New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
FIGHT OVER WOOL BEGINS
Payne and Underwood CLASH IN
Opening Debate.
NEW SCHEDULE ATTACKED
House Adopts Belated Resolution
Asking Tariff Board Tor
Information.
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Washington June AFTER adopting
resolution calling on the Tariff Board 1o'
all the information in it's possession pear
ing on the woollen schedule OF the eAiS''"e
Law. the House began debate on the De"'o'
cratic wool bill. No limit was set on the
debate. and. Judging hy the length OF rep.
resentative Underwood's opening speech II
will continue for at least two weeks
The belated resolution asking the Iarin
BOARD for data on the woollen industry
was introduced by Representative Ander-
SON. a Minnesota insursent' ana repo' 'eu
to-day by the WAYS and Means Commute
The minority report on the WOOL o'i'' nc
yesterday, criticised the Democrats io' o.
tempting To revise Schedule * without '"s
benefit Of the information which the Iaril
Board is not vet ready to report.
The debate began with lively tilt pc
tween Mr.. Underwood and Mr.. Payne MI
pavne viii have charge Of the opposiuon'
NJ Underwood again laid stress on tne
min, that Democrats had found 1t neces-
sary to place revenue duty on wooi o.'
account Of "A depleted treasury Inc
Pavne- Aldrich bill he said. had peen :"
revision inward instead Of downward.
Mr. Pavne denied the charge. calling at
,en.ion IN the fact that the Treasury TO-
day is in better condition than II mas oeei'
in years. .so
"Oh. well. the country passed on the
Payne bill last November re'orueu ''
Democratic floor leader.
Yes. and the country got It's information
from lust such false sources as the Demo-
cratic side" hotIy retorted Mr.. payne.
Don't blame the gentleman from Ne"
York for being excited" said Mr.. Under
wood. His favorite child is dying
Mr.. Payne Defends Present Law
THE gentleman's favorite child is not
diving" said the New York MEMBER !.
going TO live at least two years longer anu
probably a long time after that
Following this colloquy, Mr.. under"oou
made an elaboration of the Democratic L.
rort. declaring that duty on WOOL IL
necessity and asserting that it must NOT De
regarded AS an abandonment of the Defno'
cratic princip,e OK free raw material
Mr. Underwood said that the American
Iyo,ier companv had dictated the actio'
~ tho Republican congress on the WOOL
tariff There is nobody IN TINS country
who does not know that The American
Wooden Company to-day fixes the price,
he said. that IT is monopoly that IL l.
trust. and that that in lustry and that COM
ranv dictated to a Republican House "heh
they prohiblted you from reducing the eX-
ortiton, rates under Schedule X in the last
Congress
Resolutions demanding Investigations IN
the army and navy 10 determine "hether
lows are Disseminated against were intro
duced by Representative EDWARDS Vi
Georgia. They grow out OF the recent pun
LEGATION of President Tafts censure OF
Colonel Garrard. vino opposed the promo
tion of a lew from the ranks. The resolu-
lions would direct the Secretary If War
and the Secretary Of the Navy ito insti-
into an immediate investigation to ascer-
tain how far and what determinations are
operating against Jews in the army navy
marine corps, Naval Academy Military
Academy and all branches OF the services
rho insertion of the word applause In
. speech published in The Congressional
I.eccrd. after the sentence. Jesus was corn
in a manger; John the Baptist fed on To-
custs and wild honey" brought about few
moments of earnest discussion.
Mr.. Mann, the minority leader, objected to
what he termed the abuse of the 'proprle-
t.es of the House in inserting the words
applause" "tumultuous applause" etc, in
printed speeches.
Il did not think this sentence vas so ne"
TO members of this House, he SAID, mat IL
would actually Re greeted with applause.