The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-12
INSURGENTS IN
Line FOR TAFT
TARIFF JUNKET
Back His Request for $250,0O0
TO Send investigators
Abroad
Payne Will Head Opposition in
Defense of Law Which He
Helped Father

WASHINGTON. May II. - President
Tart is facing a new party complica-
tion. In his effort to obtain an appro-
pristion Of $3.50. 600 to enable the new
tariff board TO ascertain the difference
in tho cost Of production here and
abroad. and thus lay the foundation for
another tariff revision based on &C
curate and scientific information. it was
said today. the president would have
the opposition of Representatives
Payne. Dalzen Fordney and other high
protectionists of the house.
BACKED By INSURGENTS
The Insurgents are backing the presi-
DENT up in his demand for the appro-
prlauon. and republicans generally are
looking 10 this appropriation and the
promise 0f another revision which il
carries as one of the brightest ele-
ments Of hope in the coming congress
sional campaign
The insurgents are wondering today
IT. I'm the event of opposition from
Payne. Dalzell and the other, their re-
punlicanism VIII be called into ques-
ron by the powers that be-"
The plan of the ultra protectionists.
it Is said. is To rest their opposition on
point Of order when the provision for
the S-5o.oo0 appropriation is reached in
The suudry civil bin.
Representative Payne viii open the
debate on this bin tomorrow with a two
hour defense Of the PAYNE Aldrich law.
The entire debate is expected TO be
taken up with the tariff question.
NOT Up TO CANNON
point of order. as IT viii come up in
committee of the whole with someone
else i'm the chair.
chairman Dawney OF the appropria-
ions committee declared today that he
Gid Hot believe point of order would
..e against the appropriation. but If il
should. am effort would be made to get
Al" appropriation IN some other way.
Aessrs. Payne and DalzeN and
aWneE- with Senators Crane and Aid
IRON. were al the White House TODAY
out OF the aftermath Of gossip about
i-le administration railroad bin. which
abe action of the house yesterday puts
50 uarely up to The senate and TO the
conferees OF the two houses later.
looms The fat footed declaration Of the
Interstate commerce committees mi
ncrIty leader that the courts will at
tend 10 the rest
Representative AdamsOn of Georgia
who had charge of the democratic side
IN The fgnt on the BILL said today that
me worst feature OF the railroad bill
was the stock and bond provision
APPROVES SAVINGS BILL
President Taft practically approved
~ the postal savings bank bill as pre-
-enced 10 him in tentative form last
night by Chairman Weeks and other
members Of the house committee on
postofices and postroads.
II is understood the president sane
TONED the main provisions Of the bill
although he made a number Of minor
suggestions which were being worked
ont by the subcommittee today engaged
in drafting the bill After the bill
energies from committee ii viii be
submitted To a republican caucus for
dnal changes and approval before going
TO the house
ID is understood that the president
approved Of the idea of issuing United
states bonds in s24 denominations and
nul tiples thereof bearing ~ per cent
interest. TO be sold to postal savings
oepositors A postal bank bin already
has passed the senate.
Product or SPOILS> SYSTEM
Neither President Taft nor former
President Roosevelt escaped criticism
En- the report Of the executive commit
tee of The ciVil service association.
made public tonight at the annual
meeting Of the association. The com
mittee believes responsibility for the
customs frauds here rests upon the
executive officers OF the customs de-
partment who, under Roosevelt, #
charged, were products Of the spoils
system Instances cited are the an
pointments Of Surveyor Clarkson Cnow
resignedD and Of Deputy Surveyors Vail
and Bishop. both Of whom II said. were
appointed by General Clarkson through
waiver by President Roosevelt Of civil
service rules and both Of whom have
since been dismissed by Collector Loeb,
Taft appointments Of which the asso-
cistion complains are those Of Edmund
Norhies as postmaster at Brooklyn. Dr.
Nathan A. Warren as pOstms ster at
y onkers. \. Y. and William J. Max
sell as collector or internal reenue.