The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-02


 Clapp, Nelson, Crawford, Gamble, Cum
 mins, Kenyon, Dixon. Gronna, McCumb-
 CT, Jones, LaFollette, Townsend and
 Works.
 Democrats-Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead, Johnston. Alabama; Bryan, Fletcher, Chamberlain. Chiffon. Watson, Clarke,
 Arkansas; Davis. Foster, Thornton, Hitchcock, Johnson, Maine: Kern, Shiv- ley, Martin, Virginia; Swanson, Mar
 tine. New Jersey; Myers, Newlands, OGorman, Overman, Owen, Paynter, Pomerene. Reed, Stone, Simmons, Smith. Maryland; Taylor Against the amendment: Republic l anc-Bradley, Brandegee, Mclean, Briggs, Brunham, Burton, Clarke, Wyoming; Crane, Lodge, Cullom, Lorimer. Curtis, Guggenheim, Hey burn, Lippitt. Wetmore, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Perkins, Poindexter, Richardson, son, Warren. Democrats-Gore, Smith, South Caro- | lima.
 Absent or paired with absentees: Culberson, Dillingham;. Dupont, Frye, Gallinger, Lea, Penrose, Percy, Rayner, Sutherland, Tiilman, Williams. All amendments to the bill were de- feated by large margins, but on the vote to pass the bill in its original form, the democrats could not muster
 more than enough to tie their oppon- ents. By the rules of the Senate this tie defeated the bill and it was neces- sary then to carry out the compromise agreement with the insurgent repub- licans to secure it's reinstatement and final passage.
 Senators Brown, Gronna, McCumber, Nelson, PoindeXter and Works were the republicans who helped the democrats to secure tie vote on the original bill.
 Senator Gore forced roll call on an | amendment to put rice on the free list, but was beaten 45 to 30 With the Kern amendment adopted several attempts were made to add other amendments to the compromise bill thus created. All failed. A free paper amendment by Senator Gore was voted down.
 |. A free lemon amendment by Senator Bailey, offered earlier in the day, was again brought up but not adopted. The Senate finally passed the free list bill with the Kern amendment by a vote of 4s to 30, the vote being similar to that by which the Kern amendment was adopt
 ed, except that Senators Bourne.I Gamble,
 Jones and Townsend voted against the
 bill and Senators Gore, Poindexter and
 Smith of South Carolina for 1t.
 The defeat of the original bill came aft
 CT a fight in which many of the demo-
 cratic leaders believed they would be suc-
 cesful. They had canvassed the situation
 thoroughly and had a number of in-
 surgents with them. Senator Jeff Davis
 moved to put Boston baked beans and
 cod fish on the free list and the Senate
 vested down the proposition amid gales of laughter.
 Senator Gronna secured a roll call on the amendment for free coal and coke, but was beaten 52 to 32. Party lines split on the free coal propo- sition. Those voting for the Gronna amendment were:
 Democrats-Bailey, Bryan. Fletcher Gore, Owen, Hitchcock. Johnson of Maine Maritime, O'Gorman, Pomerene Watson Republcans-Borah, Bristow, Brown, Clapp, Nelson, Crawford. Gamble, Cum
 mins, Kenyon. Dixon, Gronna, McCum-
 Der and LaFollette. ils 7,
 Senator Baileys amendment to ex-
 empt beef and beef products from the
 free list received the support of 13 re-
 publicans, but was opposed by the dem-
 ocrats except Bailey.
 It was beaten on roll call 63 to IA. Those
 voting for it being: Bailey, Borah.
 Bourne Brtstow. Clapp, Crawford, Cum
 mins, Dixon. Gamble, Heyburn, Jones,
 Kenyon. LaFollette and Townsend.