Arizona republican., 1913-05-17
Democratic Leaders of the Senate Endorse Deter imitation to Refer Under wood Measure to Finance Committee in Secret
SHOOT PREDICTS
 DEMOCRACY'S DEATH
Says Present Tactics and Tariff Bill as a Whole Will Mean Party Out of Power for Quarter of Century
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1 WASHINGTON, May 16. - Demo- cratic leaders of the senate endorsed late today the determination to refer the Underwood tariff bill to the without public hearings. The Pen rose-La Toilette amendment, directing that public hearings be held, de- feated by d vote of 1 to 36. The mo- ton of Senator Simmons to refer the bill was then passed without re- call
 Two democrats, Senators Ransdell and Thornton, of Louisiana, voted for the republican amendment. Senator PoindeXter of Washington, progres- sive, voted with the majority Jones, of Washington. republican who was determined to vote against the public hearings, announced just before the roll call he had changed his mind be- cause the finance sub committees were devoting a private hearing to some interest he thought should be public.
 The closing day of debate on the issue of hearings was enliVened with a discussion of the democratic plat form and it's bearing on free sugar by Senator James. Kentucky, who vigorously defended the stand of the president for free sugar He declared the party stood for free sugar and campaigned on it. He defied the Louisiana senators to prove that Will son ever told them he was opposed to free sugar.
 Senators Shoot, LaFollette and Clark wound up the debate in behalf of the public hearing on the amend io party would be put out of power for another quarter century as a result of the tariff bill.
 LaFollette urged that the demo- crats court the open-d door policy.
 The edict has gone forth" said Clark. The real vote on this tariff bill will be taken here, as in the house. where it was taken in a secret caucus. 1 know there are democrats here who do not believe the bill is just and righteous altogether who are willing to bow their head to their of fice.''
 Senator Newlands. of Nevada, spoke briefly on the sugar schedule, protest ing against the sacrificing of the sugar production in this country to Cuba
 The finance committee will meet next week to near reports rom ING sugar committees engaged in consid- eration of the various schedules. and Chairman Simmons hopes to report the bill to the~senate by June l. , Senator Meyers, of Montana, read a telegram from the commercial club, of Moore, Mont, asking him to stand pat" for the proper protection of su- gar and wool
 -I assure you I am standing pat but standing pat for the great American people the people of my state and not for any special interest" declared the senator. That will be my reply to all such requests
 Senator Smoot declared the demo- cratic handbook which he called the democratic tariff bible is being large ly relied on by the finance committee members contains much information that is erroneous and if allowed will be absolutely ruinous"
 Smoot declared that England, Ger many. France and every other foreign country is rejoicing over the Under wood bill.
 q have collection articles all over the world" he said, showing how every foreign manufacturer is preparing to enter the American market It mehns for every dollars worth imported American labor will be reduced"
 Senator La Follettee favored open hearings. he said, because the greatest.
 importance and widest publicity should be given the tariff subjects. 'I be- lieve all legislative bushes is public business" said La Toilette. 'I believe that all representatives in both houses of congress have the right to be pres ent and the doors of the committee room should stand open"