Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-10
PAYNE MIRTH
IS CRITICISED
Knows There Will be No
Tariff Legislation.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington, Dec. 10.-LSpeciai. lit
may seem strange that Serene u.
Payne laughs when the suggestion is
made that there should be tariff re-
vision at the present session of con-
gress. Yet when one considers that
Payne has been in congress a score Of
years and knows that little except the
appropriation bills is possible 1t is
not surprising that he treats proposed
revision of the tariff in a jecular man
ner.
The tariff board, provided for In the
last tariff law, has not yet made a re
port, and 1t is upon the nonpartisan
recommendation of that board that
| congress is expected to act. Chairman
Payne aud his Republican associates
can scarcely be expected to pass a
tariff bill upsetting what they have
claimed to be the best possible tariff
ever made.
But IL Payne would not treat the
suggestion as a subject Of humor he
would. not be subjected to SO much
criticism.
Proud of His Record.
More public buildings have been
provided during tho time I have been
chairman of the committee on public
buildings and grounds" said Richard
Bartholdt, chan during the entire his
tory Of the government previous to
that tine"
And the st. Louis congressman was
proud OF bis record, although every
public building means an increase In
the cost of maintaining the govern
ment. 1t has been shown that hum
dreds of public buildings have been
authorized at points where there was
little reason for such an expenditure
except the demand Of congressman
that they should receive their share of
the pork barrel.
"aersam med" Fer Hushea
During the last session of congress
Billy Hughes OF New Jersey threw
a bomb into the proceedings by pro-
posing an amendment to an sppro-
pfiation bill which provided that no
part of the appropriation should be
used for tho prosecution of striking
labor men. 1t was voted into the bill,
but afterwsrd, at the earnest solicit
tation Of President Taft, was voted
out again. The vote caused a great
deal Of CONSERVATION among men who
were candidates for congress.
Judging from the kilograms I re-
ceived during the campaign said
Hughes, "a great many men were
much disturbed. Those who did not
vote were anxious to be set straight
with the workingmen, and both Re
publicans and Democrats appealed to
me to give them a certificate of char
scter showing that they were all right
on the question, and If their votes were
not recorded it was not through any
fault of theirs"
All OF which proves the oft repeated
assertion that there Ia nothing so
cowardly as a eongressman-except
two congressman.
Why chaunesy Snaiee.
EDO you observe the smiling coun-
tenance OF our ChaunceyY' asked a
New York congressman.
The election of a Democratic iegis-
iature In really a gooS thing for De-
pew he continued. "Yeu sec IL Is
very doubtful whether he could haYs
been reelected. He Ia seyaRty-six
years old. has had two full terms In
the senate. and he could not have been
elected again without a hard fight ever
/" the Republicans had the legislature.
Now It In q simple proposition. De-
pew will get the compliment of a re-
nomination, and his defeat will not be
personal. II is much better than to
be thrown down by his own party"
Belonged to Another Faction.
The California delegation was going
about from place to place escorting a
large number of men who are here to
get the Panama exposition at San
Francisco. They visited the vice pres
ldent, the speaker, Champ Clark and a
number of other prominent personages
and promised to come again.
where's your governors" Senator
Flint was asked at one place, it being
known that Governor Elect Hiram W.
Johnson was in town.
ooh, he will be along with another
bunch" responded Flint. This is a
crowd OF good fellows"
Both factions, however, were earnest
Iy in favor Of holding the exposition
1t San Francisco.
Norris In q Glass by Himself.
While many Republicans were de-
teated for reelection and many others
barely squeezed through with q mar
tow MARCIA of from 90 to 500 votes,
Congressman Norris Of Nebraska seems
to be in a class all by himself. Two
years ago-a presidential year-he had
Il plurality Of only twenty-five. This
time, an OF year, be had over 1000.
He is the only Republican who made
any such wonderful gain. Perhaps It
WAS due to the fight he made against
Cannon and the house rules in the last
session. Norris is a man who does
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