Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-31
DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON THE BILL
Are Unable to Find One Man to Regu.
late Time.
PAYNE PoKEs FUN AT THEM
Champ Resents Little Joke by Repub
lican leader.
CLARK SPEAKS FOR MEASURE
Democratic Leader says Tic wants
Extra session of COnEreys--Asserts
re Desires Reciprocity with
sister Republics.

sister Republics.
WASHINGTON. Jan. O-Representative
DaIzeu OF Pennsylvania OF the committee
on rules presented IN the house late today
n special rule FOR the immediate cons'dera-
tion Of the bill providing for a permanent !
tariff board Of five members.
During The discussion Of the rule Repre-
sentative champ Clark leader Of the demo-
cratic minority. declared amid applause
that he was in favor OF the tariff board as
provided In the bill
Representative Fitzgerald indicated a split
in the democratic ranks over the bill by
rising IN opposition to II. He accused
President Taft Of an illegal act in APP
pointing the existing board. declaring that
# was not authorized by law.
General debate on the bill began at $3.50
o'clock and II was agreed that final action
would be taken on the measure before ad-
journment tonight.
test vote in the house at 74O p. m. on
a motion TO strike ont the enacting clause
OF the tariff board bin resulted in the de-
feat OF the motion on division by JIG to s6.
yea and nay vote then was demanded.
on the yen and nay vote the motion was
defeated iS4 to 92 This was regarded as
insuring the ultimate passage OF the bill
before adjournment tonight
Democrats differ.
General debate ON the rule and suisse
quently on the bin itself soon developed
decided difference Of opinion on the demo-
cratic side, although the democratic mem
bers Of tho ways and means committee had
voted with the republicans in reporting It.
Representative Dalzell OF Pennsylvania
and Chairman Payne Of the ways and
means committee explained briefly the
provisions OF the measure.
Some question arose as TO who should be
i'm charge OF the democratic time during
general debate--whether It should be
democrat in favor OF the bill or one op-
posed to II. This set some of the 'repub-
licsns TO laughing
81 hope" said Mr.. Payne, that the
Eeptlemen on the other side, whoever they
are. can get together on some gentleman
IN whom thcS have finfiaence- ,--s s z E
/. slhanp Clark who already had indicated
that ne favored the bill was on his feet
in flash.
"A little more OF that kind of gab' on
your side" he retorted hotly, 'and your
bill Is dead"
"Km It, kill It," shouted dozen demo-
Gratis.
II was finally agreed that Mr.. Payne Of
New York and Mr.. Harrison Of New York
should control the time, the latter in oppo-
Sition
After Mr.. Payne had earnestly urged the
y passage OF the bill, Mr, Clark took the
loor.
Clark Talks on Bin.
For some time" he said. there has
been a proposition pending in the United
States in a sort of nebulous way for a
tariff commlssion-that is, an institution
intended 10 undertake to fix rates. l was
opposed to that last year ami | am op-
posed to that this year. because IT Is
,diotic. Il Is idiotlc, because the constitu-
tion OF the United States absolutely pre-
ciudes such a performance. So much for
that
There is pending here now a proposition
TO establish tariff board that is TO have
specified functions. These functions are to
gather Information and collate Il. Last
year the proposition concerning similar
hoard was that 1t should report to the
president OF the United States.
~ said then. ana I voiced the sentiments
of good many persons, that the demo
Gratis did not object to information from
any source on the tariff question or any
other question and that II YOU were going
10 have a tariff board II ought to report to
the house. / do not know that It would
do very much good l do not believe IL
would do very much harm, II any.
The proposition for a tariff board has
been so amended in this pending bin that
the board shall report to the senate OF
report to the president or report to tn,
house.
"On the motion OF democrats in the com
mittee Il was fixed that the house shaI
be competent or able to direct the subject,
p that this board shall investlgae. That
makes an entirely different situation.
voted for that bill IN the committee. l an
going 20 vote for Il here,
"of course there is no use to concea
what the condition is We have got IN,
house after March = and we propose 1,
carry out in good faith the promise t,
revise the ,sHff and we are going to do 1
Just as soon as we can.
Wants EHtra session,
Personally 1 would like very well I,
ses an extra stssion of congress. but ther,
is only one man On the face Of the eartl
who can call an ezra session OF congress
and that Il the president n the eyenin,
papers are TO be believed heis going I,
call an extra session unless he gets hI
reciprocity scheme through this congress
"He has adopted one more Democrat a.
principle Give him time enough and d
win adopt them all While he is urging
reclproeJy treaty with Canada and
am heartily in favor OF that I wish b
would extend i;s operations so as TO tax
In our sister republics ON the south ever
one Of them IN the western hemisphere.
The new board is 4 be a bipart sa
one I use the bipartisan accuratel,
such thing as a n1nparu an board Is a
unpcssblity In nature. / wish We c-h
fix IL 80 there would be three democrat
and two republicans on that board at one
but that we oannot have; but on the Il
Of March, 1919, We can set three democrat
Co your three republi, ans and that is a.
= way this board viii then stand.