The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-09
COTTON TARIFF REVISION,
BILL CARRIES AVERAGE AID
VALOREM DUTY OF %
PER CENT
Thirty Insurgents Vote With Demo-
cratic Mcmbcrs-Bill Carried 2O2
tO 81, Cuts Tariff on Cotton Man
fractured Good From iS Per
Ccnt--21 Per Cent Reduction.

cent. on cotton manufactured goods,
cut of p per cent from the pre-
sent tariff, was placed by the house
today by 2O2 to 81.
supported by all the Democrats
and by 30 Insurgent Republicans, the
Democratic cotton ariff bill, the third
Of the big tariff revision measure
brought forth by the Democratic
house of representatives, passed that
body early this evening by 2O2 to 81.
The bill cuts the average tariff on
cotton manufactured goods from As
to q per cent. ad valorem, a 81 per
cent. reduction In duty that the Dem
cratic leaders estimate to reduce rev.
enues by about $3.00O,OOO.
Not an amendment was offered to
the Dill, although the Republicans at
tackled it vigorously on account Of
alleged increases in certain items over
the rates of the Payne Aldrich tariff
law. Scarcely had the cheers that
greeted the passage of the cotton re-
vision bill subsided when Democratic
Leader Underwood, calling up the
free list bill as it passed the senate
few days ago, accomplished a
strategic move which surprised the
Republicans.
He asked for conference on all
the amendments to the free list bill
except that of Senator Gronna of
North Dakota putting cement on the
free list. He urged that the house
accept that amendment, adding to it
lemons. Pacific coast Republicans
made Intellectual attempts to stop this
sudden and unexpected putting of
lemons on the free list, but the
amendment carried. The change
gave the house Democrats what they
claimed TO be an added advantage in
dealing with the senate in the con-
ference committee.
Tonight the Republican leaders in
both houses Of congress called i'm alb
sent members from all parts of the
country in preparation for a threat
ened attempt Of the Democrats to
BASS the wool tariff bill over Presi-
dent Taft's veto. The Democratic
leaders in the house have asserted
within the last "a hours that they
have the necessary two-thirds major
ity to pass the wool bill over the
presidents veto and have been doing
effective missionary work in the SEN
ate today. The Republican managers
in the house insist tonight that they
nave enough votes TO prevent a
two-thirds majority in support Of the
wool bill.
The wool conference will start at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning when
the committees of the house and sem
ate will meet in the effort to effect
compromise. 1t is possible that the
compromise can be secured at one
sitting Of the committee, in which
case the bill will come back to the
two houses tomorrow or Saturday
Speaker Clark tonight appointed as
a conference committee on the free
list bill the same conferees who will
act on the wool bill. Representatives
Underwood. Randall Of Texas and
"A Of
Payne and Dalzell. Republicans.
Bitter attacks on Democratic eau
Gus methods by Representative Payne
Of New York. and other Republican
leaders and a charge of Representa-
tive Prouty Of Iowa, Republican In
surgcnt, supported by Representative
Mccall OF Massachusetts and Hill Of
Connecticut. that the Underwood bill
made enormous increase in the tariff
On certain cotton cloth manufacture
crs i'm Southern mills, marked the
closing hourse of debate on the cot
ton bill.
Former Republican Speaker Can
non upheld the Democratic caucus po-
Icy, declaring that this is gov
crnmcnt hy party organization. ="
while Representative Lenroot. Repub-
lican lnsurgent earnestly defended
the cotton measure and denounced
the attempts Of his fellow Republicans
To make II appear that the bill re-
Vised any schedule upward.
Representative Prouty said until
today he had intended to support
the cotton bill. but figuring with
his pcncil' he found that the ad val
orcm rates on cotton cloth valued at
between seven and II cents. a type Of
CIoth manufactured almost entirely
in Southern mills. had actually been