The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-02
Adopts Conference Report
by Vote Of 1875 to 1888
CLOSE VOTE ON MOTION
To Recommit--Eighteen Republicans
Vote Against Accepting the Re
port and Two Democrats Sup
port It.

votes. the House at o'clock Saturday
evening passed the Payne tariff bill By
voting TO concur in the conferes report
THE vote was 1875 to 1873, 10 Republican
votes being cast against it and two Dem
oeratic votes for Il, II was very close
shave and a surprise; seven votes would
have brought defeat But still closer
shave was the vote on the motion to
recommit, which was defeated BY 1917 10
1856 votes. Three votes more in the
affirmative would have sent the bin back
10 conference. The administration and
other persuasive powers and steam roll-
ers did not labor in vain all day. The
White House had lis disaffected there
and labor. But while this work was
going on and when it seemed the disaf
fected had been whipped into line, and
II was even acknowledge 50 much success
had been attained, the progressive sena-
tors swooped down upon the House and
reasoned with their followers there and
almost effected what they set out to do,
the sending back the bin to conference
or its recommitment
The first vote was on the previous
question to recommit, which Mr. Payne
moved, and the triumph seemed almost
good one. for this motion carried By
Is majority. But it indicated trouble,
for the normal Republican majority IS
ia excess Of 40 representative Gillett
figured rather unfortunately in the test
vote on the reeommitment, which almost
prevailed He had gone to his committee
room, and although he kept close watch
Of the time. miscaleulated, and reached
the chamber too late to vote. Repre-
sentative Lowering, being in, did not
vote
Among the Republicans voting "no"
was ex Speaker Keller Of Ohio and to
the indignation OF the Republicans who
objected to bis being given permission
to state the reasons for his vote in the
Record. Mr.. Mann also voted mo"
The day was full Of oratory in the
House, The proceedings began at 10 a..
M, and It was arranged 20 begin voting
at o'clock in the evening The special
rule providing for The leather schedule
was easily carried. Only a few Demo-
Gratis voted against it. The reading Of
ths conference report was insisted upon
ard took more than two hours, and then
ten fireworks began. They were on the
whole not impressive. The heat was ex
eessive in the chamber and the fun at
tendance made Il more So Mr. Payne
Tea Of ana eomportcd himself very well
A good speech was BY Maltby Of New
York for high rates on print paper Tie
IS the former New York Assembly leader
and represents print.paper making
district Representative Mann ably pre-
sented the other side, but rather dogmat.
ically. The Democrats charged that the
tariiT had not been revised downward,
but upward to the extent Of per cent.
over the Dingley bill Champ Clark
the minority leader, showed Indifferent
knowledge Of the bill, and certainly was
in error regarding the meaning Of the
maximum provision. The mistake was
not complimentary to a leader. The fail
IRE to retain cotton bagging on the free
list brought out defense Of the duty,
and it was shown that a hourishing
mandatory would be otherwise de-
stroyed in Mr.. Giuees district. Repre-
sentative Gardner defended the boot and
shoe duties.
The last speaker was Representative
Mccall. He spoke for IA minutes and (
according To Encouragement. with full #
knowledge that the report was in some
danger Of being voted down, be explained
the effect Of voting down the report,
saying that this would lead to chaos and
a continuation Of tariff agitation with I
nobody knew what results. He declared
that the final bill met in full the pledges
Of the Republican party and was genuine
downward revision and would stand as
the first great act Of the administration
Of President Taft and If the report met
defeat the administration would early
in its career meet great blow There
was much applause from the crowded,
brilliant gallery and the perspiring
statesmen below.
The conference report goes to the
Senate to be considered to-day. The
report is not out Of the woods there,
for the Western hide men are crying
that they have been deceived in the boot
and shoe schedule, which they said was
to place all shoes 1t 10 per cent, where.
as some have been placed at Is per cent.
They say they feel like voting to send
the report back to conference as conse-
quence Probably this viii simmer out.
It Is said however, that seven progress
ives win vote against the report, includ-
ing Beveridge but that Gamble, Bnrk
EFT and Brown viii vote for it.
The Senate, while some senators were
out, permitted the smuggling into the
bill Of an amendment to in. !,