The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
Leader U n d erw O Cd
Charges Nebraskan
With Falsehood.
Walls OF WRATH
POURED FORTH
AS Alabama Man Speaks, Repre-
sentatives Stand on Chairs,
Wave handkerchief and
Yell Themselves Hoarse.
Most Remarkable Scene
of Extra Session.

g.-StAndinS
upon chairs, waving handkerchief and
yelling at the top OF their voices. Dem
ocFauc Representatives to-day ac-
| Claimed Representative Oscar W IT.,
! oerwood. of Alabama. Democratic lend
eF OF the House. when he fred verba,
"roadSide at William Jennings Bran
Tor criticizing his position on exten.
sion of the tariff revision program :,
was the most remarkable scene in the
faouse since the beginning of the extra
session OF Congress.
Excoriating the three times ca,dt
GATE OF the Democratic marty for nra.t
uehtiai. honors. Leader Underwood dc.
nouhced Mr.. Bryan's statements as
80, uetended his (Underwood's) attt-
| .uoe as to revision of the tariff scbad.
uies' and said Bryan had placed 49,
every Democratic member lmplicat,ons
uhtounded in fact. He called on his
democratic colleagues of the WAYS and
means Committee for corrobosat jon ne
Gus. Al Ca
kitchin Backs Him up.
MT Underwood was backed IN In
similarly striking speech by Represent
tatiVe Kitchin. of North Carolina Ion,r
devoted friend of Bryan. Mr.. Ilitchio
expressed surprise that any Democrat
should SO malign Mr.. Underwood and
the party. anu
1t all came about from a nuh,,s,ad
Interview. which purported to be a.
thorized by Mr.. Bryan. declaring r.
was time Democratic Leader ITnder
wood was "unMasked"
me action of Chairman Underwood
In opposing an immediate effort 10 re-
uuee tne iron and steel schedule re-
bryan Interview. Speaker CLARK and
| other tariff reformers tried to secure
the passage of resolution INSTRUCT
ing the Ways and Means CommIree
to take up other schedules, Including
ehe iron and steel schedule, but Under
WOO ana fitzgerald-the Fitzgerald
VINO saved Cannon In the last Con
! gress-succeeded in defeating the reso.
luton.
The unmasking of Chairman Tn.
derwood VIII serve a useful purpose ),
ADDED the interview, '1f it arouses the
democrats to an understanding of the
lntst lake made In putting Mr. Under
WOOD at the head of the committee ir
ne solidihes his policy of delay"
me Rouse listened intently as the
entire interview was read from the
clerks desk. Word of the answer that
Underwood was to make to Bryan had
oeen passed among Democrats, and all
most fnll membership on the Demo-
cratic side greeted the tarinr leader.
Cheers and applause that lasted for
several minutes greeted him as no
arose to speak
AS the clerk finished reading the
Bryan interview Mr.. Underwood. in
calm and even tones. opened the walls
OF his wrath. II Underyood's attocl.
was remarkable for Its bitterness and
vigor 1t was not more so than the
general applause which greeted hla
sarcastic references to the Nebraska,
leader and his specific and complete
aehials OF the charges made by Bryan.
Asked for Relief.
He declared that because of the jron
and steel mills IN his own State of
Ala ama. he had urged the Ways and
means Committee at the very begin
ming of the session to save him en-
oarrassment by taking up the iron and
steel schedule at once. This had NOT
been done by the committee, he said.
because 1t had determined that the
textile schedules, over which there Is
the greatest complaint from the nuh-
lie. should he the subjects of earliest
| revision His opposition in the recent
caucus TO resolution calling for n
revision Of the iron and steel schedule
he said, had been due to the fact that
IL had been determined no further
tariff program should BE worked ont
until 1t was found what would be done
by the President.
Mr. Underwood had read the pub
lished Bryan statement, and, spea king
very delibera tely. said:
Mr.. Speaker. the statements con-
tanned in that paper are absolutely
false. III the reflections that articIa
contains rested only on mystelf
would not take the time of this House
TO answer them. But those state
ments reflect not only upon myself
hut upon the Democracy In control on
this side of the Capitol. and as leader
On this floor would be untrue to
nv fellow Democrats here and to my
self If did not reply to this attack
Mr.. Underwood said the tariff on
iron and steel needed further revi-
sion. and would get It that when the
WAYS and Means Committee organ
lied he told the committee that as
everything he had was invested in the
iron industry 1t would relieve Him
of embarrassment II it undertook iron
and steel revision first.
That interview" continued Mr.. Un-
derwood, referring to Mr., Bryan.
| charges that there is a difference be-
tween the Speaker of this House and
myself as to legislation in th!s House.
That statement Is absolutely false.
We have been together we are to-
sether now and predict that NO Will
be together 10 the end"
Mr.. Underwood had read telegram
from Mr. Bryan TO Representatives
James, OF Kentucky, transmitting con-s.
calculations to Mr.. Underwood FOR
his great work"
THE gentleman from Nebrsska did
not think l was trying 10 projections
lie the Democratic party then.e said
Iyndarwoui was mot unfil 6tPLf