New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
SENATORS TALK TARIFF
uysridue Makes an Argument
for a Commission
u.lE DEFENDS PAYNE LAW
,.surgeuts Expected 60 Vote for
Board-Heyburn's Mild
Filibuster.
From The Tribune Bureau.


.,,o+on- June I0.-Senator Beverage
-sspssed the Senate at length to-day n
9 80 ~ The creation Of 8 tariff commits
Ba reviewed the history Of the move
-. tor q non-partisan board TO tnyesti-
+be cost Of production here and
- and declared that there could be no
ds--.4sc adjustment Of tariff schedules
y -,cb a board or commission was or
80 and gwen plenary power 10 dig
e. he facts. Mr Beverage said he
..- from satisfied with the provision
--..o ssn5rv civil appropriation bin au-
!. --.-,,r the Tariff Board TO expend s2S0. 900
- ipto the tariff question. but il was
- g, rhe right direction He COM
- that the power OF the board was
- and that il was not required 70 re-
%. - Congress. but 70 the President
P-..,-s GalIinger and Hale took issue
= " Bsveridge as TO the worth CT a
- commission. Mr.. Hale declared that
-.-3.r hill in American history had been
- n So many assaults. TO such bark
on6 howling." as the Payne Law. He
= -bese assaults had come from men
- professed a belief II the doctrine OF
-..C-ior He declared that Senator Bev-
.-,5re and others who voted against the
80 ACT had raised the cry for a tariff
-,---,ission and were engaged II deter
- e-so-t 10 discredit and destroy tie
B.--,a law and 10 prevent its provisions
- -ecei-ing test IN actual operation
-Aa Democrats OF the Senate are prac-
.,srv united II their opposition 10 the
- BOARD appropriation. and are also
...,ns- tie establishment Of a tariff COM
80. Senator Clay VIII speak tc-nor-
- IN his motion 10 strike out the Tariff
sposr5 apuropriation. and VIII charge that
- sole purpose OF this appropriation is 10
t,l.,ar I'D the political cause OF the Re
..h1,cen senator's who voted for the Payne
-. Senator DoIliver is slated for gen
- .s-1 speech n criticism OF the Payne
- The leaders hope tha; final vote on
=. sr15rv civil bill will be taken to-mor-
- ss no provisions are now IN dispute
s4,sut the Tariff Board appropriation.
p-obsbly most OF the insurgents viii feel
.,,nsIled 70 vote for the Tariff Board pro-
va0n.
T-bsn The surd-y civil bill was taken up
,..sav Senator Hepburn started mild
slfsus1s-. which continued for more than
=, bou-s FEe offered an amendment
.,--5o-zinE The expenditure Of 100000 for
.ss survey ot public lands in Idaho, and
v-s greatly provoked when Senator Hale,
y -barEe Of the bill, made a point Of or
s.- against his amendment. a little later
~ Eevbu-r iuterposed points Of order TO
tbs land survey appropriations for Nevada,
n-sEon. Utah and Alaska Western Sen
s+o-s spuesled % him 10 withdraw his OBJ
,s--ious. but he refused 10 do so, until
snsnr Senator Hale Withdrew his point OF
o-5s- against the Idaho appropriation
7ben NJ Hepburn yielded and permitted
ne Oregon, Nevada. Utah and Alaska ap-
p-ourisrions 70 remain in the bill Senator
Bailey remarked that a Senator who per
sisted n making a fight could get anything
bs wanted in an appropriation bill
Senator Depew made an Intellectual ef-
fo-- 70 have the sund-y civil bill so amend
o. as 70 p-ovi6e Ks. go for beginning for
.+acations for the Panama Canal He said
-hat unless begun now there was danger
tast the fo-tfhcations would not be finished
Until sfte- the completion OF the canal.