Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-17
House Votes to
Retain Sugar Tariff
THIRTEEN DEMOCRATS AND So
cIALIsT MEMBER DISSENT
VOTE WAS $40 TOI4e
Free Clause Of the Underwood Sim
mons Tariff Act NuIIifed-Measu-e
Now Goes to the Senate.

Washington. March Is.-wfth thir-
teen democrats and the socialist mem
ber opposing. the house today by a
vote OF 3s5 to 14f passed admtnistra-
ton bill TO retain the present tariff
OF one cent a pound on sugar instead
OF permitting the free clause OF the
Underwood Simmons tariff act to go
into effect May I next The measure
now goes to the senate
Voting against the bill were Repre-
eentatives Bailey OF Pennsylvania:
buchanan. SABBATH. McAndrews and
Tavenner OF Illinois: Galloway OF
Hilliard OF Colorado: Howard OF
Georgia: Johnson OF Kentucky:
| Thompson Of Oklahoma and Van Dyke
| OF Minnesota, democrats. and London
! OF New York. socialist
Leader Kitehin Closed Argument.
Debate on the measure aroused lit
tie enthusiasm until late in the day
when Majority Leader Kitchin took
the floor TO close the argument II
| was one Of the few times Mr.. Kirchin
! has appeared for administra tfOn meas
/ ures during the session. Almost ev-
cry republican member was present 20
see him qUizzed by the minority tar
III experts.
Cannon Answers Kitchin.
4 rapid exchange resolved itself in
TO n general assault upon and defense
OF the entire Underwood Simmons
| tariff act.
Opening with the declaration that
| the republican party was the original
free sugar organization OF the United
States and quoting from congressional
records and campaign books OF the
| carly 9O's to prove hts assertions, the
majority leader drew attacks from
Former Speaker Cannon. Representa-
tive Fordney OF Michigan: Cooper Of
| Wisconsin: Greene Of Vermont and
other republican tarif1 specialists
Democrats Not Committed TO Free su-
gar.
The sole cause of the proposed re-
peal OF the free sugar clause, Mr.. Kit
chin said, was that imports had fall
en- on because of the European war,
meet the EXPENSE Of the government
Incidentally he declared the democra-
tic party never had committed itself
to free sugar act for all time.
Recalls Payne -AIdrich Law.
Il have heard a great many peopls
denounce the Underwood act. but ]
have not heard solitary. single re-
publican defend the Payne-AIdrich
, law" he said You repudiated the
very act YOU passed in the first con-
gress following its enactment Pres
ident Taft at the very FIRST opporru-
! ntry after that act went on the statute
} books promised the people TO revise
it,
The Payne-Aidrich tax I approved
| then" interrupted Mr.. Cannon. and
{ have never apologized for II sance and
would TO God Il were on the statuts
books now"
Then you are repudiating the plat.
. form Of the republican party in 1872, .
Mr.. Kitchin replied. "as you promised
TO revise the tarifr after a commits
4 sion had acted and specially declared
the Payne act was too high and oughi
to he cut down"
Bailey Attempted to Amend Bill.
Representative Bailey made a futih
4 attempt to amend the bill so as Il
suspend the free clause until Nav !
1917. by which time, he said. he hopet
| the war would be over. Motions b.
q Representative Howard to re-commi
N and to amend the measure so as q
: preserve a tariff OF One-half a cent
pound on sugar and TO place a tax o
3 per cent on raw silk were over
i. whelmingly defeated.