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Show OCCUPIED ENTIRE Chairman Payne Had Floor Over Five Hours in Tariff Sp:ech Washington, March 23. Occupying the entire session of the house toda, Mr. Payne of New York, chairman ot tho committee on ways and ' means, concluded his spooch In explanation ot tho tariff bill. He was on his reel almost all of the live hours and ten minutes that he had tho lloor. At times he gavo evidence of being greatly great-ly fatigued. In his arguments ho tools the position posi-tion that the bill would not Injure the tm plate or steel-tile Industries ot the United States and that free hides would not bo a menace to the farmers. Tho Inheritance tax, he said, was preferable to an income tax because it would not giTe riso to perjury or fraud. He held also, that an income lax was unconstitutional. Discussing the, proposed continuance continu-ance of the reciprocity arrangement with Cuba, Mr. Payno said that all tho commercial nations understood the guardianship over Cuba by the United Slates and gavo the Inference that tho charge of discrimination in favor ot Cuba would be heard. Mr. Payne discussed the proposed inheritance tax. "Wc want some more roenucs, about $20,000,000, thererore, wc provided for an inheritance tax," ho said. He stated that a proposition for an Income tax was beforo the committee, com-mittee, but there were strong doubts of its constitutionality. Both Mr. James and Mr. Clark pointed to the fat that certain portions por-tions of the income tax provislou of the Wilson bill, which were not held to be unconstitutional, could bo enforced en-forced and inquired why something was not done to enforce that law. Mr. Payne's response was that it wafl not believed an income tax law was constitutional. With this the discussion closed. He-foro He-foro he sat down, Mr. Gardener (Tex.) renewed his question of yesterday, it opportunity would be given to amend the bill. Mr. Payno declared he wanted tho bill put through as quickly as pos-" Bible. "Tho country Is waiting tho action of congress." he said. "Trade is waiting. Tho wheels of Industry are stopped, pending tho action ot congress upon this bill. Men eager to work for a fair day's pay aro looking look-ing anxiously for the passageof tins bill. Business interests of the country, coun-try, throughout the whole world, are waiting for the action of this house. I want the bill passed at tho tirst possible moment and 1 believe that when It is passed and signed by the-Preeldent the-Preeldent it will accomplish the purposes pur-poses which we bae assigned. I believe it will open the ports of other countries. 1. believe it will give us fairer trade relations the world ovor. "I believe it will not etop the labor of a single hand. I believe it will start up Industries throughout tho United States. I believe that labor will bo fully employed. I believe that; good and blessings to tho peoplo or the United Slates will come from the passage of this bill and my anticipation anticipa-tion and hope is that at tho earliest possible moment the bill will go through the houso and over to the senate sen-ate on its way to become law." |
