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...Lies in Altering of Tariff...
...solution of this problem of unrestricted censorship is seen in the amendment which was just passed in the Senate a few days ago. In order that censorship may be completely stopped, this bill must again go through the Senate, to be attached to the present Tariff bill: then it goes into a conference of three members each from the Senate and House. Finally, the bill must be passed by the House of Representatives. If Senator Cutting can get the proper support, the bill should go through without any trouble, as it has an excellent start gained from its victory...
...Debated the Tariff Bill; adopted (47 to 42) the Simmons Amendment repealing the flexible tariff provision: adopted provisions to convert present ad valorem rates to equivalent percentages on the basis of "domestic value...
Senator Caraway explained the purpose of his resolution: "To expose the fortunetellers and astrologers* who maintain associations here at the expense of gullible men and women back in the States." He also hoped to disclose "who it is that finances the Southern Tariff Association, the Muscle Shoals lobby, the Estates Tax lobby, the present Tariff lobby, Mr. Joseph R. Grundy...
Loud then was the outcry within the Republican ranks, loud then the catcalls across the trenches. Brigadier Bingham protested that, sadly ignorant of tariff warfare and needing counsel, he had followed a natural course. Great-bodied Lieutenant-General Watson, nominal chief of all the Republican forces, cried faintly that his subordinate had done quite right. Tall, thin, generalissimo Smoot tried to tell how he had warned his ignorant comrade to send the man Eyanson away, which was done. But these cries were drowned by the angry outbursts of Insurgent Brigadiers Norris and La Follette...