The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-04-15
Effort to Put Cattle and
Sheep on Free List
Defeated
UNDERWOOD UNABLE
TO LEAD THE FIGHT
Alabama Congressman Detained at
Home, Being Slightly Indisposed.
Agricultural Schedule Be
fore the House

Washington, April 14-Persistent efforts
to put cattle and sheep on the free list
to cut the duty on swine and to other
wise alter the ways and means commit
tee tariff revision bill were defeated in
the democratic caucus of the House to-
day. The democratic leadership fight foe
the bill as reported was piloted by Repre-
sentative Francis Burton Harrison of New
crk, in the absence of Representative
Underwood, tile majority leader. who is
ill. On the Senate side of Congress the
tariff revisionists were inactive. The ag-
ricultural schedule was before the House
caucus all afternoon and there were some
lively speeches. Many of the new MEM
bers OF the House accounted their views,
but each time there was a test the COM
nlittee was Overwhelmingly sustained.
Logue in Fight
Representative Logue of Pennsylvania
Z new member precipitated the biggest
fight of the day with an amendment to
put cattle ON the free list Cattle ana
sheep now are dutiable at 10 per cent
and swine at Sl.50 head Representative
EalSer of California, Russell of Missouri
and others urged against free cattle, de-
ciating it would destroy the cattle rails
ing Industry in their states Representa-
lives Kinkead of New Jersey and Curley
ot Massachusetts, contended free cattle
would make a broader field OF supply for
the independent packers as against the
so-caled beef trust.
Representative Curley declared that the
United States might soon cease to be an
exporter of food. He said the Argen-
tine republic, with a population of only
eOOO.00o as against 92,00O.OOO in the United
States, exported more than five times as
much beef and meat products as the
United States, and that tariff protection
in America could only benefit the trust.
Forced Roll Call
Representative Garner of Texas, a mem
Der OF the ways ana means committee,
said cattle last year raised a tariff rev.
enue of $1,200,000 and that the rate had
been SO adjusted in this bill that it would
raise sa0a0O5 ths H. Isl gear + tho catti8
We're transferred to the free list, he added.
the rest Of the tariff would have to be
adjusted TO meet the loss of revenue
Representative Kinkead OF New Jersey,
forced a roll call, the first since the
Eill has been before the caucus and the
free cattle amendment was rejected rs to
122.
Representative Burke of Wisconsin un-
successfully sought 10 reduce the duty on
swine from $1,50 to 10 cents a head and
motion by Representative <inkead to
put sheep on the free list was voted down
60 to 9S.
An attempt to raise the proposed rates
on barley made by the democrats from
Wisconsin and Minnesota, was also un-
successful
The last fight of the day was on rice.
Representative Lazaro of Louisiana Of
fered an amendment to incl ease the pro-
posed duty of l cent on pound to cent
and half a pound. Representative
Thompson of Oklahoma moved to place
it on the free list Both amendments
we're lost The caucus had got down to
the wheat schedule at the time of adj
journment. 1t will be taken up tomorrow
morning.