The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-12
They Organize Serious
Revolt Against Tariff
Measure.
SEEK TO ENLIST
SUGAR MEMBERS
Leave Caucus Frantic az Inability
to Secure Recognition for Con-
stituents-Underwood Can
Quell House Insurgents,
but Bills Fate in SEN
ate Is in Doubt.
ny JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

Washington. April 1l.-Just by way
OF foretaste of the succession OF SEN
sations that will be sprung before the
new tariff bill becomes a law. three
distinct fights broke out among the
members Of the House and Senate dur
ing the discussion OF the bill to-day.
The net result was overwhe Ginning evil
dence that the radicals are in control
OF the House. and that the bill as drawn
VIII go swinging through. No such
result can as yet be predicted in the
Senate
The first rebellion was that OF the
ohio wool congressman, who organized
a serious revolt in the House caucus.
issuing a call to all wool and sugar
men to join them in open revolt.
The second was the placing of shoe
machinery on the free list, by which
action Mr.. Underwood served notice
on the conservatives that he can run
the caucus as he pleases and intends
to run it.
HernteIn Faces Attack.
The third was the discovery by the
Ssnate Finance Committee that the
chemical schedule in the present bill
was drawn by the same man. y. Her
stein, VINO drew the schedule in the
last b!ll. and who is charged with hav-
ing made many serious oversights.
The committee had hired new ex-
pert, and savage attack will be
made on Herstein when the bill comes
TO the floor. This expert was severely
arraigned by Senator Overman during
the discussion of the old bill last
July.
The Ohio wool men. frantic at their
inability TO secure amy recognition for
their constituents. went out of the
caucus, this afternoon with blood in
their eyes. and determined to make "A
battle. When they concluded half an
nours violent Indignation meeting they
issued the following call. sending copies
10 both. sugar and wool members OF the
cAuous.
Those who believe that the original
Judgment of the Ways and Means Com
mittee In placing duty OF 10 per cent
on raw wool was more just to the
farmer than free wool. and more in
accordance with the platform declara-
items. and who desire TO aid in the
hSht for the return OF at least this
duty in the present bill, are urged to
meet in the majority room OF tie House
once Building a 10 a. NJ. Saturday.
This letter Is hurriedly forwarded TO
you by request OF numerous members
who are vitality Interested in this mat
ter"
The members who signed this call
are Representatives Sherwood Clay
pool, Bath,ick. Ashbrook, Francis. Post
and White. all OF Ohio
Between Two Fires.
These men are between two tirSs and
they know It. While they have no
direct information that they will be
clubbed into line by the use of presi-
Dental patronage, which is what hap
pencd 10 the Taft tariff insurgents,
they feel sure that something like this
Is going to happen. Underwood is
now sure that he can outvotc them in
caucus and pass the bill: but they are
afraid he may get angry and make a
lot OF trouble for them in the with
holding OF committee appointments.
on the other hand. If they do not make
fight for free wool they will have
no chance whatever to come back to
Congress. Indignation among eheun
VAS at a white heat to-day and 1t is
certain tina; they will make desper-
ate effort to defeat the bill as whole
If some attention is not pad TO their
wishes.
The restoration OF shoe machinery
20 the free list in the caucus furnished
another evidence of the power of the
radicals AS has been pointed out, one
OF the jokers in the bill was the eiimi-
nation of this Item from the list of
machinery TO be admitted free. The
American Shoe Machinery Company of
Massachusetts controls the price of
shoes through it's monopoly OF ma
chine patents and thus far the SUI
premc Court has been powerless to
break ii up.
Putting shoe machinery which is
manufactured in Europe on the free
list would have abatcd the battle, and
every one was surprised when this
was not done. To-day in caucus Rep
resentdtive Borland. OF Missouri, made
n fight to have shoe machines made
free. All the New Englanders opposed
him, but his argument that the trust
was bulwarked behind monopoly
that might be broken up by Just
tariff provision prevailed While on
the subject of machines, the caucus
showed its temper BY coming within
two votes OF putting machine tools
on the free list as an answer to tho
attempt of Representative Garde of
Chic to have the duty on them raised
The duty will remain where il is
Concerned Over Report.
Members of the Senate Finance Com
mittee who have deferred considera-
tion of the chemical schedule till their
own expert can pass on 1t. day were
concerned over report that foreign
manufacturers OF fiavoring extracts
we're eiated witn the restoration of the
duty on vanilla beans, tonka beans and
other raw materials used in making
extracts. These materials have been
free Of duty since 1875. An inquiry
has heen set on foot to find out how
they happened to carry duty this
year.
At the same time the committee
learned that B. iIerstein the expert
who drew the chemical schedule OF
last winter. and who did not give sat
isfaction to the Senate at least, was
the author OF the chemical schedule
In the new Underwood bill. Herstein
was borrowed from the New York,
customs service. Last year he was
Continued on Second Paye.l