New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-06
MURDOCH RAPS MANN
IN TARIFF DEBATE
Humphrey StirS Up a Short but
Lively Little WrangIe Between
Moose and Regular.
HOUSE FIGHT NEARLY OVER
Bill Expected to Pass To-mor-
row and Senators Lay Out q
Programme for Action in
the Upper Body.
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Washington. May 5-The tariff bin
reared the end of its wearisome journey
through the House tonight. Except for
the fight over raw wool. the free list was
practically completed and debate On the
income tax and the administrative fea-
lures Of tie bil VIII begin late tomorrow.
70 is expected the bill viii pass the House
ON Wednesday afternoon. The sudden
death Of Representative Lewis .. Marin q
new Democratic member from New Jer-
sey. blocked the consideration Of free raw
wool tonight The House adjourned an
hour earlier than usual out Of respect TO
his memory. thus throwing over until to-
morrow the hardest dght which will CEN
tire about the Ions free list.
Free meats. boots and shoes leather and
potatoes. the items which caused most
controversy. were approved by the Demo
cratic majority tonight. As usual all Re
publican amendments were defeated. OPP
position to the Underwood bill is grad
ualy diminishing as the futile debate
draws near it's end.
The debate to-day was OF less partisan
nature. berauso of Mr.. UnderwQod's firm
stand against further political oratory.
Soon after the house convened this morn
ing Messrs. Mann Humphrey and Muir
dock, the former two Republicans and the
latter a Progressive, became involved in a
bitter verbal duel Al its conclusion Mr.
Underwood announced he would insist
hereafter that all discussion be devoted TO
the bill.
Humphrey Stirs Up Murdock
Mr. Humphrey started the wrangle by
referring I'm sarcastic tones TO the split
IN the Progressive party which is not
10 be united on the vote on the tauH
bill. Nj. Murdoch retorted by charac-
terizing Mr. Humphrey as "a weak UNI
derstudy Of the sneering minority lead
or. Mr. Mann
The Progressive asserted that Mr.
Mann "fuled with a sheer" and that Mr.
Humphrey was almost as supercilious
He also termed Mr.. Humphrey "the dys-
peptic gentleman from Washington who
has a ring i'm his nose and who follows
the party bosses.
Mr.. Mann at first declined to answer
NIr. Murdoch but finally compromised
on fiery hye-minute speech, in which
he accused the Kansas member of insin-
certify in advocating a tariff commission.
Alr Mann declared Mr. Murdoch had OBJ
tanned his election as Republican, and
that "if he had had the sense Of honor
of the average member he would have
resigned his seat as Republican and
run as a Pull Moose candidate
l. Mr Mann declared Murdoch was seek
A. advertising as q Chautauquan lect-
Vrer. adding. "He viii have to change
= his tactics if he hopes TO represent here
the voters who honestly supported Colo
mel Roosevelt"
Am unsuccessful effort was made by
Mr. Moore. of Pennsylvania. TO have
Bibles taken from the free list. he paid
tribute to the Scriptures. but said DE saw
10 reason why Bibles of foreign manu-
facturc should be admitted free Of duty
for sale I'm this country.
Senate Tariff Plans.
While the House sagged along through
the BILL the Senate Finance Committee
made IT'S plan for consideration Of the
bin when # shall have passed the House.
1t was decided not 70 hold oral hearings
on the various schedules, but to accept
and consider any briefs that might be
submitted by those interested in the
tariff
It is the present view OF the Finance
Committee chairman. Mr.. Simmons. that
the committee will have the bill under
consideration about ten days, or two
weeks at most. Following that. two
weeks Will be allowed 10 prepare for de-
hate.
The bill is expected 10 be reported 10
the Senate about June 1 at the latest
Republican leaders. It is reported. are
planning 10 move when the bill comes
from the House 10 refer it 70 the Finance
Committee with instructions for public
hearings
A brief relating TO the income tax pro-
vision OF the Underwood bill was filed
with the Finance Committee to-day by
the Investment Bankers Association Of
America The association favors the gem
eral purpose TO collect the tax at the
source, but urges that the tax should fol-
low the general plan Of the English act
with respect 10 interest on corporate
bonds The brief sets forth that the bill
overlooks the fact that nine-tenths OF this
interest Is payable on coupons 10 bearer,
making no provision by which this inter-
est can be deducted by the corporation.