New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
Unwilling to Print Names OF
Persons Heard in Committee
on the Tariff Bill.
REPUBLICANS DENY DELAY
Senator Penrose Declares They
Have Adopted No Programme,
but Will Offer Individual
Amendments.
FROM The rrlhun. Rnr.,u.l

Washington. MAY 90-S enata Demo
Gratis, though willing 10 compromise
with the Republicans n the o,tent -
submitting 10 manufacturer n list OF
questions n he answered und~~ cath. -
elicit information on the tariff biil. haiked
to-day at proposal TO print y list Of All
witnesses. importers and manufacturer
who have appeared before the sub-com-
mttees OF the Finance Committee The
resolution. offered by Senator penrosa.
was referred 10 the Finance COMMITTEES
10y a vote Of q g. - indicating that the
majority purposes 10 use its Own discre-
ton In making public the details Of i;s
tariff revision.
Senator Simmons declared With SONS
heat that the resolution reflected a pun
pose nv the Republicans 10 emharrass
the Democrats and put obstacles IN thu
way or tariN legislation.
Senator penross dlsavowed any sucn
purpose we do not want 20 delay tai
IN revision he said There Is no con-
cert OF action on the minority side ~
biil will be offered as substitute aud NJ
organization will be effected tn DELAY thu
BIN Tho measure vii 20 debated FOR
possibly two months or more. and kspuo-
lican Senators will offer amendments tn
divdualy. But no programme has been
adopted"
The Democrats werc in AZ ease under
tho cross questioning ~ tho minority.
When Senator Pcnrose called up his res
oluiion providing for the printing ~ ths
witnesses. importers a. We'll as manu-.
facturers who have been heard hy The
Democrats Senator Simmons was de
posed 20 object AZ once. senator smith.
Of Georgia. however. sought To- torn hack
the FIRE ~ the Republicans ny Offering
an amendment providing that the man
ufacturers and others who have appealed
TO the Republican Senators be printed.
This amendment was promptly accepted
by Senator Pcnrose
Would Include All Witnesses
Senator Reed then went q step further
and moved 20 include the witnesses pho
had appeared before the Finance COM
mittee when the Dingley and Paine bills
were under consideration. This amend
mant was also accepted by tho Repuhl.-
cans. who suggested that comparison
~ the lists 81 witnesses who had AZ
peared In connection win the three tafih
bills would he interesting.
When Senator Lippltt proposed that The
briefs submitted 10 the majority mem
hers Of tho Finance Committee bc printed
for public use. tho Democrats halkeu'
and after. pro,ractsd debate. disposed
~ the question bv referring the resolu-
lion and its amendments to the Finance
Committee.
Al a meeting of tho committee earlier
IN the dav. Senators Simmons. stone ana
Williams were appointed by tho Demo
Gratis 20 draw NJ the list OF Gaesiiohs !"
bo submitted 10 manufacturers
Representatives 81 cotton knit GOODS
manufacturers appeared before senator
Iohnson's subcommittee to-day protest
ing against tho rate 81 20 per cent al
va,orem proposed on their wares ~ we
Underwood biz. They maintained thst
this rate was not protective. and that u
would LOT in goods ~ foreign manu-
facture.
That's what We arc looking for, said
Senator Hughes. "The government VIII
get some revenue and the people vii get
lower prices"
Senator Stones subcommittee was en-
gagged In consideration Of the metal
schedule. Though Senator Stone deniel
roports that the committee had mad'
general reductions from the Underwood
rates. some items have been reduced.
one 81 these is said TO be structural
steel. on which the rate IS l2 per cent IA
the bill rs II passed the House