The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-28

FOUGHT
Uncle Joe Cannon Was Aroused
When Statesman Began Talking
About Pocket
Knives.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 After a
continuous session of twelve hours
devoted to the bill for reduction In
the tariff on steel products the house
adjourned at 1855 tonight without
having passed the measure
1t will be taken up agair at noon
Monday and then passed and sub
mitted to the senate Sentiment held
by Democratic Leader Underwood
against infringing upon Sunday with
legislation was the cause of the ad-
journment. No word of protest was
heard and weary with their long
drawn legislative labors, the members
hurried to their homes. Under the
rules Monday is set aside for District
of Columbia bills, but leaders on both
sides have an agreement that the
rules shall be suspended and steel
again placed on the boards
The night session was narrked by
republican attacks on Unde wood -
charges that he was interested in coal
and iron mines and employee convict
labor but the democratic leader
vouchsafed no reply, preferring to
! concentrate his efforts on pushing
the schedule through.s only activi-
| ty in another diregss came in his
curt demand that Hftlett democrat,
Georgia). remain siltnt, after the lat
| ter had declared thai the steele eeorpor.
alton was trying Il bose
/ Welt to run for press ss
Nick LongBo Sa5aas,sf
4 the target OF 3artte III
n smiled his reply.
Il Among the aInenUznents proposed
during the long night session was one
{ by Murdock (insurgents Kansas, ad
! vocating the admission Of rails
punched iron and fish plates without
duty if the federal court OF New, Ier
! sey should declare that the steel cor
/ poration is in restraint OF trade; Muir
docks amendment provided that II
! should take effect upon the issuance
of the court decree.
1T has been shown that despite
fluctuations in the prices Of other
articles. the price of steel has remain
! ed at S2S for years, and that the cor
poration is trust" Murdock said.
/ "Tne only official statement that il
is a trust interrupted Bartlett, .is
the statement of the former presi
dent of the United States. the mar
that the corporation isSnow trying te
dig up to run for president again.
After instructing Bartlett to keel
quiet" Underwood asserted that the
removal of the tariff on rails woult
not resulS in reduction In the price
because he understood that the Amer
4 ican and European steel makers mad,
an agreement by which neither wal
to attempt to sell in the others coun
i try. but only to compete In opel
markets.
). II can't prove that this agreemen
!. exists" said Underwood, t'but / be
lieve that it does, and our only objec
, in putting this tariff on is to Sc
cure revenue"
Murdock's resolution was lost.
An unsuccessful effort by Bradle,
(republican, New York;, to raise tn
duty on pen knives from S5 to 80 pc
!, cent caused Hamlin democrat, Mis-
souri), to ask what interest Bradle
had in the manufacture of knives.
Bradley denied having any interes
in it, whereupon Cannon, Republican
Illinois,, interrupted to ask If ther
was anyone who didn't have an intel
est in the legislation. Il had not il
tended to take any part in the dis
cussion of this BILL" said Uncle Joe
.but when this familiar statemen
was made could not resist the temp
tation to say how ridiculous it is"