The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-02
RECON SIlEIlS list BILL
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KERN OFFERS IsN AN ENDMENf
ANT, THE yoI ON THE PRopo.
slTIoN AS tIAgNpsp WAS 4a

: a ~
R WASHING ON. Aus The Dem
ocratlc tarifI lrogFamue vas moved
llup closer to President Tall yesterday
when the ss;enate by smother remarka
BILE coalition Of Democrats and Repub.
Sliean insnfgeitts q farmers
I3free list bill, after goting down thc
crigfnal house IneasuFe So closely
that one more Democratic senator
would have cham Vie result and
left the entire reyie eiolissne sduarely
5befogestae President lasl night
The sunholy ALLIANCE Is the com.
bination OF the RepubEran wing and
the Democratic party las been called,
massed In almost 5ttIibtpk Ken lignmonl.
swept aside q hos 1f ani endmenta.
voted down by. q tie8ycte the original
house measure Ascending 10 pro-
gramno for political purposes. and
then carried BY a sufpfialng conccn-
tration Of strength taeasure, differ
ing from tie hppse blllonly il com
raratiYeye unihip0 paruenlnfe.
Now tho bill goes babl b HE house
and Democrat tie .eadsT Ind erwood oi
that body, last night contldently as
Isertedathat It Will he hnally agreed
to In conference between the Two
houses and sent to President Tall
Conference Not Certain.
1t is not even certain that the
house Will insist on conf erence for
lmany prominent nenoeratIc repre-
sentatiyes, believing tlat the bin has
Enot been materially chan are tirg'
ing that the house accsp lie senate
bill without controgeIsy aild rush ihe
first Of the tariff ineaslil up % lin
President for veto ot ai91roval' =
think the. bill will go TO President
Taft, y said Leader Under wood, Il
\ am notsufe it5will be sent . confer
ence: 1gcertaliIy SEE apthing g pre-
iyent the5two honts from reachlng an
1agTe cement upon Il alRl lorm-'
Had Senator Hailey,cl Texas voted
.lwlth his democratic tic sssoclates. or
1 had Governor Hoke sinith OF Georgia,
las the new setiatoFelecl from that
A Estate, been on la nd and voted with
alils party, ire nee bjt would have
passed 4he senate rachansed, and
Il jeould have been N tlieihands of PreHi
illleil III last 81 One No ta Wns o. u
a stiat stood in tie WAY ol placing tuy
\ entifes issue OF Democrat lIsursent
tarlR reform immedI dIatsly before hini'
4 Mr. Bailey announced last might
THAT he hoped the pftyilege 81 ing
the deciding vote would fan g him,
in order to show his oppps lons Coy
ernor Smith has insisted " along
'Ethat he would not leave Georgia q /
this time to assume hIs m iiie
senate.
House Bill Beaten
The house free list sblll vi s beaten
on tie vote OF 80 was shen
\ Ireconsldered, changed lpy q cpnirros
mise amendment offered lig Senator
Kern, Of Indiana, fortlei. penlocratlc
candidate for vice president and with
Democratlc.R Republican i1shrg SUP,
| port finally passed asamended by q
vote OF 4S to 30.
Originally, the bill provided that
meat products. flour and cereal
products from all counties should 20
admitted free of tariff dtity into the
q United States. The Kern amendment
provides that this tise atlFI ~
shall apply only to meats Hour and
cereal products coming ffoIl any for.
eign country with which the Inited
States has reciprocal trad lgfee'
ment, and which shallsad from TIE
United States free Of dtltg cost ON.
corn, wheat, oats, horses cattle and
hogs"
If President Taft yetoes O. 4 bl l5an,l
the will tariff bill, both soi which, y
is assorted, will be sent 20 him. TIE
Democratic managers ot tie house
will make no further effort AZ tarlil
, revision this session, but continue
, the preparation Of tarit OH ior the
!, regular session next Deeenis Il
he signs either measure tl1a Whole
tariff programme Of the ipein1efai :
]. will be opened up and con Fess Hill
remain In session, DelrpcFatic Lend
or Underwood made thls iiRounee
J, ment yesterday.
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