The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-02
Genes Up in the House and is Discuss
ed by the Representatives.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
Underwood Figures Saving to People
of 200 Millions Annually.-Payne
Presents Minority Report and Crg-
es Delay Until Tariff Board Makes
Report in December.
Report in December.

Debate on the Democratic cotton
schedule revision bill was begun in
the House Friday by Representative
Underwood, of Alabama, the chair
man of the ways and means COM
mlttee, which prepared the bill. No
date was fixed for closing debate on
the measure, although it is believed
it will end Wednesday, with a vote on
the day following.
The minority report was presented
by Representative Payne, of New
York, leading minority member OF the
ways and means committee. 1t ex-
presses opposition to the bill because
it does not furnish protective duties
for a great American industry, and it
is frankly admitted that it is not in
tended to do so. The report says:
sThere is no demand for such leg
islation at this time, but, on the con-
trary the country appreciates the
sound reasoning that asks postpone
ment Of the revision Of the cotton
schedule until after the report of the
tariff board has been received"
Mr. Underwood said that the cot
ton schedule revision proposed by
the bill would save American con-
sumers s20s, 100000 a year He de-
MED that labor would be injured in
the least by the proposed tariff re-
ductions.
"The only basis 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 because Of protective
tariff than they would otherwise re-
ceive."
He insisted that the duties levied
under Republican tariff had amount
ed to from 100 to 500 per cent of the
labor cost of the goods, and that the
lab boring man had received very
small percentage of the above duty.
The charge had been made that Mr.
Underwood said the Democratic re-
vision was radical measure.
"I am ANXIOUS" he continued, "if
we have the power to do so. to re-
duce every schedule in the tariff bill
to strictly revenue basis. But IN
reaching that point, 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 revisions."
Three rool calls were necessary
during the afternoon to keep quo
rum in the House. Only two others
spoke on the bill, Representative
Roberts, of Nevada, against, and
Representative Bathrick, of Ohio, for
it. Mr.. Roberts urged awaiting re-
ports from the tariff board.
when the Democrats are not dis
cussing free trade on the floor" said
Mr.. Roberts, "they are sitting IN the
Democratic cloak room wearing i'm
ported pants, smoking imported ei-
gars and lighting 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 match on the seat of his
imported pants, he strikes a blow at
the American working man"
Mr.. Pathrick. attacking the Attor-
ney General in the course of his
speech, declared that the law must
b upheld when man steals a loaf
of bread, but when great criminals
have been convicted before the Su-
preme Court, our Attorney General
sits supinely by and says he will wait
until some convenient time to insti-
tute proceedings for the enforcement
of the law
Representative Austin, Of Tennes-
see came to the defence of the At
torney General, claiming that official
was doing his full duty. Debate on
the bill was resumed Saturday.