South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-26
Stills AND Lees
ARE PRINCIPAL
TARIFF TOPICS
Sen. CumminS Claims Demo-
Gratis Left Manufacturers
Leg Longer Than the Agri-
cultural Leg.

WASHINGTON. July 26. - Sen.
Williams OF Mississippi in the tariff
debate Friday said that the demo-
Gratis had found ii difficult 10 deal
logically with the tariff because the
industrial condition had been placed
on high stills by years OF republican
protection.
This prompted Sen. Cummins to
ask why the democrats had not cut
off little Of both stuted legs, instead
Of leaving the industrial body Grip
piled with the manufacturing leg
longer than the aricultural leg?
Sen. Williams replied that they were
afraid it would kill the poor thing"
to walk straight all at once. ~ on
have put the country on stills, said
Sen. Williams. Addressing the repub-
licans. I'VE can't reduce the duties
in one bill all that we would like to
on account Of the chaotic artificial
conditions you created. We cannot
run a thread of logic through this
bill for that very reason"
From Both Legs.
81 agree with the senator from
Mississippi, that the Payne-Aldrich
law gave the American legs that were
too high but l think the way To cor
rect the trouble is to saw off a fair
length from both legs. But the SEN
ator from Mississippi would saw off
one leg entirely and leave the other
where il was, thus leaving a very dis
jointed and perverted industrial body
He should leave the agricultural leg
no shorter than the manufacturing
leg"
Well" said Sen. Williams, I'VE
found the poor thing with one leg al
ready longer than the other and we
took off proportionately from the
long leg but still the poor crippled
thing Will have 70 go stumbling
along"
But you should equalize the legs"
said Sen Cummins.
"Oh, we struck a fellow so in the
habit of walking with one leg longer
than the other that we were afraid
it would kill him if both legs were
made exactly even," Sen. Williams re-
tOrted arousing laughter of the dem
Ocrats
Sen. Bristow discussing an alleged
discrepancy in a duty on potato
starch with none on potatoes, asked
Sen. Williams why the democrats put
duty on rice and not on potatoes.
Sen. Williams declared that one rea-
son was that the republicans had be-
gun TO dollhouse rice and the demo-
Gratis could not take all the duty off
at once. and further that rice was
not such an everyday food as pota-
toes.
why do you put duty on ba-
nanas?" Sen. Bristow asked.
First" said Sen. Williams DE
cause it is not basic article of food
and second, because the banana trade
OF this country is absolutely con-
trolled by the United Fruit Co.. which
is also buying up the banana lands
abroad. Again the tax is made so
small that il cannot possibly affect
the retail price and the fruit trust will
have to pay it,"
Sen. Bristow finally declared that
in the pending bill the democrats had
deliberately and outrageOusly dis
eliminated against the farmer in fav-
or of the manufactures.
Does the senator mean to say"
asked Sen Williams. that the demo-
Gratis of the house and senate DELHI
erately got up a scheme TO injure the
American farmer
Il would not want to attribute to
the senator from Mississippi and his
colleagues such an unworthy pur-
pose." replied Sen. BristOw, but I
say they have framed a bill which
does"
An amendment by Sen BristOw TO
reduce the proposed duty on deXterine
made from potatoe starch from L IL
cents per pound TO one cent was re-
Jected by a vote OF 20 to 40. Senators
Brandagee. oliver and Lodge of the
minority voted with the democrats.
Amendments by Sen. Burton to
strike off the duties on gentian. lie
Orice root and sarsaparilla root were
also rejected. a roll call was de-
manded on a Burton amendment TO
strike off the duty of one cent a
pound on citrate Of lime on the
ground that it was a raw material.
The amendment was rejected 80 10
40. Sen. BOrah voting with the demo-
Gratis.
Sen. Borah also voted with the
democrats against an amendment Of
Sen. Norris " Nebraska to strike off
the duty Of soc a pound on menthol
The amendment was rejected 2S 10
40. Sen. Norris maintained that men
thol should be on the free list be-
cause il is used for medicinal pur-
poses.
Sen. Shoots amendment to reduce
the duty on lanolin or wool grease of
one cent a pound 20 half cent pound
also was rejected. Sen. BristOw want
ed 10 know why. with wool on the
free list the democrats began TO tax
the hy-prOduCts as soon as the wool
left the sleeps back