The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-21
SENATOR'S renew
TARIFF fight IN
TODAYS MEETING
Question Of Making Public
Names Of Protesting Man
ufacturers is Up Again.
MANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Queries to Manufacturers, Submitted
By Simmons, Stone and Williams,
;;ase Considercd-Intcrestins Debate
ovee Question Of Publishing Briefs!

amendments to the scne0uiee oHereu
by the democrats. Senator Smoot also
amendments W. uld begin as soon as
the bill came from the committee and
that many roll calls. would be demand
ed. II this plan is pursued system
atically the journey Of the bill through
tte senate is certain to be prolonged.
Senator Simmons called for today
the first meeting Of the full member-
ship Of the finance committee to con-
sider questions relating to the tariH
one matter to be determined WILL be
the list Of questions on the tariff to
be sent to manufacturers throughout
the country. Senators Simmons. stone
ana williams will submit list TOR the
committees approval.
Engage in Colloquy. .
During debate yesterday the matter
AZ makinr public briefs filed by manu-
facturers with the finance subcommit-
tees. senator Townsend of Michigan
engaged In colloQuy with Senator SIM
mons relative to,&the alleged threats
of nnAnufac4uferHto TO reduce. wares ana
the counter-iMtehtion Of the admins
tration ttfdu1h the bureau Of corpor-
ations to iny4stiEate concerns wnicn
might & reducs wages following tar'n
..IS tha, senator aware" - asked Sen
atorl ToNnsend, Z. ':of; any conditions
existing wlat1h aA make poasible TINS
Droposed coefefS ON the. part OF the
,1ov1shment as ihdis0ted by the secre--, !,
50; '. a..lat &c ~ 1isreats.. s.ssst
Renafkss. .of the secretary relating
TO Investigations Of, mannfacturers.
replied Senator Simmons, "have grown
out OF threats constantly, made by the
protected interests that they would
reduce wages unless they are permit.
ted to retain thefexeessive tarin rates.
"Can the senator give any specihc
cases where such threats nave neen
made ?" Senator Townsend continued
II can q rGfer the senator to the
hearings before the ways and means
committee where statements were re-
peatedly made by manufacturers that
if duties were reduced they would be
forced to, and would cut wages. I
would alse refer him to the briefs filed
with the finance committee which are
full Of such statements"
Does the senator construe as a
threat the statement Of manufacture
that certain changes would force him
to cut expenSes?" asked the Michigan
7 s.The. senator may construe It as he
sees fit." Senator Simmons concluded.
"Call It threat or statement, but
the secretary o. commerce had refer
ence to these constant warnings by
represe .tatives Of the protected indus
their own pockets from tariff reduc-
tions, but would shoulder the loss up
on their employees"
Another Prolonged Discussion.
Prolonged discussion centered in. an
hSy IN
have the names Of manufacturers who
appear before the finance subcommit-
tee submitted for the benefit Of the
minority. He accepted an amendment
by Senator Smith of Georgia for sub
mission of names Of manufacturers
who: call upon minority members Of
the committee and another by Sena-
tor Reed, for making public record
Of manufacturers who appealed to the
finance committee when the Dingley
and Payne.Aldrich bills were under
consideration.
The Penrose motion with amend
ments was brought to pass when Sena-
tor Lippett proposed another which
would require immediate publication
Of all briefs filed with the finance COM
mittee. Thereupon Senator Simmons
the finance committee and the motion
was carried.
Newlands Speaks on His Plans.
Senator Newlands addressed the
senate at length on hts tariff program
proposed at the opening Of the extra
session which would provide for q
gradual reduction Of the tariff and for
an investgation into the wisdom OF
creating a tariff advisory commission.
hope that this opportunity-the
hrst the democratic party has had in
many years. Of devising action on In
telligent Information instead Of more
tries and sections willsnot be lost" he
said.
Manufacturers Protest.
Representative OF cotton knit goods
manufacturers appeared before John
sons subcommittee, protesting against
that rate Of thirty per cent advalorem
proposed on their wares In the I'm.
derwood bill They maintained that
this rate was not protective and that
4 would let In goods Of foreign manu-
.'That,s what we are looking for. ].
said Senator Hughes. .'The govern
ment Will ret some revenue and the
people will gket- lower prices"
Senator Stones subcolnmittee was
engaxed IN confederation of the metal
schedule. Though Senator Stone de-
Mad reports that the committee had
nades general reduction from the I'm
reduced. One OF these u tsald to he.
structural steel on which II twelve per
centain blu AZ II passed the llouDe
Senator Kenyon Of lows ;has intro
ducodi AnEamendment; to put alumi-
mum on the free Int. This 70 III keep
inE with his proposai to put III prod :.
ucts On the frss ~.