| Show BEGIN ATTACK ON WilSONS WilSON'S T TARIFF Republican House Members in Open Caucus Order Ways and Means Minority to Revise Cotton and Wool Schedules PROPOSE CREATION OF OFA OFA OFA A NONPARTISAN BOARD I President Criticised for Activity in Influencing Legislation Democrats Add Shoe Machinery Machinery Ma Ma- chinery to the Free List SHI April 11 Tn W open caucus the Republican embers o of tho the House laid plans to- to hight for a vigorous organized thou tion to the tIle Underwood tariff bill providing fo for a nonpartisan tariff board ioard and for revisions re of the cotton cottoni i and nd wool schedules of the tariff I Republican can members of the House ways and and mca means s committee wove were le in- in to have ha these amendments eady y to be bc presented J to the caucus J li next t. Thur Thursday day When hen the caucus met a lengthy length debate debate de d'- de- de bate resulted in a decision to maJ make c the l meeting a a. public affair In the cour course of or the argument n thc tiye Towner of Iowa and T presenta- presenta live c Sloan of or Nebraska criticised d the time activity it of President U Wilson on in ill connection con con- with tho framing raming of or the Democratic Dem Dem- tariff bill r We c are not in favor said Mr Ir loan loan of or delegating ele the framing framing- of or a. a Ii tariff bill to an any ordinate co-ordinate branch or of the tine government o oven even If H that or co-or- branch be time Iho Pre President of or the United Stat States with millions of or age age ge at his hh disposal to be used in aid aid- Jag ng ngo the passage of or that bill through h hb b both tl houses of or Congress i r J tho the tariff tariU oard was adopted with but little oppositiOn opposition op op- op position but hut the cotton and and o l' l lJ J schedules evoked a a. rather heated con- con between bet Minority Leader Mann and and nd R Representative pre Lenroot of or Vi Wiscon- Wiscon conr con con- r Lenroot wanted the caucus to Indorse he the schedules tram framed b. b by the l A 01 or iCe ways va ana axia means lucan committee eo In th the last Congress based on the report of or the tariff board and offered d as as' as asa a to the D Demo Demo- mo- mo cotton and wool bills bill passed b by bythe time the last lat House e. e The entire matter was referred to the Republican rn mem- mem mbel's m- m bels bel's of oC the ways was and means committee A resolution oft offered b by the Dillon of oC South Dakota providing that the tho Republicans should not be bp beI I tJ bound b by the action o of the caucus but ut should be fre to vote ote according to the dictates of or their consciences on legislative legis- legis e matters was allowed to go over O overto to the next meeting lUll Hill Changed In Shoo Shoe machinery rn now taxed 4 43 45 per Vent and on which a re reduction ucHon of or 25 per c cent nt was proposed b by the tariff re- re bill was ordered transferred d to the free list toda today b by the Democratic caucus of or the House It was the tho first Ij-eal Ij real break of or the Democrats Democrat from the vas ways and means committee rates though earlier in the day a the tha caucus had agreed to an on amendment offered b y Representative Palmer of PennsylvanIa Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania a. a member of or the committee and Jin charge of ot the metal schedule ule under load lead containing containing- less than thai 3 POI per percent cent ent zinc would be admitted free tree of or duty dut on the zinc contained in it E The shoe machinery amendment nt proposed proposed pro pro- posed b by Representative Borland ot of ott Missouri and carried b by 1 t a viva voce without substantial opposition tho the members of the committee followed a lively discussion In which I Representative Oglesby of Now York t a. a now member arraigned th the so called shoe machinery trust and pointed d to 4 Continued on Page 8 Column 1 1 BEGIN ATTACK ON WilSONS WilSON'S TARIFF President Criticised in Republican Republican lican Caucus for Influencing Influencing Legislation Continued From Pale Page 1 to to let letIn let letIn letIn the free list as an opportunity In competition Another development of It t the day was wa the agreement o of Lo Louisiana members on an nn su sugar ar In the caucus with Representative Brousard Brous- Brous ard liard on guard guart to offer offet a n series of ot amendments to the tho su sugar ar schedule to represent tho sentiment o ot tho the Louisi LouIt- Louisiana Louisiana ana cano cane sugar Interest and anti the beet sugar interests The beet ar t schedule will be tak talc taken en fOn up tomorrow with an day all fight h ht In prospect Representative of ot Georgia and others arc are Insistent upon immediate free sugar The Tho Broussard amendment wilt will make the hundredweight rate on 96 dc degree ree sugar m ar from Cube Cuba lB on passage of or tho the bill 1056 on Juno 30 1916 and 9 97 1 cents cent on June 30 1919 Instead of or 1348 1248 as under tho the present law and andI I In the committee bill This would mean b bv by comparison comp with the present rc enl law a a. reduction of round roundly 20 O cents at the outset 29 9 cents In 1916 And 37 cents In 1919 The Pending tariff tar tar- tarI I iff bill rate rato Is 6 cents On degree ugar cane Irom from sources other than Cuba the Broussard amendment would make a n net reduction from tho the present rateR rate of ot 31 cents per hundred pounds on passage of the bill hill bill 50 GO o cents In 1916 I and 62 cents cent In 1919 the pending tariff tar tar- itt iff bills bill's rate of oC 51 4 cents cente Another Broussard amendment would extend the period of oC grace under the contemplated free sugar basis was to b be reached to a total of four our years year 1 to so 0 as to tn uri carry the whole question be beyond beyond be- be yond ond tire tiTe next national election Representatives Representative Howard of or Georgia Oard Gard of or Ohio and others Ineffectually sought fo to have ha machine tools put on the free ree list while Representative o of at MI Missouri led a vain aln fight I I against the tho reduction o of the tho duty on l lead ld Some of It f the tho urged free ree zinc In place of ot tho the 10 per cent centi i duty j Tho The bod schedule quickly was n-as disposed dis- dis I 1 posed of b by the tho caucus An Amend Amend- I I ment meat b by Representative o Raker of ot Call Call- fornia Cornia to transfer paving posts railroad railroad rail rail- road tics ties and telephone telegraph and 1 other poles to tho the free tree list In place of ot the proposed 10 per cent duty was a voted down Democratic Leader Underwood said saidI I the caucus would not be able to get through the bill blU for several da days s and andi i 1 I that its consideration by the J 4 probably would not begin for fOI another w week nek nekI ek j I Hundreds Hundred of or protests against tho rates intes R in tho the proposed tariff aro are reach reach- J lug Ing members of or the the- Senate where h le adi ad- ad i 1 ocate of hl higher her protection apparently apparent- apparent 1 f I ly have determined to center their at atI at- at tacks Tho The Senate finance committee I I spent pent three hours hour today In conference over oer tho the House bill and with the aid nh of or treasury experts went through the thc earthenware schedules Several small 11 changes In duties practically were agreed upon but the committee will take no formal action on any feature feature feature fea fea- ture of ot the tho bill until after It has passed tho the HO Neither the Senate or th the House was as In session toda today Tho The Senate Senata will re reconvene reconvene re- re convene tomorrow and anel the House Monda Mon lion da day |
