New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-01
Underwood Annoyed by Flow OF
Useless 0ratory That Hin
ders Rapid Progress.
REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING
Long and Dreary Debate En-
livened by Occasional Sharp
Tits Over Convict Labor
and Automobiles.
From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, April 30.--Tariff debate In
late to-day that Mr.. Underwood served
notice that he would insist hereafter that
the discussion be confined strictly TO the
items under consideration. The harassed
majority leader had listened for Epurs
to a debate which concerned everything.
from the wages paid by the United States
Steel Corporation to the degree OF anu
ence of n man who owns an automobile.
The House, in long day and night ses-
sion. considered Schedule C-metals ana
manufactures thereof-and members
found various excuses TO exploit their
views for home consumption -FOUR
hours were spent In futile discussion OF
the first paragraph OF the bill, relating
to pig iron, ferro-manganese and similar
metals. Charges of discrimination In
favor of the steel trust were banded
back and forth, but the paragraph. as
was expected, was adopted without
amendment by the Democratic majority
At the present rate OF progress II VIII
require ten days more TO complete TINS
futile debate on the tariff bill. Mr.. I'm
derwood limited to-day that a gag rule
may be invoked If the flow of useless ora
tory continued. The minority leader. MT
Mann. replied:
THE minority would like to see you
bring in "A rule. II we looked at the mat
ter from a purely political standpoint
However. we have no intention OF inter-
posing distractions in the way OF this Dill
and most of the futile discussion mas
come from the Democratic side. Every
one must admit that we have employed
no 6libustering tactics. Although 1t is In
our power TO force you to bring In rule
we do not desire to exercise that power.
Stanley Stirs Up Underwood.
Mr.. Stanley enlivened a dull period OF
the debate with an attack on the steer
trust which was investigated by the
Stanley steel committee The Kentuckian
contended that pleas for American labor
employed In the steel industry were spe-
cious. because the labor was foreign. In
cidentally. Mr.. Stanley was called ny
Mr.. Underwood when he alleged that IN
the Birmingham ore district convicts
were worked in the mines.
THE gentleman is mistaken said Mr..
Underwood. Il favored putting ore on
the free list. but It is untrue that con-
victs are worked in the ore mines In my
state. Convicts have been worked In the
coal mines. but this is now being discoh-
tinued."
Mr.. Stanley's charge that emissaries oil
the steel trust visited the police courts
I'm search OF convict labor was also chai-
lenged by his fellow Democrats.
Police court convicts cannot be sent
TO the mines in Alabama said Mr.. I'm
dcrwood "and the gentleman's state
ment is Islander Of my constituency.
Only state ccnvicts 20 to the mines. and
they are not worked in the ore mines
This interchange was followed by n
spirited debate on the question Of auto
mobiles and their status as a poor mans
vehicle. Mfr Mann. although Repub-
lican. found fault with the prohbitive -
per cent duty on finished automobiles and
demanded a reduction
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