The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
DespiteClark 'sAttitude,
Democrats Split on
Its Passage.
VOTE STANDS 1856
FOR; SO AGAINST
This Is First Of Legislation
Recommended by Taft to Be
Passed at Present Session
Of Congress-Democrats
Struggle Vainly to
Amend Measure.

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washington. D. c.. January 30
After considering the matter for more
than seven hours under special rule
the House OF Representatives.. at 11:4o
o'clock tonight. BY vote or lS6 10
20, passed the bill providing for q
permanent tariff board or FIVE mem
6ers. This is the first OF tie legisla-t
uon recommended by President Taft
10 be adopted In the House this ses.
sion
The Democrats split on the passage
OF the bill. and although Champ Clark
the minority leader. voted for the
measure. ninety Of his followers were
recorded against IT. The Others who
voted In the negative Yer. scattering
Republicans. The Democrats voted 10.
Bethers on various amendments TO tho
& Dill. but In each instance they ware
4 defeated and the bill was put through
IN exactly the shape that ii came from
the committee. The Insurgei.t Repub-
leans voted with the regulars or their
party In opposition 10 the Democratic
amendments and on the hnni passage
OF the bill.
Much OF the time given 10 the con
q siderat!on OF the bill wa. taken IN
by the Democrats In their efforts 10
amend the measure. Several roll calls
were demanded. and for {, time i.
seemed that i f1libuster m!r.lt DC in
4
the debate at II o'clocl. irially Mas
4 adopted.
Among the Democrats who yotcd for
the bill were Brantley. Georgia; Bur
lesson Texas; Byrnc, Tennessee: Can
tr-l Kentucky; Clark. Missouri; Hardy,
Iexaa Howard. Geprgin; Humphreys.
\ Miss issipp; Maynard, Virginia: pad
IS gett, Tennessee; Pon North Carolina;
& pn1o, Louisiana: Randall. TEXAS AN
derwood. Alabama WickiiEe. Louis
iann.
i Creates Permanent DuHrd
The bill creates a permanent tarIu
board in lieu OF the present, board
which liz creature of d provision or
the snndry civil appropriation bill ana
which Will expire by its own iimita-
tioh on June so next. The board Is 10
consist OF five members. not more tina u
three OF whom shall be OF the same
political party. The term or ONCE
shall be six years each. and those first
appointed shall be for terms oI two
three, Tour 1--WE and six, respcctivciy
10 be designated by the President.
The salaries of the members are SIsG,5
annually for the chairman, VINO is TO
be designated by the President. ana
5000 each for the other members
1..c board Is TO have its principal Of
nee IN ashlngton aud IS empowered
20 SIT IN any other place in the United
states or in foreign countries
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AZ honc s.id Az I5a,,n No.. ''' 81
gentlemen On thc other .ida ~" .ns
thcy arc. Gan 90, ',o,,athar a. a,,,a
gentleman in whom they have cnu0-
dencc,,'
Clark 10 III. Feet.
Champ Clark, who already had ind-
Gated that he favored tile bill, was
his feet in q flash.
a little more Of that kind OF 'gab>
OH your side" he retortcd hotly, land
your bill is dead
Kill it. Kill it, shouted a dozen
Democrats 1t finally was agreed that
Mr. Payne OF New York, and MR.
HARRISON OF New York should con-
trel the time, he latter IN opposition
Alter Mt. faSnc i!ad earnestly urged
the passage OF the oil. MI clark
tooK me hoor.
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