Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
Cites Senate Plan.

I'VE have brought bill here reducing
duty on iron and steel. We have a bill
to give great benefits to the American
people The Senate tacks on an amend
ment to keep this bill from becoming q
law. II We send it to the President we
invite his veto on the iron and steel bill
to certainty.
"The gentlemen know that when they
vote against the iron and steel bill they
are voting against the reduction of taxes.
The gentlemen say this issue g dead
II So why do they seek to tack II on this
bill If not to defeat this measure.
Feeling More Favorable.
He also said Canadian feeling was now
favorable to reciprocity. and the demo-
cratic applause was loud and long.
Payne Attacks Attitude.
Representative Payne replied to the
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee. He called the democratic atti-
tude a menace to the country.
You democrats entirely strip of pro-
lection many Of the items of this metal
bill. The next thing will be simply free
trade.
ssWho supposes President Taft will
ever sign such mongrel bill!
lican of Massachusetts. said: Il don't pro-
pose to vote to repeal Canadian reciproc-
ity,' his republican friends frowned.
while the interested democrats gave him
a burst of applause as vociferous as
that accorded TO Representative Under
wood
Republican cheers withheld from Mr..
Mccall were unleashed when former
Speaker Cannon said he proposed to
stand pat"
&ha Co md tho ~
from such legislation as you would give
them 4 you had the power" he shouted,
as he leaned far over, shaking INST d :
rectly in the faces of the crowded demo-
cratic side.
Bad Enough, Says Cannon.
Its bad enough he went on. that
the country should be subjected to legis-
lation on your part, but it's worse to let
the country sit still and let Canada legis-
late for us. Answer that on the stump.
Il voted for 50 ton on print paper.
We need some sort OF tariff, l suppose
you call it tariff for revenue. and We will
need revenue badly If you democrats re-
main in power"
Representative Cannon asked Rep
Underwood If he had asked
President Taft whether the metal bill
WOOIO De vetoed the SdHdOldu ICCA-
rrocity repeal Is contained in IT.
Representative Underwood said: Yes.
the President of the United States
hasn't changed his views"
"Oh, OH" groaned the republicans.
They wanted a definite statement
Representative Cannon characterized
Underwood's replies as
deductions" instead Of direct infor-
nation.
Continues IN Smile
Representative Cannon tried to get
the Alabama statesman to make a d.
rect answer as to how he knew the
President would veto the bill. but the
smiling Mr.. Underwood still smiled. He
made no direct answer.
Finally Makes Answer.
Finally Mr.. Underwood did make di-
rect answer.
1T took the force OF corkscrew,"
said Representative Cannon. Can the
gentleman stand on that side and speak
for the PRESIDENT asked Representative
Sherley of Kentucky
Representative Cannons face flushed
and with that well known double jonted
gesture Of the arms he shouted:
I'm do my duty and let the President
do his
Representative kitchin said: There is
not an intelligent man in this House.
Hurry. Hurry!' yelled the gleeful rep
and refused to stop shouting
until the gavel had nearly been worn out
on the Speakers desk.
..T'here is not an intelligent man in this
House or this Capitol
Murray shouted forty representa-
tives.
What he was trying TO say was that
every intelligent man in the House knows
that the reciprocity amendment was put
in the bill to defeat the democratic metal
tariff bill