Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-02
ALMOST IS LEFT
UP TO PRESIDENT
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM CLOSES
BY FREE LIST BILL
that "UNHOLY Alliance
Senate Votes Down House Mca SIR,
And Then votes ono
OF ItS own.

tthlt program was moved up closer
to President Tpft today when the
Senate, by another coalition by the
Democrats ana Republican insurgents
passed another farmers free list bill
so closely that one more Democratic
senator would have left the entire re
vision issue sQuarely before the Pres
ident tonight.
"The unholy alliance" as the coali-
tion has been called, masyed in al
most unbroken alignment, swept aside
host of amendments. voted down
the House measure, and then, by a
surprising concentration Of strength,
passed measure differing from the
House bill only In comparatively un-
important particulars
Now the bill goes back to the
House and Democratic Leader I'm
derwood stated that It would be
agreed upon in conference in the
House.
The bill with several amendments
tackled on, was passed by the Senate
this afternoon by a vote Of as to 30.
Previous to that the bill unamended,
had failed Of passage by tie vote
of 39 to 80. II was then reconsidereG
and passed.
Under an agreement to vote on the
free-list bill, the Senate at noon today,
took UP the bill after the mornings
routine business was disposed of.
Senator Martin. minority leader,
created a furry by demanding a
quorum, which roll call showed to
be present, The bill was then placed
before the Senate.
Senator Gronna, insurgent Republi-
can of North Dakota. offered an
amendment to strike saddlery from
the bill This was defeated without
roll call.
Another Gronna amendment TO add
! an amendment to the bill was also
beaten with a roll call and a third
amendment by Gronna TO place coal
and coke on the free list was defeat
ed, 81 to 23.
Another Gronna amendment to
place fruits on the free list was de-
feated without a roll call. Senator
Bailey then offered an amendment TO
strike meats from the free list. This.
on roll call, was defeated, Is to CO.
Senator Bailey was the only Demo-
crat voting for this amendment
The Texas senator then moved 20
strike out the provision placing flour
on the free list.
He did not ask for a roll call, and
the amendment failed by viva voce
vote.
An amendment presented by Sena-
tor Hepburn to strike lumber from the
free list was defeated without roll
call.
Senator Bailey was the only Demo-
crat to vote against the farmers free
list measure.
Had Senator Bailey Of Texas voted
with his party, or had Governor Hoke
Smith Of Georgia as tho new senator
elect from that state been on hand
and voted with party, the free list
bill would have passed the Senate
unchanged and could have been In
the hands Of President Taft tonight
One vote was oil that stodd I'm the
way OF placing the entire issue Of
| Democratic insurgcnt tariff reform
Immediately before him.
To Keep On Revising.
Washington, Aug. 1.---Democratic
Leader Underwood declared I'm the
House today that II any Democratic
tariff revision bills should go TO the
President and be signed by him, the
extra session OF Congress VIII be con-
tinucd until the entire revision pro-
gram is carried through. The House
asked for a conference with the SEN
ate on the wool tariff bill and Speak
er Clark appointed as House con-
ferees, Representatives Underwood,
Of Alabama; Randolph, OF Texas;
Harrison, Of New York; Dalzell, Of
Pennsylvania, Republicans.
House Not I'm Accord
Washington, Aug. 1.-The House
today refused TO concur I'm the amend
ments made I'm the Senate TO the wool
bill, previously passed by the House.
conference was asked for, and
Speaker Clark named the following
conferees Representatives Under
wood OF Alabama; Randall OF Texas,
and Harrison Of New York, Demo-
crats and Payne Of New York, and
Dal2ell Of Pennsylvania, Republicans.
The Senate conferees will include
Senators Penrose and Cullom regular
Republicans Bailey and Smons,
Democrats, and LaFollette, insurgcnt
Republicans.
May Split on Cotton.
Washington, Aug. with the tar
riff revision bill on cotton debate In
progress IN the House, which Is ex-
pected to pass the measure Thursday
senatore are already beginning to dis
cuss their line Of action, The cotton
bill II not included I'm the voting
agreement recently reached by the
Senate for disposing of legislation
preparatory 20 adjournment and it
Is already apparent that the hill will
become the subject Of sharp division
in the Democratic ranks IN the Senate