Evening journal., 1916-07-11


tariff sufficient to protect adequately
American industry and American
labor. and TO be so adjusted as TO pre-
vent undue exactions by monopolies
or trusts, paying particular attention
TO the conditions inevitable at the
close OF the present European war.
with view OF insuring the industrial
independence Of the United States"
Republicans Who Supported Bill.
Other Republicans, besides Mr..
tarr, voting for the bill were: An
Person. Mimi; Browne, Wis; Cary,
Wis; Cooper. Wis; Davis, MINI.
Dillon, 8. D.; Dowell. Ia; Ellsworth,
MINI; Esch, Wis; Gardner. Mass
Good, Ia; Green, Ia; Hawley,
Ore; Helgesen N. D.; John
son, S. D.; Kinkaid. Neb.: Lindbergh,
MINI; Longworth o.; McCulloch. o.;
Miller, MINI; Morgan. Okla; Norton,
N. D.; Ramseyer, Ia; Reavis. Neb
Roberts. New. Sinnott. Ore; Sloan,
Neb.; Smith, Mimi. Stafford, Wis.
Steenerson, Mimi; Sweet Ia; Vol
btead. Mimi, and Young, n. D.
Progressives-Copley. ILL.,: H.ston,
Cal; Nolan SAL; Schaln. Mimi. and
Stephens, Cal
Majority Leader Kitchin fought
elimination OF the special bankers
tax. The amendment offered by Rep
resentative Wood, Of Indiana, Repub-
lican, eliminating the tax OF 81 on
each $1,000 of capital, surplus and un-
divide profits was adopted by the
House by vote OF 2O2 to 1877, many
Democrats. including Representative
Arthur c. Dewalt or Allentown, Vot-
ing against the tax. Representative
Rainey, OF Illinois, author Of the tariff
commission bill. met defeat on three
points In the bill.
An amendment by Representative
Green. Of Iowa, reducing salaries OF
members OF the commission from S10,-
600 10 $500 year and that Of the
secretary of the commission from
$4,000 TO $4,000 was adopted by the
House by vote Of 143 to SO. Later,
when Mr. Rainey attempted TO secure
record vote on the Green amend
ment. he could not obtain sufficient
number Of members 70 demand a roll
call
Permanent Appropriations Dropped.
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600 a year for the tariff commission
was stricken out on motion OF Rep
resentative Fitzgerald, Of New York,
chairman OF the Appropriations Com
mittee. He declared that permanent
appropriations led to abuses in gov
ernment offices. The Fitzgerald
amendment was adopted without the
formality OF a vote. and as now pro-
vided the tariff commission will re-
ceive its appropriations annually, Just
as other governmental agencies do
Efforts to amend the bill to eliminate
the inheritance tax, the tax on
property. and to increase the duty on
dyestuffs we're defeated. Debate on the
dyestuffs section of the bill drew heat
ed discussion between Floor Leader
Kitchin and Representative Hill, CT
Connecticut. Representative J. Hamp-
ton Moore, Of Philadelphia. made a
fight to secure adoption OF an amend
rnent to the "antidumping clause by
prohibiting importation OF product
made by children under Is years or
hy men or women who receive less
compensation than American workers
In the same Industries. Mr.. Kltchi~
declared Republicans, while they were
in power, failed TO establish such re-
gulations, and the Moore amendment
was defeated
Opposition to the provision prevent
ing former members of Congress and
present Congressman from appoint
ment 10 the Tariff Commission wa
directed by the Republicans. Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth led a
fight to get the provision amended
Representative Rainey. author Of the
Tariff Commission, spoke against the
amendment and offered in substantial
tion Of his position the opinion of Re
publican newspapers. He submitted
the editorial OF the Public Ledger Of
this morning entitled What Sort Of a
Commission?" as well as a similar
editorial expression from the Wash
ington Post. These editorials were