The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
However, Series of VigOr-
Gus Attacks Are To Be
Made This Week
DEMOCRATS READY TO
MEET ALL ARGUMENTS
BurtOn's Address Today Will Be First
Attack Upon Bill-Little Inter
est in Currency Measure
in the Senate

Washington. July eo.-Republican
senators have served notice upon their
democratic opponents that there Is to
be no unnecessary delay of the Under
wood Simmons tariff revision bill
While the sharp tongue of republican
criticism and dire prediction is to
be loosed throughout the tariff debate
the republicans do not plan to adopt
any general filibustering tactics. or
to attempt to hold up final action on
tariff revision.
This policy has been partially out
lined in the opening speech of the re-
publican opponents of the adminis-
tration bill, in colloquies on the floor
of the Senate and in private confer
enees among senator's Within the next
few days a series of vigorous attacks
are to be made on the general prinei-
pies of the Underwood simmons bill.
following out the lines of the speech
by Senator Cummins Saturday SEN
ator Burton's address tomorrow will be
the first of these general speeches by
regular republicans.
Democrats Fully Prepared
The general denunciations will be
followed by concerted attacks Oh GER
tain schedules where the republicans
insist that the new measure Will mean
ruin to American Industries The
democrats are prepared to meet all the
republican arguments and win kees
up the fire of debate until the Senate
Is ready to take up the bill section
by section for amendment.
When that time arrives Ii is UNDER
stood to be the purpose of the repub
licans to make their final fight for
amendment of the bill hoping they
| can break up the democratic ranks
particularly on the sugar and wooi
schedules If their efforts fail as
democratic leaders insist they VIII. il
Is the present understanding that the
republicans will not interpose any hnal
/ opposition TO a vote on the bill Demo-
lcratic leaders were more hopefu1 tn
/ day. with the opening of the debate
ont OF sthe way, that congress could
push the tariff revision to an early
Ienactment
The friends and enemies of the bill
nave been priming for the fight for some
time, and it is believed the speeches will
| follow I'm rapid succession. Senators Sim
mons and Kern and other democrats VINO
are directing the tariff programme are
hopeful that the Senate can complete
work ON the bill late in August, and that
| but little time then will be consumed IN
adjusting the differences between the two
| houses.
| Efforts by the House committee on
banking and currency to perfect the adj
ministration currency bill have failed to
cause an echo of interest in the Senate
| While the House committee has been maxi
ing slow progress in its consideration of
the measure, tho Senate has refused 10
take up the currency question, either in
committee or on the floor. Democratic
senator's are not now prepared to say that
| the Senate Will consent to work out the
currency problem at the present session.
Even the lobby investigation, which oe-
cupfed the center of interest week ago.
lost much of its life during last week
The Senate committee had not finished
third of the Mulhall letters when 1t re-
eessed Friday, and the newly appointed
House investigators are privately wading
through the mass of correspondence, try
ing to find place to BEGIN.
Mulhall Resumes Today
Martin M. Mulhall will take IN his story