New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
ENDS COMMERCE COURT;
MAKES TARIFF BOARD
House Favors Radical Changes
in Passing the Big Appro-
priation Bill.
ECONOMY IS CAST ASIDE
Fitzgerald Bitter When Fellow
Democrats Fail to Support
His Committees Re-
trencbment Plans.
lFrom Tho tribune bureau.

ffI"Nl IN" Ilibhnc biitHb'I
Washington. May 9--After nine hours q
wrungling and partisan debate. punctuafed
fy fiery speech by Mr. Fitzgerald. who
again upbraided the Democrats for not up
holding the hand of the Appropriations
Commute in it's ECONOMY crusade, th'
House late tonight moved to pass the leg
islative. executive and judicial approprla'
ton bill. Final action on the bin viii Com'
tomorrow
Near the close Of an oratOrical field day
those in charge Of the measure surprised
the House by proposing an unexpected
amendment, which virtually creates tariff
board, although the Democrats ~ the Ar
preparations Committee sought to dIsGws'
Tie real purport OF their move. The amend
ment provides for the abolition OF the Bu'
reau If Trade Relations IA the State De
partnient. IT cousolidates the Bureau ri
Manufactures and the Bureau of Statistic
in the Department of Commerce and Labor
the consolidated bureaus TO be known rs
the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce
a joker reads that this bureau shall col
iect, at the request Of either the President
on either branch Of Congress, information
regarding tho tariff and kindred subjects
Repre- sentative Palmer, Pennsylvania
Democrat. who has bill 10 abolish The
present Tariff Board aud create one con-
ncrt"d with the WAYS and Means com
mittrc. vigorousg CIV fought the amendment
claiming that t. was a tlinly disguised at
tempt to perpetuate an executive board
The amendment carried on - viva vo"'
vote
Among tho other radical legislative '"at
ures carried in the bill a. approved in com
rrttoe Of the whole to-day, hut on ~hicf
separate rollral votes may be demlndci u
the House proper arc the following y pro
vision aLolish'ug the Commerce Court 81
June 90, 1872. and - requirement iAI
classified ci-il service employees ~ ~" b'~
trIct OF Columbia shall terminate their con-
mission IN 1917 and shall then b. subject L
reappontment
n. Appropriations Commute" fails h
its attempt to abolish the nirts At Sar
Francisco. Carson CITY snd New orleans
Six ASSAY Offices scheduled for abolition
were also retained u the bin following q
sufr night ~ Western members The re-
fusal ~ the House 10 sanction sholiShmen'
~ these mintq and ASSAY ofi"ss N1f large"
Is responsible for Mr.. Ftzgcrslt' heated
speech in which 10 advised h's Democratic
colleagues that ho did not rpruu' 80 ~
sumo responsibility It to" u~r'""ra'i'
partv failed 90 make good On i,. ''o""W,
promises.
"You want TO economic at the "Npers'
~ the other fellow" said Nr. fitzg"r' Va
L have seen numerous gentlemen or iiIl
side to-day voting against tho Arpropris
tlonr Committee IN e. effort 20 reduce -
penciturcs. your votes ate cast Tor DO
rtical effect. end 7 serve notice now that
will not bear tho brun, Of biarno N ON
authorizations eauel or e~c"cd 'hos" NJ
preceding congresses
Seeing IN Mr. Fitzgerald remarks a
yelled attack on Speaker Clark, Republican
members deserted that side 81 the chamber
and crowded around hin. No Names We're
mentioned. however, and although th'
Speaker hurried IN from hts Office durinl
the attack. he took no notice ~ II Wills
Mr.. FITZGERALD denounced those Democrats
who voted against tlotr cornmlttc" - 20
lucal guerllas'
Approximately score Of Republican in
Nlt'gent@ NOlel WIFI li' igfiiI''lh's W. h''. .
ish tho Commerce Court Eepreseutati'f
Sims. ~ Tennessee. led the fight 20 Kin TIE
court. charcterlzlns u as q court ~ specia
privi!ege" Representative stevens. ~ Mis-
sissippi declared the court had not had o
fair opportunity 10 demonstrate 10 worth
BIZ, tho Democratic mator'tv was unvield
rC
Speaker Clark and Representative Payne
entered tho free-for-al discussion when
Repre- sentative Johnson. ~ South Carolina
proposed the merger 81 the bureau ~ man
uta,ture, and the bureau or statistics Re-
uublicane asserted that the Democrats were
Nralv coming around 10 tho Taft doctrine
that body ~ scientific tarf' exports was
necessary.
II was strange. said Mr.. Payne that since
the Democrats came into power they de
nounced &c band OF clerks" the present
organization. while Mr. clark and Mr.. I'm
derwood had heartily favored The perma
nent tarin board bill killed by the Fitz
gerald Glibuster IN ~" closing dove Of tll'
slst Congress