The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-17
Expected that Democrats
Will be Ready to Present
Measure Next Week.
MANY AMENDMENTS
ARE TO BE OFFERED
Republicans Are Getting Ready for
Gathering TOnight-FiRht Over IL
Per Cent Raw Wool Was shar,,-
Underwood Defends President.

cratic house caucus today resumed
consideration Of the tariff bill, with
every prospect of rapid completion Of
the measure and its presentation to
the mouse early next week. With the
hght over free wool and free sugar
settled, the free list and adminiatra-
tlon provisions remained as the only
important issues ahead. Republican
members of the house are busy pre-.
pairing for the tariff caucus tonight.
Many amendments to the bill will be
offered.
Late yesterday a sharp fight was
made for Representative Dies amend
me11t. which proposed to place a duty
OF fifteen per cent ad valorem on raw
wool. The amendment was voted
down.
Defends the President
Majority Leader Underwood in
winding up the discussion warmly de.
tended both the committee and the
president. He declared that the presi.
dent had a right to make SUGGESTIONS
to congress relating to the tariff. but
That the bill as a whole met with tho
chief executives approval when he
first read it as it came from the com.
"out of four thousand and more
items in the BILL" said Mr.. Under-
wood. "the president only made two
suggestions. those affecting the sugar
and wool schedules. 1t seems to mo
We should accept these suggestions
from the president Of the United
States"
Representatives Rainey of Illinois
and Harrison of New York also spoke
on behalf Of the committee. defending
its action and the attitude Of the pres
ident.
Tho kLo
president began as soon as the insur-
gent democrats began discussion of
the schedule.
Use Wilson as Club.
REPRESENTATIVE Alexander of Mis-
souri, declared that the committee
overstepped all proper bounds in
holding up President Wilson as a club
over the heads of the members and
that the president had exerted undue
influence in having wool placed on
the free list in the bill.''
Representative Montague of Virgil
mia, a new member, defended the pres
ident in a spirited speech. declaring
that 1t was his constitutional and
inherent right" to suggest what should
go in a tariff bill and that neither he
nor the committee were subject to
criticism for their cooperation in
framing the bill.
Representative Dies insisted that the
government was made up of three dis
tinct branches with separate duties to
perform.
'1t is not only the right of con-
gress," he said. "to originate meas
ures. but its exclusive right and any
attempt from another branch Of the
to dictate or interfere with
that right should not be permitted
by this body"
Debate Heated and Long.
The debate on this phase of the tar.
lift fight was heated and prolonged,
the president and the committee being
criticised and defended. Representa-
tive Curley of Massachusetts was ono
Of the presidents champions. Among
the principal supporters Of the Dies
amendment for Is per cent re .ac-
ton were Representatives Ashbrook,
Post and Bathrick of Ohio: Ferguson
Of New Mexico. Adair and Cline Of
Indiana. and Stout Of Montana.
The forty-two democrats who voted
for the Is per cent duty are:
Adair. Barnhart and Cline of Indi.
ana: Alexander Of Missouri. Ashbrook.
Bathrick. Claypool. Francis. Post.
Sharp. Whitacre and White Of Ohio;
Broussard. Dupre. Elder. Estopinal.
Lazaro and Morgan of louisiana; Bell
Of Georgia: Brown Of West Virginia:
Burgess. Galloway. Dies. Hayden. Slay-
den and Stephens Of Texas; Dersham.
Doughton. Gudger.
Page and Small of North Carolina;
Evans and Stout of Montana: Fergu-
son Of New Mexico: Fowler of Illinois:
Lobeck of Nebraska: Metz and Under
hill OF New York: Murray Of Okla
homa: O'Shaughnessy of Rhode Is
and; Burke of Wisconsin,; kettner Of
Representations concerning the tar
III bill filed with the state department
ny foreign diplomats have not been
aiken up by the ways and means COM
nittee. but may be considered at a
meeting of the committee tomorrow.