New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
TARIFF BOARD BILL
KILLED IN THE HOUSE
Fi|ibuSter and DiIatory Tactics
NuI|ify Its Passage by
the Senate.
GREAT TRIBUTE TO CANNON
Retiring Speakers Valedictory
Cheered by Political Friends
and Foes-Stormy Ses-
sion Ends in Peace.
rFrom The Trlhune Bureau.

Washlngton, March 4.-Scenes OF unprec-
edented tumult. bordering on riot, FOL
lowed by IA ffteen-minute calm In which
goodbys were said and the bitterness OF
debate was forgotten. brought TO an end IN
the House at l9:N o'clock this afte,n0on the
iast session Of the 6lst Congress
When the Speaker gsvel fell. sending
into retirement I21 OF fis colleagues. every
member Was upon his feet in tribute to
Uncle joe" Some of them wiped tears
from their eyes for the farewell speech OF
, the man who has presided over the destinies
Of the House for eight years was one that
stirred the emotions and swept aside all
thought Of partisanship.
4 moment after the House had been adj
iourned without day some one started to
, sing Aud Lang 5yne." II was taken mp
by more than two hundred voices. and az
Democrat and Republican filed to shake
the hand of the retiring Speaker OF the
House the galleries joined in the song.
The scene was I'm direct contrast to that
which had been presented upOn the floor
for the three hours preceding. one OF the
most bitter and hard fought iilibusters that
ever marked the closing of = session OF the
House was started when the Senate
bill providing for the creation Of perma-
nent Tariff Board was presented At SD
o'clock The committee on rules had ready
rule directing IT. immediate consideration.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. Of New York, was on his
feet instantly with 2 point OF no quorum.
lie declined to ask Tor call of the House,
but in order 10 consume thirty minutes ol
valuable time demanded a rollcaIl on the
/. questio OF whether a call OF the House
should be mad. When this rollcall had re-
suited in obtaining quorum. Mr.. titz-
gerald and the Democrats fought men Dy
inch every succeeding move 10 take up tAe
Tariff Board bill under the special rule max
ing Il in order above ali else.
When the hour of noon approached. MT.
/. Tawuey suddenly moved the considerat ton
OF the general deficiency conference report
interrupting rolcall in order To make
his motion. Paudemonum reisned. The
/ Democrats. some bent upon the defeat oil
the Tariff Board measure and others ch-
RACED at Alr. Tawney's course. sWarhed
toward the Speakers table. There were
demands for recognition. parliamentary III
quries. recrimnations. catcalls and "rebcl
wells. The aid of the serSea ant-at-armS was
invoked I'm order that members might hear
their names called. The tunult continued
The Speaker banged his desk lncessantiy'
the perspiration starting from his forehead
aud his face growing white with anger.
Democrats approached Republicans III
threatening manner and vice versa. For
ten minutes the House chamber was bed
lam. while spectators in the crowded gal
lcries leaned forward and looked on the
UNPARALLELED scene in brcathless anticipa-
tion.
When the general deficiency bill the last
OF the appropriation measures. mad finally
been approved. NJ. Payne dramatically
declared that. IT, was then Impossible 10
pass the Tariff Board bill in the fifteen
minutes remaining. lie asked unanimous
consent 10 withdraw his resolution from
consideration. Those Republicans in favor
OF the measure yielded to his earnest re-
quest the Democrats and some Repuoh-
cans yielded with gee.
There remains but fifteen minutes IN
which to engrosr and secure the Presi-
dents signature to the postofiicc appropri-
aticn bill" said Mr.. Payne, his eyes on the
! clock. which already had been turned back
/ 10 meet the eXigencies Of the situation. II
regret that ! must take such a step. !
had hoped that thc bin would pass. but it
is hopeless nov. | withdraw my resolu-
tion."
While the Democrats arc taking TO them
selves the credit or discredit. OF defeating
/ the Tariff Board bill. there is a we'll defined
conviction among insurgent members or
I the House tonight that such eminent
| stand -patters" as Speaker Cannon and
/ Mr.. Tawncy contributed not a little TO the
Uis undoing.
! The manner in which Mr.. Tawney sud-
denly injected consideration OF the general
deficiency bill conference report was un-