The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-03
Presented in The Senate Tues
day Afternoon
MEASURE PASSED IN HOUSE
The TariG Commission Bill Is Gen.
ironted With Obstacles That lndi-
cate II VIII Go Over TO Next sSes-
lfi u tlt4
sion-An Element In the senate Is
Determined to Block II II Possible.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The tariff
commission bill reached the senate
Tuesday afternoon about ! o'clock
while the river and harbor bill was
being discussed.
Senator Beveridge was opposed 70
referring il to the finance committee,
and asked that it lie on .he table. Sen
ator Bailey insisted that il would have
10 go TO the finance committee, AM
sought 10 shut on debate by calling
for the regular order. After 4 short
exchange between Senator's Beyeridge
and Bailey the bill was left lying on
the table and discussion OF the river
and harbor bill was resumed. but Their,
is no doubt that the tariff commission
measure will be Sent to the hnance
committee. Senator Bailey was es-
pecially insistent on this. and indi-
Gated a purpose to hight the passage
OF ,ns bill to the utmost.
The probabilities are the bill will
nj be allowed to pass the Senate this
session. An element ip the senate is
determined 10 block il il possible.
Has Powerful support.
On the other hand. there is power
full and aggressive support for taritf
commission legislation Il proceeds
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publican regulars who are generally
found in support OF the administration.
and from some OF the democrats In
surgents say they do not intend 10
allow the tariff commission bill 10 b.
put 70 sleep IL they can prevent H.
They fear the finance committee will
take the BIN and refuse 20 report Il
out. or viii refuse 10 report Il until
so late in the session that Il viii -
impossible to pass H. For this reason
the insurgents will bfiag pressure 10
have the finance committee report the
bill early
Fight iasiks Hease.
The bill creates npeTmaneui taTiif
coa,nsss sspn of ~ 4Aapiisiiv.sNa
has been persistenily advocated by
President Taft.
The house al a midnieh, sewion and
by a vote u ls6 90. Authorized the
creation OLA Prepayment laEin board
last night The closing hours Of the
debate. which had lasted since 4
o'clock IN the afternoon. were marked
with charges OF a flibnstsE against
the democrats. who IN turn charged
ice republican leaders with attempt
ing 10 enforce the old-flme gag rule
when Mr. Payne demanded the preyi-
Gus question al o'clock.
But two republicans. Representa-
lives Gaines and Hubbard Of West
Virginia. voted against the BIZ on rs
final passage Thlry-iNo democrats
including such eade-s as Champ
Clark. Oscar Underwood. 9uFleson
and kandell u Texas. and Brautley
Of Georgia, Joined yiih The practically
solid majority SD w support " the
bill
Nlnety-One democrats. who strena-
Ousfy opposed ths creation OF a tariff
board Or commission 81 any kind.
voted through successive roll calls
against The special rule under which
he bill vas considered. and the meas.
IRE itself These democrats offered
something ike thirty amendments. not
one q which carried The bill AZ
passed j. iust AS L came from The
ways and means committee and en-
bodies The principal features n
iarlf board bill ID oduced b Repre-
sentative Daizell nd The tariff con-
mission bill introduces BY Representa-
i've Longworth, wh1se bill was known
as he administration measure.
No Politics, >ays CLARK.
Al the beginning u the debate Rep
fessniatiye Champ CLARK. leader Of
bis party IN the hguse and speaker
tO-be lei dOWn ih bars for The dis
senting democratic
Trouble that bid fslr % assume seri-
Gus proportions btUss shortly after 10
o'clock when Repre- entatiye Payne. In