Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-02
House of Representatives
Adopts Conference Re
port Bv Narrow Margin
After IL Hours Debate.
TWO DEMOCRATS
VOTE FOR REPORT.
Champ Clark Characterizes
Bill as a Sham. Humbug
and Deception.

Washington, ID. c., Aug, 2.-In
the Senate today, Daniel, Of Virgil
mn, denounced the action CT the Re-
publican members for their refusal
To allow the Democratic members to
participate in the conference on the
tariff schedules. He said, "the SEN
ate is in the apparent exercise of
lynch law"
The House adopted the conference
report on the Philippines tariff bill.
President Taft denies that there
is a Joker" in the leathe, schedule
OF the tarif bill. He says the bill
Is exactly as agreed upon between
himself, Aldrich and Payne and IL
was distinctly understood ;aat in
consideration Of free hides I'll articles
in which hides are a component part
or chief value should have a reduc-
ton even below the House rates
with the single exception OF sole
leather, which had been reduced in
the House from 20 to per cent.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The house
saturday night at 9:07 o'clock adopt
ed the conference report on the tariff
bill 1876 to 1873. The Republicans
shrieked in their delight over tta
final outcome and Chairman Payne
was the central figure of an admiring
and congratulatory crowd of col
leagues
Twenty Republicans voted against
the report, two Democrats for il,
The twenty Republicans who voted
against the adoption OF the report
were as follows: Representative
Carey, Wis; Davis, Mimi; Gronna.
North Dakota; Haugen, Iowa Hub
bard, Iowa; Keifer, Ohio; Kendall.
Iowa; Levrott, Wis; Lindbergh,
Mimi; Mann, His; Miller, Minn;
Murdock, Kann.; Nelson, Wis: Nye.
Mimi; Poindexter, Washington.
Southwick, n. Y; Steenerson, Mimi. /;
Stevens, Mimi; Volstead Mimi, and
!. Woods. Iowa.
q The Democrats who voted for the
8report were Representatives Brous-
sard and Estopinal, OF Louisiana
Eleyen-HOur Session.
The vote was the climax of an
eleven-hour session, conducted
through most oppressive heat but en-
Evened by a dozen or more speeches
of more or less fiery nature.
The galleries were filled.
The day opened with what ap-
peared to be part of an oganized fill
buster against the conference report
when Mr.. Mondell, Wyoming. de-
manded the reading of the lengthy
document. This proceeded for n
hour and a half, when with about two
things remaining to be read, Mr. Mon
dell permitted the debate to go on
Chairman Payne defended the re-
port and appealed to his Republican
colleagues TO support lt, prophesying
at the same time that when the bill
was enacted into law II would meet
|, the approval OF the country
Mr.. Clark, minority leader and
many Of his colleagues denounced the
bill, and chastiscd the Republicans
| for failing, as they alleged, TO revise
tie tariff downward and thus keep
! their party pledges.
Perhaps the moss sensational speech
+ of all. was by Mr.. Mann, Of Illinois.
: Republican, who said he would vote
4 against the report prov ded the rate
'pn pulp and print paper as reduced
bv the house were not retained lie
denounced that particular schedule.
and he declared that Canada would
take such action regarding pulp wood
and print paper as TO place am almost
prohikory price upon paper in this
county
At 9.o7 p. m. the house, with the
i conference report ready to be mes
4 saged to the senate TO action ad-
4 iourned until today noon.
I'm Interest Of Corporations.
such provisions downward az had
been made said Mr.. Underwood. Of
4 Alabama. a minority member Of the
WAYS and means committee. was in
the interests Of the great corpora
tions. That was cOnspicuously so he
4 explained. TN the placing Of iron ore
and hides on the free list,