Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-26
Republicans and Democrats
Speak Vigorously Against
and for Underwood Bill Now
Pending in Congress,
REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
IN HUMOROUS VEIN
Palmer Pays Compliment to
Chairman Of Ways and
Means Committee as an I'M
mortal Statesman

tIIy Morning journal special Leased wlreA
Washington April 2l-- Frivolous
and serious treatment was accorded
the tariff question today In the house
debate. Representative j. Hampton
Moore. republican, of Pennsylvania
contributing "a novelty by conducting
4 tariff primer class tor the ediil-
cation and amusement of his coli
leagues. and Representative 4. Mitch
IN Palmer. chairman of the democrat
IT, caucus. delivering the principal ar
eumont of the day in behalf of the
Underwood bill.
Representative Keating. democrat
Of Colorado. who declared he was
elected upon a free sugar platform,
aroused representatives from beet SUE
gar states with the declaration that
every beet sugar factory in the Unit
ed states was controlled hy the Amer
lean sugar Refining company either
by stock or by selling agreement We
declared there was selling agree
ment by which the trust fixed the
price TO the consumer and when 'hai-
lenged hy Representative Kelly OF
Michigan Mr.. keating declared ne
could prove 1t by business conditions
and facts relating to the beet sugar
Industry of his own state.
Mr.. Moores innovation put the
house into an uproar He presented
himself in the guise Of pupil figuf
ing questions in a tariff primer pul
10 him by the reading clerk of th'
house. The climax came when Rep
resentnlive Lobcek. of Nebraska, fus
ing his hand while Mr.. Moore wa
reciting his tariff lesson, demanded
recognition.
For what purpose does the gen
tleman rise?H asked Representative
Garrett of Tennessee. the presidint
officer. who at this moment assumed
the role of principal OF the school
please teacher" Mi Lobock grin
ningN responded may ! go onts'
The principals answer was
drowned IN the laughter and applausf
while Mr.. Garrett pounded his gave
tH NAlUut Hln NHAhAA ENlff''
Representative Palmer championeo
the Underwood hin as measure
which would surely bring relief 20 IN
peoplc Of the nation If 10 received the
united support of the democratic par
~. and he predicted that 1t undouht.
cdv would survive the opposition oi
the republican remnant and the
progressive embryo" he lauded the
democratic leader. Mr.. Underwood
whose name the new tariff law vii
bear. declaring that when the la~
became effective he would take ms
place among the immortals OF the
republic
Mr.. Palmer laid emphasis upon th'
dumping clause Of the bill whiel
Is designed to assess extra duties at
high as l5 per cent upon foreiRI
goods sold In this country at a les'
price than abroad.
"To meet the just complaint OF th'
{ American manufactures that he can
not know what competition he mus
meet as long as the foreigner can sel
I hie product here below his home maj
ltet price" said Mr Palmer. we nave
inserted the dumping clause lt VII
close the mouth of the American
manufacturer against criticism @
tho law while. otherwise, he Wpulo
find sympathetic audience IN
people determined upon fair play
Representative Austin. Of Iennes'
see. interrupted Mr. Palmer 10 ASH
If IL were not true that a steel com
nanv IN his district imported annually
! q5O 600 tons Of iron ore. which mas
! heretofore paid a duty Of . cents
fon but which the bill places on th'
I free list
! yes" reiolned Palmer, "and i Is
also true that this steel company Wi
nav more duty on ferro-manganese
d hinh we have placed on the dltia-
I bic list. than it viii save on free iron
! ore
1T Il true that the men at the
head of the Bethlehem steel COMPANY
are my political enemies ana thal
charles NJ. schwab Is the chlef o.
I these but thank God that the men
who work In his mills are my pes'
political friends"
Representative Gillette. Of Massa-
chusetts. republican, said he recog'
nized that the republican tariff had
been repudiated by the country part
ly the fault and partly tho misfortune
IF the country He charged that th'
democratic bin would gradually drive
, out of business many of the snlai
1 factories scattered throughout New
= England.
Representative Russell, Of Missouri
said ne did not favor some OF me
rates fixed in the democratic hili pu'
| believed it to he good as a whole
! IN is party measure" he sad
"and as democrat / shall vote toi
il and am willing to politically snN
or SWIM survive or perish as th'