The Paducah evening sun., 1909-03-24

fend Anyone.
, THATCHER TIP Is CALLED In
Washington, March 24.-Champ
Clark led off in the tariff debate for
the minority today He said: "The
minority has no desire to waste, time.
but wants a thorough consideration
with chance to amend wherever II
thinks it can be improved. The ma
jcrity of the witnesses before the
ways and means committee wanted
to increase Dingley rates or hold
them in status quo. Few manufac-
turers asked for reduction of
rates"
The Tariff Bill.
Washington, March 24.-With the
Payne tariff bill but two days Old.
the house Republican leaders are
totaling their certain support, TO see
what chance there is for jamming 1t
Through the house without delay or
amendment Mr.. Payne hopes to see
1t a law by June.
Vote ON Bill as Whole.
| II the leaders are assured of sufIi-
cient votes. they wdbl bring out
special rule Tuesday, or Wednesday
of next week. cutting OF debate and
limiting amendments practically to
those presented by members of the
majority of the ways and means COM
m1ttee. There will be a provision in
the rule for voting for the para
graphs In groups. and it may go still
further and provide for but single
vote on the entire bill. This will be
to eut OF yea and nay votes ON each
paragraph.
/ Chairman Payne has carefullv1 laid
This plans toward some such move
ment. He had the bill read in full
the day of its presentation to the
house to escape criticism for jam
ming through a measure practically
unread. He has avoided all questions
tending to put him on record as con-
lsenting to consideration of the bill
paragraph by paragraph with view
to its amendment.
In closing a nlne-nour speech Cu
the bill he said that he believed the
bfll could not be improved on, and
he hoped for its speedy passage.
Covered Wide Field.
Turning on his Republican col
leagues, he announced that the coun-
try demanded the immediate passage
Iof the bill; that the wheels of in
dustry were stilled because of the
proposed change in the revenue laws;
that labor was idle and all classes i'm
jurtously affected. These insistently
demand. he said, that the bill be en-
acted into law at the earliest posi-
BILE moment.
The majority leader began his
speech in no particularly good frame
OF mind. but as the day wore on he
exhibited the best of humor. He
closed amid the plaudits of the Re
who crowded about him
and extended their congratulations.
His arguments covered a wide
field. He took the position that the
bin would not hnjure tin plate or
steel file industries of the United
States. and that free hides would not
be menace to the farmers. He d,s-
cussed the inheritance tax at great
length and said 1t was preferable to
an income tax because II would not
give rise to perjury or fraud. He held
to the view also that an income tax
was wholly unconstitutional.
Champ Olark's View.
Champ Clark, Democratic leader,
in opening his speech on the bill,
said that no Democrat desired to de-
Jay the passage of the bill unneces-
garily. But the Democrats will IN
sist upon consideration of the biz.
paragraph by paragraph. aud open
Through this means
they hope to get their tariff views
before the country. They do not ex-
pect much success In amending the
bill.
There is doubt that Payne can get
united Republican support on any
move to restrict consideration OF the
DllL mere - TOO much diSSatiSfac-
ton with the cuts made by the bin.
Every section is coming forward with
a protest The hardest fight Is TO be
made over the humber and hide
schedule. The middle west wants
free lumber. Part of the south wants
protected hides
Mr.. Payne faces the danger OF
combinations among the disanected.
While such combinations may not
succeed in injuring the tariff sched-
ules, they are almost certain to de-
feat any attempt to shut of debate
and the possibility OF amendment.
Urbane 60 Questioners.
The house rules insurgents holi
their ranks intact for offensive move
ment against al Cannon new-nade