The Washington herald., 1910-05-25
SUNDRY BUDGET
PASSES IN HOUSE
Tawney Fails in the Tariff
Board Provision.

Although the House voted yesterday 10
appropriate $4,000 10 be used by the
President In investigating the cost Of
production of manufactured articles at
home and abroad. Representative Taw-
ney, Of Minnesota. chairman of the APP
preparations Committee, failed in his
fight to retain in the sundry civil bill
the provision creating a tariff board
with enlarged and comprehensive powers
Consequently. while the President may
use the sum in question IN connection
with the present board. there was no
action which might be held 70 give any
tariff board or commission legislative
sanction.
Representative Fitzgerald. OF New York,
conducted the fight against the tariff
board proposition as it was originally
framed by Mr.. Tawney and succeeded in
knocking out on points Of order the sue
cessive drafts. each and every one Of
which in more or less modified form
gave the tariff board, proposed to be Gre
ated, the right 20 conduct a far-reaching
investigation.
Fitzgerald Has Objection.
Even the mild form in which the law
ney proposition was finally accepted WIS
not satisfactory 70 Mr.. Fitzgerald. VITO
remarked that while the provision IN
question apparently did nothing more
than emphasize the language of the pres
ent tariff act yet that it must really do
a great deal more than that or NJ. Taw-
ney would not be so anxious to have
II accepted.
He then offered a motion 20 reduce the
$4,000 carried in the paragraph 20 $4,000.
BY a strictly party vote the Fitzgerald
amendment was defeated. los to g.
In its present shape the Tawney propo-
sition permits the collection. under the
direction OF the President. only OF such
| information as is authorized by the Payne
| bill.
| Serene z. Payne OF New York; John Dali
/ zen, OF Pennsylvania, and Joseph W.
Fordney. of Michigan, three Of the most
| regular regulars that ever lived. were
/ welcomed 10 the ranks OF the insurgents
by Representative Norris, Of Nebraska.
the outlaw leader
Peculiar Conversation
I'VE are confronted" said Mr.. Norris.
/ by a peculiar kind Of combination. I
| understand the gentleman from New
| York. Mr.. Payne. chairman OF the Ways
and Means Committee; his Lieutenant.
/ Mr.. Dalzell. and Mr.. Fordney are all
opposed TO this provision OF the bill and
have united their fortunes on this occa-
\ sion with the Democratic side OF the
House. When these three form a COM
bination with Messrs. Clark. Underwood,
and Fitzgerald they form six Of a kind
that 1t certainly would be hard 70 beat.
/ believe II is time for the rest Of US
TO take to the woods. This is a brand
Of insurgency on the Republican side Of
the House that is new. and the country
ought to take notice Of it,"
After referring 10 the shooting and
henging' speech made by Mr.. Cannon.
Mr.. Norris suggested that il would not be
Long until we witness a spectacle In this
House when the venerable Speaker will
be seen climbing the steps OF the marble
! throne, dangling at his belt the heavy
| locks Of the gentleman from New York.
| the iron gray tresses Of the gentleman
/ from Pennsylvania. and the almost bald
headed scalp Of the gentleman from Mich
igan, Mr.. Fordney.
scores Speaker Cannon.
Here we have the Speaker OF this
! House going to New York and attending
banquet, and after the banquet. in the
late hours OF the night or the early hours
| OF the morning-but IL was after the ban
! quet, and a New York banquet. so |
think that explains sufficiently the prob
| able condition OF the Speaker-after the
| banquet he issued that terrible decree
! that all insurgents must die, and like the
king Of old he comes back. and 10, and
| behold, the first ones that must come
/ under that terrible penalty and suffer the
| awful death are three OF his most trusted
! lieutenants"
The House was exceedingly amused by
this time, and expressed itself accord
/ ingly.
! Representative Fitzgerald. OF New
! York. who prefers a good row 20 any,
| thing else, so his friends say. jumped into
the debate on the economy board long
! enough 10 call attention 20 Senator AID
rich's statement that he could run the
government on $780, 600 less a year than
# costs at present, and to the utterance
OF other Republican leaders along the
! same line
Dry Dock Dewey Sinks.