Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-23
Speaker Says Great Benefit Will Re-
suit from These Schedules.
SUBSTITUTE FOR SECTION FOUL
Maximum Not to Apply to Preference
Granted to Mother Country.
QUESTIONS ABOUT IRON ORE
Michigan Representatives VIII Fight
Proposition to Place IL on Free
List james Asks
About Tobacco.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE tariff bill
held full sway in the house today. The
measure was promptly put before the body
Immediately after convening. and in an
ticlpation of the opening of the debate there
was practically a full attendance of MEM
bers and crowded galleries. Mr. Payne OF
New York, chairman Of the committee on
ways and means made an exhaustive
speech in explanation of the bill, the time
he was actually on his feet being four
hours and ten minutes. Then. somewhat
fatlgued, he suspended until tomorrow.
He was subjected to a crossfre Of ques-
tions all Of which he endeavored to
answer
Mr.. Payne, in speaking OF the maximum
and minimum features of the bill, pre-
dicted that France. Germany and other
| European countries would hasten to so
equalize their duties on American products
that they would derive the benefit of the
minimum rates offered.
| Payne Opens Debate.
| The first gun in the tariff debate
was fired in the house today by
| Mr. Payne of New York. the majority
| leader and chairman Of the committee on
ways and means. Before he began his
remarks an agreement was reached under
which, while the bill is under considera-
tion, the daily sessions shall start at II
o'clock instead of noon. In opening Mr..
Payne declared that the country was over
whelmingly in favor of a protective tariff.
''It is an American policy" he said, land
| 1t seemed to be acquesced in by the great
majority of the American people" He did
not believe, he added. that there was a
man within the sound of his voice who
would rise in his seat and say that he
was in favor of tearing down every Gus
| tom house in the United States from tur-
I ret to foundation.
Mr.. Payne recited the conditions sur
rounding the enactment of the Mckinley,
! Wilson. Dingley and present tariff meas
ures. In the first case he said, there was
| a superabundance of receipts and we tried
| to get rid of some of them by that bill. y
Coming to the Dingley bill, Mr.. Payne
| declared that 1t had proved to be boon
to the people of the United States, In proof
of which statement he cited the immense
collections of revenues and expenditures
under. it given in his recent report on the
bill
Those expenditures he said. included
100000 for the Panama canal. for which
no bonds were issued.
80 that" he said, "the entire surplus
over the ordinary expenditures OF the gov.
ernment have been about 10000 during
that period
There had, however, been deficit fol
the period in the postoffice receipts
amounting TO ss9,1t4,47s which he attributed
largely to the enormous expenditures or
accoutn Of the rural free delivery. Not
| wlthstanding such enormous drains, h,
said. there was a surplus OF SIS 10000 o.
ordinary receipts of all kinds over ex
penditures, Surely" he said. mot a baC
showing for revenue bill which was alsC
a protective measure"
Maximum and Minimum Tariffs.
Discussing maximum and minimum tar
iffs as against the reciprocity provisions
of the Mckinley and Dingley laws, Mr.
Payne said the minimum tariff was on thu
basis of a protective rate while the maxi
mum tariff was much higher, even 100 pc
cent increase in some instances over thu