Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
Burton Harrison Attacks Payne
Measure, Saying it Puts Heavy
Taxes on Women Of America.
L0NGWORTH DEFENDED IT.
Il Not Perfect but f. Practical FulRl-
n'cut of Pledge OF the Re.
publican Party.


went it alone again today. the tairff bill
being further considered. The list Of
speakers already has been large and
be SIS not doubted that many divergent
views ou the subject win be- heard.
Iu order 20 expedite the passage 1r
the bin ln the house unanimous consent
today was given that the sessions here
after should begin at 10 o'clock instead
of II o'clock Co. ms that the recess
should be taken no o'clock and that
resuming ms o'clock the sessions
should continue until 1890 %. M each
day. The request for unanimous con-
sent was made by MI Payne. who said
40 or 90 members already had indicated
their desire TO this end.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri the minority
leader. asked how long general debate
would continue He said he was some
what embarrassed by this lack Of in-
formation some of his colleague DEM
ocr'ts asked for time 20 speak and &C.
was difficult 40 make allotmeuts.
Ar Payne replied that he was suffer
Ing under "a similar embarrassment. bat
did not supply the Information desired
Without any intimauon having been
given as Co when the general debate
on tho measure would cease, the bin
was presented for general debate. AIr
Harrison OF New York. the new Demo
cratic member of the committee on
ways and means. 40 once took the floor.
HARRISON ATTACKS BILL.
lhs that tner' would be no dis
il7i'u lu Lhe Democratic ranks of the
house with regard 90 the tariff ana
lhti lAe Fitzgerald amendment TO thu
i"'r' made pc pofsIhi" for the minority
'' express pc views upon amendments
200 lhc nli oy "a record vote. Roprosen-
hilNe Harrison OF New York t0day
discussed various features of the Payne
measure
Under Republican management said
MY Harrison, rho nation Was fast ap.
promoting bankruptcy
TINS BIN contains heavy taxes upon
the women Of America. he continued.
IN many respects they seem 90 have
tsxos nnop t ou' a iD A 80 nm, ne new
mems gloves and cotton stockings are
dno't pioVocaton 10 woman sun
iekt ~ this iallu Dill does not bring
about the franchise Of women their
cause is hopeless But the most serl-
GUS aspect ls that these duties IAN mote
heavily upon the poor than upon the
flch
The Increased tax upon cotton stock
iugs i5 even more serious than those
upon Women's gloves I'm hose and
half-hosc the enormous increase In tax
alton ls entirely upon the cheaper
grades
THE great danger of the situation
is that the lowering OF the tariff rate
is Co Doe used as "a preteNt for lowering
wages
Il have not the slightest DOUBT that
the American manufacturers of steel
and iron are strong enough 90 enter
every market OF the world"
Mr.. Harrison declared that every
item on the steel and iron schedules
should be put upon the free list in or
DER 90 cheaper the price of the pro
ducts 10 the American consumers. he
attacked the maximum and minimum
provision ~ the BILL the counteryail-
ing duty ON coffee. and said that the
Democratic party favored an income
tax, rather than am inheritance tax.
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Declaring that the Payne bill is
practical fulhnment 81 the pledge o.
tho republican party Representative
LougWorth OF Ohio, spoke today IN de-
fepse OF its various provisions
$40 tarim bill In history that I know
OF has ever been framed By Democrats
and Republicans acting together" said
Mr. Longworth. IL is "a matter Of per
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