Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-12
SENATE MINORITY
DIVIDED ON ISSUE
Republicans Not United on Pen
rose Motion for Hearings
on the Tariff.
WILL BE LARGE FACTOR
IN PASSAGE OF BILL
Belief That It Can Be Put Through
by the Democrats Without ANY
Material Amendment.

! hat the republicans In the senate
are by no means united in regard TO
the tariff bill. OF the course which
Should be pursued by the minority in
regard TO the measure. was made mani
lest today, when one republican. who
declined to allow his name t. be used.
stated that he would not vote in favor
or senator Penrose's motion instructing
the finance committee to give hearings
on the tariff bill He intimated strong
~ that other republicans would take
the same stand as himself on this mat
ter
The lack Of unity among tile repub-
licans In the Senate will be a large
FACTOR. II is believed. in the ultimate
success OF the democrats In passing the
tariff bill practically as 1t came from
the House, with the Presidents in
dorsement. Such republican leaders as
Senator'S Penrose and Gallinger have
already expressed the belief that the
bill can be passed by the democrats
without material amendment in the
Senate. They declare that it would be
POLITICALLY unwfse for the democrats
to throw open the bill for many amend
ments.
If the republicans could be counted on
to stand together in the Senate fight over
the tariff bill, 1t is likely that. with the
aid of the Louisiana senators and other
democrats from wool and beet sugar
states who are anxious to have the wool
and sugar schedules amended. number
of important amendments might be made
to the bill. But while. whole, the re-
publicans and progressive republicans be-
lieve in a protective tariff. there are 50
many shades Of opinion as to what the
protection should be, and there SO
many antagonisms among the senators.
1t is said to be very likely that some of
the republicans will vote with the demo-
Gratis on many of the schedules.
Public Hearings of Little Avail.
The republican senator who said today
that he would not support the Penrose
motion for hearings on the tariff bill
gave II as his opinion that to insist upon
public hearings would be of little avail.
IF the bill was being framed along the
lines OF q protective tariff and the repub-
licans were doing the framing. said he.
Il should, of course. insist upon hearings
being given. But the. bill is not being
framed along the lines OF protective tar
III. Those who wish to be heard would
speak for protective tariff. but they are
defeated before they begin TO talk. SO
what's the use of wasting time in talk?
1.-THE republicans In the Senate can
make their position plain on the tariff
during the debate on the floor of the Sem
ate chamber.
He added that it was his opinion the
democrats would confine themselves to
making few changes in the House bill.
merely making such changes as to equal
ize the rates.
Mistake Made by Republicans.
THE mistake made by the republicans
in framing their last tariff measure.
said the senator. was In allowing the
Senate to make SO many amendments.
The Payne bill was a pretty good bin as
1t came from the House. and 1t should
have been left alone in the Senate be-
lieve the Senate democrats realize that II
would be folly for them to make many
changes In the bill which has been pass
ed by the House and received the APP
prevail Of the President
Senator Penrose had not returned to
Washington from Philadelphia today but
he will be here tomorrow, II is under
stood, to continue his fight In favor of his
motion to instruct the finance committee
to grant hearings. 1t is likely that this
motion will be the cause of extensive
debate, since some Of the republicans
have announced their intention to fight
the tariff bill at every step, and that II
will be far along in August or later be-
fore final vote is taken on the measure.
The fact that some OF the republican
senators will vote against the Penrose
motion. and also that some of the demo-
Gratis who last week might have voted
for the PenrOse motion have returned to
the reservation. leads to the belief that
the Penrose motion vii! not be passed.
subcommittee Hears Protests.
The subcommittee OF the finance com
mittee and Chairman Simmons continued
today Of protests and briefs
to the Underwood schedule filed by varied
interests. Hundreds of proposed amend
ments are before them and some changes
in schedules are carefully being consid-
cred, but no vital change in the policy
Of the bill. il Is declared. Is contemplated
The subcommittee composed of Senators
James Thomas and Stone today had be-
fore it a brief flied by the National As
ISOLATION of Wool Manufacturers protest
ing wool products, maintaining that the
proposed duties do not give proper con-
sideration to the relative differences in
the costs and value of the products.