Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
Plan to Call Measure Up for
General Debate Wednes-
day; Expected to Rush
Bill Through Congress.
UNDERWOOD DID NOT
ANNOUNCE CHANGES
Alterations to Bill in Caucus
Not Stated by Leader;
Senate to Take up Matter
Of Hearings.

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
a resolution to limit the time for dis
cussion and the number of amend
ments aiming to put the bill through
to its passage as rapidly as possible.
A resolution offered in the caucus
would limit debate to eight legislative
days, the number of amendments to
each schedule to two and permit only
two amendments to the bill as a whole.
That was designed to prevent pro-
longei delay being introduced by the
minority of numerous amendments to
each schedule when the bill is taken
up under the five minute rule. Should
that resolution pass it is estimated
that at least three weeks will be re-
quired for house consideration OF the
bill.
With reintroduction Of the bill to-
day, views of the minority attacking
were presented to the house by
Representative Serene Payne and his
republican colleagues of the ways and
means committee. They maintained
that The bill Is uncalled for, that its
provisions already have alarmed the
country and that should 1t pass, 1t will
bring down wages to the level of those
in foreign countries. The entire ways
and means committee will meet late
today to formally pass on the bill and
the m .jority report by Representative
Underwood probably will be made to
the house tomorrow.
Consider Consumer First.
President Wilson told callers today
he believed the low rates Of the tarih
bill justified even though not permit
ting Of many further cuts for reciproc-
ity agreements. The president told
his visitors the primary consideration
was the advantage of the consumer
and not necessarily the retention Of
tacital grounds for future reciprocity.
To Settle on Hearings.
The question Of tariff hearings after
the Underwood bill reaches the senate
will be settled at a meeting Of the en-
tire membership of the finance COM
mittee tomorrow. The majority OF
The democrats on the committee are
opposed to delay the hearing and re-
publican members demand them.
Some ChAnges Made.
Chairman Underwood reintroducing
the bill today did not make any state
ment OF changes by the caucus. Among
these were the placing in the free list
of shoe machinery, cream separators,
buckwheat and rye and the extension
Of the income exemption to savings
banks not conducted for prifit affect
ing institutions in New York and New
England.
The entire committee will make it's
formal report to the house tomorrow
with the minority report from the re-
publicans.
TO Investigate Assault.
Congressional Investigation of the
assault on Representative Sims last
Friday by C. G. Glover, a local banker
and capitalist, were formally asked of
the house today in a resolution by
Representative Garrett of Tennessee,
who called ,on Speaker Clark to ap-
point a select committee of five to re-
port a course of pro ocedure by next Sat
urday. The house passed the resolu-
tion without opposition.
The personal encounter between the
men was the result of a speech on the
floor of the house wherein Representa-
tive Sims attacked Mr.. Glover's alleged
connection with real estate PROPOSE
tion in which the government was in
terested. In published statements Mr..
Glover admits having struck Mr.. Sims
twice
Mr.. Sims was willing to let the af-
fair drop, but other members contend
an attack upon member of congress
for what he has said or done on the
floor is in contempt of congress itself.
SuffragIsts Have Inning.
Advocates Of "Votes for Women"
were ready for their inning when the
senate woman suffrage committee met
today. The anti-suffragists were given
two hours Saturday to explain their
opposition to the proposal that an
amendment calling for universal suf-
frage be recommended by congress.
Leaders of the cause" had attended
the anti-suffrage hearing and declared
they were ready to answer the argu-
ments made at that hearing, both gen.
orally and specifically. Miss Alice
Paul, who has been in charge of the
national suffrage headquarters here
and who largely planned and directed
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