New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-12
TARIFF BATTLE COMING
important Debate Will Open in
House To-day.
PAYNE TO DEFEND new LAW
Leaders on Both Sides Will
speak-Opposition to Tariff
Board Appropriation.
rBy The Associated Press. ]

Washington May 1.-THE big guns OF
both the Republican and Democratic side.
of the House tomorrow will open an ora
toricaI bomhardment which will last severa
days.
The sundry civil appropriation bill will b
called UP and will furnish the opportunit,
for the party leaders to speak. 1t is ex
pected that there will be upward of twenty
four hours Of debate, equally divided be
tween the Republicans and Democrats. or
the bill.
Representative Tavney, of Minnesota
chairman of the Appropriations Committee
will have charge of the time on the Repub
1ican side, and Representative Fitzgerald. o.
New York, will have charge of the Demo
cratic time.
Representative Payne, the Republican
floor leader is expected to open the battle
with defence of the new tariff law It is
regarded the keynote speech of the Re
publican position on the tariff in the coming
campaign. If Mr.. Payne permits interrupt
tons from the Democratic side his speech
may last much longer than the time allotted
and many Democrats to-day expressed 6
desire to nterrogate the Republican leader
about the tariff law.
Representative Fordney. of Michigan, is
also scheduled for an important speech, ex-
planning the Republican attitude on the
tariff. in which he will devote the prirlcipa
part to reply TO the recent speech OF
Senator Beveridse in Indianapolis on tbs
tariff question
The addresses Of Mr.. Payne and Mr.
Fordney are expected to be a vigorous de
fence of Republican doctrine and an ex
coriation of the opposition. Many Other
Republican members will speak Repre-
sentatives TaEney, JongWorth and BouteI
will be among the orators, and most o.
their attention will be devoted TO the tariff
President Taft's travelling expenses vii
also excite some Democratic. oratory. an6
ship subsidy. the political situation in Ohio
and various other subjects will be dis
cussed
In his effort TO obtain an appropriation
of s250,000 10 enable the new Tariff Boa I'd
to ascertain the difference in the cost OF
production here and abroad and thus lay
the foundation for another tariff revision
based upon accurate and scientific informs-
ton. il was said to-day that the President
will have the opposition of Representative
Payne, Dalzell. Fordney and other leaders
Of the House. The insurgents are backing
the President in his demand for the appro-
priation The plan of the opposition, it is
said is to raise a point of order when the
provision for the s250,oco is reached in the
sundry civil bill Speaker Cannon will not
pass upon the point of order. as it will
come up in committee OF the whole with
some one else in the chair.
Chairman Tawney, Of the Appropriations
Committee, said to-day that he did not be
lieve z, point of order would lie against tbs
provision, but If it should an effort would
be made to get the appropriation in some
other way. Messrs. Payne and Dalzell anc
Mr.. Tawney, with Senators Crane ant
Aldrich, we're at the White House to-day
Mr.. fawney said he was aware tina
Representatives Payne, Dalzell and Ford
ney were opposed to the Tariff Board ap
against it. and he did not know the reason
for the opposition of those named. He haI
talked with none of them, he said, but h.
hoped they might be won over before tn.
question vas considered on the floor
Representative Payne was asked a bou
his opposition TO the Tawney provision. 81
am in favor of an appropriation TO enable
the President TO carry out the provision!
of the tariff act, but l am opposed to tn,
Tawney provision he said.
Mr.. Payne declined to give his reasons
Asked if he would oppose the appropriation
on the floor. he said the subject would no
come up for couple of weeks and he die
not want TO make his plans known so far il