The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-24

could appreciate more than any other
 class the possible injury and disturb
 ance of business by ill-adyised legis-
 lation, to the necessity for a reform.
 An association was organized among the commercial bodies of this coun- itry to promote the passage of a bin
 providing for a permanent Tariff
 Commission or Board which should
 be constantly engaged in the fnves- tigation into trade relations, should
 have on hand the data from which
 the comparative cost of production Of
 dutiable articles at home and abroad
 could be promptly stated. could fur Inish Congress the revenue producing lcapacity of all rates of duty, and give
 all the other facts with reference to lthe effect of the operation of ine tai lif which Congress ought to know lin determining whether changes were needed or not and in determining
 how best taxes might be reduced if
 there was a surplus or how best
 taxes might be reduced if there was
 a surplus or hgw best they might be
 increased if there was deficit.
 Through a provision in the Payne bill, was able to appoint board of
 three. and with appropriations fur nished by Congress to direct them to make glossary of the tariff, or an by which any layman might inform himself as to the mean ing of the terms in the tariff and as to the actual ad yalorem rates i'm posed. although specific rates were provided, and all the other facts en- abling one to take up a tariff and in- teligently to study it's meaning.
 The movement for the permanent organization of a Tariff Commission, after the passage of bill for that purpose was put through both Houses, failed by reason of a filibuster and the shortness of the last session of the Sixty first Congress. Sufficient money was given me, however, to continue the board which had al- ready appointed. increased it's membership by ugo in order to make it nonpartisan board, and I direct cd 1t to do the work that the bill which failed had prescribed for the permanent Tariff Board to be ap- pointed thereunder At the instance of a Democratic Senator the perman- ent Tariff Board, in an appropriation bin which is now law, was directed, If established to make report on Schedule K on the lst of December next. I issued an order to the Tariff Board, newly constituted. to prepare a report on Schedule K and Schedu l. the woolen and the cotton sche- dules. by that date, which bring in the reports at the opening of the reg ular session of Congress.
 In order to secure an adoption of fine Canadian reciprocity treaty called a special session to discharge tho promise I had made to the Cana dian authorities At this special ses' sion the three tariff bills were passed which I vetoed. and vetoed them chiefly on the ground that no time had been taken 10 investigate the ef- feet of the changes which were pro posed and that they ought to await the coming in of the report in De- cember, when we should have full in formation at east on the question of wool and woolens and cotton manu- factures. There were other grounds for withholding my approval from the bills. which are set forth in the mes sages, but for the present do not wish 70 consider them. I am anxious here to bring forward the issue as to the necessity for a Tariff Board to advise Congress of the facts in re- spect to dutiable articles and the of a tarin before It shall be adopted into law
 It has been said that the Tarir Board is a mere pretext that it is a board of my hireIngs and clerks, and That 1t Is absurd for me to delay Con gress in the enactment of that which is it's highest privilege to wit, reve- nue measures until can secure, an agency of mine. informa- ton aS to the wisdom of the proposed bills.
 My exercise of the veto power at all is severely criticised as a rem nant of the royal prerogative and my attitude is compared to that Of George III. Of course 1 understand that these periods of rhetoric are unusual under such circumstances.and I do not find myself greatly troubled ty them when called upon to exer- else a cleary imposed constitutions 
 The Constitution of the tInned