The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-04
SENATE PASSES "FREE LIST" BILL
"Unholy Alliance" Again Gets in Ell.
fectiTe W0rk-Programme Car
ried Out.

cratic tariff program was moved III
closer to President Taft today, whe1
the senate, by another remarkabl,
coalition of Democrats and Republi
can insurgents, passed a farmers
free list' bill, after voting down thu
original bill.
The ''unholy alliance" as the coali
ion was called, massed in almost IN
broken front, swept aside a host O.
amendments, voted down by tie vote
the original house measure, accord.
ing to. program for political purposes
and then carried by a surprising con.
centration of strength a meas Ire diff
fering from the house only in com.
paratively unimportant parts.
Now the bill goes back to the house
and Democratic Leader Underwood, oi
that body, tonight confidently asserted
that it would be finally agreed to in
coference between the two houses
and sent TO PRESIDENT TAFT.
No Certainty of Conference.
It is not certain that the house will
insist on conference, many promin-
ent representative believing that the
bill is not sufficiently changed. They
are anxious to rush the first of the
tariff measure to the president.
! IT am not sure it will be sent to
conference. can see nothing to pre-
vent the two houses from reaching an
agreement upon its final form," said
Nr. Underwood. =?
:, Had Senator Bailey, of Texas, voted
with his Democratic associates, the
original bill would have passed. One
vote was all that stood in the way of
placing the entire issue of Democra-
6c-Tnsurgent tariff reform immediate
" before the president.
Bailey's Wish Gratifed.
Mr. Bailey announced last night that
he hoped the privilege of casting the
deciding vote would fall to him.
Had Senator<elect Hoke Smith, of
Georgia, been present to vote, the till
would tonight have been in the presi-
dents hand.
The house free list bill was leaten
On a tie vote, 80 to 49,, and was then
9econsidered, changed by compro-
mise amendment offered by Senator
Kern, Of Indiana, former Democratic
candidate for vice president, and with
Democratic-insurgent support finally
passed as amended, by a vote OF 4S to
90.
The new bill provides that -four.
meat productions and cereals should
be On the free list.
Provisions Kern Amendment
The Kern amendment provided that
this free admission shall apply only to
meats -four cereal products coming
from any foreign country with which
the United States has a re:e:prc :ity
treaty agreement and which shall :ad-
INIT from the United States, free OF
duty, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, horses
cattle and hogs.
It is admitted that this provision ap-
plies only to Canada, after the new
reciprocity agreement shall have be-
come effective. Senator Clapp and
other insurgents, who voted for the
free list bill after the Kern conpro-
mise amendment had been adopted
said tonight that tn, amendmen: &C.
complishes what they tried to effect ty
amendments to the reciprocity hill.
Several other amendments were
adopted after they had been first de
feated when offered as amendments tt
the original bill.
Bagging Also Free.
One Of these, by Mr.. Gronna, O.
North Dakota, insurgent Republican
extends the fre4 list admission o
shoes to cover all kinds of footwear
whether leather. or not Another b,
the same author, admits free Roman
Portland and other hydraulic cements
An amendment, by Mr.. shively, of n
diana, Democrat, adds hagging to th'
list.
If President Taft veioes the bill ant
the wool tariff bill, both Of v;h:cG, It i!
asserted, will be sent to him, the Dem
ocratic managers Of the house vii
make no further effort at tariff re7is
ion this session but will! continue th'
preparation of tariff bills for the reg
ular session next December. If h
signs the bills, the whole Democrati'
programme will open up and congress
will remain in session until December