The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
TARIFF BILL PASSES
SENATE BY as TO "a
Ten Insurgents Against One Dem
0crat For Measure.
TOBACCO GROWERS TAX LIFTED
Committee Named and the Plan is to
Have Bill Sent to Conference Inn
mediately-Senate Removes To-
bacco Tax.

Washington, D. c. The Senate
passed the Tariff bill by a vote of As
to "a. Ten Republican votes were re-
corded against the bill and one Demo-
cratic vote for it. The Republicans
voting in the negative were: Bever-
idge, Indiana; Bristow, Kansas;
Brown, Nebraska; Burkett, Nebras-
ka; Clapp, Minnesota; Crawford,
South Dakota; Cummins, Iowa; Dolli-
yer, Iowa; La Toilette, Wisconsin,
and Nelson, Minnesota. McEnery, of
Louisiana, was the single Democrat
recorded in the affirmative.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Senators Aldrich, Borah,
Bourne, Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs,
Buckley, Burnham, Burrows, Bur-
ton, Carter, Clark (Wyoming). Crane,
Depew. Dick, Dixon, Dupont, Elkins,
Flint. Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gug-
genheim, Hale, Hepburn, Johnson
North Dakota), Kean, Lorimer,
Tones, McCumber, McEnery, Nixon,
oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Piles,
Scott, Smith (Michigan), Smoot, Ste
phenson, Sutherland, Warner, War
zen and Wetmore-45.
Nays-Senators Bacon, Bailey,
Bankhead, Beveridge, Bristow, Brown,
Burkett, Chamberlain, Clapp, Craw-
ford, ~Culberson, Cummins, Daniel,
Dolliver, Fletcher, Foster, Frazier,
Gore, Hughes, Johnston (Alabama),
La Toilette, McLaurin, Martin, Money,
Nelson, Newlands, Overman, Owen,
5hively, Simmons, Smith (South Car
olina), Stone, Taliaferro and Taylor
ga.
The vote came after a continuous
session of more than fifteen hours, in
which amendment after amendment
was defeated by being laid on the ia
Bile.
Immediately after the announce
ment Of the vote the Vice-President
announced that the conferees would
be Senators Aldrich, Hale, Burrows,
Penrose and Cullom for the Republi-
cans, and Bailey, Money and Daniel
for the Democrats.
Two important amendments were
included in the measure in the day,
and a number of minor changes were
wrought at the night session. Chief
OF the amendments was that offered
by Senator Bradley, of Kentucky, to
AOblOfO thC IDA VI OLA CSuLS d DOuuu
on tobacco "in the hand" to relieve
the growers of a burden blamed for
the might rider" outrages. The &C.
c~eptance of the amendment came as a
distinct surprise, the Senate fire.
quently having refused to remove the
duty.
The other important amendment
was offered by Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas.
1t places a counteryailing duty on
crude oil.
The last hours of the debate were
exciting. The galleries were crowded
to witness the end of the first stage of
the big Senatorial fight and members
from the House crowded the rail of
the Senate chamber from one side of
the Presidents desk all around to the
other, and they stood patiently
through the speeches waiting for the
end. When all vas over, before the
Senate adjourned the Republicans
crowded up around Mr.. Aldrich to
congratulate him on his success, and
it was several minutes before order
could be restored and the motion to
adjourn be put.
By a vote of 178 to ISL the House
non-concurred in the Senate's SAT
amendments to it's Tariff bill and
agreed to send the bill to conference,
eighteen Republicans voting against
1t and n Democrat for it.