The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
Industrial Conditions Placed
on Protection Stills,
He Declares
rs ANSWERED BY
SENATOR CUMMINS
Mississippian Causes Outbursts of
Laughter by Witty Responses.
Defends Duties as Provided
in Reply to Republicans

Washington, July Ex-senator Williams
of Mississippi, in the tariff debate today,
said that the democrats had found it diff
ficult to deal logically with the tariff be-
cause the Industrial condition had been
placed on higher stills by years of re-
publican protection. This prompted Sem
ator cummins TO ask why the democrats
had not cut off little Of both stited legs
instead of leaving the industrial body
crippled with the manufacturing leg long
er than the agricultural Leg" Senator
williams replied that they were afraid 1t
would kill the poor thing TO walk straight
all at once.
You have put the country on stilts,"
said senator Williams, addressing the re-
publicans. 1--WE can't reduce the duties in
one bill all that we would like 70 on ac-
count of the chaotic artificial condition
you have created. You cannot run
thread of logic through this bin for that
very reason"
Agree With Senator
"I agree with the senator from Missis-
sippi that the Payne-Aldrieh law gave the
American legs stilts that were too high.
but ! think the way to correct the trouble
is to saw off fair length from both legs.
But the senator from Mississippi would
saw off one leg entirely and leave the
other where 1t was, thus leaving very
disjointed and perverted Industrial body.
He should leave the agricultural no short
er than the manufacturing leg.
'Wef1,1 said Senator Williams, we
found the poor thing with one leg already
longer than the other and we took off pro-
portlonately from the long leg, but stun
the poor crippled thing will have to go
stumbling along.
But you should equalize the legs SAID
Senator cummins.
"Oh. we struck a fellow so in the hanit
OF walking With one leg longer than the
other that we were afraid 1t would XIII
him If both legs were made exactly even
Senator Williams retorted, arousihs
laughter of the democrats.
Altered Discrepancy
Senator Bristog, discussing an alleged
discrepancy in a duty on potato starch
with none On potatoes. asked Senator WIZ
liams why the democrats put duty on
rice and not on potatoes. Senator VIII
liams declared that one reason was that
the renublicans had begun to hothouse
,iceland the democrats could not take ali
the duty off at once and further that rice
was not such an every day food as po-
tatoes." o.,
why do you put duty on bananas
Senator Brstow asked.
..ISirst said Senator Williams be
cause ii is not a basic article OF loou,
and seeo.d. because the banana trade oil
this coufAry is absolutely controlied py
the United Fruit company, which Is also
buying up the banana land abroad. Again
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nossibly effect the retail price and the
fruit trade viii have TO pay H.
senator Bristow finally declared that
in the pending bill the democrats mad de-
liheratelv and outrageously dlscrlmlhatea
against the farmer in favor OF tne manu-
facturer. st,a
senator Williams. that the democrats
of the House and Senate deliberately got
up a scheme to injure the American
farmerY -
n would not want to attribute to the
senator from Mississippi ana ms cor
leagues such an unworthy purpose re-
nlied senator Brstow, but | say that
they have framed bill which does.'
Amendment Rejected
An amendment by Senator Bristow to
reduce the proposed aAty on aeNslll.e e.l.e
made from potato starch from ll2 cents
ner pound to / cent was rejected by a
vote of 20 to 46. Senators Brandegee,
oliver and Lodge of the minority voted
with the democrats.
Amendments by Senator Burton to
strike off the duties on gentlan ncofice
root and sarasparllla root was also re-
iected A roll call was demanded on a
burton amendment to strike off the duty
of | cent pound on citrate OF lime
on the ground that it was raw material.
The amendment was rejected, 80 10 *,
Senator Borah voting with the democrats.
Senator Borah also voted with the DEM
ocrats against an amendment OF Senator
Norris of Nebraska, to strike off the
duty Of 50 cents a pound on menthol. The
amendment was rejected % to 40. Senator
Norris maintained that menthol should
be on the free list because 1t Is used
for medicinal purposes Senator Shoots
amendment to reduce the duty on anolin
or wool grease of l cent pound to a
half cent a pound also was rejected. Sem
ator Bristow wanted to know Why, with
wool on the free Alist, the democrats be-
gan to tax the b-products as soon as
the wool left the sheeps back
Senators Bristow and Reed had a wordy
conflict over the tariff on wool grease
witch extended into partisan argument
The senator from Kansas asked Senator
Reed If he believed in free lead and zinc
which come from Missouri.
II voted for it in the caucus, said
Senator Reed.
Are you going to vote for it now?'
asked Bristow.
mo, because l am going to support
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