Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-12
First Real Break by House
Majority From Rates Fixed
in Tariff Bill by Ways and
Means Committee,
REMOVAL OF TAX ON
SUGAR TO BE FOUGHT
Louisiana Representatives Get
Together to Oppose Plan
When This Schedule Comes
Up for Consideration Today

Up for Consideration Today
tny Morning journal Special Iensed Wircl
Washington. Arrll ll-ShUc mn-
chinery now taxed A. per cent and
on which a reduction Co - per cent
was proposed by the tariff revision
hiu. WAS ordered transferred 60 Che
free list today hy the democratic gau-
Gus of the house lt was the FIRST
real break of the democrats from the
Waysaund means committee rates
though earlier IN the dnN The euuenf
had agreed tO am amendment offered
hy Representative Palmer. ol Penn
sykunia. member oi the committee
and i'm charge of the metal schedule.
under which lead coniHinine less thnn
per cent zinc would hc admitted
free of duty ON tho zine contained
iu it
The shoe machinery amendment
proposed by Representative borlWdt
of Missouri ana carried hN a viva
voce vote without substantial oppusi-
tiou from tho members Of thc com
mittee. followed lively discussion iu
which Representative oaleshy of Now
York, "a new member. nrrnlgned the
so-called shoe machinery trust and
pointed 10 the free list rs an oppur-
unny Ia let in competition
Another development of the day
vas the agreement Of Louisiana mcm-
beers on an anu-free sugar program in
the caucus with kepresentatiNe
Brous.ard on guard ta offer a series
of amendments to the SUGAR schedule
~ represent The sentiment Of the
Louisiana cane sugur Interests and
the beet sugar sections
The sugar schedule VIII be taken up
tomorrow, with an alladay TIGHT In
prospect Representative Hnrdwick'
of Georgia. and others are insistent
upon immediate free sugar. The
Broussnrd amendment viii make the
hundred weight rate on SO degree
sugar from cuba St.ll ON passage of
the bin. st056 ON june 80. 1916, and
" 2-l0 cents on juno 80, 1919, In
stead ofSE34s as under the present
law ana Si.00fs in the committee
bill. This would mean, hy compari-
SON with the present tariff law, "a re-
duction of roundlY 20 cents at the
outset. 20 cents iu 1916 and 81 cents
In 1918. ON 100 dcgrcc sugar from
sources other than Cubn the Brous
sard amendment would nuke "a net
reduction from the present rates Of
34is cents per hundred pounds on
passage of the bill, 30 cents IN t9l6|
and G2 cents in 1918
Another Broussurd amendment
would extend the period Of grace. un-
der which the contemplated free
sugar basis was TO he reached. to a.
total of four years SO MS 60 curry the
whole question beyond the next na
tiona election.
Representative Howard. of Goor-
gia Card Of ohio. and others inef-
fectually sought to have machine
tools pat on the free list while Rep
HenaloY Of Missouri, led
4 vain fight against the reduction of
the duty on lead Some Of The demo
crats urged free zinc in place of the
10 per cent duty
The wood schedule quickly was dis
posed of hy the cancus An amend
ment by Representative Bakor. Of
10 transfer paving blocks. |
railroad ties and telephone. telegraph
and other poles 10 the free lst, iul
place of the proposed l0 per cent
duty. was voted down
Democratic Leader Underwood said |
the caucus would not be lble to gee |
through tho bin for several days, aud |
That lls consideration hv the house |
probably would not begin for another
week.
Hundreds Of protests aaaiust the
rates In the proposed tariff are reach
fnr members of the senate whore ad- |
4ocatos OF higher protection appar- |
entity have determined 20 center their |
lttaets. Thc seunte finance commit /
lee spent three hours today ito con-
ference over the house bill and Win |
Inc aid Of treasury experts went |
through the metal and earthenwnre |
schedules Several small changes in
miies practically were agreed upon
lui the committee VIII take no for
mai action on any feature Of the hill
intl after il has passed the house
The republicans Of the house met (
tonight In open caucus ana began
Of the tariff.
The question of making The caucus
4 public meeting kept The republicans
Ia secret session for more than an
hour. As less than half Of the re-
publican Representatives were present
( was decided to open the doors 70
.he press at tonlghts meeting and to
allow the questions Of making future
saucuses open, to be settled at q eau
.us next week after the democratic
.ariff bill Is reported to the house.
Minority Leader Mann offered the
resolution To open the doors Of to-
nights caucus and Representative
Il Aiadden. OF Illinois. presented the one
10 make all republican eaucuses pub
lc meetings A resolution offered by I