Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-21
AIM 70 LIMIT DEBATE ON
THE PENDING TARIFF
MEASURE.
BILL Is REINTRoDucED
WITH CAUCUS AMENDMENTS
House Hopes to Block Republican
Amendments to Each Schedule -
Payne Warns House That New Bill
Will Bring Wages Down to Level Of
Those Of Foreign Countries.

Washington. April 21.-The demo-
cratic tarir bill as amended by the
democratic caucus was reintroduced
into the house today and will be called
up for debate Wednesday. The rules
committee is considering limiting the
time for discussion, aiming to put the
bill thru to passage as rapidly as pos
sible,
An amendment introduced in the
caucus would limit the debate to eight
days, and would permit but two
amendments as whole. This was
designed to prevent too long delay
by the members Of the minority by the
introduction Of numerous amendments
to each schedule when the bill is taken
up under the five minute rule. Should
that amendment pass 1t Is estimated
that at least three weeks Will be re-
quired for house consideration OF the
bill.
Republican, Sound Alarm.
With the reintroduction OF the OH
today the views Of the minority were
presented to the house by Represent
ative Serene Payne and his republican
colleagues of the ways and means COM
mittee. They maintained that the DIN
is uncalled for, that it's provisions al
ready have alarmed the country, anu
that should 1t pass. 1t will bring down
wages To the level Of those in foreign
countries.
The entire ways and means COM
mittee will meet late today to formal
" pass on the bill and the majority re-
nov, nv REPRESENTATIVE Underwood
n,ohahlv will be made TO the house TO-
morrow.
senate Making Preparations
The question Of tariff hearings A.ei
the Underwood bill reaches the senaee
will he' settled at q meeting OF the en-
tire membeFship Of the nnance com
mitteee tomorrow. The democrats on ~.
the committee are opposed to delay os
hearings and republican members &C.
mand them. ,,.
chairman Underwood, reintroducihs
the btli today, did not make any state
ment Of changes by the caucus. Amohs
these were the placing on the free hst
of shoe machinery. cream separators'
and rye, and the extension
NJ tho income tax exemption 10 say
,prs banks not conducted for proh1
witch would affect numerous SAVINGS
,nstit,,tions In New York and Ne"
England. -, -.
,rhe entire committee will make us
formal report to the house tomorrow
With a minority report from the repup-
licans.
Minority Report Vigorous.
That ad valorem duties such as are
in the democratic tariff Bill
ara IN delusion and a snare; that tne
r.6ica, tarir revision submitted by the
democrats is inexcusable ana uncaileu
for and that an accounting VIII conie
for it's enactment into law, are con :
tentions of the republican members OF
the WAYS and means committee IN 'ne''
minority report.
",rhere "a no excuse for the radlcal
change in our revenue system proposed
by this democratic BILL" says the re-
mort which lis signed by Representa-
t,ves PAYNE. Fordney. Gardner. Moore
Creen and Anderson. The people nave
not asked It. The party proposing II IS
in mower, not only the grace OF ma
iority of the. American people. but pF
a division in the ranks OF the majority
on other questions than that OF pro-
lection. The administration mas the
power to enact this legislation. me
for the abuse OF that po"
er will come later.
The report contends that the bill mas
caused "intense and widespread alarm
in business circles" and quotes the
message of democratic Governor Foss
to the Massachusetts legislature de-
scribins the proposed act as "a non
protective tariff for revenue only. un-
reciprocai. destructive downward re-
vision"
Meets Approval Of Europe.
Asserting that the democratic pi'
seems to meet with universal approx :
al on the other side. of the Atlantic
the report declares that the protective
feature has been entirely eliminated In
the framing Of the bill. NO one Will ac-
cuse the democratic committee II
adds. "of seeking to make up the dit-
ference in cost here and abroad OF
even of trying to put the industries
here on competitive basis with the
industries abroad.
1T Is easily apparent that many OF
the duties have been placed on articles
used by our manufacturers and i'm
ported wholly from abroad. as 'tas
on manufacturer: that many duties
have been lowered so that they are
much less than the difference in the
cost Of labor at home and abroad: that
many articles now paying very low
rates OF duty have been PIT on the free
list. while the comparative cost Of
production here ana abroad Is such
that 1t will be impossible for business
to continue without bringing down our
scale Of wages to the level Of the rates
paid abroad. In many cases articles
are put on the free list. while n pro-
tective duty IL laid upon the material
used in their manufactures"
: Attack Al vaiersn System.
Attacking tho ad valorem system. the
report says It imposes a greater tax
when prices are high and competition
not SO keen ana lesser tax when