The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
LONG DAYS GIVEN
TARIFF IN HOUSE
Debates Will Continue Until
Late at Night TO Expedite
Passage of Measure
Speakers Discuss Political Is
sues and Lumberman's Friend
Attacks Clifford Pinchot

WASHINGTON, March 27-Debate on
the tariff bill in the house today was
largely devoted to an academic discus
/ sion of the question and the political
issues involved.
In order to expedite the passage of
I the bill unanimous consent today was
/ given that the sessions hereafter should
begin at 10 o'clock instead of IL
o'clock; that the recess should be taken
at o'clock and that resuming at s
o'clock the sessions should continue un- :
| til 1880 p. m. each day Payne said 40
1 or so members had indicated their de-
! sire for this change.
clark of Missouri, the minority
leader. asked how long general debate
| would continue. He said he was some
what embarrassed by this lack of infor-
nation. Some of his democratic col
leagues have asked for time to speak,
mad 1T was difficult to make allotments.
Payne replied that he was suffering
under similar embarrassment
HARRISON ATTACKS REPUBLICANS
Without any intimation being given
as to when the general debate on the
measure would cease the bill was pre-
sented for general debate Francis Bur
/ ton Harrison of New York, the new
/ democratic member of the committee
I on ways and means, at once took the
floor.
Under republican management" said
Harrison, the nation was fast ap
preaching bankruptcy.
This bill contains heavy taxes upon
! the women of America he continued.
In many respects they seem to have
been singled out for attack. The new
taxes upon tea and coffee, upon
women's gloves and cotton stockings.
are a direct provocationfto woman suf-
| frage. If this tariff. bill does not bring
about the franchise of women, their
cause is hopeless. But the most serious
/ aspect is that these duties fall more
heavily upon the poor than upon the
rich"
SOUTHERN ATTITUDE DEFINED
Hardwick (Georgia) maintained that
/ the south Still condemned protection.
He also said that it was not true that
| the south was turning to Taft. He
| insisted that the tariff on sugar was a
clean gift to the trust Of se7,000,000 a
year.
While Gardner of Massachusetts was
arguing for the retention of the duty
ION boots and shoes and in favor OF
keeping hides on the free list, Champ
Clark wanted to know If he would sup
port a bill which would compel the
shoe manufacturers TO stamp on the
shoes they make a statement showing
the ingredients that enter into this
manufacture
"Oh, 1 will vote for it, Gardner re-
piled, but they will take my head off
down in my district for doing It. But
the gentleman is right"
ASSAULT UPON PINCHoT
In an argument for free lumber Ans
berry of Ohio was very sarcastic in re-
| ferring to the opposition OF Clifford Pin
chot, forester of the United States.
The Ohio congressman said that Pin
chot attained his position in public life
because he was a protege of Theodore
Roosevelt and had the confidence there-
fore OF the American people.
But when the cat is away the mice
will play" quoted Ansberry About
the time of the so called lumbermen's
| banquet held in this city in February
rumors began to be current that Mr..
Pinchot was wavering, but it was not
until Mr.. Roosevelt had retired from
the presidency>that Pinchot finally lined
up on the other side. The lumbermen
advanced on Washington. They saw,
| they converted, and when they left the
national capital, ii is said. Clifford Pin
chot was chained at their chariot"
LONGWORTH DEFENDS BILL
Longworth of Ohio spoke in defense
Of the various provisions OF the bill.
NO tariff bill in history that l know
of has ever been framed by democrats
and republicans acting together" said
Longworth TT is a matter of personal
regret to me that 1 can not have the
pleasure of seeing complete demo-
cratic tariff measure. L confess to a
feeling of deep curiosity to know upon
what basis the gentlemen from Mis-
souri, and the gentlemen from Alabama
and the gentlemen from Texas could
have met"
! Longworth said the republicans did
not claim that the Payne bill was in all
/ respects perfect.
NO one of us believes that there is
everything in it which ought to be in
it and nothing in it which ought not to
be-" he said. We do claim for it, how
ever, that IT represents bona fide re-