Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-07
DEMOCRATS REPLY.
VIGOROUSLY To
LIPPITT
Rhode Island Senator S Charge
Of Discrimination in Favor
Of South Is Resented in.
Spirited Discussion,

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Washington, Aug G.-Souatur Lip-
pltt, of l,hode island. aroused demo
.CruttC leaders of tho senate to spirited
replies today wien. discussing tho
cotton schedule. hc charged that 90
Disseminated agaiust New England
in favor of the south aud that il was
prepared haphazardN
senator Hokc smith. of Georgia
Nchemcntly denied the charge OF soC-
tionalism. declaring that the appeals
of southern manufacturers for i'm
croases were unhccdod by the finance
committee. He called attention to
the fact that the sub-coihmittcc
which considered the cotton schcd-
ule was composed of senator john
son. of Maine. senator Hughes, OF
New Jersey and himself senator
Stone. of Missouri referring 90 Scua-
tor Lippitt as cotton manufacturer
remarked tnat tine time hau passed
when representatives of the interests
could writc the tariff laws
Before the distinguished senator
from Rhode island eraccd this body
with his official presence" said Seua-
tor stone. "hc was before the com
mttee of the house aud senate repre-
ycntlng this very industry. 10 is not
to the credit of our legislation of the
past that the representatives of the
cotton, wool. steel and other interests
were permitted by the committees OF
congress actually 20 prepare the tariff
schedules.
We are entering upon different
era We desire. ass far as possible. Co
subseryc the well being of the manu-
facturors. but the fact must bee rccog-
nized that we have gone beyond the
period when the interests can pre-
pare the schedules Doing that in the
past has produced an economic con-
dition in which the business of The
country has been placed in the hands
of these men because of it the
American people at the last election
entered their vigorous protest.
Assaults made upon this bill along
mat Inc superciliously ana con-
AAAfN RthiRNnAh NtlA ia y W. AAlfiI IIl
deterrng us or IN changing the fixed
purpose to make % tariff i'm the inter-
ests gf American people"
senator Weeks, Of Massachusetts.
asked Senator Stone to name some
OF the monopolies he referred TO.
Perhaps" Senator stone replied
the senator would like for me to
mention the steel industry, the wool
industry and the cotton mills Of Ncw
England whose stocks nave sold at
200 or 300 per cent because of the
enormous profits under the opera
tion Of these outrageous tariffs"
There is no monopoly in the cot
ton industry the senator knows, said
Mr. Weeks
If not monopoly exploitation.
Senator Williams Of Mississippi. eug-
sosted.
Further progress in consideration
Of the bin was madc today, the metal
schedule being practically completed.
The first vote Of the day came on
jreech loading rifles i'm an amend /
ucnt by Senator Smoot to reduce the
Iuty from 90 per cent to % per cent. |
the present rate The amendment
Mas A. to 3D.
An amendment by Senator Mclean,
IF Connecticut. to increase the duty
N needles from 20 per cent to 40
Der cent was defeated so to is. sen
.tors Brlstow Clapp, Gronna. Ken
.on. LaFoIette, Norris and Works.
If the minority. voting with the dem
,crats
Senator GaIlinger offered a new
amendment to make the rate on
leedles range from 20 per cent ad
alorem to 15 cents a thousand and
% per cent ad yalorem, according
o grade This too, was voted down
cnator Gallinger then moved to
mend by increasing the needle rate
rom 20 to 80 per cent This was
ost A. to ~ An the progressive
cpublicaus, except Senators Norris
nd Bristow voted for IT,
The committee rate of 20 per cent
inally was sustained SO to 2S. no re-
ublican voted with the democrats
his was one Of the few strict party
otes since voting on the schedules
cgan
Senator Pcnrose protested against
he proposed rate OF - per cent ON
ailway wheels. The manufacturers. ,
g said, would find it impossible to (
ompetc with European manufacture