East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-02
TARIFF BILL HAS
SMALL MAJORITY
PAYNE-ALDRICH BILL PASSES
HOUSE by VOTE OF 1876 TO 1888
Vote Is Announced at 0:10 O'clock
Saturday Nlght-Nineteen Repub-
llcans and Two Democrats Bolt
Expected That Bill VIII BE Pass
cd by Senate Early This Week.

washington, Aug. 2.--The Payne
Aldrich tariff bill as amended in con-
ference and approved by President
Taft. passed the house at 9:10 o'clock
Saturday night by n majority of 12
votes. The total vote was 1875 to
1873.
The motion to recommit the bill
TO the committee on ways and means
was defeated, 191 to 1876. Twenty one
republicans voted for the recommit-
tai and one democrat (Broussard,
Loulslana). against it.
Nineteen republicans voted against
the bill and two democrats for 1t. The
boilers We're:
Republicans - Carey, Wisconsin;
Davis, Minnesota; Grosna, North Da-
kota; Haugen, Iowa; Hubbard Iowa;
Kelfer Ohio; Lenroot Wisconsin;
Llndberg. Minnesota; Mann, Illinois;
Miller, Minnesota. Murdoch, Kan
sas: Nelson, Wisconsin; Nye Minne-
sofa Poindexter, Washington; South
wick. New York; Stevens, Minnesota;
Volstead, Minnesota; Woods, Iowa.
emocrats-Broussard and Esto-
pnal. Louisiana
Adjournment was taken at $40.
The bill will go to the senate today.
Passed Amid Cheering.
The passage Of the bill was accom-
pllshed amid great confusion. The
house and galleries had kept tally
Before Speaker Cannon could an
nounce the vote 1t was known the
bill had passed. a demonstration fol-
lowed. They crowded about him to
shake his hand and offer congratula-
tions The crowd in the galleries
cheered and waved their handker-
chiefs in great enthusiasm. Speaker
Cannon stood for couple Of minutes
with raised gavel 10 permit the con-
fusion to subslde. Then he announc-
ed the vote and the cheering was re-
ncwed. The democrats sat silent, but
viewed the scene with broad smiles.
Their orators have promised the re-
publcans the bill will cause the loss
Of many republican seats in congress.
They were not sorry the end had
come and the bill was through the
house.
Fillbustcring Discouraged.
There are indications that the bill
will have passed the senate and be In
the presidents hands by the middle
Of the week A filibuster threatened
by southern senators because cotton
bagging was not kept on the free list
by the confrees is not meeting with
encouragement. Bailey Is not 50
keen on conducting the fllibuster as
he was two days ago. southern sena-
tors are not lending him encourage
ment The progressive republican
senator's hold out no promise OF sup
port. They announce that their
speech in opposition to the adoption
Of the report and passage OF the Dill
will be short.
Progressive Senators in the Fray.
The final vote on the bill was had
in the house after a day given over
to debate. Payne and Clark MADE
statements for their respective forces
and at times there was much enthu-
slasm displayed
This served as cloak to the ac-
tivities of the progressive republican
senator's. Cummns and Dolliver OF
Iowa: Nelson and Clapp Of Minneso-
Ia: Bristow OF Kansas and La Toilette
Of Wisconsin. who came to consult
with the representatives from thelr
respective states in the house ana
urge the recommittal of the Dill TO
the committee on ways and means
with instructions to change the cotton
and wool schedules to provide Tor re-
ductions.
The progressive senator's held
meeting early in the afternoon IN
Senator Beveridge's room and decid-
ed on this course although refusing
to be bound by resolution. They VIII |
vote against the bill when it comes
to final passage in the senate,