The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
House Democrats Say Tariff
Must Be Revised Seized
ule by Schedule.
THE SENATE DISACREES
Would End Extra Session
With Reciprocity Settle
ment-An Ultimatum.
~ JONATHAN WINFIELD.

L
BILE. according to the latest ultimatum
issued by Representative Underwood.
the Democratic floor leader of the
House and chairman of its ways and
means committee.
The House Democrats have an
nounced their intention to proceed
with a revision OF the tariff schedule
by schedule. There is no indication
whatever that the Senate proposes to
consider any legislation except the
Canadian-reciprocity agreement, to ap-
prove which Congress was called in
extra session by the President.
During the debate on the wool bill in
the House, Representative Underwood
pressed by the questions Of Represen-
tative Moore of Pennsylvania. a Re-
publican, announced that the demo-
Gratis proposed to proceed with heir
program and that IL the Senate failed
to pass the measures put up to it by
the Democratic House that the Demo-
Gratis would take the issue directly to
the people.
Democrats Determined.
Representative Underwood plainly
indicated that the Democrats do not
propose to stop their tariff revision
program after the passage of the wool
bill. He told the Pennsylvania Repub-
lican that the Democratic attitude was
well understood, stating:
I'VE have announced that we intend
to revise the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
Tn tn hot
stop us Is the Republican Senate and
Republican President. If We are
stopped by them, we will take the
issue direct to the country, and we will
count upon it for vindication of our
position"
Representative Moore declared that
the industries Of the country would be
alarmed by the Underwood announce
ment. Representative Underwood
could not see 1t that way.
The announcement OF Mr.. Under
wood. however. regardless of any par
tisan qualities. Is significant in this
respect: 1t indicates that the House
and the Senate are destined to SER
ious disagreement before the end of
the extra session. The legislative line
up is at present as follows:
The House has passed Canadian
reciprocity by an overwhelming ma.
jority. The Senate is expected to pass
the bill, and 1t is believed that the
Root amendment, which embarrasses
the bill. will be defeated. President
Taft having said that any amendment
to the treaty will invalidate it.
House Expects Clash.
The House has also passed the
Farmers Free List bill It is not be-
lieved that the Senate regulars will
permit this measure to get beyond
the Senate committee on finance. and
the first clash between the Democrat
&c House and the Republican Senate
Will occur there.
The House Is now considering. and
viii undoubtedly pass, the Underwood
Dill which reduces the tariff on the
WOODEN schedule OF the Payne tariff
act. The Democratic measure places
an ad valorem duty of only 20 per cent
on raw wool and leaves an average du.
ty OF 1855 per cent on manufactured
woolens.
1t Is also expected that the Senate
Will chloroform this measure as soon
at II reaches the finance committee. as
the present intention Of the Senate is
to keep the Payne Aldrich bill inyio.
late SO far as the present extra session
Is concerned.
The House has passed the bill pro-
viding for the direct election of sena.
tors by vote of the people. The Sem
ate has added the Bristow amend.
ment which reserves to the Federal
government the right to supervise the
time. manner and place of holding
senatorial elections. This amend.
ment Is particularly obnoxious to
southern members OF Congress who
are confronted with the negro problem
IN their section of the country.
1t is not believed that the House
VIII ever approve the Bristow amend
ment, which still further strengthens
the belief that there will be a dead.
lock between the two houses of Con.
gress before the end of the extra SEES.
sion.
As to Cotton Revision.
The House committee on WAYS and
means Is now at work on revision of
the cotton schedule. The Senate Is
just as bitterly opposed to a revision
OF the cotton schedule as II is to
tinkering with the wooden schedule
Representative Underwood has
served notice that the Democratic
House will not be content with a mere
postponement of action on these mat.
ters by the Senate. The Democrats
OF the House. even if they keep Con.
gress in session until next December
are determined that the Senate shall
take some definite action upon all
these matters.
THE bills must either be defeateo
or they must be buried in committee
rooms. and the Senate must clearly
state that they do not propose to take
up the measures We send over tn
them." said Representative Under.
wood. If the Senate refuses to act
upon these measures, the country will
know where to place the responsible.
ty for the lack OF remedial legislation