The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-03
PAYNE HITS Underwood BILL.
HOUSE DEBATE ON THE TARIFF
ENDS IN ELOQUENCE.
Father OF Present Law Depicts Dire
Results N New Bill Is Passed -
Democrats Laud and q. q. r. and
ProGrcssives Assall Revision -
Raincy Says hin Represents New
Era in Governments Fiscal Policy.

bate on the Democratic tariff bill I'm
the House wound up tonight In a
nnai outburst of oratory. Democrats
spent the day iauding the measure.
while alternately Republicans and
Prosressives attacked It's provisions.
The House. weary after a week OF
tarir oratory. did not produce a nu-
msrous attendance. and most OF the
speeches OF the day were made TO
empty benches.
Representative Payne. Of New York.
the ranking Republican member Of
the ways and means committee. and
the father Of the present tariff law,
however. had a good sized audience
on hand To listen TO his denunciation
OF the bill He painted a vivid word
picture OF ruined industry and i'm
poverished labor. which ne present.
ed AZ the inevitable result OF the IN
derwood bill. Republicans vocifer-
ousiy applauded when he declared
that the reduction i'm the cost OF liv-
Ing promised by the Democrats as a
result of the tariff revision was a
fallacy.
Mr.. Payne criticised the ways and
means committee for putting wool on
the free list. while leaving on the du-
table list the hair OF the Ansora
goats. intimating that IL was the work
of Representative Garner. the Texas
member OF the committee. There
are 100000 goats raised In the
United States" he said. and I under
stand that 2,sss.ss OF them are rails
edin Texas"
REPRESENTATIVE Murdoch. the Pro-
sressive' leader criticised the tariff
policy OF both Democrats and Repub-
iicans lie said the Underwood bill
was an unreliable. chaotic tumble"
and urged that the tarifr be placed
In tho hands OF n non partisan tariff
commission.
Representative Rainey. Of Illinois,
Democrat declared the bill repre-
Sented n new era In the Governments
liscal policy. making lighter the
burden OF taxes upon the consumers
~ the country and compelling great
wealth Co contribute It's fair share to-
yard paying the Governmsnt's ex-
pensss"
Representative Chandler, OF New
York. Progressive advocated the re-
duction OF certain tariff duties and re-
piied to Representative Henin. of Ala
nama. who. he said. had called Theo-
dore Roosevelt "the wild man from
Africa." and I'm the same breath had
nvoked the spirit OF Andrew Jackson
20 guide the deliberations OF a DEM
ocratic Congress.
jackson once killed a man named
Charles Dickinson In a duel" said Mr..
chandler; he threatend TO hang Cal
houn as high as Haman: tried to
horsewbip Thomas Benton; chalieng-
"a Gen. Winfield Scott to duel over
an Florida, and had two eminent
British gentlemen hanged. thereby
neariy bringing US into a war with
Great Britain and Spain. and when
resident. broke up his Cabinet by his
own headstrong violence. This is the
niiid hammered man whose spirit is
INVOKED In this House by a Democrat
10 Congressman In the same breath
he employed 10 denounce Roosevelt
IS a wild man from Africa"
Representative Kindel. OF Colorado.
Democrat. resented what ne said were
charges OF ths Republicans that mem
bers OF the majority had been bribed
and intimidated and were supporting
the Underwood bill In order 10 get de-
sirable committee assignments. Other
Democrats who defended the bill were
Representatives Kline. Of Indiana:
Fitzhenry. Of Illinois. and Hill. OF H.
linois. Representative Levy. Of New
York. Democrat. said he was proud
Of the bill as a whole. hut criticised
the income tax feature
Representative Frear. OF Wisconsin.
Republican. attacked the measure,
declaring that It's schedules were dis
criminatory.
The debate finally closed al night
session with lively defence Of the
Underwood hill by Representative
Hardwick. of Georgia. and short state
r1ent by Leader Underwood. after
speecheB by Representative Burnett.
q Alabama. Duprec. OF Louisiana.
md Mcclellan. of Tennessee. Demo
rats. Towner. of Iowa. and Farr. of
Pennsylyanill Republicans and 9th
ers.
Mr.. Burnett. referring to the Bur
nett -Dillingham immigration bill, We
toed by President Taft. read u tele.
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