Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
PRESIDENT TAFT SENDS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Great in |
terest was displayed in the presi-
dents recommendations regarding |
the tariff. The presidents state
ment that the tariff board would not |
be ready to report during the present
session, but that 1t would probably |
report before the next congress
caused buzz of excitement.
The recommendation for revision
of the tariff, schedule by schedule,
and that 1t be treated more as a busi- |
ness question, the rates based upon
actual difference in foreign and home
cost of production, was closely fol- |
lowed Considerable significance
was attached to the presidents warn
ing to congress that its cooperation
is necessary to keep the revision to
q. schedule by schedule consideration
and not to reopen the whole bill. |
This warning came after a part of
the message saying that the tariff
board would likely report before the
next regular session, Many congress-
men believe that It is a plea by Taft
to the new congress, which will be
democratic, not to cause the business
stagnation he believes would follow
a general revision. Some of the
congressman commenting on this
part of the message say that it indi-
Gates that Taft expects a strenuous
time with the next congress and al
ready is preparing for the battle. AS
a whole, the message, according to
general comment here, Is regarded as
straight business document, and
, its recommendation are made, they
say, as a business man might have
: regarded the matter Business meth
ods of revision, of dealing with the
monetary question, of spending
money for the improvement of rivers
and harbors, deep waterways and
erecting public buildings as business
propositions are behind the presi-
dents recommendations
: A parcels post, our trade relations
u with Canada, the Panama canal, and
u other matters touched in the presi-
! dents message received close atten-
/ tion.
u The president does not want fur
u ther antitrust laws or railroad legls-
/ lation, The whole message. the con-
J. gressmen say, is an excellent business
II document. Some of the democrats
and insurgents criticize the message
because there is little reference to the
high cost of living and other matters
which have agitated the public mind
the last year or two.
The interest of the congressman
in the reading of the message soon
declined and shortly after II had be-
- gun the members, for the most part
carrying their printed copies with
r them, strolled into the cloak rooms.
They discussed the message freely
and were evidently interested in Il,
but within an hour after the reading
began only about so members re-
mained in the house and their con-
versation became SO loud that the
voice OF the reading clerk was
\ drowned out.
In the senate the same exodus be.
gan, the senator's evidently prefer
ring to read the message in their
committee rooms.
In one group were Senators La.
Toilette, Cummins, Clapp and Bris,
tow, talking animatedly, while the
4 reading proceeded. Senator Hale
conversed with Senator Guggenheim
\ and Senator Terrill, OF Georgia
who has Just taken his seat.
n The senators generally we're eva
4 sive when asked to discuss the mess
age. The democrats and progress
sives apparently approved Of most
OF the message; the greatest excep-
\ tlon being taken by them to the ship
4 subsidy reference. The regulars
generally approved the message, but
considered II futile.
4 Champ Clark sauntered up 10 the
speakers desk this afternoon and
\ laid thereon two red apples. They
: were Pike county tMo,) plplns and
looked tempting. Speaker Cannon
reached for one, held II mp 70 the
light rs though It were a glass Of
rare wine, grinned and bit.