Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-24
HOUSE WILL TACKLE
PAYNE ALDRICH
BILL TODAY
PARTY LINES LIKELY
TO Be DRAWN CLOSELY
Democratic Majority Conf
dent of Ability to Put Farm
erS' Free List Through De-
spite Solid Opposition,
IBy Morning journal sDeeial Leased Wire,

lBy Morning journal speeiai Leased wirel
Washington, April 23.--The first at
tack Of the democratic house of rep
resentatives upon the schedules of the
,Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill begins to-
morrow With the Canadian reoiprc-
city bill disposed of, as far as the
house is concerned, the lines OF hat
tie are being drawn over the bill in
troduced by Chairman Underwood,
of the ways and means committee
and approved by the democratic cal
Gus, placing on the free list many
manufactured articles.
That the bin viii pass the house Is
unquestloned, but there viii be a tuc-
hulent and prolonged debate and the
division on the final vote win be far
different from the vote on the reel
proolty bill. Republican leaders say at
republicans who voted with the demo-
cratic majority for the reciprocity bin
will be found standing by the repub-
lican protective policy.
The democratic leaders themsely es,
admit that on the free list bi', the
alignment will be closely partisan, aud
they expect the discussion will con-
tinue possibly two weeks.
The committees real work m the
revision of the wool and cotton sched-
ule will not be undertaken until the
farmers free list bill has been passed.
After these schedules are prepared
there viii be n caucus OF the dem }
cratic majority and the bills will be
reported to the house as the caucus
directs The action probably cannot
come for three weeks.
This extra session." said democra-
tic leader Underwood, lis to be essen
TALLY a tariff revision session. We
have passed the reciprocity and next
week will take up the free list bil.
calling 1t up Monday as soon as iom
appropriation matters are disposed
of.
There will be a mileage bill, some
correction bills and then the debate
on the free list will be taken up. As
we handled the reciprocity bill, so
will we this one. There has been a
heavy demand from both sides of the
house for time to speak.
There will be no disposition TO
shut OFF the debate, The outlook 's
that the free list bill will take up
more of the time Of the house thaa
the reciprocity bill,
The reapportlonment bill is almost
certain to be called up next Wednes-
day, but opposition may delay the final
vote. The New Mexico Arizona state
hood bill also is on the calendar Be
sides these the program includes liz
tie of importance except the tariff.
The democrats will resume the free
list discussion Thursday.
1--WE do not know yet what the re-
vlsed wool schedule or cotton sched-
ule viii be" said Mr. Underwood In
formation now being assembled Tor
the use of the committee Will be
ready when the committee gets time
to devote to this work after disposl-
ton of the free list
IL know that by revising the prohl-
bitive schedules we will open the
market to enough new material 10
more than compensate our revenues
for the revised duties. We cannot
adopt policy here of cutting off rev.
enues at a wholesale rate without pro-
viding some other means OF raising
funds for the government
"The tariff revislons we will pro-
pose will be steps In the right direc-
ton, but will be as sweeping as the
democratic party ultimately Will seek
to have enacted into law"
Whether the democrats will at
tempt at the extra session to revise
any other schedules than wool and
cotton depends much upon the length
of time required to dispose of those
two. Some food tariffs are being con-
sidered asd sugar is regarded partic-
llarly as q target which the commit
tee has not seriously considered.
"As sugar brings in s60.0O0,0O0 an
nual revenue there Is little prospect
OF that schedule being taken up be-
fore the regular session next win
ter"
In the senate the deadlock between
the regulars and insurgents over com
mittee assignments continues, ana
hat body IL unable TO proceed with
The reciprocity bill. Negotiations 10
complete the organization viii be re-
,umed TUESDAY and II is almost GER
tain that the senate cannot get down
to practical work for at least another
week. When il meets tomorrow, ad-
untll Thursday is expected.