Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-21
Every Minority Member
VIII Have Some Changes
to Suggest and Fight for
In the Underwood Tariff
Measure.
NO INTENTION TO
DELAY PASSAGE
Heated Discussion Arises
Over Claim That Manu-
facturers Will Cut Wages
In Order to Keep from
Losses of Reduction.
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WASHINGTON, May 20.-That Re
publican senators plan to insist on
the amendment of nearly every item
in the Underwood tariff bill when it
comes before the senate for discus
sion became evident today when Sen
ator Fenrose, former chairman of the
finance committee. declared that ev-
cry member of the minority would
have amendments to propose.
Senator PenrOse told the senate he
knew OF no concerted effort to be
made purposely to delay the passage
of the bill, but said he was assured
the minority would offer man1
amendments to the schedules. Sen
ator Root also announced that many
roll calls would be demanded.
In debate today the matter of max
ing public briefs filed by the manu-
facturcrs with the finance sub com
mittees, Senator Townsend. of Mich
igan, engaged in eell0quy with
Senator Simmons relative to the al
legged threats of manufacturers to re
duce wages ana the counter intention
OF the adm inistration, through the
bureau of corporations to investigat
wages following the. tariff reductions.
is the senator aware" asked Sen
ator Townsend. OF the conditions
existing which make possible this
proposed coercion on the part of thu
government. as indica ted BY. the sec
retary of commerce o.
The remarks of the secretary re-
lating to investigation matters said
Simmons have grown out of threats
constantly made by the protracted in
terests that they would reduce wages
unless permitted to retain excessive.
tariff rates"
Can the senator give any specific
cases in which such threats have been
made Townsend continued.
Il can refer the senator to hearings
before the ways and means commit
tee Swhere statements We're repeatedly
made by the manufacturers that it
duties were reduced they would be
forced to and would cut wages. |
can also refer him to the briefs filed
with the finance committee which
was full of. such statements;
Does the senator censtrue as a
threat the statement of a manufac-
turer that certain changes win force
him to cut expenses asked the
Michigan senator
The senator NAV construe it as
he sees fit" said Simmons. "Call it
a threat or a statement. but the
secretary of commerce had reference
to these constant warnings by the
representatives of the protected in
dustries that they would not suffer
in their own pockets from the tariff
reductions, but would shoulder the
loss upon their employees
A prolonged discussion continued
upon the efforts. begun by Senator
Penrose to have the names of manu-
facturers who appear before the fin
ance subcommittee submitted for the
benefit OF the minority. He accepted
an amendment by Senator Smith, of
Georgia, for the submission of the
names of the manufacturers who call
upon the minority members of the
committee and another by Senator
Reed making a public record of the
manufacturers who appealed to the
finance committee when the Dingley
and Payne Aldrich bills We're under
conSidera ton.
The Penrose motion with the
amendments was about to pass when
Senator Lippitt proposed another
which would require Immediate pub
lication OF all briefs filed with the
finance committee. Thereupon Sen
ator. Simmons moved the whole mat
ter be referred to the finance COM
mittee and the motion carried ~ L
29.
Senator Newlands addressed the
senate at length upon the tariff pro
gram and the proposed opening of an
extra session which would provide for
the gradual reduction of tariff and
for investigation into the. wisdom or
creating a tariff advisory commission.
7 hope the opportunity, the first
the democratic party has had for
many years, of basing its action
upon intelligent information instead
Of merely juggling instruments be-
tween industries and sections will nor
be lost he said.
Representatives of cotton knit
, goods manufacturers appeared before
Senator Johnsons sub committee to-
day protesting against rate of tllir-
ty per cent ad ValOrem proposed on
their wares by the Underwood bill.
They maintained that this rate was
not protective and would let in goods
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