The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
DEMOCRATS RAT|FY
 NEW COTTON TARIFF
Bill To Be Introduced In
 House Today
UNDERWOODEXPLAINS
"If We Can Legislate on Tariff Mat ters, We Will-If We Can't.
 We'll Adjourn"-Reduc-
 tion From Payne Bill

| Washington, July 25.--Democrats of the House of Representatives, after prolonged caucus today, ratified by more than two-thirds majority the cotton tariff revision bill drafted by the democratic members of the ways and means committee, reducing by | nearly one-half the schedules Of the Payne-Aldrich law on manufactures of | cotton. The bill will be introduced in the House tomorrow and it's passage expedited.
 The bill was not ratified without protest and vigorous effort was made by many democrats to upset the party legislative programme and to prevent adjournment of the special session of Congress by blazing away with tariff revision all down the line even if such action would throw the session into the late fall.
 Representative Webb of North Car olina offered resolution urging post ponement of action on the cotton meas ure until the ways and means com mittee should first report bills reduc- ing the tariffs on iron and steel articles, sugar. meats and flour. brick and dyes and dye stufs After his resolution was voted down other members pleaded for extension of the tariff programme, urging especially revision of the iron and steel rubber and sugar schedules.
 Representative Webb, who represents district In which are 11o cotton mills, made a plea for the manufacturer in speaking on his resolution. Represen- tative Sisslons introduced a resolution providing that the House democrats between now and August ', the date set by the Senate for adjournment, pre- pare tariff reduction bills on iron, steel, rubber and sugar and other schedules. After prolonged discussion this was voted down.
 Though all resolutions were defeated no decisive action on the time of adjourn ment was taken. That question will be settled by the House democrats at a later caucus after it is determined just what the Senate will do pending the House tariff bill
 The Situation
 
 resentative Underwood of Alabama, ma | jority leader and chairman of the ways and means committee. said; If we can ] go ahead and legislate on tariff matters, we will. If we cannot we will adjourn. , It depends upon the action of the Senate. " l Heated debate followed adjournment and the Senate amendments to the cam paign publicity bill. No vote was taken. 1 bpx no a estimates that under the new rates the revenue to be derived in 12 months from the cotton tariff will be S10,599,000. a de- crease of a little more than $3,000,000 from last year under the ayne-Aldrich law. | Cotton cloths duties are reduced from | 10 to 20, cotton cloth not mercerized or | bleached cut to 15, 20 and 25 per cent in various grades and cloth composed of silk or mercerized cotton cut from 24. 46 | to 25 per cent
 The new bill cuts from an equivalent | ad vaorem rate of 4s.12 per cent under | the Payne-Aldrich act to an average ad valorem rate of 27.06 per cent. Under the Wilson bill of 1894, the last demo- cratic tariff, the average ad valorem rate l was 4376.
 Democratic Leader Underwood ex- | pained the cotton bill to the democratic caucus this afternoon The schedules" he said. "are cut prac- tically in half, and we will push 1t through the House without doubt. | finder the proposed rates the commit l tee estimates the imports Of cotton eoous for 12 months at s39, l63,soo against SsS'- l17 Al last year and that the duties de- rived under the new act for year would ] be s1O 1000. as against l5,o'3sVl. Some of the proposed new duties fol- | low: Cotton thread, carded yarns, warps, etc 1o to 15 per cent ad valorem: Payne rate 2.17.
 Snool thread. crochet. darning and em Lrodery cottons on spools, 10 per cent; Payne rate S.S.
 Cotton cloth not bleached or colored, average rate of 24.51; Payne rate 42.46.
 Handkerchiefs or mufflers, 30 per oent Payne rate 59.Oo.
 Clothing. ready made and articles of wearing apparel of every description com posed of cotton or vegetable fibre 30 per cent; Payne rate 50.o2.
 Sheets 20 per cent; Payne rate 5002.
 Pushes. velvets. velveteens, oorduroys. 30 per cent. Payne rate 54.33.
 Curtains. table covers, tapestries, up-' holstery goods, 35 per cent; Payne rate 50.
 Stockings and socks, machine made. 20 per cent. Payne rate 30
 Stockings and socks, 40 per cert; Payne rate 71.57.
 Mems and boys cotton gloves. knitted or women, S5 per cent; Payne rate 71.57.
 Shirts, sweaters and underwear 90 per cent; Payne rate 5S
 Bandings, beltings. bindings, lamp wcis. 25 per cent: Payne rate 36.97.
 Towels, doiles, quilts, blankets, mops. wash rags, etc, 25 per cent; Payne rate 45 sos