South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-01
House Agrees to Everything
But Cotton Futures Tax and
Inserts Instead the Smith
Lever Cotton Amendment.
QUESTION NOW RESTS
WITH the SENATORS
Measure viii be Called Today
Unless There Are Unlocked
For Developments - May
Demand Democratic Caucus.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. - The
democratic tariff revision bin left the
house Tuesday night on which the
party leaders hoped would be its last
Journey 20 the senate. After many
hours OF debate the house adopted the
main conference agreement on the
and by this action gave it's endorse
ment 10 everything in the measure ex-
cept the cotton futures tax
At the end OF a short but bitter
fight that followed the adoption II
the report. Rep. Underwood. the dem
ocraic leader. succeeded in carrying
through the Smith-LeYer cotton fu-
tures tax amendment by a vote OF III
10 Isl. Democrats and republicans
alike voted on this without regard 20
party. and large portion OF the dem
Ocratic membership from southern
states Joined in the vigorous demand
that the whole subject be carried overa
TO another session OF congress.
Rests With the Senate.
The cotton futures tsx question now
rests entirely with the senate. The
house concurred in the Clarke amend
mert put into the tarif bill by the
senate. but added that the Smith-Un-
derwoCd plan as another amendment.
Unless the senate will accept this
the president, the whole cotton fu-
tures plan will again have 10 be con-
sidered in the Joint conference COM
mittee and again reported 10 both
houses Of congress for action.
The bill will be called up in the
senate early Wednesday before Sen
Simmons. chairman Of the ffnance
committee unless there are unlocked
for developments. several democratic
senators who dissatisfied with certain
features OF the bill Tuesday began a
demand for a democratic caucus 20
consider the conference report before
taken up in the senate.
Sen. Reed OF Missouri insisted that
unless certain changes were made in
rates fixed by the conference commit
tee, he might vote against the report
and the tariff bill on its final passage
Fight on Futures
The cotton futures bill dominated
the days fight IN the house although
but little time actually was given 10 its
consideration. The history OF tho
compromise amendment became a
matter OF record before the day ended.
Rep Underwood said Pres Wilson
had given It 10 him. Rep. Letter
added that the basis Of the plan was a
bill introduced repeatedly in the sem
ate by Sen. Ellison d. Smith Of South
Carolina: that he had asked the agri-
cultural department 10 put the matter
into the shape for the tariff oill. and
that Postmaster Gen. BurlesOn had
perfected the amendment and given IL
10 the president.
Three distinct elements developed
among the democrats in the cotton
futures fight One branch, led by
Rep. Hardwick Of Georgia, demand
ed that the whole subject be taken
out Of the tariff bill and considered
as a separate measure.
Another section led by Rep. WIN
60 Of Arkansas. insisted that the
house should accept the language OF
the Clark amendment in the senate.
Rep. Underwood headed the support
ers Of the compromise plan. Under
IT'S terms the cotton futures tax
would be nominal Oh actual trades.
bat all contracts would have 20 spe-
city government grades Of cotton and
tradins w0"l5 he closely regulated.
RiH Given Praise
The tariff ull itself came in for
warm praise from al democrats Rep.
Underwood declared that in fits per-
fected form its average rates were
lower than either the house or senate
originally had contemplated. and he
Insisted that business conditions IA
the United States had SO carefully
prepared themselves for tariff reNis-
ION that there would u- little halt 10
business progress or prosperity.
On the dnal passage ~ the confer
cnce report emoracils an of the hil
except the cotton taN Rep. Don0hoe.
Pennsvl rania. Lazaro. Morgan and
Broussard Of Louisiana, democrats.
voted against it. while Representa-
lives Kelly. Pennsylvania. Mcdonald.
Michigan. and RuhIcy PENNSYLVANIA.
progressiEes. and Manahan. Mlunesn-
Ia. Stafford. Wisconsin. Carey. Wis
cons.n and Kent California. rtpua-l-
cans. voted with the majority.
Speaker Clarke took the floor
the last moments before the vote I'D
congratulate the president. Rep JH-
derwood and the democratic party
general upon the subject uf The tarlr
program fc defended the caucus
plan and ridlculed the suggestion ot
Rep. Nurdock than uo tarlf bills IN
the future would he drafted ln TINS
way.
ReSt Over Passed
cit would ae Impossible 20 pass
tariff bill" said Alr Clark. that n
any way repr-seuted pledges ot "a
great politieal party without having
the members of that party get To-
gether. talk lt over and come 90 an
agreement The Underwood tariI
bin viii in my Judgment prove 60
be the best tariff bll ever passed IN
this country.
GIRL Is KILLED.