| Show SENAtE DEMOCRATS IS REFUSE TO GRANT PLEA OF fOR HEARINGS HARINGS 0 ON CHANGIS IN TARifF I UTAH SENATOR HAS EXPERTS AT WORK NORK ON COMPARATIVE SCHEDULE REPORT Analysis of New and Old Rates Is Being Prepared for Use as Basis for Fight to Be Made by the Protectionists t X April J 17 The 7 Tho Tha vy Democratic tariff revision bill came in for fOL its first attack in the tho Senate today and und the thc skirmish outlined outlined out out- lined hued the tire scope an and vigor of the fight that will be he nw made mado o against it by bJ RePublican lie lie- c publican forces when tariff discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion begins in the thc two houses 5 Backed Backe u b by requests from many interests for hearings on certain sections of the thc Underwood bill Republican senator senators ma made c a demand upon members of the finance committee for fol hearings and openly attacked the Secret legislation legisla legisla- e t ion tion now going on in the thc Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic caucus of IT House onse members Democratic senators tors who replied to I the tho attack mad m du it clear that the finance committee does cloes not Intend to torn rn i t tit t nfl 1 h tn n ter O Williams and Stone Insisted full hearings hearings hear hear- ings had been given gIen I en b by the House e committee corn com m- m before the bill was prepared While Republican senators enior declared i that J these hearings had been of little value because th the rates rates- Of of pf Ui t. the Underwood bill npr were not hot o then ihen o known n T Senator Smoot Gathering A With AIth Ith man many complaints and objections before beCore them Republican members of or orthe the Senate are ale preparing for a a. general J attack on all schedules of ot the tho bill Senator Smoot has put two experts at work nork to analyze the Underwood bill billand billand and previous ious measures to give 1 0 the protectionists pro pro- a basis for Corl their fight Other Republican who claim that Im Important Important tin tin- In industries would be wiped out b by the thc Underwood bill will In Insist that business men inca and laboring men should have hearing before the new bill Is passed No o ori one knew what the tite bill was to tobe tobe be until it camo came out of th the ways an and means committee said ald Senator Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose iose and antI even en now the Democrats are arc le legislating i on tho the bill In secret caucus Caucus Accept Woolen Tire The Democratic House caucus worked over ovel the tire Underwood bill throughout hout the tho day upholding upholding- the Democratic House leaders r and amid President Wilson upon all contested points The Tire wool woolen n schedule was us under fire lie ire throughout most of tho ho days day's as session Attempts to put rca made ready r clothing on th the free Cree Continued on Page 2 Column 1 REFUSE SE SEON HEARINGS ON TARIFF BILl Democratic Leaders in Senate Turn Deaf Ear Eat Eatto to Demand of or Re Republicans Continued Front From Page PARC 1 i. 15 list and to niter other outer rates rales In the bill were defeated a. a o Und Underwood admitted 1 during during- the th wool discussion cn that the proposed posed rates might have effect on sonic some factories but declined that thai It would benefit tho in industry industry in- in as al' a t. t whole Certain factories of er f old equipment and antI less advanced nd business s methods dir 11 Ir Underwood said ald probably Would be bo forced out of uC busi busl- ne ness s. s Such concerns ho u argued tl were not economically entitled d to 11 live and with them out of 0 tho the wa way the tho Industry Indus tl try ns as a a. t. t whole would bonc benIt lt Late In the day dur after tho the wool schedule schedule sched sched- ule ute had been approved ed without Change tho the caucus caucus disposed lit its short horl order of 0 the pulp paper and sundry schedule ached sched ule ules th S' S down all proposed amend amend- ments monts The hc free freo list was WiS under consideration con con- when the tho caucus adjourned until tomorrow b Acid Made Free An n amendment proposed h by c Bartlett of oC Georgia placing phosphoric acid on the free list was JI passed tI e with but little opposition Tho committee had fixed tho the duty of oC 2 cents a n. pound Representative Dart Dart- l tt argued that phosphoric acid was used In In the thc preparation of oC fertilizer cr and to ta tai lax It would raise tho l price of fertilizer to the fanner Carm l' l This was the second change chanso In tho the bill since sinco the caucus began lIeg-an its consideration a week wel ego ago shoe machinery y having been the theother theother theother other Item The rhe caucus ca will complete the free list discussion carl early tomorrow and then take up tho the Income tax It will trill finish the thc bill this week an and probably will r report It to lo the tho House ne next t Mon Ion day |
