Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-21
Senator renrose Announces
That Almost Every Member
of Minority VIII Insist Upon
Some Change,
DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF
FlLIBUSTER SCHEME
Senators townsend and Sim
mons Engage in CoIIoquy
During Discussion Of Pro-
poSaI TO Make Briefs Public,


~, MORNING JOURNAL sptclAl LEASED wtssi
washington. May 2O.--That repub-
lican senator's plan TO insist upon
amendments to nearly every item in
the Underwood tariff bin when II
comes before the senate for general
discussion became evident today when
Senator Ponrose. former chairman of
the finance committee. declared that
every member Of the minority would
have amendments to propose.
Senator Penrose told the senate he
knew Of no concerted effort to be
made purposely TO delay the passage
of the bill. but said Re was assured
that the minority would offer many
amendments to the schedules SEN
ator Smoot also announced that many
roll calls would be demanded.
IN the debate today. on the matter
of making public briefs filed by man
ufacturers with the finance sub-eom-
mltccs. senator Townsend OF Michl-
gan engaged In colloquy with Sen
ator simmons relative to the alleged
threats Of manufacturers to reduce
wages and the counter intention OF
the administration through the bu-
reau Of corporations to investigate
concerns which might reduce wages
following tariff reductions.
us the senator aware" asked Sen
alor Townsend, "of any conditions exr
lstinQ which will make possible this
proposed coercion on the part Of the
government as Indicated by the sec
retary OF commerce ~
Remarks Of The secretary relating
to Investigations Of manufacturers
replied Senator simmons, have
grown out Of threats constantly made
6y tire protected interests that they
would reduce wages unless theg are
permitted to retain the excessive tariff
rates
Can the senator give any specific
cases whore such threats have been
made2n Senator Townsend continued.
II can refer the senator to the
hearings before the ways and means
committee. where statements We're
repeatedly made by manufacturers
that if duties were removed they
would be forced to cut wages. I
would also refer to the briefs filed
with the finance committee which
are full Of such statements.
Does the senator construe as q
threat the statement Of a manufactur-
er that certain changes would force
him to cut expenses? ?" asked the Mich
igan senator
The senator may eonstrue 1t as he
sees fit, Senator simmons concluded
Call It a threat or statment, but
the secretary Of commerce had refer
ence to these constant warnings by
representatives Of the protected in
dustries that they would not suffer
IN their own pockets from tariff re-
ductions, but would shoulder the loss
upon their employees"
Prolonged discussion centered upon
an effort begun By Senator PenrOse
to have the names of manufacturers
who appear before the finance sub
committee submitted for the benefit
Of the minority. lie accepted an
amendment BY senator Smith Of Geor-
sa, for submission of names of man
ufacturers who call upon minority
members Of the committee and an
other by Senator Reed for making
public record Of manufacturers who
appealed to the finance committee
when the Dingley and PayneAldrich
bills were under consideration
The Penrose motion with amend
ments was about to pass when Sena-
tor Lippitt proposed another which
would require immediate publication
pf all briefs filed with the finance
committee. Thereupon senator Simt
mons moved chat the whole matter
be referred to the finance committee
and the motion was carried, AZ 10 49,.
Senator Newlands addressed the
senate at length on his tariff program
proposed at the opening Of the extra
session, which would provide for a
gradual reduction OF the tariff and
Tor an investigation into the wisdom
Of creating tariff advisory commis-
sion
hope this opportunity-the first
lle democratic party has had in many
Aears-of basing action upon intelli-
gent Information instead Of more
juggling adjustments between indus
tries and sections, will not be lost
he said.
Representatives Of cotton knit
Goods manufactures appeared before
senator Johnson's subcommittee to
aaS, protesting against the rate Of 80
per cent ad valorem proposed on
lneir wares in the Underwood bill
ihey maintained that this rate was
h'l protective and that it would lei
IN goods Of foreign manufacture
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