Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
VOTE ON FREE LIST |
Democratic Measure Passes
House by Majority of 127.
GOES THROUGH UNAMENDED
All Efforts by Republicans to Make
Changes Futile.
WILL NOT BECOME A LAW
Even It's Sponsors Recognize It Has
No Chance Of Passage
Through the Senate.

Through the Senate.
| The farmers free list bill, which has
been the subject Of general debate in the
House of Representatives for the last
two weeks, was passed at 10 O'clock last
night by vote of 236 to 100. The solid
democratic side. Representative Berger,
the socialist, and twenty-four republicans
voted for it.
Representative Hanna Of North Dakota
| was the only republican regular recorded
| in favor of the measure. The twenty
three republican insurgents who voted
| with the democrats for the free list were
Representatives Anderson of Minnesota,
Anthony of Kansas, Helgeson of North
Dakota, Davis of Minnesota, Hubbard of
Iowa, Jackson Of Kansas, Kent of Cali
fornia, Kopp of Wisconsin, Lafferty of
/ Michigan, Lafallette and Warburton Of
Washington, Lindbergh of Minnesota.
| Lenroot of Wisconsin, Madison of Kan
| sas. Morgan of Oklahoma, Miller of Min
nesota, Morse of Wisconsin, Murdoch of
Kansas, Nelson of Wisconsin, Roberts of
| Nevada, Stevenson and Volstead of
Minnesota.
! Amendments Voted Down.
More than one hundred amendments. of
| which Minority Leader Mann was respon-
sible for eighty three, were offered by
| the republicans. Not one Of them pre-
vailed. Time after time these amend
| ments. which covered as wide a range of
subjects as the bill itself, were defeated.
Sometimes they were ruled out of order.
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tanned. Generally they were voted down
with vigor of voice that left no doubt
as to the harmony of opinion on the ma
| jority side.
/ The democratic amendment to the rules
of the House which prohibits the offer
ing of any but germane amendments was
! in fine working order yesterday. So was
the democratic steam roller, and Repre-
! sentative Alexander Of Missouri. who pre-
sided as chairman of the committee of
the whole, is admitted to have made a
capable, II ruthless, engineer.
The republican fight to amend the bill
began with an attempt to make the free
admission OF merchandise apply only to
imports from countries that in turn ad-
mitted American products free. This was
| followed by efforts to have incorporated
in the bill provisions that would force
other countries to give up their discrimi-
nations against American meats, live
cattle and flour, and to include provi-
sions aimed at countries that impose re-
strictions on the export Of potash and
pulp wood.
Protest by Cannon.
All Of these amendments were thrown
out promptly by Mr.. Alexander until the
republican leaders were aroused to the
point Of denouncing the democrats for
their rough-rider tactics Even the regu-
lar republicans had to laugh, however,
| when former Speaker Cannon bounced
out Of his chair and declared in vigorous
language that the presiding officer in
holding amendments out of order, was
violating the rules of the House.
Upon what has this our Caesar fed,
that he has grown SO fat?" cried Mr..
Cannon. Does he. creature of the
House, think that he is greater than the
seemed to enjoy this hugely. remember
ing the time not SO long ago when they
uttered similar shrieks. with just as little
effect.
Mr.. Mann made the House smile when
he referred to 1.-The charge that has been
made here by democrats for years that
the republicans taxed the people from
the cradle to the grave" WhereupOn
Mr.. Mann offered amendments placing
cradles, baby carriages and collins on
Among the other articles that the re-
publicans vainly tried to add to the free
list were window glass; rice, rice flour,
portable and traction engines, sugar, po-
tato diggers, earthenware, horticultural
implements and numerous other COM
modities.
The bill as passed transfers to the free
list agricultural implements, cotton bag
ging, hoop iron. wire for baling hay.
straw and other agricultural products:
certain classes of leather used in boots
and shoes, boots and shoes, barbed fence
wire. wire rods. fresh meats of all kinds.
buckwheat. cornmeal, wheat flour and
semolina, rye flour, bran, middlings and
other offals of grain: timber. sewing ma
chimes and all parts thereof, and salt.
In the report On the bill made to the
House, Chairman Underwood set forth
! that the admission of the articles enum-
Grated duty free would result in a loss
to the revenues of $1O.50O,O00 year.
Originally Chairman Underwood esti-
mated the loss at approximately 81, 500, 600
Representative Payne of New York,
| formerly chairman of the ways and
| means committee, said that such a law
would result in shrinkage in the reve-
nues Of about $5OO0O.OOO a year.