequaled
in modern times. reflection alike upon
! representative government and American
| intelligence.
Plan of Party Machine.
The plan of the party machine, he
continued in conjunction with the bene-
ficiaries of the present law is to make a
great show of revision to deceive the pub
lie; but their intention has been, and is.
to revise the Dingley act in the interest
of the f2-nred manufacturers and trade
combinations. eliminating rates that are
no longer useful to them. The Payne Dill
! is only a refinement and Migrant REIN
! forcement of the enormities Of the Ding
| ley act
Mr.. Randell. declaring that in the last
| campaign the captains of industry LED
| the columns of the protectionlst party,
| added that when the forces OF protecuoh
| began TO waver. Rockefeller, Hartman
and others of like interest threw them
| selves in front of the assaulting columns.
openly and loudly cheering the republican
| hosts. 1t was declared from the highest
| republican sources that Rockefeller ana
| his class were not sincere In espousing
| the republican cause, and many honest
| but credulous sons of toll were deceived.
| The speaker expressed the opinion that
! the republican party had converted the
| tariff system into the most expensive of
present law cost the people on an aver
age at least $3.50 for every dollar OF rev.
| enue IL furnished.
Necessaries Of Life.
The necessaries of life will pay higher
tax under the Payne law than under the
present law. he asserted. THE sugar
trust" he said. will not be disturbed.
t The cost OF living will not be lessened but
/ increased, and The system Of plumber that