The sun., 1909-05-25
FREE LUMBER VOTED DOWN
II DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S RE-
CORDED AGAINST 1T.
Only Ten Vote With Fifteen Republicans
for It-Tweive Votes Only Cast by
Democrats for an Amendment Maxi

for It-Tweive Votes Only Cast by
Democrats for an Amendment MAXI
ing All Building Materials Free.
| WASHINGTON, May 24.-Seventeen Dem
ocratic Senators to-day voted against
free lumber, for which the last Democratic
platform declared in unmistakable Ian
guage. Only ten voted for free lumber.
The vote by which the free lumber amend,
ment. offered by Senator McCumber. Re-
publican. was voted down. was So to rs
Those voting for the amendment were the
| following:
Republicans -Beveridge. Bristow. Brown.
Burkett, Burton, Clapp, Crawford, Cum
Minis. Curtis. Du Pont, Gamble. johnson,
La Toilette. McCumber and Nelson
Democrats Culberson. Frazier,
Gore. Hughes. Newlands. Paynter Rayner,
Shively and Stone
Those voting against free lumber we're
the following:
Republicans -Aldrieh. Borah, Rradley
Brandegee. Briggs, Burnham. Burrows, Car
ter Clark Crane. Cullom. Depew. Dick. Dill
hngham. Dixon. Dolliver, Eikins, Flint,
Frye, Gallinger, Guggenhsm, Hale. Hey
burn, Jones, Kean. Lodge, Nixon, Oliver
Page. Peurose, Perkins. Piles. Root. Scott.
Smoot, Stephenson. Sutherland. Warner
and Wetmore
| Democrats-Bacon. Bailey, Bankhead.
| III 81 John
son (Ala J. McEnery Martin. Money. over
man. Simmons. Smith ,Md }, Talialerro.
Taylor and Tilman
just before the vote was taken on the
free lumber amendment Senator Johnston
Of Alabama offered an amendment as a
substitute for the McCumber amendment
placing all kinds Of building materials
on the free list. This amendment COM
manded twelve votes. all Democrats, as
| follows: Bacon. Bankhead Clay. Frazier,
Gore, Hughes, Johnston. Overman, Payn-
ter Rayner. Taliaferro Taylor and I'LL
man. Sixty-four votes were cast against
this amendment. Even tbs progressive
Republicans like Senator La Toilette
were unable to vote for it. Most OF the
| Democrats voted against il.
The vote on the free lumber and the
free building materials amendments came
at the end of full days debate on the
lumber schedule. 1t is understood that
the Finance Committee will not resume the
consideration of this schedule tomorrow
as they expect to make some changes in
the way of reductions in duties. Other
features of the bill will be taken up to-
morrow and the Senate will be asked TO
return to the lumber schedule later. The
two votes on the lumber schedule were
the only ones taken.
Senator Root made a plea for the en-
ployers engaged in framing and dressing
lumber. He asked the Finance Com
mittee to consider carefully the differ
ential between rough and dressed lumber
| in the interest Of the plants on the Amer
| lean side of the boundary waters. The
plants at Buffalo and Tona wanda alone
employed 10000 men. said Mr. Root.
| The entire industry employed at least
90 900. The daily payroll was $4,000.
Mr.. Root reinforced his argument by
having read at the desk letter from the
president of the International ANAL
eamated Wood Workers Union. Mr..
Root recommended the retention Of the
Dingley law rates on dressed lumber.
Senator Beveridge warned his COL
| lea CUES that the American Tobacco Csm-
pany had cornered the licorice which was
an essential in the manufacture of to-
bacco. The House had put licorice on the
free list. but the Senate committee re-
stored the duty.
Ser,ator Beveridge offered an amend
ment designed to put licorice again on
the free list.
Senator Kean mildly demurred to Mr..
Beveridge's statement that the tobacco
trust had all the licorice and thereby
threatened the manufacture Of tobacco.
Brief speeches were made by Senators
Piles. Hepburn and Borah in favor of a
duty on lumber and by Mr.. Burkett,
Clapp and McCumber in favor OF admit
ting lumber free Of duty.