The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
HOUSE ADJOURNS
WITHOUT VOTING
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stop the slow but steady progress Of
the Democratic majority Amendment
after amendment was onered when the
opponents of the tarifr revision found
that Representative Underwood was de-
termined to cut them on in debate. On
the latter sections OF the schedule two
and three amendments were called for
at one time, and many OF them were
voted by division after the Republicans
Offering them had determinedly refused to
accept Chairman Lloyd's ruling that the
noes had II.
Mr.. Underwood Replies.
Late in the evening Representative
Underwood. aroused by the bitter at
tacks upon the schedule by RepreseD-
tatives Mann and Payne (co-authors
Of the Payne-Aldrich instrument). re-
piled to their statements that his re-
vision with regard to the machinery
for lace making, provided for in para
graph 81. had a levy imposed that did
not take into account the difference in
wages and hours in this country and
Europe.
This section OF the BILL" said Mr.
Underwood, was carefully considered
and every member of the committee.
be he Democrat or Republican, knows
II was well considered. The machinery
provided for in this section is manufac-
tured in this country and a rate of
duty is the rate charged for bringing
the machinery from foreign countries
to the United States"
Try to Adjust Difference
At 900 o'clock Minority Leader Mann
and Majority Leader Underwood. their
differences on the tariff buried for the
moment, held a conference as to the
time to be given consideration Of the
tariff. Representative Mann insisted that
the majority leader allow a recess TO be
called over Sunday. and that the tariff
bill be taken up on Monday afternoon.
To this Representative Underwood dis
sented.
Are We to stay here all night?" de-
manded Mr.. Mann.
81 trust not" replied Mr.. Underwood, |
with a smile, "for ! believe all debate |
will be concluded before midnight"
After this discussion Mr.. Mann devoted |
his energies to doing all that could
be done TO block the proceedings. His |
best efforts ably seconded by Repre- |
sentative Hill and others, resulted in a |
delay of little more than half an hour. |
The motions made by the majority leader |
that the debate on paragraphs be closed |
were invariably recognized by Chairman |
Lloyd. and II the Republicans would not /
agree by unanimous consent to allow
him his point. a vote. consistently to !.
convinced them OF the hopelessness OF
their efforts.
Debate Lively Throughout.
Charges Of various kinds and claims
OF widely diverse nature enlivened the
evening. Late in the afternoon Repre-
sentative Austin Rep), Of Tennessee, in
a warm protest against the Importation
of pig iron at 10 per cent ad Valorem,
suggested that Representative Palmer,
right-hand man Of Majority Leader I'm
derwood during the debate, had intro
duced this clause in the interests OF the
Steel Company Of Pennsyl-
vania To this Representative Palmer
replied that he had been consistently
fought by the company mentioned, and
had within forty y-eight hours. because OF
his stand on the steel revision. received
notice that the company had marked
him for slaughter" Soon afterward, In
attacking figures presented by Majority
Leader Underwood. purporting 10 be the
rate OF pig iron, Representative Hill
referred causticaIly to the fact that Rep
resentative Palmer had used the word
''treachery" In connection with the threat
Of the steel company. This brought from
the Pennsylvanlan a renewed assurance
that he had not used the word and never
had had dealings with the corporation
Berger Hits Both Parties.
An interesting sideIight of the debate
was the announcement by Victor Berger,
Wisconsin Socialist, that he would vote
for the Democratic lower tariff, al
though il wasn't much better than the
Republican tariff
The people OF this country" said Rep
Berger. "are between the
Republican devil and the Democratic
deep blue sea. They face a high pro-
tective tariff on the one hand and a free
trade proposition on the other. / vote
for the Democratic tariff only because II
Is slightly better than the Payne-Aldrich
because l think it is per-
feet"
Representative Campbell, Of Kansas,
against section 81 Of the bill,
which provides that zinc be brought in
his country at Is per cent ad valorem,
declared that this measure was ruinous
% his own State and would mean that
within three months after the time OF
Is passage every miner in Kansas Will
De out of work. every company will be
,Iosed down. and the whole great indus
ry OF tnlS SIdte VIII DC pa dAs Leu Eht
,harged the Democrats with trying, for
he sake of political capital, to legislate
men out Of work. He pointed TO the fact
hat the zinc Of Mexico will create q
uinous competition for the Southwestern {
states.
Immediately after Mr.. Campbell had I
inished speaking, Representative Fuller '
RepD, OF Illinois. arose with an amend ]
nent to his amendment The first vote I
howed the Democrats to be easy victGTs
Minority Leader Mann {
allied for division. The vote as count ]
d was IS to LOG. Mr.. CamPbells amend I
nent was defeated J6 to 100.
Hubbard Approves Revision.
A sudden commotion came from the Re-
side when Representative Hub !
ard (Rep.), of Iowa. in five minutes Ia c
otted to him by Mr.. Underwood, recited {
he virtues Of the bill and announced his '
of standing by IT.
Representative ]. Hampton Moore, of
introduced an amendment
ringing TO the attention of the Demo, '
rats that IL they stood by low tariff =
hey must take steps TO protect the Amer q
can workman who faces ruin from COM
editors who work longer and for lower
wages. His amendment was beaten, 50 '
o l22
Representative Kahn, who followed him, .
ave a short but lurid recital OF the
anger Of Chinese labor, concluding by q
ssertion that the Mongol race was the v
error and fear of the people Of Cali I
ornia" This. he explained, was because