The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-04
new TARIFF LAM
WILL GO THROUGH
Chairman Underwood Advised by
Wire From Birmingham That
5000 Are Thrown Out of
Work to Punish His
Reciprocity Vote.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Special-
Senate. ~ W. Ni''
The Underwood bill. which n.
ii3uSe passed last night by the over
WhelminE vote of 266 TO 50 will L.
sent 10 the Senate today. ana viii h.
presented on Monday.
| nat the bill will pass the SENATE
IS certain. though it will NOT 20
'hrOuGh the upper House AT the sDee5
win which II was shot through Tho
lower body. There may be. Drohabl,-
VIII be. prolonged debate on M
measure in the Senate. and the ola
SuaTu VIII die hard i'm trying 70 do
ieat the bin. but every body who fol-
lows congressional legislation closely
/ pSlleNeS that the efforts OF the mid
ule-o the-rOad standpatters will he
/ futile in the end The bin will ms
VIII receive the Presidents sienatur..
ana become part of the cod. ,f
| me united states. Practically an of
me democrats. with the exception.
perhaps OF Senators Bailey. Rank
mead and 4 few other dyrd-in-tbe-
WOOL obstructionists backed Nv tn.
lumber interests and other big bust
ness corporations will suDport m,
olIi- The lumber interests and a few
senators representing Middle West
FARMING constituents will fight the
measure tooth and nail. but their q
forts will be- unavaiIing.
The ProErAssives, the Democrats
ah1 majority Of the Republicans
Will back the Underwood measure
ana VIII swing IL To victory.
Last night the House OF Represen-
tativeS passed the Canadian recinro-
city agreement by a vote OF ps6 10 SO
seventy eight Repu olicans voted
against the measure. one less than "A
majority or the lsI active representa-
ives or that party In the House. Sjx
ty-fouF Republicans upheld the ha1d
Of the Administration. EIevsn No.
ocratS deserted their party organiza-
uoh oE voting against the Administer
Itoh o!l reported by Representative
oscar W. Underwood, OF Aleharna
SnSaI[Spap OF the COumHtee on wars
and Means
The real sensation OF the dav
was injected into the pr>ocxr,iinos
oS chairman Underwood. He In
ioTIned the House that be had
Just received kilograms from hIs
district stating that the United
NHN HteeN Corporation had
closed down mills there, throwing
5000 men out OF work; giving a.
II reason that the necessity for
furnishing Mr.. Underwood for his
advocacy Of the reciprocity and
free list biIIR
O,l ~ was a big day in the House. The
Ola Guard leaders, headed bv Uncle To-.
Cannon and Representative DalzeII
made their last stand. The struggle Of
the day was made BY those " no foIovr
ca Mr.. Cannon. They expected that AZ
least 100 Republicans would vote
against the bill Only seventy-eitybt
Republicans. as stated, could be mus
tered In opposition. Sixty-four Re
publlcans. including the main body OF
me INSURGENTS. stood by the nil. Fiji
teen hepublicR ms were not recorded
Tne eleven Democrats who Vota3 !
against the bin were:
bathrick. Claypool. DouGhton. Fowl
er, Nudger; Hammond. Puto. Rucker OF |
colorado: Webb and Whitacre. regulars
and Aiken. OF New York, insureent
,hepreSentative Victor Berger, the |
MI aukee Socialist, voted for The bill
All the New YOFE Democrats voted
Tor the BALI RepreseDtatiVSe Calder
Ano lSAntoFth were the only HepNbli-
V0LlS from that STATE who voted Tor ~ /
AItho0Sh the DoLDocF2 a. an TO tAat
nSoetlnS % this ConEre<aa. bAA been QUE
or practice Tor moro than S1K tAou Yea IA I
Shoy oecnoHStrAtoS yesterday thai theS
now how 60 operate the s4SAm roIkeT
Inlrty nTe 3moodmRO1s wero offered 10
Anood tho Ball TIE DonoerAttr Iead~ |
ers declared that any anAodm1nt OF
W hateVeI ehAraoteF would 10 All prob
ABILITY enda0eeF the fate Of the meas- !
are. and for that reaSon they gave no
tice that the bill must be passed tI,st
as II came from the bands OF the PrerSi-
dent.