Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-01
Progressive Leader Declares Re-
publioans and Democrats OPP
posed Tariff Commission.
EXCITED AND HEATED DEBATE
Progress toward Perfection of
Tariff Bill Slow--Speaker
Clark Takes Floor for
Vigorous Speech.


Nashington' April E9.-EXcttcd debate
an" h''ted WranGle to-day marked the
hcSihnlnE of the reading OF the demo-
cratic tariff bill In the House for amend
ment. Progress toward the perfection of
the measure was slow, but the talk was
loud and Vociterous, and on one occasion
brought Speaker clark on the hoor Tor Il
vigorous speech.
All day the republicans offered amend
ments to the various paragraphs IN the
chemical schedule and every Amendment
was calmly voted down ny the DIE ueI''"
cratic majority Several MINOR aI'lei"-
ments offered ny the ways ana "'"'s
commit to correct the phr"S'''"ES u
the bill Wor2 adopted.
lost oI inc laIk Oh I"' "'. ''i'' w."
the records of the democratic anu re-
publican sides of the houses on '"e
question oi 'f'"uhN Il 'd'I-I '"''''''' IONA
The republicans 'ed by representative
Mann OF Illinois, BEGAN th'lf ATTACKS on
the various provisions oI Il' nrS' S'n'"-
ule of the bill the cnAnhcal schedule'
hr declaring that the Weaknesses III
tNe fa'e sno"c' w "''u VI ''' III
20 '1 +, ,,,,,. do
cr,ro1 that tbo democrats had provided
tbn burcau Of foreign ana domestic COM
norce in the department of commerce
md that the failure of the Taft ad-
nlinistration to vitalize that bureau with
Sufficient arpropriations had prevented
It's doing the work of tariff investica-
tion
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sotts said that Representative Underwood
and other democrats had voted for the
tariff commission in the dlst Congress
wen the republicans were in power and
urged mat they support INC Iep"''0'ii
proposition now
ANn THEN Tt,t, rrcltT PECAN.
rrt.,, t..,,r,..,,,+.,i,.o ,.7o.,. tho ,ro-
.,,', 80 +t,, aro-
, 1.a,a,.., d.. ,,a.,, ra,,,,l,li
a,,d do,,,,.,,,.o+, Wow, o,,,,o.cd 70 the
ice ao,,,,,,issi,, scL,,,,,. and recalled
IVA 1os+ d,,, or tho G1et Congress and
.r-rclo Loo, Canno,,.s nnal appearanco
at Tho enaaj,o,,s dosl,. when the tariff
commission bill was Withdrawn by the
ronublicons in the face cf a filibuster led
nv Representative Fitzgerald of New
York
THE republicans in this chamber
then" shouted Mr.. Murdoch, like the re-
publicans i'm this chamber now were on
sion. They had their chance to write that
bill into Jaw then and failed. They will
lrvcr have another chancs."
The republicans grew excited and Rep
I,scntative Gardner shouted that thef,
was no foundation for Mr. Murdoch
charge that the republican leaders were
in a conspiracy to defeat the tarlH CONF
Iission bill Gestlculauhs "i'oII' WI
Gardner demanded the OPINION % iN1P'
sentative oherleE VI -, J..
truth OF the charge MI ''''' '.' I
ae5 ,I,o Nh ,rt,, Representative Gard
ner shaking a finger at Speaker C!arl
demanded to know whether he believed
the charge. The speaker strobe TO IN
center of the well of the House ana shouI
| ed:
My judgment is that there never wa
a republican leader in this House re"'''
Fl favor of a tallH commissions
Mr.. Gardner sat down ana 'he sp e"ne
went on. He declared 'hat ne ""' 90, 49,
& tGrln commission Ioi"i' '5 =" -,
sponslble TO inc IeS'"','' ..otto,,
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