Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-04
Revision Of Cotton Tariff
Schedule Put Through POpu-
Iar Branch by 0verwheIm-
he Majority of POP to 81.
THREAT TO OVERRIDE
PRESIDENTIAL VETO
e9derS of InSurgent- Demo-
cratic Combine Profess AbiI-
Nv 10 Muster Better Than the
Necessary Two Thirds,

B, Morning journal saeo.si Leased Wlrel
Washington, Aug. 3.-Supported by
all the democrats and by thirty in
wrgent republicans, the democratic
cotton tariff bill the third of the big
tariff revision measures brought for
ward by the democratic house OF rep
psentallVes, passed that body early
this evening by 202 10 81.
The bill cuts the average tariff on
cotton manufactured goods from. IS 10
q per cent ad Valorem, a 2 per cent
reduction. The democratic leaders
estimate that It reduces revenue by
shout $1,000, ,000
Not an ameH.ment was offered on
account Of gileged increases in certain
| items o,cr the rates OF the Payne
AlrIch tariff law.
Scarcely had the cheers that greeted
| the passage Of the cotton revision bill
| slbsided when Democratic Leader Tn
ierwood, calling up the free list bill
as il passed the senate a few days ago,
| accomplished strategic move which
| surprised the republicans.
He asked for q conference on all the
| amendments to the free list bill, eX-
| cept that of Senator Gronna, Of North
| Dakota, putting cement on the free
| ist He urged that the house accept
| that amendment, adding to it lemons.
Pacific coast republicans made in
| tHectual attempts TO stop this sud
den and unexpected putting Of lemons
! % tho-sqee li2t, l0't th4. 9tnahiinst.
carried,
The change gave the house demo-
Gratis what they claimed TO be an ad-
ded advantage in dealing with the
senate tomorrow.
Tonight republican leaders in both
houses OF congress called in absent
members from all parts of the coun-
try In preparation for threatened
attempt Of the democrats to pass the
wool tariff bill over the presidents r
veto. The democratic leaders IN tho
house have asserted within the last
Nenty-four hours, that they have the
necessary two-thirds majority to pass
The wool bill over the presidents veto.
They have been doing effective mis-
sOnsry work in the senate today The
rnuhlican managers in the house in
sd toniqht that they have enough
votes to prevent the two-thirds major"
ily IN support Of the wool bin
Speaker Clark tonight appointed as
conference committee on the free
list bin the same conferees who Will
act on the wool bill, representative
Underwood, Randel of Texas. and
Harrison OF New York, democrats;
Payne and Da2ell, republicans.
The progressive republicans who
voted for the cotton bill today We're:
Anderson,
Representatives Akin, New York;
Anderson, DAVIS, Lindbergh, Miller,
sIeenerson and Volstead, of Mime
so'a hsch, Kopp Lenroot, Morse and
Nelson, of Wisconsin,; French, of Ida'
no, Hanna and Helgeson, of North
Daktta Haugen, Hubbard and Woods,
oI Iowa; Jackson, Madison, Rees and
loung, of Kansas; Latrerty, of ore
goni Kent ana stephens of California
Alnkald Norris and Sloan, of Neb-
Iaska; La Toilette and Warburton, OF
Washington.
bltlcr attacks on democratic caucus
methods by Representative Payne, OF
NeW York, and other republican lead
rs ana charge by Representative
rrouty of Iowa. republican insurgent
supported by Representative Mccall
VI Massachusetts, and Hill of C0nnec-
ueut, that the Underwood bill made
chorm0us increases In the tariff on
cerlalh cotton cloth manufactured In
sVu'hern mills. marked the closing
nours Of debate on the cotton bill.
u, representative Prouty said that un-
~ To-Day he had intended TO support
.ne cotton bill, but figuring with his
pencil he found that the ad valorem
,,a'es on cotton cloth valued at be-
aWeeh Z and IL cents, a type of cloth
manufactured almost entirely in
southern mills, actually had been in
uuleased ~ as high as $50 per cent above
me Payne rates.
,,, democratic Leader Underwood re-
tnea that ad valorem schedules had
W pe hXed on an average basis, plac.
lug certain rates between two lines
UP ana bottom, and that Mr.. Prouty
"au picked out the single schedule
S"uer which there was an apparen,
,nyredse He said that under this
ttg-nedule t-ae last year just 5000 of the
e.uu"VOO0O0 worth OF cotton goods
eonsumed in this country We're i'm.
rplted. He claimed that Mr.. Prouty's
seriously.
VnepFesentative Harrison of New
n .h o a member of the ways and
.'Jtlns committee, calling the charge
81 fg'eayuhish and contemplate" said
s,i, am not n southern man, but | alb,
thau'ely repudiate the insinuations
bo. any sectionalism or favor has
sh SHOWN In this bin"
tba representative Payne moved that
CON-. v uiil be recommitted to be held in
nor,a no,llttee until the tariff board re-
ber ~ ~ the regular session in Decem-
The motion was lost.
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