Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
TAvVNEY FALLS IN LINE
Correction of Abnormalities at Any
@z-AAe
Time. Favored,
JOINT. RULE MODE SUGGESTED
Would Allow Amendment of Auy
Feature or Features Without
General Revision.

Indt lbere are Slan't-Idl IcpuoHCdHS HI
= the House Who believe that the tariff
. sh"uId he revised piecsmeal when "ab-
: normaIities" in il are discovered was in
:. Dictated i'll statement made yesterday
Shy Representative Boutell OF Illinois
y apropos Of the Tawney provision In the
. sundry civil bin enlarging the powers Of
= the tariff board.
= Mr. Boutell is regular OF regulars He
: is member of the committee ON ways
= and means that framed the payne Oil
Z prior TO its presentation To the House. lie
: believes that the present tariff is sood'
sswith fewer Objectionable features thah
sany of its predecessors
= Amendment by Joint Rule.
= Mr. Bcutell expressed the opinion, now
4eever, that no law could be made perfect
: and that he favored the adoption or
Joint rule that would enable the House
,~and Senate TO proceed at any TIME 10
: amend any particular feature or FEATURES
ssof the tariff without entering upon gen.
Ieral revision.
= Mr. Routell made this suggestion during
~the course of an interview apropos OF
= the Tawney provision broadening the
powers of the tariff board
- Il have long believed. he said. that
some governmental agency should be
charged with the duty of collecting in
formation that would he useful TO Con-
sress-in the building of tariff law
approve OF the Tawney provision. but do
not believe that it goes far enough. The
beard should be. given the power to COM
Del The attendance of witnesses and to
. enforce the production of books aud pa
<Efrs-.y.~~ --7~sz.s r.
- -AFvlsesss@ inquiries have been conducted
:, atpng pa rtisular 1fss,. Nh, Boutell be-
= ffey ~ <tl,e information collected should
-W Submitted to Congress-. 1f.t1e facts
s+u rrant it. Mr.. Beutell argued. the House
sand Senate should then proceed TO amend
- given schedule under joint rule that
would prevent a revision or the presenta-
ton OF amendments other than those
mentioned in such a rule.
Tawney Is in Line.
'A,r. Boutelrs proposal of joint rule
to limit amendments to the tariff to
schedules which inquiries Of the tariff
board demonstrate should be changed for
~ene reason or another is a good one
said Representative Tawney. The first
Thing to do, however, is to broaden the
@powers of the board. That would be
zone step in advance.
.. The adoption of joint rule such as is
suggested by Mr.. Boutell would mark
If brought up for con-
-sideration 1 shall support it,
= The indications are that the tariff board
provision in the sundry civil bill will
he bitterly opposed. Up to a recent
period its supporters thought il could be
passed without much trouble.
1t now develops that the provision will
be contested by the democrats and by
some of the standpat republicans in the
House. among them Representatives Dali
zell, of Pennsylvania and Fordney OF
Michigan.
INSTRUMENTATION Taupsv je rnu, mo lin o.
q canvass of the House and believes that
4the powers of the board will be enlarged
He is counting on President Taft bring
ing into line aiHumber of republicans who
ARE inclined to look askance upon the
provision in the sundry civil bill
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