The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-03
FREE; LIST Bill
The Delnmsals and Insurgents Push
aeasuse Through Senate
The uNaOLY ALLIANCE

" Ann,unced-Original Measure
cred and Passed, With Kern
Amendment.
The De nocratic tariff programme
was moved up closer to President
Taft Tues day, when the Senate, by
another remarkable coalition OF
Democrats and Republican Insur-
gents, pc ssed the farmers free
HIST" bill after voting down dhe
original till.
The "rnholy alliance" as the CO.
alition w%.s called, massed IN almost
unbroken front, swept aside host OF
amendme ITS, voted down by q tie
original House measure, according
to progra nme for political purposes,
and thei carried by a surprising
concentra ton Of strength meas
ure differing from the House only
in compa .atively unimportant parts.
Now the bill goes back tc the
House, and Democratic leader Un-
derwcod of that body, confidently as
serted that it would be finally agreed
to in &C Inference between the two
houses and sent to President Taft.
It is lot certain that the House
will ins. st on a conference. many
prominert Representatives believing
that the bill is not sufficiently chang
ed. They are anxious to rush the
FIRST of the tariff measures to the
Presideni.
II am not sure it will be sent to
conference. can Gee nothing to
prevent he two houses from reach
ing an agreement upon its hnal
form" said MIR. Underwood.
Had Senator Bailey Of Texas, vot-
ed with his Democratic associates,
the original bill would have passed.
One vota was all that stood In the
way Of placing the entire issue OF
Democrj tic-Tnsurgent tariff reform
immedia tely before the President.
Mr.. lsailey announced Tuesday
Eight tlaat he hoped the privilege
of castiug the deciding vote would
fall to him.
Had f;enator-elect, Hoke Smftn, OF
Georgia been present to vote, the
bill wo,li have been in the Presf-
dents h aad.
The House free list bill was beat
en- on a tie vote, 39-to 80, and was
then r. considered, changed by a
compromise amendment offered by
Senator Kern, of Indiana, former
Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, md with Democratic-1nsur-
gent support finally passed as amend
ed, by =. vote of 4S to 80.
The lew bill provides that flour,
meat r. ductions and cereals should
be OF the free list.
The Kern amendment provided
that this free admission shall apply
only to meats, flour and cereal prod
ucts Coming from any foreign coun-
try wit, which the United States has
a recir -ocity treaty agreement and
which shall admit from the United
States, free of duty, cotton, corn,
wheat, oats, horses, cattle and hogs.
1T is admitted that this provision
applies only to Canada, after the
new Sciprocity agreement shall
have tacome effective. Senator Clapp
and other insurgents, who voted for
the free list bill after the Kern COM
pro1lise amendment had been adopt
ed, sad Tuesday night that the
amend nent accomplishes what they
tried t., effect by amendments to the
reciprc city bill. /
Several other amendments were
adopted after they had been first de-
feated when offered as amendments
to tie original bill.
One of these by Mr. Gronna, OF
North Dakota, insurgent Republican,
exten6s the free list admission OF
shoes % cover all kinds of footwear,
wheher leather or not. Another by
the same author admits free Roman,
Portland end other hydraulic ce-
ments.. An amendment, by Mr..
Shiveiy, of Indiana, Democrat, adds
baggilg to the list.
If President Taft vetoes the bill
and the wool tariff bill, both OF
which, it is asserted will be sent to
min, :he Democratic managers Of the
Hous:. will mae no further egort vt
tariff revision this session but will
continue the preparation Of tariff
bills $or the regular session next De-
cembar. If he signs the bills the
Who'll, Democratic programme will
open up and Congress will remain in