The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-03
UNDERWOOD EXPECTS no HAVE
REVISED BILL BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.
oemocrats are Working Hard on
fropcscd Republican Amendments
Mann Declares bin Will be In.
furious to Country, but Does not
Believe I'm "Prolonging the Agony
Washington. April 20.-'T think
We'll finish with the tarlff bill In the
house by Saturday night" said o. w.
Underwood. Democratic leader, to-

night. after an al day debate ON the
iron ard steel schedule.
The metal schedule is ruly the third
pf the ~ schedules which are fol-
lowed by The free list. the tcchnicali-
ties az The administrative provisions
and the income taX plan, anu many oi
TIE members % the house are pre-
pared to See the debate stretch into
next week. Representative Gardner
OF Massachusetts and Republican
members OF the ways and means com
mittee figured on the passage of the
revision measure about next Tuesday
night But Mr.. Underwood. smiling
and confident. saw nothing to disturb
the plan of shifting the scenes Of the
tartf battle TO the senate with the
opening Of next week.
The Democratic leader does not be-
hcye special rule will be necessary
10 put the bill through. The plan In
IN have the measure adopted within
an hour after the reading for amend
ments has been concluded.
All day and again tonight Demo-
Gratis bowled over amendments pro-
posd by Resublicans and Progress
sizes The ways and means commit
tee. however. had ready and carried q
fambsr OF its own amendments. all Of
minor character and designed to per-
feet classifi cations.
The iron and steel schedule was
The particular target of attack and
Representative Palmer Of Pennsyl-
vanla, In charge Of that schedule for
the ways and means committee. was
frequently reminded from the Repub-
hcan side OF the fact that the Bethle-
hem Steel company was In his district.
Representative Mann OF Illinois, Re-
publican leader. and others charged
that the duty on ferro-manganese was
distinctly In the interest OF the United
States Steel corporation and that the
enhancement OF the value OF ferro-
manganese In this country. under the
proposed advance In rates. should be
sufficient to warrant the Pennsylvania
members indennits continuance In
congress.
Mr. Mann declared, however, that
while Ne thought the pending bill
would be very Injurious to the coun-
Try, he d.i not believe In "prolonging
the agony" unnecessarily and suggest
ed that as we are to have the pas
sage In the present from the sooner
the better"
personalities were engaged In sew
erai times during the day. particular
ly during the discussion Of the United
States Steel corporation holdings In
the Minnesota mines. when Represen-
tatives Stanley Of Kentucky and Miller
OF Minnesota engaged In a bitter ex-
change. Representative Underwood
also replied vigorously to statements
by stf. Stanley concerning Alabama
iron and steel companies.
Representative Austin OF Tenne ssee
'Hepubhoanl said Cha, NJ. Scnwah
had succeeded in getting free iron or,
dter trying unsuccrssguly 20 get it
ir"m' the Republican ways and means
committee
When E"pr.seuta,i,e 4. p. krcidcr.
new Republican mcmhcr from
t'nue5 ivdul,. offered ,u amendment
%" pat HOOKS aud eye. used in
h''. .r.truia"tur, uu m, ire, list. he
'.u ..-,I-.. .sJu from Representative
So O. q t~Tlmor. who declared NJ.
hrcit"r va - sno. maultactur,r.
the president OF the shoe manura,-
turers association, whose amendm, n
viii put money into his own pocket "
Mr.. Mann replied that II members
were 10 be thus criticised congressman
from the farms would be prohibited
from discussing rates on the agri-
CULTURAL schedule. Mr. Mann also
referred to the fact that Mr.. Under.
vo... author If the tariff bill wa
'Dn I'd In the iron AMI steel busi-
ness. He said that MIR Underwood
need not apologize t0 tho house for
that nor explain u. that ne meant
no reflection thereby: but Mr.. Under
WOOD answered with a vigorous state.
ment.
III I could not represent my con
stituency and at the same time the
people of the United States withou
involving myself aa a special pleadel
for Interests In my district. l would b,
unworthy of my position In thll
house.
II contend that when representa-
ilves OF the people stand In this hous,
exercising the power To- tax peopl,
of his country. that IL IN at least un