Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-04
Representative Mann Asserts
That Ruin Faces Industry
When 1t Is Placed on Free
List by Democrats,
CHAIRMAN UNDERWOOD
REPLIES VIGOROUSLY
Expected Detection From the
Ranks of Majority Fails to
MateriaIize and Bill Is SgS-
tanned by Party Vote,

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire)
Washington, May 3-Thc wool
schedule was passed without amend
ment by the house today in It's consid-
Grafton Of the Underwood tariff bill
II went through with little excite
ment it's passage causing scarcely a
ripple on the smooth waters of the
democratic tariff program.
Tho republicans concentrated their
attacks upon the schedule by pre-
scntne a blanket amendment as a
substitute for IT, This substitute, pre-
pared by Representative Payne, pro-
Aided o rate of Is cents pound on
raw wool, placed on the free list in
the Underwood BILL and comparative
rates based on duty of is cents a
pound on the wool contents Of the
various stages of manufactured wool
ems
The republicans vociferously pro-
claimed their substitute to be- IN con
formity with the report which the
tariff board made on the woolen in
dustry, made two years ago. The dem
ocrats as emphatically declared that
il was not
An unexpected detection from par
ty lines by democratic members rep
resentng wool growing states failed
TO materialize in the vote on raw
wool The republican substitute was
defeated and the Underwood schedule
passed. "A to 1873.
With the silk. paper and sundry
schedules s.ill to Dc passed, Repre-
sent .iet tadCr~ oad hurried t~c
house on after the wool fight. with
the worst Of the tariff wrangle out
Of the way.
The republican attack upon the
Underwood wool schedule was bitter
After three hours of general debate
Republican Leader Mann and Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood summed up
the discussion
Several yeats ago. Mr. Mann
said. we republicans provided for a
tariff board We propose to stand by
the report Of that body and present
a wooden schedule ascertained by it,
For years the wooden schedule has
been a point Of controversy and for
the first time in the history of our
tariff making we propose scientific
woolen schedule. and we will appeal
to the country to support tariff
based on real information.
Mr. Mann pleaded for the support
Of the progressives Temporarily es-
tranged from the republican party,
but soon to return to our ranks" on
the vote, the progressives divided,
some voting for and some against the
substitute.
"The democratic party continued
Mr.. Mann, admits that this schedule
means the death of the wool growing
industry in this country. One demo-
crat tells us the bill will XIII the sugar
industry, another tells us it will XIII
part Of the cotton industry, another
that some other industry will be ruin
ed. We might get along If only the
industry on wool was slaughtered. We
might do so If the cotton industry
alone were sacrificed. We might get
along If only one industry went down.
But to slaughter all of these together,
that cannot be done and retain pros-
perity in the land. although God
knows ! hope that prosperity will re-
main in the land, and 7 feel sure that
the people will soon return to that
economic policy which insures pros
perity."
Representative Underwood replied
to Mann. declaring the republicans
themselves We're not in harmony in
support Of the Payne amendment
You say that veu are learning some
thing from the tariff board about
this schedule" he shouted to the re-
publioans you are learning that
the sentiment Of the American peof
pie is behind the democratic party
and this tariff bill" Representative
Mann asked whether the ways and
means committee had not at first fav-
ored duty on raw wool hut had
changed their minds at the request
of the president"
"Candidly" answered Mr. Under
wood, this bill originally was written
with duty of Is per cent on raw
raw wool. But the difference be
tween your party and ours is that we
can get together. and you can't
Except on raw wool" he contin-
ued your bin follows the rates in
our bill very closely. II also approx
mates the tariff board report Rut
yon know that on the subject of duty
on raw wool the tariff board was di-
vided lis report on that subject was
Scotch verdict"
As soon as the wool schedule was
passed the house hurried through the
silk schedule.
\ single committee amendment
changing chiffons from fifty per cent
te sixty per cent ad valorem was the
only change made.
The pnper and books schedule Of