Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-16
TARIFF BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Five Democrats Go Against
Party Measure
The VOTE WAS 28I TO 1873
Underwood Says lf Manufacturers Try
to Discredit New Tariff For Poiiti-
cal Reasons They Will Be Exposed.

TO DlSCTCull NCW oiih ~ ~''-'
cal Reasons They Will Be Exposed.
The Underwood bill went through
the house and it is now up to the SEN
ate to complete the fulfllment of the
Democratic tariff pledge.
For the first time in twenty years
the Democratic party saw general
tariff measure go through the house
of representatives with the certainty
that in one form or another 1t Will III
a few months be the law of the land
AS the house Democrats drove home
the last spike in their labors the cere-
mony was purely formal.
The Underwood bill was passed by
the house by vote of PSI to 139. Only
five Democrats strayed from the party
fold when the issued finally was join
ed. Four Progressives, two Republf
cans and one independent, formerly
identified with the Republican party,
voted with the Democrats, Represen
tatives Broussard, Dupree, Morgan
and Lazaro, of Louisiana, and Smith,
of New York, Democrats, registered
their protests against the proposed
tariff revision by voting in the mega
tive. Representatives Kelly and Rup-
ley, of Pennsylvania; Nolan, OF Gail
fornia, and Bryan, of Washington,
were the Progressives who sided with
the main body of the Democrats. Rep
resentatives Varey and Stafford, OF
Wisconsin, Republicans, likewise join
ed the Democrats in support OF the
Underwood bill. Representative Kent,
of California, was the "independent"
who approved the proposed Demo
cratic revision by voting for it. Rep
resentative Copley, of Illinois, until
this session a Republican, now ldentl-
fed with the Progressive party, an
swered present" when his name was
called
Just before the bill was passed an
announcement was made by Represen'
tative Underwood that created a stir.
Mr.. Underwood served notice that II
any manufacturer in the United States
attempted for political reasons to dis
credit the new tariff the administra'
ton had agencies within its power to
deal out punishment to such manu-
facturers by publicity of all the facts.
Mr.. Underwood was referring to the
law passed year ago creating the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce. This is the law which Secre
tary Redfield already has seized upon
in ordering his investigation into thu
pottery industry, which has been
threatening to cut wages if the Under
wood rates prevail.
Two Motorists Dead In Crash.
Two young man, who are believed
to be William ]. Engie, of 2116 North
Eleventh street, and Albert Herbert
of 2433 North Twentysixth street.
Philadelphia, the former a chauffeur
employed by Mrs. Henry Gerstley, o.
the Hotel Majestic, were killed in
collision between an automobile and
a trolley car at the foot of Skippack
hill, six miles north of NorristoWn
Pa.
The two victims were travelling at q
lively clip along the Reading pike a
a particularly dangerous part OF the
road, when wheel of their car struct
a deep rut. The motor car jumped into
the air, skidded and ran directly IL
front of the trolley car.
The motorman apparently had no
chance even to slacken the speed o!
his car and the automobile was caught
between the trolley car and the stone
wall of the bridge crossing SkiPpack
creek, which flows at the foot of Skip
pack hill and another rising shortly to
the north.
The automobile was crushed into a
shapeless mass of tangled wreckage
One OF the two occupants of the motor
car was hurled clear of the machine
into the creek, but he was killed by
the impact and was not drowned.
Labor Leaders Sentences Reduced.
The contempt of court judgments
against Samuel Gompers, Frank Nor
rison and John Mitchell, officials OF
the American Federation of Labor,
were sustained by the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia in Wash
ington.
The court revised the sentences so
as to give Gompers thirty days I'M
prisonment and fine Mitchell and Nor
rison $500 each, with no Jail term.
The chief justice, dissenting, held
that the entire judgment should be re
versed. The lower court gave Gompers
one year, Mitchell nine months and
Morrison six months, without options
of fines. All were convicted of violat
i7g a court injunction in the noted
Bucks Stove and Range case
An appeal from the decision will be
taken to the supreme court of the
United States if attorneys for the Ia
hor leaders can find ground upon
which to ask the highest court to re-
view the Judgment.
On previous appeal to the supreme
court the judgment was eHectually
dismissed and the contempt proceed
ings were brought all over again
In the previous action the decision
Of the court below holding the men in
contempt was unanimous. The dissent
ing opinion of the chief justice prob
ibly will present one avenue of fur
ther appeal. The case has been a
hard-fough one and attracted wide
Il tention because of the prominence
II the men involved.
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