Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
REPUBLICANS ARE DELIGHTED
WITH RESULT OF BILL
TWO DEMOCRATS ONLY VOTED
FOR BILL
Determination to Kill Measure Is De-
feated, but Chairman Payne De-
fends Question and Wins
His Position
tRv Associated Press.O


ference report on the tariff bill,
1876 to 1873.
The Republicans shrieked In their
delight over the final outcome, and
Chairman Payne was the central figure
of an admiring and congratulatory
crowd of colleagues.
Twenty Republicans voted against
the report and two Democrats voted
for it,
The vote was the climax of an elev-
en-hours' session, conducted through
most oppressive heat, and it was en-
llvened by dozen or more speeches
of more or less fiery nature The tenn
perature did not deter a vast throng
from going to the capitol to witness
the closing scenes.
The day opened with what. appeared
to be part of an organized flibuster
against the conference report. when
Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming demanded the
reading of the lengthy document. This
proceeded for about an hour and d
half, when with about two-thirds re-
naming to be read, Mr. Mondell per-
mitted the debate to go on.
Chairman Payne defended the re-
port and appealed to his Republican
colleagues to support it. prophesying
at the same time that when the bill
was enacted into law, it would meet
with the approval of the country.
Bill Denounced
Mr.. Clark, minority leader, and many
of his colleagues, denounced the bill
and criticised the Republicans for fail
ing, as they alleged. to revise the tariff
downward and thus keep their party
pledges.
Perhaps the most sensational speech
of all was by Mr.. Mann of Illinois, Re-
publican. who said he would vote
against the report provided rates on
pulp and print paper as reduced by the
house were not retained. He denounced
that particular schedule and he de-
clared that Canada would take such
action regarding pulp wood and print
paper as to place an almost prohibi-
tory price upon paper in this country.
At 9:07 p. m. the house, with the
conference report ready to be sent to
the senate for action, adjourned until
Monday noon.
Mr.. Payne appealed to his Republi-
can colleagues to stand by the bill, say
ing If they wanted to drive their party
into chaos they could vote against it.
1--WE have revised the tariff and have
taken off unnecessary duties, said
Mr. Payne. mot all along the line
generally, but in our revision of the
tariff we have revised the tariff down.
ward, and yet we have done no in
jury to any person or any industry in
the United States.
Revenue Increased
"These rates increase the revenue
from customs less than S4,000OOO. The
corporation tax is estimated to produce
nj
He placed the increase of revenue at
about $40,O00,0 ,000 which, he said. is
revenue enough when this bill gets
into full working order to supply the
necessary demands of the government,
but not to build the Panama canal. We
will leave that to aonther generation.
1.-THE Dingley law during all its pc
riod of existence has provided ample
revenue, and there is no doubt this law
will do the same for another twelve
years." he continued. LET us pass 1t,
gentlemen, on this side of the house;
the duty is ours, the time has arrived"
Thunderous applause greeted Mr..
Payne as he took his seat.
When Champ Clark of Missouri, the
Democratic leader, arose the ovation
given him was no less sincere than
that accorded Mr.. Payne.
Recalling the story of the Brahmin
who had been fooled into believing the
dog was a sheep fit for sacrifice. Mr..
Clark said President Taft had been i'm
posed on by being made to believe the
conference report was really revis-
ion downward. Mr.. Clark submitted a
table, which he said was approximate
ly correct, showing, according to Mr..
Clark, that the average rate of the re-
port was III per cent higher than the
average rate of the Dingley tariff.
Increase Is Bio
If scores of new items not in the
Dingley law were added, Mr.. Clark
said, the average increase would be at
least 2 per cent.
"Yet the brazen claim is made that
this is revision downward, which is
sham, humbug, a bald and bold per-
version of the facts declared Mr..
Clark.
THAT the presidents respect for the
square deal and his jealousy of his
own fame impelled him honestly to de-
sire tariff law that would at least
measurably redeem his own and his
partys ante-election promise for u
downward revision of the tariff will
be readily conceded by every candid
person." continued Mr.. Clark.
"That he has been deceived by tar
iff experts and near-eXperts as to this
conference report being a downward
revision in any reasonable sense of the
term can, I think. be automatically
demonstrated.
Certainly Mr.. Chairman Payne's
statement is one of the most deceptive
documents ever submitted to the gaze
of man. l do not charge him with in
territorial deception, but he, too, may
have been deceived by sleight-of- hand
performers in arithmetic
Opposition to Report
In both senate and house today there
were intimations of opposition to the
adoption of the conference report on
the tariff bill which for a long time
looked formidable, The situation in the
house soon cleared up, but the clouds
did not disperse so rapidly in the SEN
ate.
Early in the day it was stated that
twenty-eight Republican votes would
be cast against the bill in the house,
but the afternoon had not advanced
far when the Republican leaders an
nounced with absolute assurance their
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