Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-06
Senate Adopts Program by Which
It Passed Tariff Conference Re-
port and Will Close It's Session
Sine Die.
SOME SENATORS STILL
WISHED TO GIVE NATION
BENEFIT OF ELoQUENCE
Majority, However, Were Able TO
Garry Out Plan by Which Bill
Was Finally Adopted After a
Long and Stormy Session.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Sat 2:15 today
the senate adopted the conference report
on the tariff bill. which effects the final
passage of that bill through congress.
The vote was a ayes; 81 noes.
The bin received all the Republican
votes except those of Bristow, Clapp,
Cummips. Dolliver, LaFollette' Beverage
and Nelson.
The senate then too kup the current
resolution reducing the rates In the leath-
er schedule.
The presidents automobile stood in
front OF the White House TO speed
him to the capitol to sign the tariff act
the moment he was notified that u
was ready for his action.
At s:14 D. m. the senate adopted the con-
current resolution reducing leather sched-
ule rates.
Congress will probably be ad-
journed sine die tonight. Senator
AIdrich and Speaker Cannon met
this afternoon to pave the way for the
massage of the concurrent resolution re-
Iating to the hide and leather schedule.
which Will be brought up Immediately
after the conference report Is adopted.
The program of the leading Republic
an members Of the senate committee on
finance, when the senate met at 10 O'Clock
today was announced as follows:
To adopt the conference report and fin
ally pass the traiff bill.
To adopt the concurrent resolution re-
vising the leather schedule and having
II to 20 to the house 10 be agreed to
there.
To adopt the joint resolution interpret
ing the drawback. resolution with free
cotton bagging rider and send 1t to the
IL &c III
not be accepted.
To adjourn the extra session Of con-
gress before the close of the day.
That the plan could be carried into ex-
ecution was doubted by most Of the old
er senators and there were at least
dozen able-bodied members who were
ready to stand up and say that IL could
not be done, or at least not until after
the country had had one more oppor-
tunIty to hear them expound their views
on the tariff.
When the senate was called to order
the vice president had received notifica-
ton from Senators Deliver, Elkins, War
rem, Clay. Aldrich, I.aFollette. Penrose,
Flint, Dick, Hepburn and Bradley that
they would desire to speak on the tariff
either before or after the passage Of
the BILL Some of these gentlemen are
given to amplification when they take
the floor and II was expected by many
that the session would be prolonged till
late tonight or until tomorrow. At 10
o'clock Senator Clay was the only Demo-
crat in the list Of would-be speakers.
Senator Aldrich and his assistant. Sen
ator Hale. were both confident that with
the adjournment Of the senate today the
extraordinary session would come to an
end.
Senator Deliver opened his remarks
with a defense of his course as a Re-
publican in contending for lower customs
duties. He denied the right Of other
Republican senators 10 question his po-
sition in the senate, a position which he
| said was dictated by his conscience.
Ten minutes after converting today the
/ house took a recess until 2:30 o'clock in
! the expectation that the senate resolution
I providing for a reduction in the rates on
I leather and leather goods would be ready
: to be acted upon.
Majority Leader Payne expressed the
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