New-York tribune., 1911-01-31

ing tactics are Stlll lnduleeu III
Then tho House resumed an academic I
discussion OF just how the board should
90 about arriving at the difference IN the
cost n lator per unit at home and
abroad.
Meanwhile Mr.. Finley. of South caro-
lima tried TO get an adjournment ana
Mr.. Clark. of Florida, moved recess
until 1880 Tuesday morning. Both mo-
tions we're lost. The last motion was
dilatory. and Mr.. Bennet Of New YORK
finally demanded "the regular order.
at last some one demands regular
order" said the Speaker, with relief. and
everybody laughed.
Democrats at Odds.
Tho first tost Of strength cam" when
Representative Macon. an Arkansas
Democrat. after an impassoned speech
IN which he predicted all sorts Of abuses
and the usurpatiou ot Congressional
privileges by the Tariff Board. offered
an amendment to strike out the enact
ing clause Of the bill.
no Macon dlllfilhii-iN
whelminglv voted down. lS4 10 ~. no
Republican voting in favor Of II.
Then Representative James, Of Ken
tuckv. another Democrat. proposed
lengthy amendment changing the man
ner Of appointing the proposed board
He suggested that the minority party
should have the right to name its two
members OF the board.
There are Democrats and then there
arc Democrats" shouted Mr.. James
amid much laughter and cries Of Cor
rect" from the Republican side. HOW
do we know that the President VIII ap-
point real Democrats to this board
Give the minority the right 10 select Its
own representatives and then they VIII
be untramelleed, unbridled and unafrald
in securing information. Democrats
know better than does a Republican
President who real Democrats are.
Representative Payne, the majority
floor leader made the James amendment
the target of his satire.
81 viii not dignity this ridiculous
proposition with a speech he declared
"b7,t 7 want 10 agree with the gentle
man from Kentucky that there are all
sorts OF Democrats. As for nlEseH' L
doubt II YOU have any simon-pufe
Democrats on that side who haven't a.
ready been appointed 10 your new ways
and Means Committee. You are Just
bringing trouble upon yourselves by pro-
roeinp such a plan as this. You viii
have moro dissession, and heaven knows
ION have had enough trouble for the last
few years
The James amendment was voted
down. 142 to 127.
The disagreement among the Demo
Gratis over Tariff Board legislation was
annareur as soon as the bill was pre-
serted to-day. Representative Champ
Clark. the next Speaker, was found 10
be supporting IT, Representatives Tn
derwood and Brantley, Of the next Ways
and Means Committee, also advocated
the legislation.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. OF New York. stub
bornly opposed any sort Of tariff board
Representatives Clayton, Of Alabama
Korbly and Cullop of Indiana Sims. Of
Tennessee. Sisson. Of Mississippi; Byrd,
Of the same state; Kitchin. OF North
Carolina. and other Democrats joined IN
onuosition 10 Mr.. Clark and the party
leaders.
After the speechmaking was Overland
under the rule anybody spoke II he
wanted-amendments many OF them Of
trivial character. fairly rained upon the
clerks desk from the Democratic side,
the Macon and James amendments being
among the more important Of the lot
In practically every instance the Re-
publican ranks stood solid for tho bill
as drawn, while the Democrats were
split
REPRESENTATIVE Clark Of Florida, Of
fered an amendment that the Demo
cratic members OF the tariff board might
emplov their ou'u experts. The proposal
was defeated by vote Of lIl to l3O.
Theu Representative B3rnhardt. of
indiana. suggested another plan for the
appoiutment Of the board. il was that
tho President SnOOld name one TUFHl-
her. the Speaker Of the House TWO and
the president Of the Senate the re
raining two Those appointed by the
Sneaker and the Vice President, n was
proposed should he certified 70 by tho
majority and minority members Of each
body. This plal was defeated l49 10
1870
Next Representative Alexander. OF
Missouri sought 10 limit rho expenses
Of tho board i'm any one year 10 s250,000
He was voted down, $50 10 i29. Mr.
Jones Of Virginia, then proposed a limit
Of $500. 600 per annum.
This came within four votes OF carry
ing. Representative Beall. OF Texas
wanted 70 inject an element Of chance
in the selection Of the board members
and suggested that the members named
bv the President should draw lots" for
their terms as the Senators do. He was
voted down. 165 10 l35.
Makeup OF Board.
The bill creates a permanent Tariff
board in lieu OF the present board. which
is a creature Of a provision Of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. and which VIII
expire by its own limitation on June 80
next
The board Is 10 consist OF five MEM
bers. not moro than three OF whom shall
be Of the same political party. The
term OF office shall be six years each.
and those first appointed shall be for
terms OF Two. three. four five and six
wears, respectively 70 be designated by