Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-17
Thirteen Democrats and One
Socialist Line Up Against
Overwhelming Majority for
Administration Measure,
KITCHIN EXPLAINS WHY
TARIFF IS NECESSARY
FaIIi0g off Of Imports, Due to
War in Europe, Sole Cause.
for Repeal Of Provision in.
Underwood Law,

Washington, March 1G.~-Wlth thir-
I teen democrats and the one socialist
member opposing the house today
! by vote Of 3i6 TO IA. passed fhe
administration bill to retain the pres
enl tariff Of one cent pound on
sugar instead Of permitting the free
clause az the Underwood Simmons
tariff act TO 20 into effect next May !.
The measure now goes 10 the senate.
Voting against the bill were Rep
reseniatives Bailey. OF Pennsylvania,
Buchanan, SABBATH. McAndrews aud
Tavenner, OF Illinois. Galway Of
Texas Cfosser and Gordon. OF Ohio
billiard, Of Colorado Howard. uf
Georgia Johnson, Of Kansas. Thomp-
son, of oklahoma. and Vandyke Of
Minnesota. democrats. and London,
Of New York, socialist
isitchin Makes reply
Debate on the measure aroused
little enthusiasm until late in the
day. when Majority Leader Kitehin
took the floor to close the argument
1t was one Of the few times MIR
kitci,in has appeared for an admins
tration measure during the session
Almost every republican member was
present 10 see niul uulLAtu ny TUE
minority tariff experts
A rapid exchange resolved itself
into general assault upon and de-
tense Of the entire Underwood Sim
mons tariff act Opening with the
declaration that the republican party
was the original free sugar organi-
zation of the United states ana quot
ing from congressional records and
campaign books of the early SOS TO
prove assertions, the majority leader
drew attacks from former Speaker
Cannon, Representatives. Fordney, Of
Michigan, Cooper, Of Wisconsin Greene
Of Vermont, aud other republican
tariff specialists
More Revenue Needed.
The sole cause for the proposed
repeal of the free sugar clause MIR.
kitchn said, was that imports had
fallen off Cue 10 the European war,
making the sugar taxes necessary 70
meet the expense Of the government.
Incidentally be declared the demo-
cratic party never had committed it
self to free sugar act policy for all
time.
Il have heard great many peo-
Nlt uFHNhlltf lltt liiNft W1hN a. 80 'ht
| have not heard "a solitary, single
republican defend The Palne-Adlrich
law. he added. "You repudlated the
very act you passed In the first CON
gress following It's enactment Pres
ident raft at the very first oppor-
tunity after that act went into the
statute books, promised the people 20
revise It"
"Thc Payne-Aldllch tax, approved
of then. interrupted Mr. Cannon,
"and / have never apologi2ed for it
since, and ! would 20 God II We're ON
the statute hooks now"
Then you are repudiating the
platform of the republican party in
1914" MIR kitchn replied, ''as You
promised ia revise the tariff after a
commission had acted, and specially
declared the Payne tariff act was too
high aud ought to he cut down
Representative Bailey made n futile
attempt TO amend the bill SO as To
suspend the free clause unui'May I,
1917, by which time. he said. he
hoped the war would be over Mo-
tons by Representative Howard 20
reoommit and to amend the measure
so rs 10 preserve n tariff OF one-half
cent a pound on sugar and to place A
tax of thirty-fiVe per cent on raw silk
We're overwhelmingly defeated