Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-26
Sind CONGRESS-.
Caucus Ratiiies Cotton
Tariff Revision Bill.
Three-hourS Caucus In Vain on
Wool Tariff Revision.
Canvass Of Situation TO Lineup
The lnsurgeni Republicans.

Washington, July 25.-Den0crats Of
| the House OF Representatives after a
prolonged caucus today ratified 10y
more than a two thirds majority The
cotton tariff revision bin 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 its passage
expedient The bill was not ratified
without protest and a vigorous effort
was made by many Democrats To up
set the party legislative program and
to prevent adjournment OF the special
session Of Congress by blazing a way
with tariff revision all down the line
even If such action would throw the
session into late fall. Rep Webb of
North Carolina offered a resolution
urging stponefnent OF action On the
cotton measure until the ways and
means committee should first report
bills reducing the tariffs on iron and
steel articles. sugar meats and flour
brick and dyes and dyestuffs After
his resolution was voted down. other
members pleaded for extension OF the
tariff program. urging especially re-
vision of the iron and steel rubber aud
sugar schedules
Though all resolutions We're deweat-
ed, no decisive action on the time of
adjournment was taken. That .ques-
ton viii be settled by the House
Democrats at a later caucus. after is
determined just what the Senate will
do with the pending House tariff bills
The situation amounts to this" de-
clared Rep. Underwood Of Alabanaa
the majority leader and chairman of
the ways and means committee II we
can go ahead and legislate On tariff
matters We Will II We cannot we will
adjourn. 1t depends upon the action
OF the Senate
Rep. Webb who represents district
IN which are located 10 cotton mills,
made plea for the manufacturer in
speaking on his resolution.
Rep. Sisson of Mississippi introduced
resolution providing that the House
delegates between now and Aue.
Inc date set b. the Senate Tor ad5ourn-
mehf, prepare tariff reduction bills IN
IRON, steel rubber. sugar and other
schedules. After prolonged discussion
this was voted down.
Heated debate followed over ad-
Jourhment No vote was taken. how
ever on the point.
lie committee estimates that under
the hew rates the revenues u be de
riNd IN Il months from the Gotten tar
IN VIII be $l0.599 coo. a decrease of a
httle more than 1900. 900 from last
year under the Payne-Aldrieh law.
cotton clothing duties are reduced
from 40 TO 80 and - per cent: cotton
cloth. not mereerized or bleached. cut
TO 10. 20 and q per cent. in various
grabs; and cloth composed of silk
or mercefized cut from 424G To . per
cent.
The new bin cuts from an equal ad
valofe'n rate of 4S52 per cent. under
tho PaNne-A ldTicll act 10 an average
ad valorcm rate Of 2L06. Under the
Wilson bin OF 1891. the last Democrat
ic tariff. the average ad Valorem rate
was 42.7G.
Enaer the proposed rates the com,
mittee estimates the imports of cotton
goods for L months at 500 1853 S0l
against S2s. 4l74H last year and that
the duties derived under the new act
for the year would be $40 599 0G0 as
against $lS. 672 .s0l
Some OF the proposed new duties
follow:
Cotton thread. carded warn, warps,
etc. 10 TO Il per cent. ad valorern;
Payne rate 32.17.
Spool thread, crochet darning and
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