Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-30
TARIFF SUPPORTERS
HECKlE DEMOCRATS
Republican Leader Mann and
His Lieutenants Fight
Each Schedule.
GLASS AND EARTHENWARE
ARE GIVEN CONSIDERATION
Night Sessions to Be Held Continu-
ously Until Underwood Bill
Goes Through House.

king of the democrats who framed the
measure The republicans have given
every indication of fighting the schedules
all along the line. avoiding. however. the
useless delays that would be occasioned
by demanding record votes.
The democrats propose to have night
sessions continuously until the bill Is
voted upon and sped upon it's way to
the greater battle between the parties
in the Senate. Democratic Leader
Underwood, guiding the measure
through the House, is putting in direct
charge, as each schedule of the bill Is
read, the member of the committee who
had charge of that schedule during the
committee deliberations.
Representative Mann, as leader OF the
opposition and former Chairman Payne
of the ways and means committee have
moved down to the front of the House
on the republican side, fortified with the
democratic bill and report and other
documents.
glassware schedule was resumed AT inc
outset Of today's session.
Moore Amendment Voted Down.
Representative Moore of Pennsylvania
introduced and the House voted down an
amendment to make the duty on stained
descent electric light bulbs and lamps and
glass or manufacturers OF glass or paste
made chiefly of glass or paste 40 per cent
ad valorem instead Of 80, as proposed in
the pending bill.
Mr.. Moore contended that this PROPOSE
ton would raise the embargo on this
big line Of importations so as to benefit
the labor employed. while the lower rate
would cut wages and menace the in
dustry.
Representative Murdoch Of Kansas call
ed attention to the activity OF Mr.. Moore
in upholding the doctrines of the repub-
lican party, declaring that the Pennsyl-
vanian "outpayned Payne Of New York. =
the author of the present tariff law. Mr..
Underwood lined up the democrats In OPP
position to the proposed amendment.
AS the session proceeded amendments
minority side. but Mr.. Underwood. with
his large majority well in hand, de-
feated them one after another.
Moore Turns the Tables.
Representative Moore turned the
tables when he borrowed the demo-
Gratis old cry that the republicans are
the fostermothers of the trusts, and
shook his finger at his democratic
colleague, A. Mitchell Palmer. declar-
ing that the ferromanganese paragraph
in the metal schedule of the tariff bill
Is framed purely and simply for the
benefit of the steel trust.
The truth is that the democrats have
put the tariff on ferrO manganese away
up, and the republicans had fun with
Mr.. Palmer, who is in charge Of the
metal schedule. on that account.
Il am a protectionist." shouted Mr..
Moore. but I cannot stand here without
a protest and see this product protected
twice as strongly under this democratic
bill as it ever was under republican
bill, and all for the benefit OF the steel
corporations"
Whereupon Mr. Palmer. shaking HIS
head scornfully. as is his wonted custom
before making a singing reply, declared
''Ah. blush for my native state"
DUTY for Revenue Only"
He went on to explain that ferro man.
ganese Is one OF the two articles in the
bill on which duties have been raised. the
others being gold and silver ware, as he
explained. This duty was put on for
revenue only, and not to protect any one.
Judge Greene OF Iowa, a republican
member Of the ways and means commit
tee, informed the democrats that they
could neither be fair nor accurate, and
that they had trouble with mathematics,
statistics facts and figures. and that out
side of these few defects they were ca
pable of handling a tariff bill His asper-
sions on democratic statistics grew from
conviction that the democrats were
handing out padded stuff" and that
when they said something about the fig
ures on the pottery industry they meant
some entirely different industry.
That's about as correct as we could
expect from you." remarked Repre-
sentative Underwood. without the
slightest trace of feeling in his tone.
ALLOW me 10 inform the gentleman
that the statistics with which he finds
fault are the figures of the census
bureau"
Not q Goat in His District.
Representative Hardy of Texas was
making an impassioned appeal in behalf
of taking off the brow OF labor the crown
of thorns imposed by high protective
walls when Representative Lenroot OF
Wisconsin asked why the democrats re-
tanned the duty on angora goats.
Mr.. Hardy retorted that despite this
alleged discrimination in favor of his
state, there was not a single goat in his
district.
Mr. Hamilton of Michigan precipitated
a storm by asking about rice. suggest
ing that rice, which the democrats make
dutiable. was a necessity. Mr.. Hardy re-
sponded that he believed II to be a neces-
sity, but he proposed TO vote for the bill
because it was good whole.
Meantime back and forth across the
main aisle Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Hardy
like the Kilkenny cats. shouted at each
other and shook their fingers accuslngiy
amid roars of laughter and excitement
that made their words inaudible.
The House, sitting as committee on the
whole, finished the reading of the chemi-
cal sch. dulles by sitting in night session
until IL o'clock last night. Twenty-four
| OF the rs pages of the bill We're passed
| The only amendments adopted were fol
minor changes in phraseOiogy and were
proposed by members OF the ways and
means committee.
Discussion Acrimonious at Times.
| The discussion during the afternoon
was acrimonious at times. Sharp debates
| occurred when Representative Gardner OF
| Massachusetts said that Representative
| Underwood had voted for tariff com
mission in the Sixty-first Congress. anG
| that democratic leaders are now ignoring
the demand for such a commission. but
are going ahead framing tariff bill re-
| xardles OF the expert advice that cOulo
| be given them
Representative Murdoch of Kansas, pro
gressiye moor leader. thereupon threw the
| House into an uproar by declaring thai
| republicans and democrats alike are real
ly opposed TO tariff commission. The
! shouts and cries Of mo, no." from al
parts of the House gave the chamber
| more excitement for q few minutes thar
| a chemical schedule would ordinarily b.
supposed to give Speaker Clark got int
u