The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-28
Bill Will be Brought up To-
morrow Under Five-rnin-
ute Rule for Amendments
soME OPPOSITION
& FROM DEMOCRATS
1zpected, However, that Most of those
Who Have Been Hostile Because Of
Free Wool VIII Vote Ycs-Wul be
Test Of Three.psrty Organization.

Warrington. D. G. April a.
General debate on the democl S,,.
tariff revision bill will end in ..s af
house Of Representatives tonight. The
measure will be taken up on Tuesday
under the flve.minute rule. It will
be read paragraph by paragraph for
amendment. tho prospect being that
It Will pass the house within ten days.
II will then go to the senate for con-
sideration.
Republicans and prosressives, char.
acterixed In the last week 20 "the two
pronged fork minority" are planning
to lombard the measure with amend
ments until democratic leader. Under
wood. with his overwhelming major
ity. repulses their attack. With two
minority leaders. however. Mann for
prosressives. directing assaults upon
the items az they are brought forward,
progress necessarily will be retarded
longer than usual.
-. Test Tfree.Party Organization.
Bringing up the bill under the Ave
minute rule will afford the first op.
portunity In moro than half century
to test the working Of a three-party
sfves being entitled to minority recos.
milton for Offering amendments to the
pending measure. It being the deter
mination Of tho majority to hasten
the passage Of the tariff bill, any at
tempt to filibuster will be checked by
special rule, IL necessary.
Majority Leader Underwood is in
eitned to suppress efforts Of anxious
democrats to bring In special rule
limiting amendments. He has an
nounced that he does not wish to re-
sort to any such drastic measure but
has further declared that the country
10 entitled to the new tariff law as
soon a. It possibly can be enacted and
that undue delay will not be tolerated.
This being the attitude Of the minority
leaders. the bill 10 expected to pass the
house before May 10.
Few DemocEats to Vote "No."
Democratic opposition to the bill on
account &c s1roe raw. wool and free
eilSar IN thraa yes;B ~ nat now e1pect-
ed to dev5I6p much strength in the
house, though few democrats will
not vote for the bill, hayt4g been re-
leased from the pledge binding them
The republican minority viii have
amendments to every paragraph Of
the wool and sugar schedules. The
progressives will also have many
amendments to all schedules and both
minortties Will present amendments
to the administrative features Of the
bill. Amendments that would change
the exemption in the income tax and
its administrative features are also to
be offered.
Senate Committee to Continue.
While the house is at work the sen.
ate finance committee will continue
the consideration Of the measure.
This COMMITTEES is being deluged with
appeals from manufacturers and 9th.
er interests all over the country for
public hearings on the Underwood
bill. Every influence that possibly
can be- controlled is being exerted to
induce the democratic senator's to
grant hearings Thus far they have
withstood all appeals, but the de-
mand is 10 insistent and widespread
that It is possible they may yield.
Should they do 20, tho consideration
Of the bill by the senate would be de-
Iayed. ''.'
In the senate this week the sundry
civil appropriation bill. repassed by
( the hou1e. will come up. This meas
ure, vetoed by former President Taft
because It prohibited the use Of funds
allotted the department Of Justice for
prosecution Of farmers or labor or
/ ganizations for violation Of the sher-
Il man law. will meet with some resist
Ance. AZ 1t passed the house after
N Reconciliation with President Wilson.
1 the opposition in the senate IN not ex-
s%0ected to be effective -.-