The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-25
With Never a Break.
Republicans r Are
Voted Down.
WORKS AND WEEKS
CONTINUE ATTACK
Majority Party Denounced for
"Humbugging" People With
/, Tariff Bill, and President Is
Assailed for Interference
With Congress-Very
Slow Progress Made.

Washington. July 2i-Republican
Senators continued to Offer amen1-
nents TO nearly every paragraph OF
the Underwood Simmons tarin bill
when its reading was resumed to-day
and Democrats, in solid phalanX voted
them down.
AS result OF prolonged discussion
on rate after rate littl" progress was
made during the two hours considera-
tion after general debate had pro-
cceded throughout the afternoon, SEN
atois Works. OF California. and Weeks
OF Massa chuS.tts, criticiziny the bill.
When adjournment came. the Senate
had barely made an impression on the
chemical schedule. the :irst schedule
ia tn. bill
An amendment by Senator smoot to
transfer saffron and sanlowcr from
the dutiablc lis, at 10 per cent 10 the
free list, upon which he demanded a
roll call, was voted down. 30 10 -. by
Il strict party vote. Another amend
'ncnt by Senator Smoot. to increase
the rate on formald. hyde from cent
to cents pound, encountered Repub-
hcan opposition when Senator C;ronna
Of North Dakota, declared cent high
enough, because formaldehyde was cs-
sent'ai 10 farmers Senator Smoo,
Withdrew the am. ndment
When Senator Smoot sought TO re-
store amber gum to The free list.
striking out the proposed duty OF 81
pound, Senator Stone wanted u
Know why tie gov"' nment should not
get rcven1: from pipe stems male
from amber AS y,,ll as f:om tobacco.
L"dgc Protcsts.
Senator Lodge protested against the
proposed duty Of cents a pound en-
camphor and declared ne would de-
hand Il ."cord vote later on an amend
mcnt 10 place IL on the free list
Senator Weeks, In his address. said
IN. Democratic party had promised to
correct all OF the existing conditions
with the end in view OF bet,erine all
mankind"
That party" said Senator Weeks.
Is TO reduce the cost of livin--, strange
the trusts. make the rich poor and the
poor richer. That plan TO do this is
by a new tarih biz. but the people
VIII lind that To change conditions.
the way now suggested will only re-
suit In Injury TO all classes of citizens
VINO viii a; the first opportunity pro-
ceed Ia deposc those who have been
humbugging them. and will restore to
power the paEE which has. on the
whole. managed the eountrys affairs
with Intelligence and honesty"
statements by Secretary Rcd6cld an 4
House Democratic Leader Underwood
that the government would Investigate
any manufactures who closed down his
shop because OF tie tariff BAL were de
nounCcd by the Senator as an atrempt
|" i2timidate the managers Of Amer
lean industries
Reference was made To the report
on the Taylor shc2 management; system
ny committee II the House "f REPRE-
sontaiiNo3 in llI. upon which served
Secretaries Rcdfcld and Wilson.
That report" Senator Weeks said.
submitted TO the House by these
new Cabinet members on March . 1912,
stated: Conditions vary in different
shops and a system which would be
effective in one might not be so effcc-
tive in another
Attempting to BuIldoze.
Yet the Secretary OF Commerce at
tempts TO bulldoze the American manu-
facturers by putting into operation a
condition which a little over a year
ago he declared could not he made
uniform"
Il suggest" added Mr.. Weeks. that
the Secretary of Commerce call upon
Governor Foss. Of -sachusetts. who
has publicly announced, since the pend
ing bill has been reported in the Sen
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