The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-12

DELEGATIONS
AMENDMENTS
WON'T STAND
Tariff Agitation Continues to Be
Order of The Day at
Capitol
Congressman from This State
Most Vigorous Dissenfers in
Certain Phases of Under
wood Bill
CBy Our Special Corres-)

| Washington, April lathe Con
necticut Congressman showed thu
most spunk of all the members in tn
| House Democratic caucus today. Con
| gresham Reilly supported by Con
| gressman Donovan presented amen d
| ment after amendment to the Under
wood tariff bill to go down to defea
each time with nearly two-thirds OF
| the members present standing by tht
bill it was presented. The Con
necticut members who want the re-
duction of the tariff to be on a, more
gradual scale than the plan proposed
took their defeat gamely.
The amendments offered by Mr
Reilly called for an increase in the
proposed duties on wood screws, build
ers' hardware, clocks, double barrel
ed and breech loading shot guns, ma
chine tools, and numerous other artt-
c1es in the iron and metals schedule.
But the supporters of the bill held
out for no change on the ground that
the paramount issue in the considera-
ton of the bill is that it is destined
to take S11O, 100000 in taxes off the
backs of the consumers of the nation
and to put S11O, 100000 in taxes upon
the wealth of the country. While
there were undoubtedly a number of
the listeners to the Connecticut con-
gressnen who believed that there was
merit in their arguments it was quite
evident that the whips of the Ways
single amendment to the bill might
cause a break in the program that
would cause wholesale amending.
The big fight will come when the
wool schedule is reached but it is not
expected that it will be successful to
any greater degree than have been
the Connecticut Representatives from
the T11anT1fa
The si1verware manufacturers, both
sterling and plated are more than
pleased with the tariff bill SO far as
the articles manufactured by them
are concerned. The duty on gold and
silver plated ware is increased from
as to SO per cent. Congressman Will
liam Kennedy made a strong plea this
afternoon for an amendment to the
paragraph relating to pins and hooks
and eyes. But he met with no more
success than his colleagues from the
Nutmeg State.
Charles and Horace Cheney, silk
manufacturers, of South Manchester,
called on Congressman Lonergan and
Senator Mclean yesterday. They
want the bill changed SO as to restore
a party of the duty on their product
that has been removed, by a change
from specific to advalorem levy.
Sugar will be next to be considered
it will require more time to settle the
sugar question than any other por-
ton Of the bill.
q During the discussion on hooks and
eyes a gentleman from Kentucky
stated If putting the articles on the
free list would destroy the industry so
that the blamed things would never
be used again he would vote for it as
the only trouble he ever had with his
wife always arose over the task of
up the back of the 1adys
dress.
Walsh For Judgeship.
Ex-senator Charles f. Mitchell and
Attorney David E. Fitzgerald, both of
New Haven were both callers at the
White House yesterday. Tt is limited
that their call had something to do
with the appointment of Judge Wal
ter Walsh to the Federal Court bench.
suffragist Sees Lonergan.
Miss Mary Morgan of Hartford pre-
,ented Congressman Lonergan yester-
day a petition bearing 2,486 names of
women in his district who ask sup
port of the equal suffrage amendment
10 the constitution.
Patronage in Allegiance.
The members of the Connecticut
delegation are going to take their time
n recomm ending persons for Federal
offices. MT, Lonergan says he has |
given the matter very little thought |
Ind Congressman Donovan says that |
lie will not take the matter up until |
ater in the year. He has post offices |
% fill at Stamford, Noroton and |
georgetown this year, and collector |
# customs for Connecticut to appoint |
Turing the month of June.
Wilson Wins Senators.
While there are many people here
Who wonder what the Senate will do |
O the Underwood tariff bill there are
thers who claim that it will not do q,
hings because of the missionary work
hat the President will do in behalf of
he bill. By his remarkable person
lity the president is said to be win
ing the senators to his standard and
hat there is a strong likelihood of
ven the senate's passing the bill with
ut it hardly being changed except for
he crossing of a "t'' OF the dotting of
n <'i''
ReiIly's Amendments.
Representative ReiIly's amendments
D the tariff bill would increase some
hat the duties over the rates propos-
/ in the Underwood Measure; all af-
ecting articles made in Connecticut
The first amendment offered was one
lcreasing the rate on cut glass from I
to 55 per cent; the present duty be-
ls so per cent. In presenting this {
mendment, MIR. Reilly stated that cut
lass was essentially luxury and c
Ixuries should carry the highest rate
duty. He also stated that as a
,venue measure, the proposed rate of
per cent. would not produce as
uch revenue as the present rate or
le one he proposed After a spirited I
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