The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-06
UNDERWOOD VOICES TIE
 SENTIMENT IN PROTEST
Alabsmian Takes the Majority Party Severely to Task In Overriding House Rules In Disgrace
 ful Manner.

series of shameless trades and bargains. compromise on the question of Standard Oil protection and open assurances that anything any member wanted that was beaten in the House would be replace1 bv the Senate. the House organization brought in and passed by a majority of sixteen it's rule calling for a vote on the Payne tariff bill Friday
 The incompetence of the house organiza- tion to deal with the tariff question was illustrated throughout the whole proceed ings The whole subject of tariff legisla- tion is admittedly thrown upon the broad shoulders of the Senate and the House organization openly eonfesses itself too small to deal with the problem It was not until 2.S0 this afternon that the last deal was brought into play. During the morning the iron and coal men were de- moshed, likewise those who wanted a re- duction on gloves and hosiery The lum- Der, barley, hides and barley malt men were told that If the votes went against them during this week the House organ ization would stand by them when the Senate passed upon the measure Then there was a rush to the leaders. led hv middle west Congressman on the question of Standard Oil They told Payne and Dalzell that the middle west and tha country in general was up in arms over the big protection accorded Standard Oil in the bill and they would vote against the rule unless there was some modifiea- ton Having promised everything else under the sun, the organization said they would see about it.
 It is reported that Senator Aldrich told the House leaders to allow 25 per cent duty ad valorem to be imposed through amendment and it would be fixed in the Senate. This was included in the rule. When Mir. Dalzell appeared with the rule great cheer went up from the re- publicans After this it was easy sailing and, as usual, the organization had it's way.
 Underwood's Speech. Representative Underwood made the best speech of the day against the adop- tion of the rule.
 General debate Is no consideration of the bill.p said he. 'rhe rules of this House for hundred years have recog- nized that when you come to consider a great appropriation bill or a great reve- nue bill, the only way the House can ex. press the sentiments of the country and the members can express the sentiments of their constituencies is to consider the items contained in the bill item by item. It is impossible to get a consensus of this House or an expression of the opinion of the country by voting en bloc for a -arin bill, as much so as if 1t was a general appropriation bill.
 "Recognizing that to some extent the committee on rules has very graciously said to the House that on some particular amendments which we will pont out to you you may have an opportunity to cast your Vote and try to voice the ex- pressions and the wishes of your con- stituencies-yet, MT Speaker, under the rules of this House, under the law that the republican party has fixed for the government of this House, the member ship of the House has been guaranteed that great appropriation bills and great revenue bills shall be considered item by item.
 There has been no effort made in this debate or the consideration of this bill either in the committee or in the House since the 11th day of last November to Tn any way delay or hamper it's passage by the minority members of the House. The democracy represented on this com mittee has been willing to drive the bill to it's final passage at the earliest hour it could be done, with a fair and reasonable consideration of the items in the bill
 Last June. Before this House ad- journed I called the attention of the chair man of the committee on ways and means to the fact that we were ready to sit here all summer and prepare tariff bill. but he would not consent"