The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
House Refuses to Appro-
PIRATE Money to Pay Ex-
penses Of Commission
ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS
MADE AS SUBSTITUTE
Aside $25O,OOO Practically for Same
Purpose But That President
Shall Furnish Fncfs

Washington. May 23-After prolonged
debate the proposed $25o.00O appropriation
to defray the expenses of the tariff board
recommended by the President was
stricken from the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill in the House today. This ac-
tion resulted from a decision by Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois, who was in
the chair, sustaining point of order by
Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York, who con-
tended that there was no law authorizing
such an appropriation In order to meet
the objection to the tariff board on the
part of many democrats, and some re-
publicans, Mr.. Tawney proposed another
amendment which appropriated $25O.OOO
practically for the same purpose, with
| the added provision that 1t was to enable
the President to give to Congress infor-
nation of the state of the Union and
recommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and
expedient, etc.
Under this wording of the measure 1t
is understood that the President shall
send to Congress any information which
may be collected under the proposed ap-
| preparation of $250,000 for q tariff board
ment all reference to the tariff board,
which already exists, 1t is hoped that
the provision would be acceptable to the
House and not be subject to a point of
order Representative Fitzgerald prompt
ly made a point of order against the
new bill and pending his argument upon
1T the House adjourned until tomorrow.
While Charles P. Taft, brother of the
President, was occupying a seat on the
floor, Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York de-
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preparation of $250,000 for stariff board
was ito prevent discussion or agitation
of the tariff during the present republi-
can administration.
ut is to tide over the republican party
during the coming election and allow the
party to Unite It's discordant elements. .
shouted Mr.. Fitzgerald acroes the aisle
to the republicans.
I'm opposed to it, he continued, "be-
cause it is not suggested in good faith.
1t is to defer any discussion of, the
tariff
Responding to Mr. Longworth of Ohio
Mr. tzgerald said that If a demo-
cratic House should be elected next fall
a revision Of the tariff after March 4
would result, greatly to the advantage
Of the entire country"
Naval Bill Passed
Defeating by a vote of 80 to 26 an
amendment offered by Mr.. Burton to au-
thorize only one new battleshp instead
of two, the Senate today passed the
naval appropriation bill. The bill carried
an appropriation of almost s134. 100000. 1t
was before the Senate for two days,
the debate being confined almost exclu-
eively to the battleship question.
Two important amendments were
adopted today. One of them offered by
Senator johnson appropriated s450,000 for
the purchase of torpedo boats, whose
halo ha
the other by Senator Jones. eliminates
railroad, county and municipal bonds
from the securities which may be depos-
tied by contractors The naval increase
for the fiscal year ending June Sc, 1911,
provided by the bill. is as follows:
Two first-class battleships, to cost not
exceeding $6O0O,00o each and when equip
ped with armor and armament. about
s12.5OO, 900 each.
Two feet colliers, to cost not exceeding
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Five submarine torpedo boats. to cost
not exceeding total of $2,50O,000
Six torpedo boat destroyers, to cost
not exceeding $750000 each.
The Sena,S also added a provision that
not more than o,.e-n of the battleships
should be built by the sa..--- company.
The provision inserted In the House.
ouiring that the battleships and fleet coll
liers should be built under the eight
hour law was retained by the Senate.
Ship Subsidy Probe
"An ignorant ass, an unprincipled DEM
agogue, or the paid hireling of baleful
influence" is the way William p, Hack
ney of Winfield, Kan, who testified to-
day before the House subsidy investigat-
ing committee, characterizes every man
in the United, States who opposes the
principle of ship subsidy
The statement was made In a pamphlet
on the fall of the merchant marine, which
Hackney wrote and circulated and sent
to members of Congress, newspapers and
others ito jerk them loose and set them
thinking'' as he expressed 1t today.
Can you think of anything else such a
man might be called?" sarcastically ask
ed Representative Garrett of Tennessee.
That's stinger I put in to challenge
public attention to the situation" re-
piled the witness
Mr. Hackney's charges of influencing
Congress through wine suppers, ETC., he
admitted, were based on belief apd not
on knowledge, he said, because he had
some knowledge of legislative matters"
William Boyd and Justus Ruperti. rep
resenting shippers at New York. ais
claimed any knowledge of foreign lob
bies
The committee adjourned to meet juno
/, when Naval Constructor G. ]. Rob-
erts. will b. a witness
PARCELS Post Bill
The bill providing for an experimental
parcbls post. which has been In the
I1ou3e committee on postofflces and post
roa dsa since tie present session OF Con-
gressF began Will be recalled from COM
mittee by the House If resolution in
troduced by Representative Hardwick,
democrat, of Georgia. prevails. Mr.. Hard
wick Is the author Of one Of number Of
bills 4on the subject of parcels post now
III that committee. He declared today
that he had appeared before the commit
tee .Aprif q and made an argument In
favor OF his bill, ana re believed it now
wag time: he SAID thai the COMMITTEES
should take som9 s6etIeu on it. He said
khe hoped his move to toke 1t from COM
Nlttes by a vote OF The House might ac-
n apafe the commit1c6e action on the
but II 1t did 'ho6 re added he In
~ to follow up ms resolution and
q - vote on II
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