Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-02
Underwood Measure With
stands Efforts by Opponents
to Amend Il as to Sugar and
Live Stock Schedules,
LOUISIANA JOINS IN
ATTACK BY MINORITY
Charges That the Dominant
Party Is Playing Into Hands
of AsiaticS Freely Made
During Discussion

During Discussion
(Ds Morning iournai special LEASED Wire)
Washington. MAY i.--All efforts oi
the opposition 20 disturb The market
basket reduction In the democratic
tariff hili failed In the house today
despite the fnct that republican ora.
tors sounded warnings of ruined In
dustrlos. enforced idlenoss and empty
cupboards to follow the enactment of
the Underwood bill
SIN championing the hill as the
greatest that ever has been written
for the benefit Of the people Of the
country the democrats were denf t.
the pleas of representatives of the
beet and cane sugar constituencies
against free sugar Ia three years, un-
moved by the charge that they lcgls-
lated into the hands Of the beef trust
hy placing duties on livestock while
free listing their products. determined
10 rush the passage of the bill az the
earliest possible moment
The first break from the solid front
of the majority came. however, when
Louisiana democrats led by Reprcsen-
tatlve Hroussafd. appealed 10 Repuh-
ican Leader Mann for 4 part OF his
time IN which to speak against the
sugar schedule. and when Represeu-
tative kinkaid. q New Jersey demo-
crat. uttered prediction that the SEN
no nd
means committees 10 per cent rates
on livestock
When Representative Sloan, Of No.
brnska, introduced nm amendment to
Increase the rate on cattle from 10 70
/ per cent. after 20 per cent amend
ment bv Representative Fordney, Of
Michigan. had been rejected Mr. Kin
kald declared that he believed the
ways and means committee had kept
the platform pledge TO tho people
when they had reduced livestock rates
to 10 per cent. but he felt that the
committee should have placed live
stock on the free list along with meats
Il believe and hope" said Mr.. Kin
kaid. that when It comes back TO W
from the senate the duty viii be cnt
off and that every democrat on TINS
floor will support IT,
This aroused prolonged applause
from the republicans who earlier were
stirred TO enthusiastic cheers when
Mr. Broussard declared that the sugar
rates proposed BY his party would re-
dound only 10 the benefit Of the sugar
trust. The test vote on sugar came
on an amendment offered by Minority
Leader Mann to strike out the provi-
sion placing sugar on the free list IN
three years. II was lost Ss 70 lss
Raprcaentativc Hardwick. of Georgia,
defended the rates for the majority
describing America's sugar industry
MS of the not house variety, unable
To stand on its own feet and exactins
excessive taxes from tie people TO
support il. Representative Mann op-
posed the rates. and Representative
Underwood closed the debate
"No man Is so ignorant, that he
does not know" said Mr., Mann, "thni
the price OF sugar in this country to-
day would be hundred to two hun
drod per cent higher than IL Is. were
it not for the beet sugar supply pro-
duced IN this country, and yet you
propose to strike down this Industry
in the United states.
MAKE the most Of Your opportuni-
ty. the country Is ready to say your
tariff legislation Is failure, and the
first opportunity the people have VIII
be the last opporiunlty you VIII ever
have
"Bcet sugar In this country can ne
produced on an equality with Euro
pean rivals with no possibility OF com
petition within reasonable zone
said Mr.. Underwood What the
western beet sugar people seek IS "a
tax tho American people IN order TO
bring their beet sugar TO the Atlantic
soaboard and drive out an compeu
ton. II Is simply a question Of freight
rates
The agricultural schedule precipl-
tatcd long discussion though MI Tn
derWnOd held II down with frequent
motions to eut of debate ON success
size paragraphs Amendments we've
offered to increase the rates on eat
tie sheep. hogs. on wheat oats ana
other grains and nearly every other
item in the bill. hut all were reject
ed
ON this schedule the situation
again went far into the night thoush
the opposition gave evidence Of haN-
ing largely spent lts force
Representative llardwck closing
mo sugar schedule. doclared that thc
American sugar industry was hot
house Industry
AVerring ttat under any eircnin-
stances the cane sugar Industry ot
Louisiana could not possibly survive q !
dozen years. Mr. Hardwick urged the
Louisiana people TO abandon sugar
growing and plant other crops on their
rich soils Ia Louisiana the cost 'ot
sugar. he argued. was Sst
cents pound, nearly double the cost