The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-02
Democrats and Insurgents
Unite in Voting for Taft
Measure
VOTE ON PASSAGE
IS As AGAINST 80
House is Expected to Concur
in Senate Legislation for
the Benefit of the
Farmers

WASHINGTON, Aug. Before the
end Of the week President Taft will
be face TO face with the problem of
approving or vetoing tariff bill. The
Farmers Free List Bill. as ii passed
the Senate to day by vote of As TO so.
SO nearly conforms to the bill passed
by the House that it is generally ex-
pected the measure will be promptly
concurred in by the lower chamber,
and passed on to the President.
This is the bill which is supposed
to offer compensation to the farmers
for the alleged injury which he will
suffer through reciprocity. 1t puts on
the free list a large group or articles
which are in every day use by the
agriculturaiist. AS amended by the
Senate leather. boots and shoes. cement
and lime will be admitted free and
there will be free meat and free -four
from Canada il the reciprocity bill
passes.
Though there is a view among a
wide circle OF congressman that there
is much more chance Of this bill being
approved by the President than the
wool bill. which went TO conference to-
day and Will be agreed upon and ready
for the President early next week. the
free list measure reduces the duties
investigating and seems to be under
the Presidents ban.
The prevailing opinion is that Meth
sr bill Will receive the Presidents ap-
prevail and within q day or two after
August {, the special session will ad-
journ.
mnsurGents Aid Democrats.
The old coalition of Democrats and
Republican Insurgents put the free
OF Rpt I'm hn yaf,t
of Bailey to vote with ms party, the
House Farmers Free List would have
been passed without amendment
The vote on the proposition to pass
that bill was 80 To -. and on the tie
the bill failed, Thereupon. Senator
l.aFoliette, who had voted against the
bill moved econsideration-the
measure was laid before the Senate
once more and after a group of
amendments proposed by Senator Kern,
Of Indiana, had been epproved-4a to
29-and a score or other proposed
amendments had been rejected, the
/ measure was finally passed - to 80
4 Party lines practically went to smash
J in the voting. All OF the Insurgents
/ but Bourne voted for 1t on final pas
/ sage and the Democrats voted as a
| the reservation.
Following was the vote on final pas
sage:
| Vote on tho Sill.
For-Rspublicans Borah. Bristow
| Brown. Ciapp. Nelson. Crawford, Cum
mems. Kenyon, Dixon. Gronna, Nc
Cumber, I-aFollette, Poindexter. Work s.
Democrats~-Bacon, Bailey. Bank
-'ses,ss. sssssssssesl aSsesss fgsa sryTaFs Taa.
( cher Chamberlain. Chiffon, Watson
/ Clarke. Arkansas; Davis, Foster
! Thornton. Hitchcock. Gore, Smith
! Sssssa csarniina; .gahnsvga, Maine:
Kern. Shiveiey, Martin, Swanson
MARITIME Myers. Newiands, O'Gorman
Overman. owen. Paynter, Pornerene
Reed, Stone. Simmons, Smith. Mary
land: Taylor.
Against-Republc Bourne.
Bradley. Brandegee. Jones, Mclean.
Briggs, Burnham, Burton. Clark,
/ Wyoming: Crane, Lodge, Cullom,
Lorimer. Curtis, Guggenheim. Hey
burn. Lippftt, Wetmore, Nixon, Oliver
Page. Perkins, Richardson. Root
Smith, Michigan: Smoot. Townsend
/ Stephenson, Warren.
/ Absent or paired with absentees--
Culherson. Dillingham;. Dupont. Frye
/ Gallinger, Lea. Penrose. Percy
| Rainier, Sutherland. Tilman. Williams
Minor amendments
Minor amendments adopted includ-
ed one. offered by Davis. OF Arkansas,
as blow at Senator Lodge. which
CONTINUED on Third Pagel