The Washington herald., 1913-04-30

his cloak about him and proclaimed that
he was holier than his fellow-man He
predicted that the third party would
make no further headway, and that if
the Democrats were turned out of power
that they would be succeeded by the Re-
publicans.
Representative James Manahan of Min
nesota, new member, said that he was
tired CT hearing old members talk over
the battles of the past. LAS we are on
the chemical schedule" he said, II would
suggest that We put ether on the free list
ana apply 1t to those who would take up
the time of the House in discussion Of
what took place in the past. Let us deal
with the present and the future"
Duty on Peanut OIL.
Another laugh was kicked up over the
provision imposing duty Of cents a gal
lon on peanut oil.
Why" exclaimed Representative Payne
what are you trying to do? Revise the
tariff upward?"
Ihe gentleman himself is an expert on
upward revision remarked Represent
ative Harrison of New York.
In the bill you passed at the last ses-
sion you put peanut oil on the free list"
returned Mr. Payne. Il thought you
wanted to reduce the cost of living"
Does not the gentleman know that
peanut oil is used in the process of mas
sage?' queried Mr. Harrison.
oh answered Mr. Payne, II Thought
II was used on the table,
Representative Stanley or Kentucky. a
democratic member of the Ways and
Means Committee, was angered by re-
marks made by Representatives Hum
phrey of Washington and Mondell of
Wyoming, Republicans. Mr. Mondell re-
ferred to the tyranny of the WAYS and
Means members, whom he charged were
determined to push the tariff bill down
the throat of helpless minority. Read
ing the names of the fourteen Demo-
cratic members Of the Ways and Means
Committee, Mr.. Humphrey shouted that
all or them came from small towns and
that none of them knew much about the
subject
There is nothing more unique in its
absurd incongruity than this assault the
standpatters are now making on the
tyranny of the Ways and Means Com
mittee,' replied Mr.. Stanley, answering
Mr.. Mondell.
why it will take another year Of
growth OF hair before the mark of Cam
mons collar will be or of theit necks
The stoop has not left their bowed
forms. the result of ten long years of
crawling into anterooms to ask the once
despotic Speaker for the power to in
troduce a bill or advocate a measure
And now. out of that loathsome house
of bondage, in a hopeless minority lit
orally Spewed out of the mouths of lib
erty-loving people on account of their
servile obedience to despot and to des-
potism, they come here and profess q
holy horror because the Democrats pro-
pose to speak through the responsive
and obedient agents of free and trium-
phant majority
After the House had laughed over this
sally, Representative Stanley turned his
batteries on Mr.. Humphrey.
That the Ways and Means Commit
tee is incompetent because we come
from towns. we are told said he. mo
larger than those in which Washington
and jefferson, Madison and Monroe once
found an abode. We are told that you
must go to the greet marts where your
Harrimans. your Fricks. and your Nor
gans and the other patron saints of Re-
publicanism hold absolute dominion and
implore those high gods the privilege
10 write the laws Of the land. 1 am
from a small town, yea, verify, and
glory in it.