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says that this committee was being led

says that this committee was being led
by me in dishonest direction.
Now az to the caucus to which he
refers. When we took up to the cotton
bill I had no notice that a resolution
would be introduced directing the Ways
and Means COMMITTEES. TO revise other
schedules But a resolution was intro
duced TO revise the iron and steel sched-
iles. the rubber schedule. the schedules
affecting chemicals and dye stuffs and
some other articles.
Il opposed the resolution at that time
I stated to the caucus that l had no OBJ
iect ion to he revision Of the iron and steel
schedules: that ] had already stated /
wanted these schedules taken up next
/, Bu, said in that caucus that at that time
the Senate had not acted on the wool or
free list bills. and that there was no telling
" hat the Senate or the President would do
therefore thought il unwise for the Demo-
cratic party to pledge itself TO the course
it intended 10 pursue the balance OF the
session until we could ascertain what ac-
tion the Senate and the President were
going TO take.
Il said. too. that before an adjournment
resolution was introduced I would again
the caucus in the Ii ght that We would then
have on the course Of the Republican
Senate and the Republican President. II
" as not an effort to sidetrack any schedule,
but to have the caucus act with all the facts
before it, And the caucus sustained me.
Claude Kitchin Of North Carolina TO
sustain him. want to ask Mr.. Kitchin
to make a statement whether the facts
as | have put them are true or not"
Mr.. Kitchin took the floor amid great
applause. Inasmuch as he has been
known as the Peerless Ones intimate
the House waited with the closest attention
10, Svhat ha had IN ~ tho
between the two party chieftains.
"Iregret exceedingly said Mr. Kitchin.
that this controversy has arisen between
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Underwood l am
sure MIR Bryan was misinformed
! The Democratic side improved the op-
portunity to cheer some more at this.
while Mr. BRYAN" resumed Kitchin.
Expresses a wish for full publicity Of
caucus action. | think he would do we'll
! to make public the name OF his informant
in this matter. There ia not a member OF
| the Democratic caucus who could have
given MIR. Bryan the information as de-
tailed in his interview. II must have
been some one outside. for. as Mr.. Under
wood says, there is not a word OF truth
in that statement"
mir. Bryan certainly was the m ost
badly informed being in the world.
MIR. Underwood did ask as he saya.
that the iron and steel schedule be taken
take up wool and cotton"
Mr.. Underwood at this point received
another noisy demonstration rs Mr.
kitchin sat down and he resumed the floor
| This Bryan interview. he said, de-
clares there has been a difference between
Speaker Clark and myself. That state
ment is absolutely false. We have been
in accord from the beginning; we are in
accord now; predict that we will be in
| accord at the end.
Then Mr.. Underwood reviewed his ac-
tivities in connection with the wool and
cotton bills and with the free list bill. the
| latter putting on the free list wire and
cotton gins. both of which are made in
large quantities in his district, He re-
ferred to the action of the American Wire
Company in shutting down a big plant
employing 5000 men located in his district
! in an attempt to coerce him.
When would not be coerced. he said.
"Mr. Bryan sent TO Representative Ollie
james a telegram asking him to congrat-
ulate me on my conduct" The telegram
I of congratulation was read at the clerk g
desk
1T was not until differed with MIR
Bryan on WOOL" said Mr.. Underwood.
that he said one word in criticism OF my
| conduct
MIR. Speaker. the statement issued by
, the gentleman from Nebraska is false,
| Loud cheers on the Democratic aide
1t has been proved false here to-day.
misinfor nation and that Mr.. Bryan ia not
res ponsible for il.
But il tha. il 40 Mr.. Bryan should
come out in the open. give us his inform
ant and when he 10 set right brand
| the misinformation as il deserves to be