The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-29
REPUBLICANS FROM NORTHWEST
JOIN WITH DEMOCRATS IN
VOTE ON MEASURE.
AMENDMENTS DEFEATED
Tariff Revision Act Goes Through
After Five Hours Debate-One
Democrat Votes Against
II,

4 BJOu, ~. L. - Win a ldISS
majority of the Republican members
Of the house from the Northwest vot-
ing for the Democratic wool tariff bill,
which passed the house, the indica-
tons favoring action by the mate on
the wool tariff revision appears to be
unusually rosy.
If the Republican members of the
senate from the Northwest vote in
line with their brethren from the same
section in the house there will be a
smash in the wool and wooden sched-
ule before the special session of con-
gress is brought to a close.
All the Republican members from
Minnesota who voted, except Repre-
sentative Stevens of St. Paul, record.
ed in favor of the Democratic wool
bill. Mr.. Nye was not present, but
was paired against the bill. Repre-
sentatiVes Anderson. Davis. Lindbergh,
STEVENSON, Miller and Volstead voted
for the bill.
Is Rap at Reciprocity.
These votes, and some of the others
cast by members from the Northwest,
contain names of embers who an
nounce their purpose to vote for every
tariff revision scheme which promises
to embarrass the ultra protectionists
who are supporting the Canadian reci-
! procity bin.
Representatives Hanna of North Da.
kota and Martin Of South Dakota were
not present. Mr.. Helgesen of North
Dakota voted for the bill. and Repre-
sentative Burke of South Dakota
against it. 1t Is practically impossi-
BILE, however, TO get any line on the
probable course of the insurgent sena-
tors on the wool bill by the votes of
the Republicans from the states repre-
sented by insurgents in the senate.
The Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas
delegations in the house split on the
wool bill, some of the presumed sup
porters of the insurgent low tariff
program voting against the bill. while
some Of the p~rotectionists of the
house, who have denounced the Cana
dian bill, were found voting for the
Democratic wool bill.
AS a result o, the vote Oil the wool
bill in the house, however. the predic-
ton is freely made that a wool bill.
perhaps making less radical reductions
in the duties. can be passed by the
senate at this session.
Bill Passes 221 to 100.
The house Of representatives by a
vote of 221 TO 100 passed the bill pro-
viding for a reduction of the duty Oil
wool and manufacturers of wool.
Twenty-four Republicans voted with
the Democrats for the passage of the
measure and one Democrat. Represen.
tatiye Francis of Ohio, voted against
it. Almost five hours were spent by
the house in debate.
After the bill had passed a message
was read from President Taft in re-
Spouse TO a request which had beer
made for certain information from the
tariff board in regard to the wooden
question. The message stated that the
desired information could not be fur
nished at this time.
The Republicans who voted for the
bill were Representatives Anderson,
Anthony. Campbell, Davis, OF Mime
sofa; French, Haugen, Helgesen, Jack
son, La Toilette. Lenroot, Lindbergh,
Madison, Miller. Morse, Murdoch, Mel
son. Norris, Rees, Sloan, Stevenson,
Stephens. of California, Volstead.
Woods of Iowa and Young of Kansas.
What the Bill, Does.
The bill places a duty OF &c per cent
ad valorem on raw wool imports. as
against an average duty of a little
more than A Per cent ad valorem un-
der the present law. On partly manu-
featured wool and on products manu-
featured in whole or in part from wool
the average duty under the proposed
law would be about 42.5 per cent ad
valorem. as compared with the present
average ad valorem duty of more, thar
so per cent.
The ways and meal committee has
estimated that the bill would reduce
the annual revenue under the wooden
schedule of :he tariff by a little more
than 81 100000. The bill prescribes
that il shall be in effect January /