Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01

ON the FREQ coal proposition. Those vot-
ing for the Gronna amendment were:
Democrats-Baiiey (Texas), Bryan and
Fletcher F1a-). Gore and Owen lOkla-)'
IN. u, OGorman On. 70. Pomerene
(Ohio), Watson CIV. Va)
Republicans-Borah Of Idaho, Brfstow
of Kansas. Brown Of Nebraska. Clapp
Gamble of South Dakota, Cummtns and
Gronna and MoCumber Of North Dakota.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin
Bailey Loses His Fight.
Senator Bailey offered an amendment
n exempt beef and beef products from
the free list. This amendment received
the support of thirteen repuoilcans' OUT
was opposed by all democrats except
Bailey.
It was beaten. on q roll can. % 20 L.
those voting for IL being Bailey. Boran'
bourne. Bristow, Clapp. Crawford, Gum
Minis Dixon, Gamble. Hepburn. Jones'
Kenyon, La Toilette and Townsend
Mr.. Bailey's next move was W oa.I.
an amendment striking -four and cereaas
from the free list. 1t was defeated WIZ
out division.
Roll Call on Lemons.
On his third amendment to aoo'Iemons
to the free list of the bill Mr. Bailey
asked for a roll call. which was grant
ed 1t Jared little better than the
others. the vote being Is ayes to 69
noes. On that proposal. however, Mr.
Bailey was not entirely deserted by his
democratic colleagues, for voting Tor IL
were Senators Johnson. Kern, MARITIME,
O'Gorman, owen and Pomerene. me
insurgents split over the proposal
An effort by Senator Hepburn to have
the paragraph putting timber and cabinet
boards on the free list failed, no roll call
being necessary. That move was Followed
by one by Senator Jones, republican, OF
Washington to strike shingles from the
bill free list. THIS also was defeated.
Meant to Compensate Farmers.
Tho farmers free list ball first came
into the light of day April II. which
was shortly after the present extra ses-
sion of Congress began. The democrat
&c leaders Of the House announced that
e was intended to compensate the farm
ers of the country for the reduction of
duties on agricultural products result
ing from the Canadian reciprocity bill,
and ii was framed to put on the free
list articles which the farmers use
farm implements and such things.
1t was put forth for the considera-
ton of the House April 1e, being re-
ported favorably from the House COM
mittee on ways and means by Repre-
sentative Underwood. 1t was consid-
cred for few days in the House, and
May S 1T received the approval OF the
lower house of Congress-ayes, 236;
nays, 109.
When it came to the Senate the follow
ing day il was referred to the Senate
finance committee. and there, II had been
predicted, it would stay at least for the
remainder of this session Then the 'un-
holy alliance''-the alliance of insurgents
and democrats in the Senate that favors
tariff revision-fired its cannon. The shot
was aimed at the wool BILL for 1t ordered
the finance committee to report on the
wool bill within a specified time. But the
members of the finance committee who
had wished to have the tariff revision
bills forgotten for the remainder of this
session foresaw the firing of another shot
that would affect the free list bill. SO
when the committee acted on the wool
bill II also acted on the free list bill, and
both were reported back to the Senate