Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-30
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. March 29-The tariff
question was again discussed in the
House of Representatives in 10 H.
hour session. Not one of the many
speakers favored the Payne bill in its
much in it to criticize and condemn.
The maximum and minimum features
of the proposed measure We're e.s-
| pecially obnoxious to them. while Re-
publicans urged higher duties on lum-
Der, iron. pottery and zinc ore, as we'll
as duty on coal.
Mr.. Moon of Tennessee scathingly
denounced those of his Democratic
colleagues who adopted the caucus
resolution disciplining the % Dem J.
Gratis who supported the Fitzgerald
amendment to the rules, and furnish
ed the only exciting incident.
| Those who spoke on the tariff We're
Mcssrs. James. Ky; Cushman. Wash;
Kennedy. Ohio; Gillette, Mass; Scott.
Kas.> Peters. Mass; Diekman, Mich,
ard Hull, Tenn
Washington. March 29-Thc House
today began business under the new
agreement. fixing the nour of opening
| "A
The tariff bill still was under discus
| sion and it vas expected that dozen
or more speeches for and against the
measure would be discussed during th,.
| day.
The Senate was to meet only as a
formality and it was understood that
after the introduction of bills and a
brief executive session it would adj
journ until Thursday.
Declaring that the Payne bill goes
one step further in the pillaging OF nu-
manty." James. KY, asked what Is a
reasonable profile" that the Republic
cans claim the measure would allow.
"Who shall decide?" he asked. "Shall
it be left to Andrew Carnegie. pricked
by conscience that has allowed nm
to loot for many years.? MIR. Carnegie.
he said. commenced to establish IN the
various cities and towns of the country
libraries where hungry, ragged men
may read of fcastS they could not at
tend and OF comforts they could not
i haze. He asserted that the sO-callcd
reasonable profit was to be upon wa
tered stocks and fictitious values.
! James characterized the tariff on
farm products "a dclusiOn and q snare
and most consummate fraud
James attacked the maximum and
minimum features of the bill He de-
| c!arcG that the rlan of the tariff was
to nunish consumers because the gov
.rnmeuts across the sea will not dead
' fairly with American manufacturers.
Your whole vision" he said, "only in
cludcs the manufacturer
James announced his int ntiOn Of Of
fcrng an amendment to authorize sus-
pension of import duties on comnodi-
| ties or articles of merchandise OF Tor
cign mako where the value of similar
articles is enhanced in consequence OF
any trust or monopoly.
| He insisted that wherever the maxi
mum rate is applied it would Wlp" or
the free list at least 80 articles He ne
rounccd the So-callch sugar and tobac-
c,. trusts ana advocated an lncom"
, tax. -.
,'ushmlr. WASH. the new Ecpubli-
can member of the committee on ways
and ncans pleaded for better protcc-
! ton to American lumber ana Tor Il
| duty on coal. The Democrats. he sane.
| had characterized tn" bill as ubiquitous
but while there wore some features nor
entirely to his liking he did not con-
| d,r,n if rs IL whole. Cushmans dcc!a-
| 70 lion that the conditions were Tar p''-
ter today than they were under Dem
oratic rule was disputed by We'Ss',
f, Wis who declared that in the last IL
| u,,nths 40 per cent. of the laborlng men
| nf thc country had been out nf WORK
,,d fiat there had been failures TO the
aI,ouut of $3.50, 900 600 in the last TWO
wears. ,.,;,o,,
applause when he said:
| ".rhe laboring man has Travelled Il
| ,,;-b+v distance since YOU and your
| n,rty were in" addressing himSrlf I"
! Wilson. Pa who had interrupted NM
| pho laborius man" he continued mas
| ,r,yo,cd all the way from Il dimes worm
| nr liver on credit to a dollars worth OF
norterho,lsc in cash and that represents
a mighty and unmeasured distance on
| ,,,o chart of domestic economy and ma
tioual prosperity" 1t was he SAID. Inc
| u.,,e scale and not the price list that
Was the barometer of American prosper
! ity.
| cushman declared that free coal was
| nat :, Rcpublican doctrine. He quoted
from some remarks made by Payne
| when Il bill was up pFoNiuiitS W. ii''
! coal and S;rid it did not lie with Payne 10
| criticize him because. he said. when l
| raise ms voice today for Il tariff on coal
| am preaching the doctrine which he
| himself taught me.
AS regarded lumber. Cushman referred
| TO the increase in the value of farm and
| other, products and also land during the
| recent years and said the advance in the
| price of lumber had not been an unfair
l one in comparison. Mr. Cushman de-
fende the lumber men.
Kenendy Ohio. took the floor for an
hour
Claiming that the provisions Of the
Dingley bill for the free entry of mate