Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-24
All Parties are Lined Up to
Tackle the Administra-
ton From Every Angle
During Passage.
PAYNE TO LEAD IN
THE OPPOSITION
Moore and Fordney Will
Assist Author Of Present
Bill in Attack; LaFollette
is Preparing Substitute.

Washington, D. c., April 23.- the
tariff debate was begun today IN the
house. Many members of all three
parties. democratic, republican and
progressive, had indicated desire to
make short speeches, and Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means
committee, and the democratic leader,
had Inarshalled an array for the open
Ing Of the fight for revision.
Representative Garrett OF Ten
nessee, to whom Speaker Clark has re-
ferred as one of the best parlia-
mentarians in the house, will preside
throughout the debate while the bill
Is technically before the house as
committee of the whole house.
Mr.. Underwood reiterated his view
that five days of general debate and
q week more for the reading of the bill
with the privilege Of five minute
speeches to each member would be
sufficient in the house. He has been
comforting with senators and has in
dicated that he believes the bill Will
go through the senate with very little
change from the form in which It has
run the gauntlet Of the house caucus.
Republicans to Oppose.
Representatives Payne, Moore and
Fordney win make the principal
speeches for the minority OF the ways
and means committed the former fav-
oring republican substitutes for the
woolen and cotton schedules and the
other two making the fight against
the bill as whole.
''Will you hazard guess as to when
the tariff bill is likely to become a
law?' Representative Underwood was
asked.
ooh, no." he replied, SITS impossible
Tor any man to guess that accurately
now" -.
Party conferences over the tariff
we're resumed at the senate end OF the
capitol Democratic members OF the
finance committee met with number
Of democratic senators from western
states, who object to the abolition OF
all tariff from wool and sugar. Repub-
lican members Of the committee spent
the day at work over the bill.
The canvass of the senate by Demo
cratic Leader Kern, Chairman Simons
Of the finance committee, and others,
has convinced democratic leaders that
the tariff bill can be passed through
the senate without changes when the
finance committee finally determines
upon it's form. Republican ranks are
not united upon the measure, how
ever.
Senators LaFollette, Bristow, Cum
Minis and others are working upon par
ticular features Of the law and are not
expected to support the view OF the
republican leaders upon all points
Senator LaFollette has been author
lied to employ an expert to assist him
In preparation of substitutes for many
schedules of the bill he will offer on
the floor of the senate when the meas
ure comes up. r..-
When the house convened Mr. I'm
derwood asked unanimous consent
that the general debate close when the
house adjourned Monday evening.
Republican Leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Murdoch, the progressive
leader argued for some time over the
division of the minority time between
The republicans and the progressives.
It was finally agreed to give the pro-
Eressives five hours of the minority
time. Altogether about fifty hours OF
general discussion in the house will be
allowed.
Other parliamentary mix-ups caused
delay before Mr.. Underwood began his
speech. In his discussion he followed
closely the arguments outlined In the
report of the democratic majority of
The ways and means committee.