The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-25
DEBATE IN HOUSE
ON TARIFF BILL
GROWING BITTER
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administration was made by Repre-
sentative Hamilton, of Michigan
I'm his inaugural address. leaning
down from the heights OF altruism. the
new President" said Mr. Hamilton.
told his followers. in a language that
none of them understood, that the ma
tion was intending to use them for
a large and definite purpose
This gave general satisfaction until
1t was explained to them that il did
not involve their employment in an
official capacity The Postma ster-Cien-
erai, however. is the connecting link
between altruism and appetite. and is
understood to be giving diligent CON
sideration TO method of simpIifed
civil service examination of fourth
class postmasters. designed to give the
government an opportunity to use the
brethren more largely for definite pur-
poses.'"
Mr.. Hamilton said free raw wool
would drive tho American wool grower
out OF business.
CnIis IL Compromise.
Representative limbaugh. of lii
nois, speaking for the Progressives,
denounced the bill as Compromise
between the power of special privilege
and the power of political patronage"
This bill" he declared, could not
be passed without the tremendous
power of political patronage The
prospect of patronage plums to be
handed out as soon as the tariff bill
is passed is exceedingly effective Every
special interest In the nation has filed
Its brief and used every ounce of pres
sure to have certain schedules of the
bill defeated in this house and they
viii naturally keep UP their fight in
the Senate. And when the measure
becomes 4 law 1t will represent a COM
promise between the power of special
privilege and the power of political
patronage"
THE two old parties" he declared,
in arguing for a tariff commission,
ARE afraid to drop the tariff-the
bone of contention over which they
have snapped and growled for more
IMAM two generations and by means OF
which they have alternately hood
winked the people into giving them
Office"
Representative Ba-llcy, of Kentucky.
Democrat assailed the Tariff Com
mission proposal of the Progressives.
whom he described as mere branch
shoot from the trunk of Repub-
licanism." He declared that the Amer
lean people never has and never would
agree to delegate power to tax them
to any commission. The Democrats,
he added. had always stood for tariff
for revenue only apd he insisted no
party had "a moral right to tax for
ally tHiiiB Dul revenue 1Or The conduct
of government"
Hented Debate Over Cotton.
The cotton schedule of the tariff bill
was the subject of a lengthy and
heated debate in a caucus of Republi
can members Of the House Tonight.
Representa- tives Gardner, of NIassachu-
sets. and Green. of Iowa. presented a
report as a substitute committee of the
Ways and Means Committee, Republi-
cans. setting forth that they had been
unable to frame complete substitute
for the cotton schedule of the Under
wood bill. They said they had not been
given sufficient time nor the informa
ton upon which to draft a cotton
schedule.
The Republican caucus last week
instructed the Ways and Means Com
cord with the report OF the late Tariff
Board on cotton and cotton goods. In
the last Congress former Represen-
tative Hill. of Connecticut offered a
cotton schedule which was supported
by the Republicans in the House. Rem
resentatiyes Gardner and Green TO-
night told the caucus that the Hill hill
was founded on a broad basis, and that
many of the rates were erroneous
Representative Green, of NIassachu
sets. presented q protest from the eS
ecutive committee of the Fall River
Cotton Manufacturers Associa ton
which he said represented 10000 opera
tives and $50, 100000 OF CAPITAL ae-ninst
fv,e DO Il Ii