The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-14
TARIFF AUTHORS
FAYORS REVISION
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sweeping change in the entire tariff law
] would not be opposed 10 the adoption
of a joint resolution on the part of the
House and Senate agreeing that re-
vision of the tariff should be on the
schedule by schedule basis.
I am willing TO see the light on this
matter OF the cost OF production at home
and abroad. but / do not know that a
tariff commission could furnish data more
complete than that compiled by this COM
mittee or by the present tariff board.
Cannot Eliminate Politics.
! Replying to a suggestion by Repre-
sentative Good. of Iowa, author of one
of the bills under consideration. that the
creation of a permanent tariff commits
sion should be upon a nonpartisan basis,
/ in order TO divorce the tariff from poll
! tics, Mr. Payne said sharply:
None of us here win ever see the day
when the tariff ceases 10 be a partisan
question"
Representatives Good and Lenroot. both
! insurgent Republicans, who have intro
duced tariff commission bills and John
/ c. Cobb, of Boston. president of the
I
were asked by members of the Ways and
Means Committee to harmonic their
views and present bill upon which they
could all agree These three gentlemen.
ALI of whom appeared before the Ways
and Means Committee yesterday, held a
preliminary meeting last night and viii
endeavor to adjust the minor differences
/ between the Good and Lenroot bills, with
out losing sight of the features OF similar
measures already introduced In the Senate
I by Senator's Beveridge and La Toilette.
/ 1t was pointed out at yesterdays hear
ing that one OF the chief differences be-
tween the Good and Lenroot bills is the
provision relating TO the tenure Of office
/ of the five members of the proposed COM
mission. Mr. Good said last night he
was willing TO agree 10 the provision in
the Lenroot bill that the tariff commits
sion members should hold Office for ten
years instead of i've, by this means OBJ
waiting the necessity for new appoint
ments with practically every new adj
ministration
! Opposes Permanent Body.
The creation of a permanent commits
sion is opposed by Representative Ford
ney. Of Michigan, a member Of the
Ways and Means Committee and genu-
inc standpatter, on the theory that the
business world would continue agitated
al the year around
Magazines and newspapers he said,
/ ARE printing a great rif-raT of stuff at
lacking the present tariff law. the best
1 ever enacted by Congress.
Representative Lenroot does not want
a permanent tariff commission to recon-
mend tarif legislation, but merely to re-
! port upon facts, after the manner of an
| impartial jury, concerning the cost OF
production in this country and abroad.
The tariff question was before the SEN
ate yesterday for about Two hours. Sen
ator Cummins called up his resolution
| proposing a modification of the rules for
the avowed purpose Of facilitating tariff
| revision schedule by schedule.
! The Senator declared that under the
| rules of the Senate it was not now pos
| sibie to amend the tariff laws as II Is 10
| amend other laws.
II am not in favor OF imposing re-
! strictions on the House in originating tar
III legislation said Senator Aldrich. The
| people of this country. whether wisely
or not, have given the Democrats con-
Il troll of the other branch of Congress by
a considerable majority. For one, 1 do
not believe the Republicans ought 10
II place any obstacles in the way of the
responsibility that win be upon the DEM
ocrats. ! do not intend by any word OF
mine to relieve them Of their respon-
sibility."
Says Democrats Can Act.
Senator Cummfns declared there was
no law 20 prevent the Democratic House
from originating such a tariff law as 1t
deems wise.
Senator Bacon. of Georgia, said he
would oppose cloture in every and any
form.
Il think we are all agreed to take up
the tariff by subjects, rather than in a
general tariff bill." remarked Senator
Aldrich. Il think it is a desirable thing
to do
Senator Cummins said this statement
was immensely pleasing to him. out t
met with objection from Senator Hey
/ burn, of idaho, who remarked:
II would not like to have 1t go cut to
the country that we are agreed for re-
vision of the tariff by subjects or sched-
ules The great Republican party believes
in protection as a policy and principle. "
Senator Aldrich said that he was not
speaking for the Republican party or
any Republican Senator except himself.
1T is the opinion of many people
| throughout the nation, continued Sen
ator Cummins, that the present tariff
law should be amended. ] took part in
the recent political struggle, and I did
not hear Of single utterance that did
not admit that there were duties in the
law that ought TO be changed
Amendment Is Impossible.
Under the general parliamentary law
applicable to the Senate and House. as
well as to the general business situation
throughout the United States. it is abso-
Iutely impossible to amend d tariff law
IF a change in the rules is not made.
two things will result: the present law
will remain unchanged until the tariff
revisionists in the Republican party are
in the majority, or until the Democrats.
who believe IN a different method of tax
ation gain control of the government"
The Iowa Senator appealed to both
/