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under which they have worked. IRE,
touently night as well as day, anu
5fhey and the visitors found conslo-
.erable amusement in the Closing pfo-
fceedinss. vh.n
debate and amendments automaticaiiS
were cut off under special asree
ment half a dozen senators "els
.on their feet at one time clanlol IN
flor recognition to o1er rsoposso
changes AS rapidly as these were re,
chorus was greeted with general
daughter from floor and galleries ana
Git was with dificulty that the sesa.1
twas brought to order for the maj
sand decisive roll call.
This measure. the first republican
Protective tariff to be written IN
&thirteen years. became an even great
Ger storm center IN the sen Senae iaaa '
From the start democrats assauiteo
lit in full force as even higher tnan
the 1909 law and as the depate oe-
fvsloped opposition to Individual sec
stionS began to find expression on the
Republican side.
Most Schedules Altered.
: Soon after Senate consideration be-
gan on April 90 the finance commit
stee majority. which had labored with
the legislation for eight months. oe-
gan to rewrite many of the rates
Occa sionally the Senate added to its
work by direct vote. with a result
that as passed the bill differed widely
from that reported to the senate last
April II.
. Chairman McCumber of the finance
committee. who piloted the measure
Through the Senate. said in a formal
Statement last night reviewing its
"a
would yield more than s4oO,oee.ooo
in revenue during the first year II
was in operation. This is haif a
million more than has been yielded
by any tariff in the history of the
country.
The application OF the rates IN
this act to the imports that will come
In during the first twelve months OF
its life" said Senator McCuDber. "is
estimated to show a lower 'avera se
equivalent ad valorem rate OF duty
than under any recent republican
tariff
Comparing the bill as it goes into
conference with the bill as it came
to the Senate from the House) ii
will be shown that the rates imposed
by the House bill have been greatly
reduced. Comparing the bill with
previous republican protection bills
it will be found that outside of dye
products. which under existing Law
ran only be imported when this coun-
try can not supply the demand. thu
average ad valorem duties upon man
pfactured products are lower thar
in any previous protective tarlh act
Lower Compensatory Rates.
1T is true also that while WOO
and other agricultural products are
other tariff bill, manufacturers have
been given lower compensatory
rate of duty than in any previous
protective tariff bill.
: The result of this tariff is that
every industry in the country Is
duties, however. are not made pro.
hibitive.'
Summing up. Senator Mccumbel
said the bill as passed by the Senate
will:
First insure employment for
American labor and the payment
of . living wage.
Second. permit the establishment
and continuance of industries Vita
to the welfare of this nation.
Third. protect alike the producer
of raw materials and the manufac-
turers.
Fourth. permit readjustment OF
rates without general tariff revision
to meet changing economic condi-
tions:
Z Fifth. require the ascertainmen'
and submission to Congress of fact:
affecting competitive conditions"
Democrats Assail Schedules.
Senators Simmons Of North Caro-
lima and Walsh of Massachusetts,
in the tariff fight, presented a diff
ferent picture in a formal statement
They described the measure as "one
of the most abominable legislative
acts of an American Congress"
The toll the American people
must pay under the operation of this
bill is stupendous." their statement
said. TT will reach into the billions
roodstuffs. clothing, practically all
RI the very essentials and necessities
before levied and. all of this while
people are demanding reductions ir
the cost of living and capital is de.
fating wages
Experts of the government estimate
that if the increased tariff dutie.
levied on fresh meats. cereals, pota:
toes and beans are effective in in
creasng prices. thes duties alone will
amount to an increase of $3.50. 900,
200 in the cost of living. Indeed. i
is notorious that the working anc
poorer classes are especially to SUITE
in consequence Of. this legislation.
Political Revolution Needed.
LII we" OF tne lnQeIenSlDie, scan
.daious. selfish. pork barrel character
of this legislation how much longe,
can our lawmaking body retain tn,
confidence and respect of the Ameri
can public? 1t is time for a politica
revolution against such methods ant
practices This bill has made tn,
tariff more than a political issue. I
has become a great neral issue
3 This bill takes billions of dollars
from the pockets of the public ant
distributes this vast sum to those
who enjoy sufficient influence to re.
ceive an invitation to thrust theil
hands into the plunder pile.
s The pity of it all is the abandon.
Inent of the century -old tariff prin
.ciples by great political party
Senators from manufacturing. agri.
cultural mining. steel and meta
states may be expected thereafter b,
the old-line log-rolling methods ant