The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-10
TARIFF BILL
In CONFERENCE
House Leaders Reject
Amendments.
FIX PHILIPPINE TARIFF
Senate Passes Bill for New Pos
sessions.
Proascts Of United States WIN b Al
mittea Free Of Duty in Is
lands-Alabana Repre-
sentative Csnferes.

Washington, July s.-The tariff ques-
ton has been shifted from both houses
OF Congress to Q conference committee.
After one hour and q half debate. the
House today. by vote Of i7s to ISL:
made q rule whereby all OF the SAT
amendments Of the Senate were dis
agreed to and the conference requested
by the Senate granted. Eighteen Re-
pubficans voted against the rule and
one Democrat for It..
When the House met at noon inter-
est was at fever heat. The leaders on
both sides had notified their respective
forces to be on hand In anticipation
that the tariff bill would come over
from the Senate. The summonses were
responded to almost without exception.
Many of the members showed by their
journing during the hot spell at the
seashore resorts when called upon to
be present at today's session.
The debate at times waved warm
and disclosed the fact that there were
some Republicans In addition to the
30 called "insursents." who were yet
to be pacihed before they would give
their votes on the Anal passage OF the
bill. The Democrats held up the ma
jority party to scorn for having. as
they charged. violated its ante-election
pledges.
A feature of the discussion was an
appeal by Chairman Payne to his col
leagues to send the conferees to the
Senate unhampered by instructions. He
promised to rfgidly exact an explana-
ton Of every amendment made by the
Senate, in order that the House con-
ferees might report back q bill which
would meet the approval Of the ma
jority and of the country at large.
His appeal was granted.
At s:26 p. m, adjournment was
taken until Monday noon when the
Joint resolution providing for the sub
missiou to the several States of the
income tax amendment to the Constt-
tuition will be considered.
Conferemces Begin.
Washington, July 's.-Conferees of
the senate and, House today at $3.50
d. m. began the long anticipated wran-
gle on the tariff bill. Another feature
Of the days congressicnsl sffsirs ~ was
Bearing the scars Of SCI amendments.
placed there by the Senate. the Payne
tariff bill today found its way back
to the House, exactly three months
to q day from the time It was put
through by that body. Its reception
was hailed With mingled feelings Of
Joy and disappointment by the MEM
bers of both sides. who, in response to
summonses from their respective lead
ers. turned out in great force.
It was precisely 1902 o'clock when
Clerk Crockett, Of the Senate. appear
ed. in front Of the Speakers rostrum
and announced that the Senate had
passed the tariff bill. He had the bulky
document with him and turned 1t over
to one Of the House officials.
House Takes Recess.
Two minutes later, on motion of Mr..
Payne, the House took recess until
1 o'clock to permit the Committee on
Rules to meet with view to decid-
ing upon q course of procedure in ref
erence to the tariff bill TO be recon-
mended to the House.
Mr.. Payne expressed his desire for
q full and free conference "that we
may bring before the House finally a
bill that will meet the approval OF
this side of the House: that will meet
the approval Of the country at large /:
q bill with which we can go before
the people Of the United States with
confidence ana dfsappoint those gen.
tlemen on the other side who are look
ing SO enviously for some OF the seats
coupled by better men on this side"
when the laughter and Republican
applause that greeted this utterance
subsidized the vote was taken on the
motion of Mr.. Dalzell for the previous
question.
The previous question was ordered.
yeas 17s. nays 1853.
On the adoption of the rule the roll
was again called. The vote resulted.
yeas ITs. nays i51, and the amendments
III AA&A - a
bill sent to the conference. The
Speaker announced the following as
the conferees:
Underwood q Conferee.
Messrs Payne IN. 70. Daizell (Pa.).
Mccall (Mass }. Boutell (m.). Calder.
head (Kan.), Fordney (Mich.), Re-
pubiicans; Clark (Mo.). Underwood
(Ala.). Griggs tGa.) Democrats.
The House then adjourned until Mon
day noon.
Senators Hepburn. Lodge. and john
ston were appointed conferees on the
Philippine bill.
After a busy quarter OF an hour Civ
en- over to the introduction of numer-
Gus bills. including one by Senator
Flint providing for the admission of
Arizona as a State. the Senate today
agreed to consider the Porto Rican bill
next in order.
The Philippine and Porto Rican
measures were urged upon the con-
sideration of the Senate by Messrs.
Lodge and Depew. Several Senator's
declined to rescind the order against
taking up general business during the
present session. but unanimous consent
for the consideration OF insular af-
fairs was granted. Explaining the
necessity for prompt action on the
Philippine tariff. Mr.. Lodge said that
as a general tariff bill provided for the
admission Of products OF the United
sttaes into the Philippines free of a
duty, a revision of the Philippine tar
in must be had now SO that both sub
jects may be disposed Of in conference
at the same time.
The consideration Of the tariff sched-
ules Of the bill called forth but small
interest. Numerous committee amend
ments not affecting the main purposes
Of the measure as originally reported
by the committee were agreed to. The
bill finally passed.
The Philippine tarifK bill provides for
duties upon nearly 400 articles import