The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-24
With no Debate Senate Votes
on Lumber
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
As Usual Is sustained--A Few Amend
ments Promptly Reiected-Quiek
Action Inspires Hope Of Earlier
End Of Session.

Washington, June 24,--Without Q
sign Of speech, the Senate yesterday
began voting on the lumber schedule as
soon As a quorum had been procured.
Whether due TO the heat or to eNhaus-
lion Of the orators from other causes,
the change was accepted as a good omen
BY those who are anxious to crowd the
tariff bin 10 final action and have the
session come 70 an end.
The vote was on an Amendment BY
Senator McCumber proposing q duty OF
one dollar per thousand on sawed lum-
Der, instead Of the rate determined up
on by the finance committee, $3.50 per
thousand Tho committee was sustain
ed, "A to "a.
From the beginning Of the session
there has been a decided contest over
the lumber rate and one Of the hardest
fights made BY the Northwestern sena-
tors was for free lumber In the House
the reformers succeeded in reducing the
Dinglev law rate from two dollars to one
dollar They continued their efforts In
the Senate, but finding themselves I'm.
able 10 make any impression there let it
be known that they would be willing
to accept the house rate. So stiff, how
ever, was the sentiment against them
that they succeeded only IN getting q re-
duction Of % per cent from the Dingley
duties and the majority against any re-
ductiOn as shown by yesterdays vote in-
dicates not only that the committees
schedule win remain unchanged Fl che
Senate but that the sentiment for a.
pronounced duty is 50 strong there that
II will be difficult to change the Senate
rates in conference.
The air ia the Senate chamber was
close and sultry when promptly at 10
o'clock, Mr. Frye, president protempore
raped for order There We're few sena-
tors in their seats and 4 call for a quor
um was made as soon rs Mr.. Aldrich had
indicated bis desire to have the Senate
proceed with the consideration Of the
lumber schedule 4 quorum once oh.
tanned, Mr.. McCumber took the floor and
presented his amendment. To the sur
prise Of all, no one rose to speak and
Senator Frye Immediately put the ques,
tion 70 vote.
There was a demand for the ayes and
noes and the ballot resulted in total
of 6s votes, Of which only ri. or little
more than one third, were cast for the
proposition OF the affirmative vote
only 10 were east by Democrats as fol-
lowsi Bankhead Clay, Davis Gore,
Tyughes. Johnston, McLaurin, 0verman,
Paynter aud Tillman.
The Republicans who cast their votes
in support OF the amendment were Bev
eridge, Brist ", Brown, Burkett. hur-
ton, Carter. C3app, Crawford, Cummins,
Curtis, Gamble, laF0llette. McCumbcr
and Nelson. The Democrats voting
against the amendment were Bacon.
bailey, C3amberlin, Fletcher, Foster,
Martin, Money, Simmons Smith Of
Maryland. Taliaferro and Taylor.
Insisting that the differentials on fin
lshed lumber fixed by the finance com.
mittee were unnecessarily high Mr.. Me
Cumber offered an amendment reducing
them 80 10 per cent and reducing the
duty on sawed lumber to S125 4 thous-
and feet. In the debate that followed,
Mr. McCumber and Messrs. Aldrich and
Tillman took part The latter vocifer-
ously ehided the Republican senator,
who he insisted "was the whole sen
ate" for not promptly passing the tariff
hill.
As Mr. Aldrich protested that he wish
ed to vote as soon as possible, the South
Carolinian replied in an Apologize man
ner for taking up any time in debate.
Mr. McCumber's amendment was re.
iected by 80 to 49, On this vote Sem
atora Deliver, Dupont and Johnson Re
puhlicans, who had voted "no' on the
former ballot changed to the affirmative
as did Senators Bacon Owen, RayneT
and Stone Of Mississippi BanShead who
had cast his vote in the affirmative on
the previous ballot failed to vote on the
second ballot, thus making the net gain
to six. The additions to the negative
vote were largely due to the arrival 81
senators who had not previously been in
the chamber Senator I0rimer was
among them He stood by the commit
tee.
The vote was then taken on the main
proposition, the finance committee;
amendment placing duty Of $3.50 on
sawed lumber The committee won BY
the large majority OF 80 to 2S.
Attorney General Wickersham was
again yesterday in consultation at the