Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-15
SPEAKS FOR ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT TO BILL
Senator McCumber Would Have
Government Aid Grain Raisers
in Same Manner.


threatened by the loss of trade with
Europe by reason of the war.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
immediately offered an amendment to
the Hoke Smith amendment providing
for the issue of s500,0O0,O00 of govern
ment bonds with which to purchase
wheat whenever Il falls below s1.1O q
bushel: barley when it falls below IS
cents busheL, and oats when they fall
below so cents a bushel. The bonds
are to be fve-year bonds, bearing per
cent interest.
An amendment was offered also by
Senator Overman of North Carolina
designed to aid the cotton states. 1t
proposed that the government should
pay back to the cotton states S65, $685.
59S.31, the amount raised from the tax
levied upon cotton by the federal gov
eminent during reconstruction days in
the south.
Senator Smith addressed the Senate
In support of his amendment.
Says Question is National.
This is not political measure" he
said. II hope for non-partisan sup
port for it. The question involved is
national. not local. 1t concerns the
manufacturers and their interests al
most equally with the producers of
raw cotton"
Senator Smith made vigorous an
peal TO the Senate on behalf of cotton
growers. and urged that the senators
ne governed by the heart as well as
me mead In this legislation. He pic
tured the ruin which would presently
1ail upon the cotton states if aid was
nor Forthcoming. and declared it would
an .II every other state in the Union.
Ne nave appropriated s35.o00.OoO to
build railroads in Alaska, not for the
general interest, but for the people
VINO Will go to Alaska. I ask YOU to
and people already on the soil of the
southern states. The government has
railroads of the country, and we have
expended $500, 0o0, 900 on the Philippine
Islands. which we are to give up when
we have sufficiently civilized them.
And now we. 100000 of your own
people, ask you to aid us in warding
on the greatest blow that has befallen
us since the civil war"
Senator McCumber replied to Senator
Smith.
Reply Of Senator McCumber.
I'VE who have been here for the last
few years." he said, realize that we
are driving into the field Of paternal-
ism more and more. But am astound-
ed by the mighty advance into that
field proposed in this amendment It is
proposed that whenever any industry
DeCOfueS uHpTOutdDle the government
shall make 1t profitable.
AS strong an antagonist as am to
paternalism and socialism, I say let US
frankly raise the banner of paternal-
ment. and extend to all the industries
the same protection which Is proposed
for cotton"
Senator McCumber said that Senator
show that the south was in such dire
condition as he said. Senator McCum-
Der insisted that the northwest had
been in much worse circumstances In
recent months than the south.
1--WE believe in state rights and state
responsibilities" declared Senator Nc
Cumber. land we have not asked the
government for aid"
Agreements Reached in Committee,
Increase in the tax on tobacco, cigar
and cigarette manufacturers was en-
bodied in an amendment agreed to by
the finance committee last night. AS
the bill now stands these manufacture
ers would be taxed from Sc to $96, ac-
cording to the amount they produced.
Under the amendment manufacturers
of Tobacco turning out 100000 pounds a
year would pay Sc, and the tax would
be graduated upward until manufac-
tCrers of 100000 pounds or more
would pay $1,000 pear.
The tax on cigarette manufacturers
was graduated from S12 on a produc-
tion of 100000 to $1,000 on a pro-
duction of 50,000.o00. and the cigar
manufacturers tax was graduated
from SO on the manufacturers of 100000
to $1,000 on the manufacturers Of TO-
100000 cigars 1t was conceded the in
crease in revenue would be a material
sum.
long disputed tax on domestic wines
The rates proposed in the bill as agreed
upon in caucus were 20 cents gallor
on sweet wines and cents on dry
wines. An amendment agreed upor
would fix the rate at cents gallor
on both sweet and dry wines and fix q
tax Of So cents a gallon on brandy uset
in terrifying wines. 1t would alst
strictions permitting the fortifcatior
of wines only with brandy manufac
tured on the same premises.
Penrose and Lewis Clash.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania anG
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Hi
nois held the center of the stage dur.
ing the debate on the bill yesterday
afternoon. Senator Penrose assaileG
the democratic administration and de.
cIared that the failure of democratic
policies, particularly the tariff for rev.
enue only. and the extravaganza of the
democrats had brought ruin to many
Americans
Senator Lewis, on the other hand, as.
sailed Senator Penrose himself ant
through him the republican party.
Senator Lewis likened Senator Pen.
rose to Cassandra, calling him {
prophet of ill-fortune. hoping for the
wreck of his country under Democrat,
rule that he himself might rise Il
power. He scored Senator Penrose fol-
being absent practically the entire ses
sion from his duties in the Senate.
Can il be-" interrupted Senator
Penrose. that the report I hear i!
true? That the senator from Illinois
recently was arrested by the Sergean
alarms of the Senate that he might b,
brought here to attend to his duties !?
Senator Penrose referred to the ar
rest of Senator Lewis at midnigh
while in bed at the Army and Nav,
Club, during the consideration of tn,
river and harbor bill. in order to hell
make a quorum of the Senate.
Senator Penrose. defending himsel
on the chargeof absenteeism, declared
that no one had been more diligent IL
attendance upon the Senate than he TO
eighteen years, that his absence re
Gently had been with the knowledg,
and consent OF his constituents, an,
that his attitude would be vindicatet
''by AN overwhelming victory at tn,
polls in November"
Senator Penrose asked the Illinois
senator if he could give any assurance
that bill would be pressed to provid
for only one term for executive offi
Gals. in accordance with the demo
cratic platform
Il understand the senator from Penn
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