The Washington times., 1913-04-16
PATH IS CLEARED
FOR TARIFF BILL
Underwood Calls on Wilson, and
Leaves, Confident Measure
Will Win Easily.
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to this item, finally approved by the
caucus just as the committee had writ
ten it. indicates that the remainder of
the day will be spent in talking cotton
goods.
The Democrats took up the cotton
schedule late yesterday, and when IT
shall have been adopted there will be
but two serious problems ahead-the
income tax and the wool schedule.
Congressman Ten Eyck, of the Troy,
y. Y, district led valiant tight to-
day to increase the duties on collars
and cuffs above the c5 per cent ad
valorem rate provided in the Under
wood bill. The New York member
predicted woe and ruin for Troy IN
dustries, and asserted that the Under
wood rates were practically ruinous to
the manufacturers.
Fears for Factories.
He pictured the probable closing down
of great factories, and as a compromise
proposed a rate of 40 per cent ad
valorem on collars and cuffs. If lower
rates are enacted, broadly intimated
the alarmed New Yorker, there is a
danger that the necks of the American
consumers will be scraped and made
sore by an inferior class of collars,
while shoddy cuffs will prove the bane
of the well-dressed man.
Despite the eloquence of Mr.. Ten
Eyck's plea his amendment was voted
down on a viva voce vote. Another
amendment proposing compromise
duty of s211 per cent ad valorem was de-
feated, IS to q. and the caucus moved
on to other items in the cotton goods
schedule which the Ways and Means
Committee has designed with view to
cheaper clothing"
It is improbable that any changes
will be made in the schedule as var1-
Gus amendments offered up to this time
have been unceremoniously defeated.
Peters Chief Spokesman
Congressman Peters of Massachusetts
acted as chief spokesman for the Ways
and Means Committee in opposing the
Ten Eyck amendments today. Mr.. Tn
derwood, chairman of the committee,
who was ill Monday, was on hand again
to be in friendly hands and IL was un-
necessary for the majority leader to
exert himself IN order to save any of
the rates. Southern ard Western DEM
mills appear to be in sympathy with
the deep cuts of the cotton schedule and
representatives from the big industrial
centers are in a bad way.
When adjournment was taken late
yesterday the caucus showed DISPOSE
tion to speed up bit, and there was
hope of ending the party confab be-
fore the last of this week. The free
law wool fight, however, is yet to come.
The agricultural and liquor schedules
were finally approved before the cotton
schedule was called.
Fight Radical Cuts.
Congressman Webb of North Carolina
and Congressman Metz of New York
led the fight against the radical cuts in
the cotton duties. Their amendments
increasing the rates were rejected.
Congressman Howard OF Georgia met
arguments for changes in the bill by
declaring that the Massachusetts, cleo
ton returns of yesterday justified the
Democratic bill A Democrat was elect
ed to succeed Congressman Weeks, who
went to the Senate, and this fact, as
serted Mr.. Howard, showed the country
still is with the Democratic party.
Before passing to the cotton schedule.
several efforts were made to amend the
citrus fruits section of the agricultural
schedule. Members from louisiana and
Florida sought higher duties on oranges.
lemons. and grapefruits, and declared
the two-third cut of the Underwood bill
would wreck the citrus fruit industry.
The committee rates were approved,
however, and the fight on citrus fruits
is now transferred to the Senate.