The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-02
AMENDED FREE LIST PASSED.
DEMOCRATS AND INSt REGENTS
PIT m ~ 7O TAFT,
VINO Il Expected to Veto the Measure
-HailstOrm ~ Amendments Come
when II Eaiis al First kern's. Anect.
Ing Canada. Gets the Needed Votes.


votes recorded a large majority in favor
OF the farmers free list bill in an amended
form. On the first vote in committee Of
the whole the amended hill was passed by
majority Of twenty, or ~ ayes to 20 noes
Later when the measure was reported from
committee of the whole into the Senate it
vas passed by vote of ~ to 80. two more
majority than the coalition was able tn
show on the passage Of the wool bill last
week.
An effort to pass the bill as II came from
the Democratic House without amendment
failed by tie vote, 30 to 10. Senator
Bailey was the only Democrat to cast his
vote against the Underwood bill in it's
original form. hut his action was sufficient
TO defeat it. His growing unpopularity
With his Democratic colea g,Ies was greatly
sccentuated by to-day's record.
Senator-elect Hoke Smith Of Georgia also
IA being severely condemned by his fellow
Democrats.
Although he was elected Senator in
June he has refused to relinouish his grip
on the Governorship Of Georgia. thereby
creating a vacancy in the Senate from that
State. II Senator Bailey had voted for
the bill instead Of against it it would have
carried by a majority OF two and would
have gone direct to the President for his
signature or veto. Even W ith MIR. Bailey
voting against it the bill would have passed
had Senator -elect Smith been in his seat
in the Senate and voting for il instead Of
being IN Georgia presiding over the des-
ttnies Of the Cracker State.
The passage Of the bill in an amended
Q,,o lt,, l~ra okz t,,,n q
promise on the clause putting meat and
osreal products on the free list. This
amendment. which was offered by Senator
Horn. qualified the free listing Of these
products by adding:
Coming from any foreign country
with which the United States has a re-
eipfocal trade agreement and which shall
admit from the United states free Of duty
cotton. corn. wheat, oats. horses, cattle
and hogs"
The effect OF this amendment is to give
free trade in the products affected by it
only with Canada As to the rest of the
. world. duties will he imposed under the
present Payne Aldrich law. This amend
ment was bid for insurgent support
and for the votes OF Senator Bailey and
two OF his Democratic followers
While the outcome is not satisfactory
TO the House Democrats the indications
to-day we're that they will accept the bill
in the main. They will at least accept
the Kern amendment. which is the impor-
tant matter. 1t seems practically certain
now that President Taft will be confronted
with two important tariff bills to approve
or veto before the adjournment of the
extra session. That he will veto the free
list as we'll as the wool bill is generally
accepted among Republicans in Congress
Who are on intimate terms with Mr. Taft
1t was obvious that the Kern amendment
compromi se was entered into chiefly tor
the purpose of embarrassing President
TAFT
Among the other amendments adopted
to-day was one offered by Senator Gronna
Of North Dakota adding to the free list
.roman. portland and other hydraulic
cement and lime" This was adopted with
out a roll call Another amendment by
Mr.. Gronna pla ced all shoes on the free
list. senator Shively of Indiana succeeded
in adding an amendment inserting the
word binders" after the word harvesters
In the list Of farm implements and ma
chinery This amendment Senator Shively
thought to be necessary to include in the
free list what are known as self binding
harvesting machines which might not
There was perfect avalanche of amend
mente. but most of them were lost Senat
ments. but most of them were lost
Senator Gronna tried to have coal and coke
put on the free list. but his amendment
wax lost by vote Of % to 81 Senator
Watson OF West Virginia. the largest soft
coal operator in the United States. voted
In favor Of the amendment. Other amend
ments that failed was one by Gronna
putting sweetened products Of cereals
on the free list. another by the same
Senator adding fruits to the free list and
one by Bailey putting meats on the duti-
able list, which got only II votes. 90 being
cast against it.
Mr.. Bailey was the only Democrat vot .
ing for this amendment. Senator Bailey
also tried to strike cereals and -four from
the free list and make them dutiable
but this failed and then he offered to put
lemons on the free list. which was lost by a
vote of Is to 80. Some Of the Democratic
Senators joined Mr. Bailey on the lemon
proposition, among them johnson of
Maine MARITIME Of New Jersey, O'Gorman
Of New York. Owen Of Oklahoma and
Pomerene of Ohio. Senator Hepburn
sought to retain the duty on lumber but
failed, and Senator Jones of Washington
, sought by an amendment TO strike shingles
from the free list, but commanded only
fve other Senators in support OF his
amendment. while seventy-two voted
against it.
; An amendment by Senator Gore pro-
posed I o put wood pulp and print paper on
the free list. This motion obtained IS
, votes, of which a number were by Demo-
Gratis. Fifty-one Senators voted against
II. Senator Gore offered an amendment
to put type. type-setting machines and
printing presses on the free list This
failed. Then Senator Lodge thought he
would goad the Southern Democrats by
an amendment 10 put rice and rice -four
on the free list. With much evident
satisfaction the regular Republicans
voted for this amendment to the number
OF so, but 10 Senators voted against it.
Senator Lodges amendment called
Senator JEFF Davis Of Arkansas into action
and in retaliation he offered an amend
ment to put Boston baked beans, Goldfish
skinned or unskinned, or served in balls"
on the free list. This was promptly voted
down without division, but the Senate
laughed heartily,
The vote on the passage Of the bill in
the committee of the whole was as follows
Yeas. Democrats Bacon, Bailey. Bank
head. BRYAN Chiffon. Clark Arkansas,
Chamberlain Davis. Fletcher Foster. Hitch :
cock, johnson, Johnston, kern. Martin.
MARITIME, Meyers. Newlands, O'Gorman.
Overman, Paynter. Pomerene. Reed
Shively, Simmons. smith Maryland, Stone,
Swanson. Taylor. Thornton and Watson.