The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-09
FREE TRADE MEASURE
bta,wart Republicans Fought Hard
Against the Legislation But
Were In Hopeless
Minority.

Mariners free list bill passed the
house by vote OF 236 to 109. Twen-
y-three republicans voted with the
democrats, as did Representative
Berger, the Wisconsin socialist, and
Representative Akin of New York,
who is listed on the roll call as a dem
pcrat, but declares he is an insurg.
Ent The surprises OF the roll call
we're the votes of Representative An
hony of Kansas and Morgan of Okla
bona for the bill. The other twenty
bne republicans who voted with the
democrats are insurgents of the more
pronounced type.
i More than 100 republican amend
iments were rejected.
l The democrats were bound by their
Icaucus and none disobeyed orders,
| while the republicans made no effort
Ito whip their forces into line. some
}of the insurgents took the ground that,
since the reciprocity Dill had been
pushed through the house for the most
part against their protests, and the
free list measure promised to compen-
safe the farmer to some extent, they
should support it. Messrs. Anthony
and Morgan presumably took the same
ground.
Insurgents Vote Expected.
While former Speaker Cannon,
minority Leader Mann and other re-
pubiicans express regret that twenty
hree men who bear the party name
Eoted with the democrats for free
trade with all the world on more than
lV0 articles. many of which are i'm
ported from countries that discrim-
innate against the same products ex-
ported from the United States. they
are not downcast over the detection.
winch for the most part was ex-
Xpected.
q ~ was long drawn-out and hard
4 fought battle. beginning few min
uees alter the gayel fell at 10 O'Clock
anu lasting for ten hours. During
inuch OF the time the house, which was
III committee OF the whole. was in
4 great confusion, and 1t was practic
Il any impossible to hear what was be
Pns sald on the floor. Representative
alexander of Missouri. who presided
y}.nlouShout the consideration of the
lsolii. admonished the members time
Sahd again and said it was impossible
$or him to hear.
III ioni Time to time feeling ran high
II oieen a half dozen republicans were
gu ,neir feet demanding recognition
~ me purpose of Offering amend
1 ns, ren's 20 some paragraph OF the bill
ms was particularly true when the
pa'asraph putting boots and shoes ant
s.'aln kinds Of leather on the free
,,se was reached. Representatives
nartnoidt and Dyer of Missouri
uardner and Roberts OF Massachus
ss''' Mann OF Illinois and several 9th
q members We're on their feet at tn,
same moment with amendments
amendments Ruled out OF order.
regardless of the merits or the an
parent relevancy Of the large numbe
" amendments offered, with few ex
@op.iohs the chairman sustained
poiii's OF order against them. Fo
sai hours every amendment wa,
disposed of in this way. FINAL,
an'endments We're offered so Obvious
y N order that event the stronges
20 par'isan could not rule against them
'iese were submitted and defeated
" an aye and no or rising vote.
from the outset it was obvious TIL,
ueihocratic leaders had come on t,
'ne floor determined, il possible, t,
AVOID vote on every possible amend
nlent- Developments as the hours
passed indicated plan previously ha,
oeeh agreed upon to declare practic
any all amendments out of order a
not germane.' Amendments to pu
On the free list the raw material en-
tering into manufactured articles tina
are carried In the bill were dispose,
OF in this way.
minority Leader Mann made A val
iant fight to have adopted an amend