Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
PUT UP MONEY
ANDARECLIPPLNC
COUPONS, He SAYS
Representative Calls It
Most High-Handed He
Has Known

big interests. They put up millions
of dollars to elect Republican adj
ministration and they are now clip
ping the coupons"
In these words Congressman
Charles r. Crisp, of the Third Geor-
gia district, who arrived at his home
here Monday to spend the brief con-
gressional recess, summed up his
opinion of the situation in Washing
ton. Judge Crisp is a member of
the minority of the important ways
and means committee of the national
house, in which the tariff and taxa
tion bills now pending in congress
originated.
Il have never seen as righ-handed
or tyranical congress in my eyperi-
ence in the house." said Judge Crisp.
'"Fhc fact is, the Republicans have
fixed it so the Democrats haven't a
chance to say or do anything but
vote when their measures come up.
To show you how high handed they
are, / will mention their method in
the house in handling the tariff bill.
Remember, the house has a Republi-
can majority of 175 members, the
Democrats having only 1875, seats,
and in the senate they have ma
lority, Of "a members, besides a Re-
publican president
Minority Barred Out.
when the tariff matter came up
Tor consideration by the Ways and
Means committee public hearings
were held for several GAYS, after
which the Democratic members were
ted they could ao5 meet with the
Republican members while the bill
was being framed. So we were kept
out. But the halls around the rooms
whore the Republican members were
at work on the bill resembled a pub
lie hearing, with agents and repre-
sentat;ves of special interests swarm
ing around thickly and being admitt-
ed end heard on what they wanted.
When the bill was completed the
Democratic committee members were
called in and the bill laid before them
with the information that this was
what would be reported and recon-
mended to the house by the majority
and that we Democrats could submit
a minority report if we cared to and
vote against the majorit ybill. That
was all the consideration we got.
Special Rule Framed
"Whcn the bill got before the
house, instead of it's going in as
general Legislation and being subject
to all the rules of procedure, debate,
amendment, etc. as are other bills,
a special rule was brought in. frarled
by the Republicans, providing that no
amendments could be offered from
the floor of the house except those
brought in by tho Ways ana Mcans
committee This licked amendment
on the ftooc by the Democrats. The
few amend nCnU5 that Wera offered
W,rl brout IT hy re rstorry of
thr comm q VITA cut i 'hrlng or ref
crencc to the Democratic members.
We made a fight on this process,
making thespoint of order that COM
ittee amendment could not be a COM
mittee amendment unless it had first
been considered BY the whole COM
mitLce This point was finalky sus-
tanned by The chez, after which the
Democrats on the committee were
called in to consider amendments.
supposedly. However, The majority
Of the committee voted to delegate
to a subcommittee the matter of all
Amendments, and a Republican sub
committee was named, which accom-
plshcd the same purpose, no mem
ber Of the committee being permit
ted to offer an amcndihcut in COM
mittcc except through f1is sub-com-
mttce. A fight on this was nl!de on
the floor of the house, but was lost.
We urged that if this principle were
followed out it would be Just as well,
and the same ends accomplished, i
congress were to delegate all of it's
powers to subcommittee and let
them run the government while the
members not on the committees went
home
Democrats Blocked.
"By this method e ruPs tb< Dem
ocrats were blocked absolutely from
doing anything but votinI against the
measure This is why / begged SO
frantlcaly with the Republicans 10
remove the tariff on potash. | was
helpless to do anything else The
house voted the tariff on potash lust
the same, but I am hopeful the SEN
ate viii recant and tote to pliee y
on the free list.
"Old Joe Fordney my chairman, is
a fine old man at heart, and thor
oughly loUhbIe, e't3n shouel bit
rough, He is a Through protecgiyn-
lst at heart. He wants protection on
his stuff and is willing to accord It
to anyone else, regardless of section.
That is why ! &<s able to get him tn
write into the emergency tariff bin
a duty on vegetable oils ard peanuts
imported from the Orient in compe-
tItlon with our cotton seed oil, wEseh
was tariff for revenue and IN ac-
cordance with Democratic principles.
But the New Englanders are not that
way. They want : high tariff on all
manufactured goods and none on
farm production.