The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-15
BILL PASSES
The SENATE; TAKEN
UP BY THE HOUSE
Cummins, Dolliver, Crawford
and Nebraska Senators Vote
Against Bill.

shifts now from the Senate to the
House OF Representatives. The MEM
bers of the House, rallying TO the
OF the whips, flocked from all direc-
tions to washington yesterday and to-
day and the outlook this morning was
that when the House convened at noon,
there would be q full attendance on
both sides to welcome the bill over
which the Senate wrestled yesterday
until nearly midnight. ...
the bill yesterday by a vote OF - to
"a was announced at 11:15 p. m, after
q weary day OF ~protracted debate
which was almost devoid Of animation
until within a few minutes before the
! close, when there arose a sharp con-
troyersy over the party 2 OF Ine
insu-Rent republican senator's, several
OF them holly resenting being read out
! of the party by Senate: Aldrich, who
disclaimed any such intention
Aidrich on Defensive.
The discussion throughout the eve
| ming had been chiefly by Senators La
Toilette and Gore, both of whom crit
icised the bill, but neither OF whom
aroused much enthusiasm in the thor
oughly wearied Senate When. o
10: 80, II appeared that a vote could be
taken, Senator Beveridge took the floor
and announced the determination OF
the so-called progressive republicans
to cast their votes against the bill.
This announcement called forth a
sharp rejoinder from Chairman Aldrich,
Of the finance committee, in which he
undertook to remind the independent
senator's that being In the minority
taey were without authority to speak
for the republican party. He declared
especially that there was no Justifca-
ton in their use of the name OF the
president in support Of their position.
A. ~ Nelson Is Faeetious. .
Senators Crawford, Clapp and Nell
son responded with spirit, contending
, for their right to vote in accordance
with the dictates Of their w judg-
ment and conscience. All declared with
/ vehemence their independence Of the
Rhode Island senator, and Mr.. Nelson
' asserted tina after the little state of
Rhode Island had disappeared from the
map, Minnesota will be casting her
! 5000, 900 republican votes" Neither
! Rhode Island, nor Rhode Islands SEN
ator could, he said, tell Minnesota and
her senator's what they should dc.
Several senators indicated that they
would have more to say later upon the
conference report on the bill.
The conferees.
Senators Aldrich, Cullom, Hale, Bur-
rows and Penrose, republicans, and
Daniel, Money and Bailey, democrats,
were appointed conIerees on penaiI ol
the Senate.
The House had arranged yesterday
to be in session at moor today In the
hope that the bill could be received
in the Senate by that time and there
was prospect Of q full attendance In
anticipation Of its arrival. 1t early
came t. be understood, however, that
the measure probably would not be re-
ceived during the day because of the
] laborious task imposed upon the SEN
| atorial clerical force in the enrolment
Of the bill for the other body.
Predicting that the tariff would not
be really reformed until congress
should be compelled py public clamor
to lower 1t, Senator La Toilette ad-
length. He offered various amend
ments to the administrative features of
the bill, which were laid upon the
table.
Before the vote was taken Senator
Aldrich said that he had no doubt that
the appropriations necessary Tor the
tariff commission provided by the bill
would be made.
Gore Scores Aldrich.
Senator Gore delivered a final de-
nunciation Of the entire system Of pro-
lection as exemplified in the bill. He
compared Senator Aldrich to the
shepherd of a hungry flock, saying that
his lambs had all been tanned until
they would eat out Of the hand. Some
as "their'n" crude and refined pc
troleum. Said he: Mary had one
lamb, and it followed her to school one
day; the chairman Of the finance COM
mittee has so lambs, and they follow
him every day"
Suggesting that h president should
promptly veto the tariff bill in fairness
to his campaign pledges, Senator Gore
added: Then 1t may not be a too far
stretching prophecy to say that the
| next president of the United States
may be an African" This adroit ref
erence. to Mr.. Roosevelt was received
with laughter.
cummins Plan Rejected.
Offering an amendment placing on
the free list articles in the production
Of which there is no competition In the
United States, Senator Cummins de-
clared that this plan conformed to the
principles of protection. The amend
ment was rejected
Suggesting thai the insurgents would
cast their votes on the final passage of
the bill In conformity with their pre-
yious action, Senator Beveridge said
they would do 80, as a notice to the
conferees to bring back a bill in which
there should be decreases of duty.
Senator Beveridge was answered by
Senator Aldrich, who said ne mad oIten
seen men interpret their own Judgment
as the Judgment OF their party.
The bill was then put on Its passage.
It was pa sed, 45 to "a.
Upon n )tion Of Senator Aldrich the
vice president announced the Senate
conferees.
Washington, July 12-The House at
3:18 o. m. agreed TO tho conference on
the tariff bill asked by the Senate, 178
to ISL.
Speaker Cannon appointed the fol-
LOWING members of the House COM
mittee on ways and means to be the
House conference committee: Payne,
of New York; Dalzeli, of Pennsylvania;
Mccall, of Massachusetts, Boutsli, OF
Illinois; CaIderhead, Of Kansas; Ford
ney, Of Michieani Clark, of Missouri;
Underwood, Of Alabama, and Grisss,
of Georgia.
Washington, July 12.-When the
House met today it's members were in