The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
WILL BOLT
ON TARIFF
Louisiana Senator Makes
First Democratic Attack
on Measure
SENATORS ATTACK
GRANITE RATES
Senators Page, Dillingham;,
Lodge and Weeks Oppose
Cut in Duties

Washington, Aug. Prospects for an
early agreement between Senate and
House on date when the wool sched-
ule shall become effective have gone glim-
mering. Majority Leader Underwood OF
the House yesterday advised Chairman
Simmons of the Senate finance commit,
tee that he did not consider such a plan
feasible, and thought the House would
stand firm for having the schedule 60
into effect as soon as the bill passed
the matter would have to be settled in
conference.
The Senate bill provides that raw wool
shall be placed on the free list Dec.
and reduced wooden manufactures rates
shall 60 into effect Jan. /.
Senator Thornton, Democrat, of Louis
lana, who will vote against the bin be
cause of free sugar, delivered, in the SEN
ate debate, an impassioned denunciation
Of his party's determination to put sug
ar on the free list in 1915. His was the
first speech from within the Democratic
party attacking the bill since it was
reported to the Senate.
Il owe to the people of my state
far higher measure Of devotion than
owe to the Democratic party he ex-
claimed. Honor and duty alike demand
that vote against this bill while it
embodies this provision
He quoted from a report of the Demo
cratic minority Of the Senate on the free
sugar bill in July, 1912, which main.
tanned that putting sugar on the free
list was mot in keeping with the prom
ises of the Democratic platforms TO re-
duce present protective duties gradually
toward and finally to a revenue basis"
"This report was signed by such stall
wart tariff for revenue Democrats as
Senators Bailey, Simmons, Stone, Will
liams, Kern, and Johnson-all of whom,
with the exception of the first named,
are still members of the Senate" he
said.
Senator Gronna, progressive Republl
can of North Dakota, attacked the bill
as an unjust onslaught and discrimina
tion against agriculture.
''In my state alone" said he, "where
in 1912 we raised more than l43,000,000
bushels of wheat, with short crops in
foreign countries, under the provisions
of this bill our farmers would lose in
a single year more than sl5000,000."
New England granite was the subject
of debate Wednesday in the Senate by
the New England senators. Granite, in
the tariff bill, has been cut from 30 p. c.
TO 25 P. C., ad valorem on dressed and
from Zoe to &c on undressed.
Senator Page OF Vermont said that |
the cut of 20 p. c. is altogether too much. |
Senators Lodge, Gallinger. Dillingham; |
and Weeks participated in the debate |
Senator Lodge pointed out that there is |
the keenest kind of competition in the |
granite industry and that it is controlled |
by men of modest means, and he de- |
Gratis propose is too low.
Senator Gallinger tempted the Demo
Gratis with slight increases but all amend |
ments were voted down by the Demo
Gratis, assisted by many progressive Re
publican senators from the West, who |
seem to want to get even with New |
England.
He offered a still lower rate of 50 |
p. c. and &C., which he asked the Demo
Gratis to think over during the night and
vote on il in the morning,
Senator Weeks produced the famous
Quincy memorial, showing how the gran
te cutters in the times Of the Wilson
bill in 1894 had walked the streets in
vain for work.
Senator Simmons called this an old
gag" but afterwards withdrew the term
Simmons said that the granite industry
'ould stand even being on the free list,
declaring that the importations of the
show that foreign competi-
ion is an immaterial factor in the in
iustry.
Senator Lodge said Scotch granite is
rot so much feared as granite from Can
ida.