Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
PRESIDENT PUTS
NAME TO TARIFF
CONGRESS PASSES BILL FOR
NEW DUTY MEASURE
CONFERENCE REPORT ACCEPTED
BY BOTH HOUSES
Rates on Various Leather Manufac-
lures Are Reduced to Meet
Views of Western
Senators
tContinned from Paee onea


Viding additional rebate regulations
for the bill, amended at the instance
of Senator McLaurin to include pro-
vision for free cotton bagging, was
adopted without division.
Six o'clock was agreed on by the two
houses as the hour for f1al adjourn
ment.
Senators loitered about until the ar
rival of that hour.
resolution offered by Mr.. Culber-
son expressing appreciation of the SEN
ate for the able and impartial man
ner in which the vice president had
presided over that body, was adopted.
Mr.. sherman thanked the senate for
the courteous treatment extended 10
him at all times. Wishing the senat-
ors a happy return to their homes, ne
declared the extraordinary session of
the Sixty-first congress adjourned
without day.
Tariff Bill Perfected
The two houses devoted the last day
of the special session to perfecung the
tariff bill and transacting a mass OF
routine business. Speaker Cannon an
nounced his committee appointments,
and they were received with varying
degrees of satisfaction.
The concurrent resolution amending
the leather schedule of the tariff bill
was adopted without a dissenting vote.
The McCumber- McLaurin resolution
revising the drawback provision ana
placing cotton bagging on the free list,
previously adopted by the senate, had
no such luck. On the claim of Chair
man Payne that it was not in order, II
was referred to the committee on ways
and means.
A half hour remained before the ap-
pointed hour of adjournment, and the
Il eO hp9 VilV that hV
direction of the speaker the hands OF
the clock were set ahead twenty
minutes.
Before adiourning the house Speaker
Cannon thanked the members for their
services during the session. The speak
er said:
EuIogizes America
Representing as we do in the ag-
gregate 9OO00,000 of people, scattered
as the population is from the Atlantic
ocean to the Golden Gate and from the
northern boundary to the southern
boundary. producing as we do one
third of all the products of all the civ
jlized world, it is but natural when the
chosen representatives of the great
body of the people come together with
varying interests, with virile constitu-
encies, that they should disagree as TO
the proper policies that should govern
"Out of that disagreement comes
compromise Legislation is impossible
except by the vote of a majority, and
the majority cannot agree without COM
promise. -
time to time for our legislation. We
have performed our duty to the best
of our ability. At times the contests
have been warm, but there is one good
thing about representing the American
population. When the contest is over
and the legislation is complete. unless
it is quite objectionable the people or
the country conform to the provisions
of the legislation and we move on.
No Bitter Feeling Remains
"And as representatives, whatever
the contests have been the feeling
passes away when the contest is over
4 thank you, and the hour has ar
rived for adjournment, wishing you a
safe Journey to your homes, health and
a safe return. Nothing is left Tor me
under the provisions of the concurrent
resolution, but to declare the first ses-
sion of the siXty-tirst congress ad-
journed without day
The members did not indulge in the
usual hilarity which marks the close
of a session and they filed solemnlJ
out, exchanging here and there a good
bye and best wishes for pleasant va
cation
I'VE have a tariff commission now
declared Mr.. Dolliver referring to The
opposition to the creation of such {
body. "They are experts, although the!
have never been appointed by any pub
lie authority"
This commission, he insisted, haC
written the iron and steel schedule anC
the cotton schedule.
And yet, he said, when it was pro
posed to have tariff commission ap
pointed as a public body the men wh'
accepted the mandates of this tariff
commission vigorously opposed th'
suggestion.
He criticised the work of the mem
bers of the board of general appraisers
whom he spoke of as "professiona
Certifiers."
Presenting a statement prepared b!
the treasury department. Mr.. Dollive
said it showed the rates in the cottoI
schedule were increased over the pres
ent law all along the line, and some o
them as much as 100 per cent.
American People Duped
"And yet" he added, "the statemen
has been made here that only mino
and insignificant changes had beel
made in that schedule. The American
people are being duped with that kline
of humbug and Misrepresentation.
Contending there was no raw ma
terial in this country, Mr.. Elkins o
West Virginia, expressed the regre
that the sO-called free raw materia
campaign had ever been started.
Mr. Hepburn said there had sprunl
up a new doctrine Of veto that h,
could not approve.
when we are told that certain items
must not be placed in the bill, or tht
bill will be vetoed, that is a threa
that amounts to a veto of such items,
said Mr. Hepburn. There is no duty
in this bill so high as to offend me-"
Senator Warren took the floor a shor
time after noon and entered on an ex
tended denunciation of the hide anC
leather schedule. He called on Senator.
Aldrich, Gallinger and Dick to SAY
what they thought of the doctrine o
free raw material. All declared They
did not approve of the idea Of admit
ting hides free of duty.
Very similar replies were received
from Senators Bristow, Doliver, Oliver
and Flint. who were called on to state
their views
Expect ForgetfuIness
Never before was a tariff bill passed
under such a storm of disapprovaI
said Mr.. Bailey, speaking in opposition
to the report.
"You hope" ne said, addressing tn,