Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-25
REPUBLICANS
INSTRUCTION
THREATENING
FIGHT ON RULES PROMISES
SERIOUS RESULTS
TARIFF AMENDM ENTs EXPECTED
TO "sWAMP" CONGRESS
Champ Clark Opposes Proposed Llnti-
tatIon of Advlce-MInorlty Lead.
err Makes Speech on New
Revenue Schedules
[By Associated Press.l

w South American revolution, the
instruction in the Republican
ranks in the house refuses to be sub
dued.
While there is no apparent indica-
tion of any movement on the part of
the insurgents TO reopen their fight,
it is known that no rule to limit amend
ments to the tariff bill has been brought
in because of the uncertainty of the In
tentions of Representative Murdoch of
Kansas and the other insurgents.
1t is understood the rules committee
is merely awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to bring in rule which VIII
limit the changes in the Payne bill to
committee amendments. This rule,
which probably will be presented before
next week, will not shut off the read
ing of the tariff bill under the five
minute rule, but is proposed as means
of preventing unnecessary delay In
bringing about its passage.
AS several Republican members have
announced their intention of forcing
record votes on certain proposed amend
ments, it may also be the purpose of
the rule to prevent such votes being
taken.
The proposed rule would be opposed
by a large number of Republicans and
Democrats alike, but as it would pre-
vent votes being taken for the purpose
gard to certain schedules it might re-
ceive the support of those Republicans
who desire to offer amendments to the
bill.
Champ Clark and the minority MEM
bers of the ways and means commit
tee have announced their intention of
opposing any rule which will tend to
limit the offering of amendments. The
Democratic leaders would, in that
Caea exnept thp Insurgents n stand nv
them.
The consideration of the rule would
require also the democratic "bolters"
to go on record again.
The insurgents believe that all of
the southern Democrats who voted for
the Fitzgerald amendments would vote
with their fellow Democrats.
The tariff bill to be recommended by
the senate committee on finance will
be ready to be reported on the day
the Payne bill passes the house, ac-
cording to present intentions of the Re-
publican members of the committees
who are holding daily sessions.
Consideration of the schedules on
earthenware and pottery was begun
and concluded today.
Ideas presented by>Senator Aldrich
yesterday in favor of reducing public
expenditures so as to fit the normal
revenues of the government rather than
expanding the income to growing ex
travagance, are receiving general sup
port among senators.
1t now is believed it will be possible
to avoid all forms of special taxes,
especially as government officials are
counting confidently upon better indus
trial conditions throughout the country
as soon as disposition is made of tariff
legislation.
Harmony in Senate
Few controversies between Republic
can senators on the finance committee
are expected. The tariff experts in the
employ of the committee, it is said.
regard such questions as those of free
lumber and free hides as purely "senti-
ment,' believing that placing them on
the free list would subtract little from
the revenues of the country and that
the importations would be so infinites-
ima1 as not to enter appreciably into
competition with American lumber and
hides.
AS a result of the harmony which ex-
lists behind the locked doors of the
finance committee rooms, the impress
sion is growing that the real tariff law
will be made in conference after the
bills have passed both houses. These
conferences may continue for several
weeks.
The senate committee will begin hold
ing night sessions within a few days.
Interest in today's tariff discussion in
the house centered in the speech of
Champ Clark of Missouri, minority
leader and ranking Democratic member
of the committee on ways and means.
From the outset Mr.. Clark's remarks
attracted great attention. AT times he
injected humor into what he had to say
and was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
For Mr.. Payne, the minority leader
had only words of praise, and his re-
marks in that connection elected APP
plause on both sides of the house.
Mr.. Paynes powers of endurance, he
declared, were marvellous and his nine
hours speech on the tariff had made
him an historical person.
Mr.. Clark had kind word for every
member of the committee on ways and
means
1--WE worked like galley slaves in try
ing to ascertain the truth, he said. He
denied that the committee had bully
ragged any witness as had been
charged, declaring that il any witness
had received an indecent word in the
committee room he had provoked it by
his own acts.
Cannon Is Criticised
The speaker took the floor to make an
explanation, when Mr.. Clark said that
the speaker Ildu gone TO lIe w mite
House to discuss the tariff question
with President Taft before the bill was
reported.
Mr.. Cannon admitted he went there
at the invitation of the president and
said he had found Senator Aldrich and
Secretary MacVeagh there. He denied
that the tariff was discussed, or if it
was he did not know it. What was dis
cussed he said, was the general condi-
ton of the treasury and the desrability
of good administration.
Mr.. Cannon remarked that he rarely
corrected Misrepresentation, but it
seemed in the present instance he could
do so with propriety
Mr.. Clark predicted that when the
senate got through with cutting and
carving the Payne bill Mr.. Payne would
not recognize his own child when he
met 1t in the road. He maintained the
senate would strike out all after the
enacting clause.
When the bill reached conference it
would be dog days. Mr.. Clark declared
himself unqualifedly in favor. of free
lumber
A roar of laughter went up yhen Mr..
Cushman Of Washington coincided with
a. statement by Mr.. Clark that had it
not been for the tariff on lumber the
whole northwest would have gone Dem
ocratic.
Mr.. Clark, amid great applause,
closed with a reiteration of his state
lnent that the Payne bill, instead Of
lowering the Dingley rates, raised them.
He was on his feet five hours end
seven minutes.