The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-01
CARRIED BY SMALL
MAJORITY OF 10
REPORT, WHICH HAD BEEN
SUBJECTED TO ATTACKS FROM
DEMOCRATS AND "INSURGENT"
REPUBLICANS, VOTED ON AT
THE NIGHT SESSION AND
PASSED BY A VOTE OF 1876 TO
1ss.
BY Associated Press.

y Ry ASSOCIATED Press
4 Washington, July 31.-By a vote of
one hundred and ninety-five to one
hundred and eighty three the house
tonight adopted the conference report
on the tariff.
Twenty republicans voted against
the report and two democrats for il.
me vote was climax Of an
eleven-hour session, which was en-
hvened by dozen or more speeches,
some OF a very frey nature.
Early in the Jay it appeared there
would be an organized flibuster
against the report, when MondeII, of
Wyoming, demanded the reading of
the lengthy document.
Payne defended the report and ap-
pealed to his colleagues to support
it, saying when it is a law the bill
would meet with the approval of the
country.
Clark, the minority leader, and
many of his colleagues denounced
the bill and classified the republicans
for not carrying out the pledges of
revising the tariff downward Mann,
Of Illinois, republican, said he
would never vote for the bill unless
the rate on print paper and pulp. as
in the house rates, was retained. He
said Canada would take such action
on these as TO place an almost pro-
hibitory price upon paper in this
country.
The nouse adjourned with the re-.
port ready to be sent to the senate
Tor action Monday at noon. =
When the house began considera-
lfon of the conference report Chair
man Payne met with obstruction at
the hands of a republican insurgent,
Mr.. Mondell OF Wyoming, who refus-
ed unanimous consent of the reading
OF the statement of the conferees
in lieu Of the report.
Mr.. Payne made no effort to get
AlR. Mondel TO reconsider his mo-
ton, and the reading of the volumin-
GUS report Of rs closely printed pages
was begun.
At the lowest estimate the read
ing was expected to consume two
and a half hours time. ..
The reading had proceeded one
hour and twenty minutes when Mr.
PAYNE asked unanimous consent that
II be dispensed with. Although Mr..
Mondell was in his seat, he offered no
further objection and, much to the
relief OF everyone, the monotOnouS
tenor of the reading clerks ceased.
Mr.. Dalzel, of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on rules, presented
a resolution providing that no pro-
vision in the bill should be subject
to a point of order and that general
debate should not continue later
than 8 O'Clock tonight, whereupOn
the conference report should be
voted upon.
In explanation Of the rule regard
ing points of order, Mr., DalZen said
that It was made necessary by the
action of the conferees in creating
entirely new rates on leather and
leather goods.
Answering a query by Mr.. Clark
of Missouri Mr.. DalZen declared
there was no item in the report on
which the rate was higher than the
maximum rate in either the house
or senate bill on the same item.
URGED ITS ADOPTION.
Mr.. Dalzell urged the adoption of
the report. He said the bill did not
satisfy him, but he believed II to be
the duty of congress to act and thus
relieve the business situation.
Minority Leader Clark regretted
that boots, shoes, and harness were
not put on the free list. while hides
had been
''The New England gang" he said
With some warmth, have no more
right to a tariff on boots. shoes and
harness than otner people have on
hides" He would, however, vote for
the rule, he said, because it stood
for a reduction in tariff rates.
The sincerity of President Taft in
the matter OF genuine downward re-
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