The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-19
the TARIFF SITUATION.
DEMOCRATS ACCEPT LA FOL.
LETTE'S PLAN AS TO COTTON
BILL
Will Vote With Iron and Steel Amend.
mcnt Added-Farmers' Free List
Bill Comes Up TOmOrrOw-WOol
Bill Awaits Presidents Veto.

Washington, Aug. 16.-The cotton
| tariff revision bill will come 30 a vote
in the senate with the Democrat.
pledged to accept the La Toilette iron
and steel schedule as an amendment
the farmers free list bill probably
will be disposed Of by the senate to-
morrow with all differences between
the two houses adjusted and the wool
bill awaits the presidents veto. This
is the tariff situation in congress to-
night.
The cotton -irOn-steel programme
was agreed on in caucus Of the Dem
ocratic senators today.
Neither the free list nor cotton bill
Is expected to involve much debate
in view Of the programme.
The decision Of the Democratic
senatorial caucus was reached after
o. w. Underwood, house leader. and
other house Democrats had declared
that this senate extension Of tariff
revision would not be objectiona
to them.
Mr. Underwood announced that the
opening of the tariff programme
would undoubtedly extend the pres
ent session for a week or 10 DAYS
from now.
1.-The question or adjournment now
'osts entirely with the senate" said
Mr.. Underwood tonight. THE ways
and means committees revised iron
and steel tariff bill is about ready.
We can bring it out next week if the
senate decides to go ahead with the
programme outlined.
Democratic senator's conferred
with me and other Democrats Of the
house today. T-iey asked IL We would
object to an iron and steel schedule
as an amendment. We had no objec-
tion to such amendment originating
In the senate"
Mr.. Underwood saw no legal OBJ
lection to such tariff legislation orig
mating in the senate as ali amend
ment to the house bill. He acknowl-
edged that going into such revision
would delay adjournment
With the exception of a two-hours.
recess on account Of the session Of
the senate, the Democratic senatorial
caucus continued from 10 o'clock this
morning until after o'cock.
Beginning with a wide divergence
of opinion and many sharp clashes
as to whether even the cotton bill
itself should be acted upon, it closed
with an agreement not only to take q
vote on the house cotton bill but 10
amend it and to add the steel and
iron schedules.
Senators Simons and Overman of
North Carolina, Foster and 1'horton
OF Louisiana and Johnstone and
Bankhead Of Alabama made vigor-
Gus protest against action on cotton
at this session.
Senator Williams Of Mississippi
took especial exception TO the propo-
sition to attach the steel schedule,
emphasizing the opinion that to at
tempt to do so would be an embar-
rassment to Chairman Underwood Of
the house ways and means committee
in view OF the criticism Of William
j. Bryan.
Mr.. Underwood said that he would
not be embarrassed by the incorpora-
tion OF the steel and iron amendment
but would he delighted.
1t was thus comparatively easy to
reach an agreement on a vote on the
cotton bill itself, which. OF course,
would be necessary to bring in the
steel bill as an amendment.
There is an understanding that an
amendment also may be offered re-
ducing duties on machinery and
chemicals used i'm the manufacture
OF cotton goods; but beyond these tw o
amendments the Democratic caucus
refused to outline a course of action.
1t Is expected that the farmers free
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