Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-22
Will PASS
TARIFF BILL
IN A HURRY
DEMOCRATS SEEN UNITED
Republicans, Of Course, Are
Opposed

Washington. d. c., April 21.-The
democratic tariff bill as amended by
the house caucus, was reintroduced in
the house today and will be called up
for general debate Wednesday. The
house rules committee is considering
resolution to limit the time for dis
cussion and the number of amend
ments to each schedule to two, ami
permit ony two amendments to the
bill as whole. That was designed t.
prevent prolonged delay by the in>
PRODUCTION by the minority of numer,
Gus amendments to each schedule,
when the bill is taken up under the
fve-minute rule.
Should that resolution pass, it is
estimated that at least three weeks
will be required for house considera-
ton of the bill With the reintroduc-
ton of the bill today views of the
minority attacking it were presented
to the house by Representative Sc
reno Payne and his republican col
leagues of the ways and means COM
mittee. They maintained that the bill
is uncalled for, that its provisions al
ready have alarmed the country and
that should it pass it 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
ly pass on the bill and the majority
report by Representative Underwood
will probably be made to the house
tomorrow.
Republicans Attack Bill.
That ad valorem duties such as are
proposed in the democratic tariff bill
are "a delusion and a snare;' that the
radical tariff revision submitted by
the democrats is inexcusable and un-
called for and that an accounting will
come for it's enactment into law are
contentious of the republican mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tee in minority report to be pre-
sented to the house tomorrow.
There is no excuse for the radical
change in our revenue system pro-
posed by this democratic bill" says
the report, which is signed by Repre-
sentatives Payne, Fordney, Gardne.',
Moore. Green and Anderson. "The
people have not asked it. The party
proposing it is in power not by the
grace of a majority of the American
people, but by division in the ranks
of the majority on other questions
than that of protection. The admin
istration has the power to enact this
legislation. The accounting for the
abuse of that power will come later"
The report contends that the bill
has caused intense and widespread
alarm in business circles" and quotes
the message of democratic Governor
Foss to the Massachusetts legislature,
describing the act as non protec-
tive tariff for revenue only, destruc-
tive, downward revision"
Asserting that the democratic bill
Seems to meet with universal ap-
pIONdl On inc bluSl Slue VI Iut a.
lantic," the reports declare that the
protective feature has been entirely
eliminated in the framing of the bill
"No one will accuse the democratic
committee it adds, "of seeking to
make up the difference in cost here
and abroad or even of trying to put
the industries here on a competitive
basis with the industries abroad.
1T is easily apparent that many OF
the duties have been placed on arti-
cles used by our manufacturers and
imported wholly from abroad as 4