New-York tribune., 1911-01-31
PERMANENT TARIFF
BOARD BILL PASSES
Presidents Measure Carried by
Republicans in House OF
Representatives.
DEMOCRATS WERE DIVIDED
Champ Clark, Who Will Be the
Speaker, Favored the Bill,
but Many of His Party
Vigorously Opposed 1t.
tp~or, The rrlbuna Rursari


Washington. Jan. 30-The House, by
vote Of 1856 To 90, passed the tariff board
bill at midnight tonight Only two Re-
publican votes. those Of Representatives.
Gaynes and Hubbard. Of West Virginia
were cast against the bill
The bill Is the combination of the Long
worth and Dalzell measures. reported by
the Ways and Means Committee. ana II
provides for permanent bipartisan tarin
| board Of five members, to be appointed
by the President, 10 collect and compile
/ information on the cost of production at
home and abroad and to report such IN
/ formation to the President or elther
house Of Congress on request.
The massage Of the bill constitutes
great triumph for President Tart, VINO
/ almost entirely by his personal influence
won for It a majority in the House.
There Is every indication that nothing
short of a Democratic flibuster can pre-
vent the passage of the bill by the senate
and it's becoming part of the law OF
rho land. which would doubtless place the
tariff board beyond the reach oi Detho-
cratic political Vaccinations.
! OF the thirty or more amendments
offered bv the Democrats none was
Iadopted. At the beginning OF the DEBATE
/ Representative Champ Clark announcer
/ that he would support the BILL but that
| all Democrats were entirely at liberty 10
vote i'm accordance with their CONVICTIONS
/ Chairman Payne said he was for the bill
and would welcome Democratic views
for he wanted all the information on the
! tariff he could get for the ways ana
Means Committee. He believed that
with more information there would be
fewer unwarranted and false statements
regarding the tariff in the public prints
At11 D. IN. Mr. Payne moved the pre-
vious question, and his motion carried
149 to l2s. Representative Harrison, OF
New York. then moved to recommit the
hill His motion was defeated lj1 to l39.
Then followed the final roll call on the
biu itself. with the result as given.
Talk of Gag Rule.
kfter the House had debated the bill
continuouslv for six hours Mr.. Payne
became incensed at the dilatory tactics
of the Democrats and moved the pre-
vious question on the bill.
For a few minutes there were squaliy
times. There had been an understanding
when the bill was first called up and
the House had shown itself in favor Of
the legislation by adopting the special
rule by a vote of 1876 to 80, that there
should be unlimited debate and amend
ment Mr.. Dalzell. chairman OF the
Rules Committee. had agreed to the
same thing I'm the Rules Committee.
II do not want to cut off debate" said
Mr.. Payne, "and We want TO live up to
the agreement, but no one anticipated
when II was made that the Democratic
side OF tho House intended to carry on
C. filibuster."
Two insurgents Representatives Nor
rig. of Nebraska. and Poindexter. OF
Washington-joine with the Democrats
in denouncing Mr. Payne's sudden de-
mand for the previous question. For a
time it appeared that another rules fight
and a Democratic -insurgent coalition
was impending. Champ Clark. although
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