The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-01
Comes Up in the Eoase and is Discuss
ed by The REPRESENTATIVES.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
Underwood Figu es Saving to People
Of aoe Millions Annually.-Payne
Presents NIinol lty Report and Urg-
es Delay Until Tariff Board Makes
Report in Dec, D,ber.

a5 Is Debate on the Democratic cotton
schedule revision bill was begun in
the House Friday by Representative
Underwood, of .labama, the chair
man of the was and means COM
mittee, which prepared the bill. No
date was fixed for closing debate on
the measure, ali lough it Is believed
it will end "Wednesday, with vote on
the day followir g.
The minority eport was presented
by Representa- Payne, of New
York, leading minority member of the
ways and meaIs committee. 1t ex-
presses opposition to the bill because
it does not furnish protective duties
for great Anne lean industry, and it
ds frankly admit ted that it is not in
tended to do so The report says:
'There Is no lemand for such leg
islation at this time, but, on the con-
trary the country appreciates the
sound reasoning that asks postpone
ment of the re vision of the cotton
schedule until ater the report of the
tariff board has been received"
Mr. Underwood said that the cot
ton schedule rsyision proposed by
the bill would save American con-
sumers s20S, 900, 200 year. He de-
MED that labor would be injured in
the least by the proposed tariff re-
ductions.
"The only ba sis on which the Re-
publican party has stayed in power.
he declared, has been false appeal
to the laborers OF the country, max
ing them believe they were receiving
more wages be ause of a protective
tariff than they would otherwise re-
ceive." -"
He insisted that the duties levied
under Republican tariff had amount
ed to from 100 to 800 per cent of the
labor cost of tie goods, and that the
laboring man had received very
small percentage Of the above duty.
The charge hat oeen made that Mr.
Underwood sal I the Democratic re-
vision was rs dlcal measure.
s'I am anNio ts," he continued, "if
we have the p)wer to do so. to re-
duce every sch .Gule in the tariff bill
to a strictly revenue basis. But in
reaching that otnt, I am not dispos-
ed to be radical. If we enact this bill
/ do not think we ought hastily or
unduly agitate the country again
with constant r,visions." E9
Three rool calls were necessary
during the AFTERNOON to keep a quo
rum in the Holse. Only two others
spoke on the bill, Representative
Roberts, of Nevada, against, and
Representative Rathrick, of Ohio, for
it. Mr.. Rober;s urged awaiting re-
ports from the tariff board.
"When the democrats are not dis
cussing free trade on the fioor," said
Mr.. Roberts, "hey are sitting in the
Democratic clc ak room wearing I'M
ported pants, smoking imported CT
gars and light ng them with import
ed matches" Then holding aloft a
small box of foreign made matches,
he added:
"And overtime one of them strikes
an imported m alch on the seat of his
imported pant, he strikes blow at
the American working man."
Mr.. Pathricy:, attacking the Attor-
ney General III the course Of his
speech, declared that the law must
b upheld whtn man steals a loaf
Of bread, but when great criminals
have been Convicted before the Su-
preme Court. our Attorney General
sits supinely BIZ and says he will wait
until some convenient time to insti-
tute proceedin 81 for the enforcement
of the law
Representative Austin, Of Tennes-
see came to he defence of the At
torney General, claiming that official
was doing his 2ull duty. Debate on
the bill was resumed Saturday.