Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10
BEGIN CRITICISM
OF TARIFF BILL
Senate Leaders Insistent That
Underwood Measure Be Sub
divided for Voting.

Washington, April S.--The fight for dcm-
ocratic tariff revision began in Congress
to-day President Wilson personally
delivered mcssago. calling upon his party
| associates in both houses speedily to en-
act the party's pledges Of tariff revision,
was followed by a caucus Of democratic
House members, which Will continue for
several days.
Criticism Of many features OF the law
developed during the day in democratic
circles in the Senate. In n short caucus
of Senate democrats held to consider
other ma tiers, criticism wa voiced by one
or two western senators at,.unst the free
wool provision and the sugir schedule
proposing free sugar in 1916
The House democrats settled none of
the general tariff questions to-day. The
thrce-horr session was devoted to an un-
successful hsht to throw the doors open
to the public, a proposal defeated by
vote Of 167 to 81. Details Of the new tar
If bill will be taken up to-morrow
Senate leaders are still nsistent that
the Underwood bill be sunbdividod, 50
that separate votes may be had If de-
sired upon the sugar and wool schedules.
In the House caucus Representative
Palmer the chairman made a vehement
plea for letting the public know what its
representatives are doing, alisnins him
self with President Wilson'S expressed
attitude in favor Of throwing open all
these meetings.
Democratic Leader Underwood opposed
the open caucus. He said it was only "A
family council within the party and that
It would he mistake to have the differ
In views exploited I'm public, The opposi-
t.nn ccntorcd mainly on main tenance of
partv regularity and the probability Of
sa"ret preliminary conferences If the
doors We're opened.
MAKEUP or COMMITTEES.
Tomorrow ne caucus probably vii
adopt the ways and means committee
{ M. ority recommendations for The only
committees to be created at this time,
and will reach tho tariff program with
I tao new tarin handbooks in the hands
of c.ory member as guides The new
committees. as recommended b. the lead
! er' Of The three parties follow
| Ways nj mcans-UndorWood Alahama,
! chairman Harrison, New York; Shackle-
! ford, Missouri: Kitchin, North Carolina;
kaircy, Illinois; Dixon. Indiana; Hun,
|
Massa husctts, Palmer. Pennsylvania; ;
Anshcrry, Ohio; Garner, Texas; STANLEY
| Kentucky Collier. Mississippi; all the
foregoing democrats, Payn, New YORK
Fo'dncv Michigan; Garoner. Massa-
ohusctts Moore, Pennsylvania; Anderson
Minnesota; Green Iowa; republicans
Murdoch Kansas. progressive.
kulcs-Hcnry, Texas. chairman, Pou,
North Carolina; Hardwick, Georgia; Car
itt' tennessee; Foster. Illinois: Canlr1ll.
kentucky, Conry New York; democrats.
Campbell Kansas, Lenroot, Wisconsin
Merritt New York; republicans; Chandler,
Ne" York progressive.
Ac'olnt,-Llord, Missouri, chairman
smith Tc'as. Hamiu, New Jersey; I'm
aerhilL New York; kindell, Colorado
Howard 'ieo.ria. Abcrcromhc, Ala
hama democrats; Hughes, West Virginia
GueSt, PENNSYLVANIA; Parker, Aov York
republicans Woodruff, Michigan, progress
siyc.
Mileago-rato1 Pennsylvania, chair
man,
Enrolled bills Whitacrc, Ohio, chair
man.
BASIS or MAJORITY REPORT
The democratic majority Of thu House
committee on WAYS and means viii meet
tomorrow to consider tariff program
TO be recommended tu the caucus
1t was learned to-day that the republi-
cans Of the committee in their minority
p report 10 no submitted when the com
mittee reports thc tariff bill, will declare
that the democratic measure is rotrogres-
: sive ana appears to he unanimously ap-
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