The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE tariff
revisionists made considerable progress
in congress today. The house by q
vote of 206 to 80. without Demo-
crat breaking the party alignment,
adopted the conference report On the
wool tariff revision bill and rushed it
over to the senate where it was hung
up on the calendar for passage prob
which imposes fiat ad valorem duty
of 20 per cent on all raw wools with
correspondngly reduced rates on
woolen manufactures, the other Two
tariff measures will be sidetracked to
give wool right of way to the White
House for the expected veto. On the
veto depends the further programme
OF house Democrats and senate DEM
ocrats and progressive Republicans,
including the formation Of plans for
speedily adjournment.
o. w. Underwood, Democratic
leader. in expressing the opinion to-
day that final adjournment will not
come before next week, says he does
not expect congress to stay after the
pending bills have been disposed Of
unless the senate determines to stay
III hA % rN
which makes an average cut of 2l
per cent in cotton duties, was de-
bated without action in the senate
today. 1t already has passed the
house.
Mr.. Underwood said the free list
bill might reach the house tomorrow
for vote. although 1t Is not expected
before Wednesday. The free list bill,
which admits a variety Of products
duty free including cotton bagging,
shoes, agricultural implements, -four,
lumber. etc.. was put In such shape
that II could be considered In the sem
ate tomorrow II conference report
of consideration of the wool bill
should be delayed.
The conferees disagreed as to two
vital amendments, but these ac-
cording to plans Of the leaders will he
speedily adjusted nv the two houses
without the necessity Of returning the
bill 20 conference.
The wool bill was pushed through
the house after n debate Of 30 min
utes, Mr.. Underwood checkmating the
Republicans who refused to accept
a debate limit Of less than two hours.
Consideration Of the measure was de-
layed for an hour or more by a point
OF order made by James r. Mann,
Republican leader, that the confer
ence committee had exceeded it's au-
thority I'm fixing rates Of duty in GER
tain schedules higher than the point
OF order. Speaker Clark based his de-
cision on precedents set by Colfax,
Cannon and other former speakers.
During the senate debate on the
cotton bill. Mr.. Cummins Of Iowa,
speaking on the amendment which he
proposes to offer reducing the duties
on iron and steel. declared that the
war cry OF the next campaign would
be Are We to have protection for
the manufacturer and free trade for
the farmer?" He said the Republi-
can party would have TO answer that
question to the country.
The great fight in the coming
national convention he predicted,
will not be over a candidate, but
over the platform as to what protec-
tion is"
Mr.. Cummins made light Of the
tariff board declaring he could prove
by evidence far superior to the con-
chisions Of any tariff board or any
oHtside investigating body that the
reductions he proposed i'm the iron
and steel schedule in the tariff law
were reasonable.
Senator Dixon of Montana express
cd the opinion thta the Republican
party would not he able to write an
other tariff law which the people
would accept granting protection to
one part Of the nation and placing
t'ie ether part on a free trade basis.