The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-13
CHRONOLOGY OF THE
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE
PAYNE TARIFF LAW.
. March, 4, 1909, President Taft
called an extraordinary ses-
= sion of congress TO revise the
. tariff.
. March 15-Congress convened.
" March 1S-Chairman Payne, of
the house ways and means
committee introduced a pro-
visionai bill.
. April toulouse passed bill and
= transmitted it to the senate.
. April 12.-Senate began consid-
. Grafton of the mesaure.
. July S-Senate passed bill with
SAT amendments.
" from both houses of congress
and sent to conference COM
. mittee.
. July 29-Conferees reached
agreement, and it was signed
and reported to the house.
. July 31-House adopted confer I
enc report and passed bill.
/" August 5-Senate adopted con-
. f%erences report and passed Z
" bill.
. August 5-President signed tariff {
" bill.
. August G, 1909, new tariff law :
. becomes effective.
. = Z
Washington.-The tariff revision
bill, which will go down in the polit
cal history of the country as the
Payne-Aldrich bill, is now a fact.
President Taft affixed his signature
TO the measure and the long struggle
which had been in progress more thar
four months vas over.
After the senate had passed the bill
by a vote of Al to 81, and also put
through the concurrent resolution fix
ing the leather schedules, the latter
went to the house, where is was greet
ed with applause and soon adopted, re
ceiving the signature of Speaker Can
non.
The Republicans who voted against
the report were as follows:
Beveridge, Bristow, Clapp, Cum
minis, Deliver, LaFollette and Nelson
The vote:
Yeas-Aldrich, Borah, Bourie, Brad
ley, Brandegee, Brown, Buckley, Bur
kett, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Car
ter, Clark Of Wyoming, Crane, Craw
ford, Cullom, Curtis, Depew, Dick
Dixon, Dupont, Elkins, Flint, Frye
Gamble, Guggenheim, Hale, Hepburn
Johnston, Jones. Kean, Lodge, Lori
mer, McCumber, Oliver, Page, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pyles, Root, Scott
Smith Of Michigan, Smoot, Stephen
son, Sutherland, Warner and Wetmore
Republicans.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead
Chamberlain. Clay, Culberson, Daniel
Fletcher, Foster, Frazer, Gore
Hughes, McLaurin, Martin, Newlands
Overman, Painter, Rayner, Shiveley
Simmons, Smith of Maryland, Stone
Democrats. Beveridge, Bristow, Plat
Cummins, Dolliver, LaFollette and
Nelson, Republicans.
Although it was nearly seven min
utes after 5 when the president affx
ed his signature, he added the words
'signed five minutes after 5 o'clock
Aug. 5, 1902" and appended his mi
tials after these words. Immediately
afterwards he took up a gold and pear
lpen, made in the Philippines, and as
fixed him signature to the Philippin,
tariff bill. The pen with which he
signed the Payne-Aldrich bill was 6
fountain pen owned by Chairman
Payne.
Taft Returns to White House In Gale
A fierce thunder storm broke owe
the capital Immediately after the pres
ident signed the tariff bill. On his
return to the White House his auto
mobile al through a perfect gale.
Having completed its work after
having been in special session since
March IS, both houses late Thurs
day voted to adjourn sine die at
o'clock, sending Senators Aldrich an6
Daniels and Representatives Clark
Payne and Fordrey to the White