Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-24
MURDOCH DECLARES
DEMOCRATS KNOW
LITTLE ABOUT
TARIFF LAW
Uses Pending Measure as Ar
gument for Scientific Board
to Attend TO Revision of
Duties on Imports.
UNDERWOOD TURNS
DOWN SUGAR MEN
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| thy Leased Wire 90 Evening Herald. ]
Washington. April 24.--Tariff dis-
cussion was on again today in both
the senate and the house sides OF The
capital
Representative Peters OF Massachu-
setts. n member of the ways and
means committee majority which
framed the Democratic bill, was
among the speakers on the Demo-
cratic side today, presenting an ella
bOrate argument in defense OF the
committee measure.
BEFORE the debate Was resumed.
Senators Ransdeil and Thornton OF
Louisiana and two Louisiana sugar
growers called On Majority Leader
Underwood and pleaded for more time
before the proposed 25 per cent re-
duution on sugar goes into effect
Mr. Underwood, II is understood. as
surcd hts visitors tnat the request
could not be enteriaiaed. Represent
ative Hammond OF Minnesota. opened
the days discussion In support OF the
bill
The house attendance was depleted
hy the departure OF more than one
hundred represcntatite on a special
train for Nv York To attend ban
auet as guests az "a celebration OF the
opening Of an office building.
After . long. involved discussion OF
various tariff theories. Representa-
tive Hammond urged middle course
between high protection and absolute
| free trade.
'rhe Democratic party Is not a
free trade party" he declared. ana
SO far ~ J can lind u has never de-
ciHred for free trade" lie undertook
to show that the Underwood hin was
drawn strictly in accordance with the
/ tariff -fOr-revcnue-oniy principle,
In "a detailed discussion ~ rates, Mr.
, Hammond endorsed the placing OF
! flour on the FREQ list. lie explained
/ the keeping ~ the duty on wheat
/ while wheat fieur was placed on the
/ frcc list. hy holding that az innnu-
/ featuring proposition, the millnrs of
! the United states were able TO buy
J American wheat grind il into flour
I and compete with the finished pro-
| duct In the markets of the world
/ con this basis they surely can com
/ pete at home" he said.
/ \ tariff commission with power 20
I elicit Information was urged. reason
able reduction of any duty obviously
b excessive was advocated ana radical
/ reductions not founded ON adequate
/ Information were opposed in "a min
/ ority report presented To the house
] todpy by Representative Victor Muir
/ dock of Kansas. the Progressive mem
| her OF the ways and means COM
! mittcc,
/ MIR. Murdock. in his report. assert
! rd that N there had been wanting
| proof of the nrccssiiy W a tariff com
! mission. the pending Democratic tar
! ifl hill alone would supply a. Tie
| charged that as result ot 10" meth
ods used IN ~ preparation tho lrW
| m.n who drafted "A are not war
! ranted In feeling certain az to 10
effects ana most or those who have
endorsed Il In caucus ak party
measure can not have other than q
superficial knowledge Of hs pro-
/ visions"
Mir Murdock declared the Demo.
cratic party has proposed taritl
which viii bc injurious To many IN
dustrics and may bc destructive Il
/ some
"Iindcr the guisc of reducing the
cost of living" he said. IL may de-
stroy the very basis of our industria
prosperity Proposing and promising
To cheaper the food ana clothing ol
the working man, u may take IRON
him the very means by which he INA,
earn his livelihood"
Representative Peters. Democrat %
Massa chusetts. declared the piescn
Democratic control of the government
/ WAS the ftNuN tA Aht iNNhi' ~ ~
publlcans TO revise the tariff In th'
interest of the consumer
"The till we now bring In Is the re-
suit of an honest, conscientious ci
fort 10 tighten the burden of taxation
placed on the shoulders Ot the grca
mass of consumers. the common peo
pie" hc said.
Representative Fordney, Republi
can, attacked the sugar schedule.
t"'rhc free sugar provision of TN
bfii." ." ne said was proposed with IN
assistance of Frank G. Lowry, pres
agent of the committee Of wholesal
groccrs, which has never held "a meet
iu6, and M Far as can learn. all IN
, money expended by Lowry in his ~"
: sugar campaign was supplied by aus
ust Sprccklos. president OF the Fed
cral Refining company Of New Norl
Z Another SpTecklcs. Rudolph, ,
san Francisco. was one of the mu'
. ardent supporters ot President Wilso
! during the last campaign, hnHnciah
and otherwise Between kudolp
. spreckles In san Francisco and Aus
ust Sprcckles In New York, God hcl
! the sugar industry"
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