Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-10

declared that in the course Of the debates
in the senate the house and the ways and
means COMMITTEES had been insulted. He
insisted that the bill ought to be controlled
by the house, subject to such recommended
tons as the senate rightfully could make,
and not by a conference committee.
The bill, in the opinion of Mr.. Fitzgerald
dem, N. " was about as bad a piece of
legislation as 1t would be possible to make.
He hoped there would be aroused through
the country a resentment making It impos-
sible to put some OF the senate amendments
into effect.
Illinois Man RevOIta,
The first open evidence of an intended
revolt on the republican side was made
manifest when Mr.. Mann of Illinois pro-
tested against the amendments fixing the
duties on wood pulp and print paper.
There were but two states which wouId
benefit by such a protection, declared Mr.
Mann.
Il give notice now" he exclaimed amid
democratic and some republican applause,
that IL these two states write the provision
In the conference report on print paper and
on wood pulp In the interest OF their states
and against the interests OF the consumers
of paper and the manufacturers OF paper
in the rest OF the nation, so far as am
concerned, l shall swallow my desire to
stand with the organization Of the house,
my desire to prove that the republicans are
able to write a tariff bill and vote against
the conference report"
The ice having been thus broken, Messrs.
Davidson CWis.) and Douglass (O), two
other republicans, were even more out
spoken in their opposition. The Ohio mem
Der was especially ~antagonistic He would
oppose the bill as amended, ne declared.
Should It be defeated there would, he said.
stnl remain the Dingley law, "a law under
which this country has prospered for twelve
years as no country on the face of the
earth has prospered."
Messrs, Randall CTeX.), Pou IN. c. ana
Henry CTex.) characterized the measure as
breaking the republican pledges to the
American people.
Man from Council Bluffs.
Their remarks aroused Mr.. Smith 0a.),
| who declared the American people did not
direct a democratic revision of the tariff.
Without specifically mentioning the sen.
ate. Mr., Smith, facing the democratic side,
said that many democrats, elsewhere"
than in the house, had been largely instru-
mental in placing the increases in the bill.
This assertion elected loud republican ap-
piause.
Maintaining that the republicans In the
country were greatly dissatisfied with tho
bill, Mr. Harrison of New York said 1t
seemed a pity for democrats to inject them
selves into the debate. He said, however,
that II the republicans did not join with
the democrats in defeating the bill the ma
jority party would be Tepudiated at the
polls at the next election.
InsurRent from Nebraska,
Mr.. Norris OF Nebraska Joined his insurg-
tnt republican colleagues and protested
that the republican party would not be
true TO It's pledges II the bill in it's amended
form should become law.
In pleading for the opportunity to vote
separately on the various amendments
Mr.. Bartlett OF Georgia, democrat, declared
he was in favor OF the amendments provid-
ing for free cotton bagging and the draw
back on cotton ties, but as 10 the corpora
tion tay, he said. IL was "a subterfuse, a
preteNL a sham. placed in the bill 20 defeat
the income tax"
Great God Almighty, eight hundred and
forty-seven amendments" was the eNcla-
nation OF Mr.. Clark OF Missouri. the
minority leader, as he closed the debate