Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-04
WOOL SCHEDULE
PASSED By HUDSE
FAMOUS SCHEDULE III" CAUSEP
SCARCELY \ RIPPLE IN
PASSING.
mann OFFERED SUBSTITUTE
Told House That lie Feared Passage
Of The Underwood Bill Threat
cncd Prosperity.

WAStlNGTON May 8-The wool
schedule was passed without amend
ment by the house TO-DAY in It's CON
sideraton OF the Underwood Arif
bin II went through with little oX-
element its passage causing scarce
ly "A ripple ON the smooth waters Of
the democratic turin program.
The republicans concentrated their
attacks on the schedule hy presenting
Il blanket amendment as substitute
for IT, This substitute. prepared by
representative Payne, provided a rate
of IS cents "A pound ON raw wool,
placed on the free list In the Under
wood bill and comparative rates bas-
ed on duty of Is cents "A pound on
the wool contained In the various
stages of manufactured Wolens. The
republicans Nociforuusly proclaimed
their substitute 10 be In conformity
with the report which the tariff COM
mittee made on the wooden schedule
two years ago. The democrats as em-
phatically declared II was not Mem
bers representing wool growing state
failed to matcrialize in the vote On
raw wool. The republican substitute
was defeated and the Underwood
schedule passed. "A to 1913. with he
silk paper and sundry schedules 20
be passed, Representative Underwood
hurried the house on after the wool
tlght with the worst of the tariff
wrangle out OF the way.
The republican attack on the Un-
derwood wool schedule was bitter.
After three hours of general debate.
Republican Leader Mann and Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood summed up
the discussion
Several Years ago said Mr. Mann.
I'VE republicans provided for a tariif
board We propose 10 stand by the
report of that board and present
Woolen schedule based upon the in
formation ascertained by it. For
years the woolen schedule has been
n point OF controversy, and for the
FIRST time I'm the history of our tariff
making we propose scientific woolen
schedule, and we will appeal to the
IL
real Information"
Mr.. Mann pleaded for the support
OF the progresslves, temporarily es-
tranged from the republican party,
but soon to return to our ranks" on
the vote the progressives divided, some
voting for and some against the SUBJ
stituee.
ha do To
Mr.. Mann. admits that this sched-
ule means the death of the wool
growing industry in this country. One
democrat tells us this bill will kill
the sugar industry, another tells us
it viii kill part of the cotton indus
try. another that some other indus
try will be ruined. We might get
along, If only the wool industry were
slaughtered. We might do so If the
cotton industry alone were sacrificed.
We might get along If only one indus
try went down. But to slaughter all
these together that cannot be done
and retain prosperity although God
knows | hope that prosperity Will re-
main in the land, and feel sure that
the people will soon return 10 the
economic policy that insures prosper
ity."
representative Underwood replied
to Mann. declaring the republicans
themselves were not in harmony in
support Of the Payne amendment.
you say that YOU are learning
something from the tariff board about
this schedule he shouted TO the re-
publcans. You are learning that
the sentiment OF the American people
is behind the democratic party and
this tariff bill"
Representative Mann asked whether
the ways and means committee had
not nj first favored duty on raw
wool but had changed their minds
at the request Of the president"
"Candidly" answered Mr.. Under
wood. this bill originally was writ
ten with a duty OF Is per cent on
raw wool. But the difference be-
tween your party and ours is that we
can get together and you can't"
Except on raw WOOL he continu-
ed. your bill follows the rates in our
bill very closely. II also approxi-
mates the tariff board report. But YOU
know that on the subject of the duty
on raw wool. the tariff board was liz
vided Its report on this subject was
a Scotch verdict"
AS soon as the wool schedule was
passed the house hurried through tho
silk schedule.
A single committee Amendment.
changing chlfions from so per cent to
SO per cent ad valorem was the only