The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
Democrats Go Straight
Ahead With Their
Tariff Bill.
DEAF TO PLEAS OF
ALL INTERESTS"
Orators of Minority Sound
Warnings of Ruined Industries,
Enforced Idleness and Empty
Observation-Disclosures Are
That Opposition to Meas
ure Is About Ended.

Washington, May ALL efforts Of
basket reductions in the Democratic
tarff bill failed In the House to-day.
despite the fact that Republican
orators sounded warnings of ruined in
dnstries, enforced idleness and empty
cupboards to follow the enactment of
the Underwood bill
Still .championing tho bill as the
greatest that ever has been written
for the benefit OF the people Of tho
country. the Democrats were deaf to
the pleas of representatives OF the
beet and cane sugar constituencies
against free sugar In three yearg: un-
moved BY the charge that they legis-
lated into the hands OF the beef trust
by placing duties on live stock while
listing their products; determined to
rush the passage of the bill at the
earliest possible moment
solid Front Broken.
The irst break from the solid front
OF the majority came, however, when
louisiana Democrats. led BY Repre-
sentative BToussard, appealed to Re
publican Leader Mann for share OF
time in which TO speak against the
sugar schedule. and when Represent
alive kinkaid. n New Jersey Democrat
uttered prediction that the Senate
would strike out the ways and Means
Committees 10 per cent rates or live
stock.
When Representative Sloan. OF Ne
trasha Introduced an amendment to
increase the rate on cattle from 10 to
IL per cent, after "a % per cent amend
ment by Fordney, OF Michigan. had
been rejected, Mr. Kinkaid declared
that he believed that the WAYS and
Means Committee had kept the plat
;orm pledge 10 tna people when il
aad reduced live stock rates to 10 per
cent but he felt that the COMMITTEES
should have placed live stock on the
Tree list along with meats.
believe and hope" said Mr..
kinkaid. that when IL comes back to
ua from the Senate the duty Will be
cut off. ana that every Democrat on
this floor viii support il"
Applause From Yinor:,y.
rms aroused prolonged appla Use
from the Republicans who. earlier
were stirred 70 enthusiastic cheers
when Mr.. Broussard declared that the
sugar rates proposed by his party
wouio rebound only TO the benefit OF
the sugar trust The test vote on
sugar came on an amendment offered
by Minority Leader Mann, to strike out
the provision placing sugar on the
frse list in three years. II was lost,
81 TO lSG. Representative Hardwick,
OF Georgia, defended the rates for the
majority. describing Americas sugar
industry as Of the hot house variety.
unable to stand on its own feet and
eXacting excessive taxes from the peo-
pie to support It, Representative
Hann opposed the rates. and Repre-
sentative Underwood closed ;he de-
bate.
NO man is so ignorant that he does
not know said Mr.. Mann. that the
price Of sugar in this country would
oe 100 Ia 200 per cent higher than it
Is. We're 1t not for the beet sugar sup
ply produced in this country, and vet
you intend to strike down this indus
try in the United states
Make the most OF your opportunity:
,he country is ready to say your tarIn
legislation is failure. and the f1rst
opportunity the people have will be
inc iast opportunity YOU will have"
Representative Underwood analyzad
the sugar rates in the proposed bill
described the Louisiana cane industry
as one that could not survive, and as
serted that the rates in the bin would
not ahect the beet sugar industry.
Beet sugar in this countrv can ha
CONTINUED On Eighth Pa re \