Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-03
California Democrats Make
Strong Fight Against Low
ei0g Duties ON Citrus
Fruits Accomplish Nothirg
VIRGINIA UNABLE TO
HAVE PEANUT PROTECTED
Sharp Personalities INDUCED
and Severe Criticism Of
Republican Position Marks
Discussion

Discussions
,Ii, Nornine journal special LEASED wlrcA
Washington. MAY 2 'fhe dcmorra-
tio majority went ahead with tnrlif
revision in the house again to-day with
ont serious hitch There were ln-
Vulnerable amendments emanailnH
from the minority. but they were Noi-
ed down with monotonuns regularity
The discussion opened with citrus
fruits. ia the agricultural schedule
the Pacific coast growers waging an
unsuccessful fieht against cutting oi
the tariff ON lemons figa. rulslns ana
dried grapes. and ether co0st proc
ducts Efforts ta Increase tho proposed
duty ON peanuts to give better proiec-
tion to the Nireiuin industry also feN
through The schedule covering spir-
lis. wines and other beverages went
through without dissent bat eonald
cradle 81 fight WINS made hy tho
representatives of textile districts
when the cotton schedule WAS reach
ed
Many az the speeches really dealt
with the paragraphs of the tariff UNI
der consideration, but general politics
and partisan personalities featured the
dobato. Representative Thomas Of
Kentucky. had q few things 60 gay
about the republicans personally
RcpresenmtNe Thomas called the
progressive party q "patent medicine
advertisement scheme and critised
Representative Payne, ol New YORK.
f0f renectIue Oh President wilson he
cnuse the president went % New Jor-
sey in connection with state lcflsla-
ton
Representative uoflin, of Alabama,
declared that people did not realize
that the real tax on the American peo-
pie under the present tariff law was
&240O.0O0. coo instead of sa00, 600. 600
of revenue tax and arraigned the re-
publican claim that the law paid the
American farmer and laborer
Several committee amendments
were agreed to. changing the bin IN
minor particulars. including one de-
signed 10 put the swoetcned varieties
of chocolate and cocoa on the list on
the higher basis of confectionery
The split In the republican minority
Of the ways and means committee on
the question of offering q substitute
for the cotton schedule was evidenced
during the consideration of the cot
tom tariff. Representative Moore. of
Pennsylvania. and Fordney. of Miehi-
gan Insisted that minority substitutes
were "a waste Of time. but Representa-
tive Gardner. Of Massachusetts,, of
fcrcd as substitute for three para
graphs of the cotton schedule, a com
promise between the Underwood and
the payne tariffs This was voted
down along with all other amend
ments from the republican side.
The chocolate paragraph was
amended. raising 10 20 per cent ad
mlorom. the rate of sweetened choe-
olate imported for retail trade. The
rate on unsweetened choeointe was
left at per cent An attempt 10 raise
the rates on potato starch failed.
At the end Of the agricultural sched
ule. Representative TrcadWay or
Massachusetts,. offered an amendment
providing that the rates Ia The pres
ent Payne law should remain In ef-
feet until mon partisan tariff
board" can have time TO report upon
the schedule This evoked an extend
cd debate. but went down TO defeat
by q vote Of 4G TO 6s-
Work was then begun on schedule
If, spirits and wines.
Tariff revision with an obligato Of
Inspiring political ofatory carried the
house tonight up to the much-dis-
cussed schedule X" the wool sched-
ulo. which viii be disposed Of tomor
row. when the house adjourned, IT
had completed the agricultural. wines
and spirits. cotton ana flax. hemp and
iute schedules fhc democratic ma-
iorlt, rolled steadily on, nonchalantly
voting down every one of dozens OF
amendments presented by the repub-
lcans and proeressives
Ii was field day for orators oh
both sides Of the house aud the Yete-
rams in the chamber vicd with the
boy orators amoug the new members
in their eloeutlonary efforts The in
lqntous protective tariff theory was
lashed In ringing periods by the DEM
ocrats aud the dire days of the PANE
Of 1898, with rs soup houses were
described BY the republicans as the
result II democratic doctrine eNem-
..ftff.I il. fHa XNlfef.n hill
When the political past for twenty
eears ANA the political future for Q
century had been thoroughly thresh
cd of an oratoricai material aud Rep
resentatives Barnhnrt, Of Indiana
ana Moore OF PenrsYlvania, had got
ten to the point OF original oratorH
about goats, Representative Under
wood called a halt lle insisted upon
confnng debate thereafter to lhe
merits Of the proposition dnder con
sideration and with the mercury III