Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-16
5y GEORGE CLINTON.

xtsSeius OF the laws of the land by
Charles Nagel. secretary OF com
xnsEN,e and labor. 1t has Just been
Brought publicly to notice that since
sae year 1883 the government has
had the power through one OF its de-
s,arfnents 20 do all the investigating
necessary 70 get proper business I'M
sdsrssanding OF tariff matters for the
v,srs Of congress-
In other words. with all the trouble
fhst the administration had 10 get a
SaEzT 5nari and with all the excite
Snent OF debate attending the attempt.
and with the final killing" OF the
&artd board by congress. there has
been actually In existence a tariff
BOARD with full powers which never
mas 5sen ar work and whose very eX
ssreavs presumably was unknown to
che law makers
y s-skin gfon is inclined to laugh over
Ehs. slsGa,ion. but il hardly is a laugh
ing .ssntter For 25 years the execu-
s<is.. 'cas had at its command what
-aHHyEuts 10 a tariff commission. II
sflas < yet and the fact is now recog
'as1<sS nut whether or not congress
-ssoS'-7ed power OF government is
.sNlesr ION OF doubt. for it is believed
that p is the intention of the law
Uns15srs when the next congress meets
go % ahead after their own manner
IN sss1Se UP a new tariff bill
6ureau Of Labors Duty
"a s5ne spring of 1883 Grover Cleve-
b. Of fba
clnsT-s States. gave his approval to a
Fan establishing what was known as
f.hs h'srsau of labor. In the act estab-
sisSsas ''nis bureau was a provision
c.sx an read like this:
w. ascertain at as early date as
In1essi8is and whenever industrial
o>sacas.s shall make it essential. the
coy ~ producing articles at the time
'slfsErssisie in the United States. in lead
eng c-oautries where such articles are
T1roas.csed. by fully specified units of
Tpro1zuctiOn and under a classification
.shs5s-irsS the different elements of cost
gor approximate cost. of such articles
~5f production. including the wages
rSass IN such industries day week
TIsoz.sh- or year. or by the piece and
sos manufacturers and producers of
ssxrt articles: and the comparative
'esnsso ID living. and kind of living,
what articles are controlled by trusts
.1r other combinations OF capital. bust
ness operations or labor. and what
effect said trusts. or other combina-
Cio=ss Ut capital, business operations
UT LABOR have on production and
rrtces.
Whe- the department OF commerce
Ard labor was established the bureau
Of labor vas merged into IT, but the
provision giving the tariff investigat.
Eng power. for that was what it
amounted to. remained as a part of
che organic law. of the land Its en-
forrament or rather its operation,
became a part of the duty OF the de-
narsinent of commerce and labor.
Now Up to Commerce Bureau.
a. fhe session of congress last sum.
znef the bureau of manufactures and
the bureau OF statistics of the depart
m1enC OF commerce and labor were
'zconoiidated. into a bureau to be known
las the bureau of foreign and domestic
Following the provision for the con
-so.iSation prescribes that those du
ties of the department of commerce
and labor or bureau of labor confirm
I'D 81 section of the act approved
-yone l3. 1888. that established the
SANE. are hereby transferred to and
shall hereafter be discharged by the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
.snercs'
Congress last summer did awaJ
witt, the tariff board When il con
..ssoI5datsd the two bureaus named
above an intimation was made tina
'zhe resulting bureau would be OF serv
zee IN collecting tariff data but Their,
WAS no intimation at all that the pow
s.er 70 collect it had been in the de
F,sutIueDt of commerce and labor al
along.
An appropriation will be necessar,
TO give the department of commerc,
and labor. through its proper bureau
enc means TO do the work of tariff ma
seriai collecting. which it has the au
shortly of law to do. The question i
nov W'hether the appropriation will
noe forthcoming.
Mere Oscord in Sight
Before this time it has been tolC
how the Democratic majority doe
not intend to recognize any thir,
party as such in the next hous,
OF representatives. Now II seem
chat another element Of rossi
'sote discord and resentment Is to b.
thrown into the house in connection
with this party division matter whel
the extra session meets. II is sal,
that a number of Progressive Rcput
isicans Who must not be confused will
Progressives elected as such. and VII
represent a. new party. are soon 4
confer with a view to decide as I