The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-07
SOUTH FAVORED
IN TARIFF BILL?
New England Claims 1t Is Being
Disseminated Against in
Cotton Schedules.

Washington. August G.-Senator
Lippitt. OF Rhode Island. aroused Dem
ocratic leaders OF the Senate 10
spirited replies to-day, when. discuss
ing the cotton schedule. hg charged
that 1t Disseminated against New
England IN favor Of the south and
that 1t was haphazardly prepared
senator Hoke smith, OF Georgia.
Vchcmcntly denied the charge OF sec
uonalism. declaring that the appeals
Of the southern manufacturers tor in
creases were unhecdcd by the Finance
Committee. He called attention to the
fact that tho subcommittee which con
sidcred the cotton schedule was com
posed OF Senator Johnson of Maine:
Senator Hughes. Of New Jersey, and
himself Senator Stone, OF Missouri
referring TO Senator Lippitt as cot
ton manufactures. remarked that the
time mad passed when representatives
Of the interest could write the tarif1
laws.
Before the distinguished senator
from Rhode Island graccd this body
with his official presence" SAID sen
ator stone, he was before the COM
mittce OF the House and Senate repre-
Aenting this very industry. 1t Is not
70 the credit Of our Legislation Of tn.
past that the representatives OF the
torrats were permitted BY the con-
mittees Of Congress actually 10 pre-
pare the tariff schedules.
I'VE are entering upon different
era. We desire as far as possible to
subserve the we'll being OF the n!a-u-
facturers, but the fact must be recog-
nized that we have gone by the period
when the Interests can prepare their
schedules. Doing that In the past has
10 IN
which the business Of the country has
been placed In the hands OF these men
because of u. The American people at
the last election entered their vigor-
GUS protest
Assaults made upon this bill along
that line, supercilioUs. contemptuous.
Will have no effect in deterring US or
in changing the AXed purpose 10 make
tariff in the interest OF America
people
Senator Weeks, Of massachusetts,
asked Senator stone TO name some OF
the mor0poles NJ referred to.
Perhaps Senator Stone rcpirad d.
the Senator would like me to men
ton the steel Industry, the wool in
dastry OF The cotton mills OF New
England. whose stocks have paid 200
OF 800 per cent. because OF the enor-
nous prohts made under the operation
y! these oatraE'cCs tariffs
There IS no monopoly In the cotton
Industry, the Senator knows" said AIr
Weeks
IF not monopoly. exploitation7
Senator Williams, OF Mississippi. sug-
gested.
Further progress in consideration OF
the Bill was made to-day, the metal
schedule being practically completed.
The HIST vote OF the day came on
orecch- loading rifles In an amendment
10y Senator Smoot to reduce the dut,
from 30 per cent to 25 per cent. the
present rate. The amendment was
lost, - TO 81.
An amendment by Senator Mclean.
OF Connecticut TO increase the duty
on needles from 20 per cent 10 30 per
cent. was defeated. 30 TO j.. Senators
Brisjow, Ciapp. Grorna. Kenyon. La :
Toilette. Norris and Works, OF the
minority. voting with the Democrats.
senator Gailingcr offered another
amendment to make tho rate on
needles range from % per cent az
va!orcm 10 80 cents a thousand. and
20 per cont al valore:n additional, ac-
coriing to grades. This TOO. was
voted down. senator Gallinger then
moved 10 amend by increasing the
needle rate from "a 10 IS per cent.
This was lost, - TO "a All the Pro-
greSsiVc Republicans. except Norris
and Bristow. voted for it. The com
mttee rate Of 20 per e. nj finally was
sustained, 20 TO % no Republican vot-
!ns with the Democrats This was
one OF the few strict PARTY votes since
voting on the schedules began.
Senator Penrose protested against
railway wheels. Tho manufacturers.