Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-26
TARIFF BILL GIVES
FOOD FOR Debate
REPRESENTATIVE MANN SAYS
MEASURE INACCURATE.
JUST SOOTHING SYRUP
Democrats RAN to Reply to Speeches
Against the Free List Bill In House
of Representatives.

BY Associated Press
Washington, April 25.-The Demo-
cratic free list bill, characterized by
the Republicans as political soothing
syrup was roughly handled in the
House this afternoon by the Republi-
can side.
Mr.. Underwood Democratic chair
man OF tho ways and means commit
tee, introduced It in a two hours
speech shortly after tho session con-
yened at noon.
Then 1t was left at the mercy OF
Representative Mann of Illinois, lead
Ell of the Republican side, and the
things Mr.. Mann said about It in the
two hours he held the floor gave both
sides food for much debate comment
and criticism
Mr.. Mann said the free list bill in
troduced by the Democrats az the first
of their tariff measures was drawn up
inaccurately. indefinitely and with
such Language as 1t might be stretch
ed so as TO include almost half of the
imports on which the United States
now collects tariff revenueJ The
free list bill puts agricultural lmple-
ments 'of every kind and description"
on the free list. Mr. Mann demanded
to know what agricultural implements
would come under the provision. He
eNl ressed the belief that It could 30
stretched to include the free entry ~
saws, forks, hay knives and almost
anything else that q farmer. horticul-
turist, gardener or tiller of the soil
ever uses. He said that the bill was
30 drawn that 1t would admit free the
farmers shoes were made, but would
exclude that from which his wife's
shoes are made.
Chairman Underwood and other
Democrats did not attempt to reply to
the general attack on the bill.
Party Break Threatened.
Washington, April 25.-Differences
between the regular and insurgent
Republican senator's over the organ
ization of committees appear far from
being healed and caucus called for
tomorrow afternoon to consider the
assignments to be agreed upon by the
committee on committees may de-
Velop an absolute party break.
Two sessions of the committee were
held today and the regulars positively
declined to meet insurgent demands
which they said were unreasonable.
| The regulars have q large majority
In the caucus and It Is not improba BILE
the insurgents may carry their de-
mands to the floor Of the senate.
which leaders in both factions admit
would bring about a party split. Four
points of differences remained to be
settled.
LaFollette wants to go on inter-
state commerce; Cummins on finance,
Brlstow on foreign relations, and
Bourne on appropriations All of
these are members of the committee
on committees. Apparently there is
no difficulty on the assignments
given by the regulars to members of
the lnsurgent faction, who are not on
the committee. on committees.
The issue between the regulars and
insurgents is clearly defined accord
Ing to the views Of each faction. The
regulars insist they have given the
insurgents everything to which the,.
are entitled-that OF length of service
which gives to the minority the choice
OF large number Of important places.
me regulars point to the fact that the
insurgent members of the committee
on committees all have good places.