Mexico Missouri message., 1909-08-05
DEMOCRATS AND INSURGENTS
COME WITHIN ~ VOTES OF
DEFEATING CONFERENCE
CLARK MAKES FIERCE ATTACK
Broken: That Revision Is Up
ward and Compares Taft to
a Brahmln Deceived.

Washington.-By a vote Of 1876 to
1873 the house adopted the conference
report on the tariff bill. A great Re-
publican demonstratin followed.
Two Democrats, Broussard and Sto-
pinal of Louisiana, voted for the re-
port. Twenty Republicans voted
against it-namely, Carey Of Wiscon-
sin, Davis of Minnesota, Grenna Of
North Dakota, Haugen of Iowa, Hub
bard of Iowa, Keifer Of Ohio, Len
rott of Minnesota, Linbergh Of Min
nesota, Mann of Illinois, Miller Of
Minnesota, Murdoch of Kansas, Mel
son of Minnesota, Nye Of Minnesota,
Poindexter of Washington, Southwick
Of New York. Stevens of Minnesota,
STEVENSON of Minnesota, Volsnad OK
Minnesota and Woods and Kendall OF
Iowa.
Wants Higher Tax on Coal.
All Of these were downward revisl
sion insurgents, excepting former
Speaker Keifer of Ohio and Mr..
Southwick of Albany. N. Y. Mr..
Southwick was opposed to the cor
poration tax feature of the Payne
Aldrich bill, and Mr.. Keifer wanted
higher protection on coal.
Mr.. Tawney, who led the fight for
free lumber when the Payne bill was
reported, was the only representative
from Minnesota to support the bill on
final passage.
There were nine Democrats and
six Republican absentees. The six
Republican paired with six OF the
Democrats.
During the three calls there were
at various times 26 Republicans VIII
voted against their party. Had thes''
&c voted against hte conference re-
port on the last call the vote would
have been a tie-1S9 to 1S9-and the
Republican chance to pass this Dill
would have been based on the Demo
cratic states of Broussard and Estos
panal.
SIX Republicans Who Shifted.
The six Republicans who shifte<
their votes were: Cooper Of Wiscon-
sin, Hammer Of Idaho, Good Of Iowa,
Madison of Kansas, Norris Of Nebras-
| ka and Pickett of Iowa.
When the bill was passed, 1t may
he safely assumed, it was not accept
able to a single member Of the house.
Two kinds of insurgents opposed 1t,
and everybody, from the speaker
down, had some kind Of complaint TO
make. Had it not been for the in
fiuence OF President Taft. the Dill
would not have been forced through
in its present state.
The vote was the climax of an IL
hour session. conducted through most
oppressive heat, but Notwithstanding
| II was enlivened by a dozen or more
speeches of more or less fiery nature.
The temperature did not deter vast
throng from going to the capitol to
| witness the closing scene.
The day opened with what appear
ed to be part Of an organized hli"
buster against the conference report,
when Mr.. Mondell (Wyo.) demanded
the reading Of the lengthy document.
This proceeded for about an hour and
a half, when, with about two-thirds
remaining to be read. Mr.. Monden
permitted the debate to go on.
Chairman Payne defended the re-
port and appealed to his Republican
colleagues to support it, prophesying
at the same time that IL the bill was
enacted into law it will meet with
the approval OF the country.
Mr.. Clark, minority leader, and
many of his colleagues, denounced
the bill, and characterized the Repub-
licans for failing, as they alleged, to
revise the tariff downward and thus
keep their party pledges.