Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
Underwood In
slsts Caucus Will Ratify
Committees Action in
Wool Matter.
CLARK IS
NOW TAKING SIDES
Although His sympathies
are With Underwood,
democratic l2e. Leader Does
not Wish to Oppose Bryan

- ". may 31.--Sp0ak0r
oAip clark today declined positively
- comment on the Bryan appeal To tba
ueniocrats not to "masquerade,. nrd.r
.ie suise OF tariff for revenue on,v
IN Young for the Underwood revision
OF the wool schedule nor discuss ths
reply to Mr.. Bryan made last n,ght
oy 'ne would be majority leader. The
speakers close friends, recoeniz,no
.nat MS present position ia difYicu1t
nave advised him against haconin1
emDroiled In the party feud.
Chairman Underwood, smartinp I'm.
der the Bryan attack, Is exerting every
effort now to insure a two-thirds vot.
or the democratic members for ths
committee at tomorrow's caucns The
new bill closely resembles the Wilson
bill except as to raw wool. tha dmtv
on which is cut from the present rats
OF II cents pound to about f,va cants
pound. J SA's
Mr.. Underwood's committee room
presented busy roundup scene.
democratic members of the yarions
state delegatiops being summoned IN
20 test the pool OF strength in support
OF the schedule. AS a result OF the A.
quiry, Mr. Underwood remained Arm
IN MS conviction that the bill would
pc ratlned by big majority and thar
Mr. Bryans attitude would be demon.
strated to be at variance with the
views OF the democratic house.
Speaker ClarkB attitude on the
wool question from the beginning haa
been conservative one. He has an.
parently stood firmly with Mr.. Under.
WOOD and other members OF the wavs
ana means committee who insisted
upon the necessity of a small dutv
lor revenue purposes on raw wool.
House Excited over Tilt,
Among the members Of the house
both democrats and republican,
alike, the dispute over the wool .,riff
stirred up by Mr.. Bryan's attack upon
the democratic leaders for drafting .
revenue measure instead OF putting
raw wool on the free list. was the
SUBJECT OF lively discussion today The
answer of Mr.. Underwood, chairman
OF the ways and means COMMITTEES. tn
Mr.. Bryan's attack. again brought tha
feeling In the party over the wool
question to the front, but the demo
cratic leaders insisted that the caucu,
would ratify the ways and means com.
m1ttee recommendation and that fha
bin would 90 before the house with
the party committed to IL. Thourh
considerable hot talk is looked for AT
the caucus tomorrow, Mr.. Underwood
is confident that his position win he
supported by at least two-thirds OF
the members.
Underwood Replies to Bryan.
Mr.. Underwood made a statement
last night, declaring Mr.. Bryan's attt
tude unjust and unfair" and disclos
ing that the wool tariffs to be sub
ml.. I'd to Thursdays democratic eau
Gus are much the came as the Wilson
bill wool schedules.
The Nebraskan's appeal aroused In.
tense feeling, arousing Mr.. Under
wood to the necessity Of reply.
"The ways and means COMMITTEES
have cut in half the whole wool
schedule" said Mr.. Underwood. 1T Is
fixed absolutely for the purpose OF
revenue without any of the essentials
of protective tariff.
The democratic leader explained
that the party and the committee are
confronted with deficiency In the
treasury
Tariff for Revenue.
"The democratic party" Mr.. Under
wood concluded, Stands essentially
for q tariff for revenue. It does not
stand for free trade. do not believe
the people will be mislead by the
statements which Mr.. Bryan has made.
/ feel sure thesdemocratic caucus will
adopt the bill by large majority, and
that It will be approved by the demo
cratic masses as party measure"
Committee on Expenses Active.
The house committee on expenses in
the state department today had be-
fore it more evidence Gearing on the
disclosure made Monday regarding the
portrait of Former Secretary William
r. Day. Albert Rosenthal, the artist,
testified that he received only $3.50 for
the portrait, though voucher showed
$2,450 was paid. The voucher is
missing from the department files.
/, Neither the house nor the senate
was in session today.