The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Western Senators to State
Arguments Against Free
Wool and Sugar
TARIFF MEASURE
Is REINTRODUCED
Will Reappear in House Today-Ihe
Republicans Are Figuring Upon
"a Numbe of Revisions.
Suggf 8 ? Referendum
rnE SSIN coNaREss.

THE IN cokeREss:
4 Senate 0e noon.
resolution 90 abrosation Of Hay
Pannee6 <Sid Clayton Bulwer trea-
Wom1 oSafrage committee gave
hearin O federal association for
womel rage, several senators and
repre-. ives making addresses
Finance committee announced meet
ing for Tuesday to finally determine
whether hearing on tariff bill will
be granted.
Senator Smith. Arizona. introduced
resolution asking President Wilson
for all information regarding injuries
to Americans in Mexico,
Finance committee democrats de-
cided to grant hearings to senator's
on wool and sugar
Senator Norris in resolutions asked
President and Attorney General for
all information on an attempt to dis
miss coffee trust suits.
Bill to license aviators introduced
by Senator Penrose.
Senator Jones introduced bill to ex-
tend civil service to land office and
customs officials.
Senator Ashhurst introduced bill to
prevent use of mails for stock gamb-
ling purposes.
Senator Ashhurst proposed change in
rules to prevent committee meetings
behind closed doors.
Confirmed President Wilson's diplo-
matte nominations.
Adjourned at 4:55 p. m. until , p.
M, Thursday.
House met at noon
Tariff bill as amended by demo-
cratic caucus was reintroduced and
referred to ways and means commit
tee
Investigation of assault on Repre-
sentative Sims by local Banker Glover
ordered.
In special message President Will
son urged appropriation of $4,000 for
expenses of American commission to
The Hague opium conference.
Adjourned at 5:25 D. m until noon
tomorrow.
Washington. April 21.-Demoeratic
forces III charge Of tariff revision in
the Senate slightly inclined today to
the demands for hearings upon tariff
schedules. In addition to the permis-
sion given all interested parties to file
statements with the finance commit
tee Senator simmons today conceded
10 group of western senators the
right to appear and state their argu-
ments against the free wool and free
sugar provisions that have been agreed
tc by the democrats of the House.
A full meeting of the Senate finance
committee is to be held tomorrow.
Republican senator al then renew
their demand that general open hear
ings be given The attitude of the ma
Jority of the democratic members OF
the committee is against this. how
ever. They claim that such course
would delay tariff revision. and that
no arguments would be brought forth
that have not already appeared in the
hearings before the House commit
tee or in the briefs filed with the Sem
ate committee.
introduced in House
The Underwood tariff bill. as finally
approved and revised by the caucus of
Eouse democrats. was reintroduced in
the House today by Representative I'm
derwood and referred back to the ways
and means committee. Tomorrow it w II
reappear with a favorable report from
the democrats on the committee and
With dissenting report from the re-
publican committee members criticis-
ing its rates and the method of re-
vision followed by the democrats.
The Senate democratic leaders have
given up hope of having the bill
brought into the Senate in the form of
separate schedules. 1t has been deter
mined that the measure will be con-
sidered as a whole bill in the Sem
ate, as it will be in the House. The
hearing to be granted to the sena-
tors from Rocky mountain and Pacific
coast states upon the wool and sugar
issues is expected to develop the fun
strength of the opposition to the bill
and to give the finance committee defi-
rite information as to whether it viii
he necessary to restore any of the duty
on either of these schedules.
According to information tonight the
Louisiana, Kansas and Nebraska anti
free sugar forces had not been in
cluded in the invitation given for the
finance committee hearing.
Arguments Wednesday
Some of the western senators will
present their arguments against free
sugar and free wool Wednesday,. They
have not indicated how much time
they expect to occupy
The hill win be expedited through
the House by limitation of debate The
republicans are figuring on num-
Ler of amendpents TO be proposed in
addition to the proposed substitutes for
the Underwood wool and cotton sched-'
uIes Representative Payne of New
York as ranking minority number OF
the committee. today introduced his
bill of 1911 to create tariff board.
changed so as to provide for tariff
commission of five members, to be ap-
pointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate
and clothed with authority to nego-
tiate trade agreements with foreign ma
tions Representative .Goode OF Iowa
also introduced bill to create a tariff
commission with broad powers of in
vcstigation and report.
Representative liinebaugh of Illi-
nois n progressive, introduced bill de-
ciaring that inasmucl as the TWO mi :
uority bodies outnumbered the demo-
crate body in popular vote the tariff
bill should be left to referendum vote
Of the people of the United States.
Aggressive Construction