The Arvada enterprise., 1911-05-11
VOTE STOOD 236 TO 1o9-DEMO-
Gratis VOTE SOLiDLY
ON QUESTION.
AMENDMENTS KILLED
BILL PLACES ON FREE LIST I'M
PLEMENTS, MEATS AND
OTHER ARTICLES.


uous pounding at the hands of the
Republican minority of the House of
Representatives failed to make
change In the first Democratic tariff
bill-that placing on the free list ag
ricultural implements, meats and
many other articles.
The bill passed the House by vote
of 236 to 109 the Democrats voting
solidly and mastering twenty-four Re
publicans with them.
This came after the Democrats had
voted down or ruled out of order more
than 100 amendments and had demon.
strated again that the Democratic
majority was a compact and smooth.
ly working machine for the enact
ment of legislation.
Minority Leader Mann threw
amendment after amendment in the
debate. ranging adj the way from free
rice to free lead and pig iron; but
those that were not ruled out of or
der were cheerfully voted down by
an almost solid Democratic vote.
An attempt by Mr. Mann to recon-
NIT the bill to the committee on ways
and means was tabled by the House.
The Republican fight to amend be.
gan with an attempt to make the free
admission of merchandise apply only
TO imports from countries that in turn
admitted American products free
This was followed by efforts to have
Incorporated provisions that would
force other countries to give up their
discrimination against American
meats, live cattle and flour and
to include provisions aimed at coun-
tries that impose restrictions on the
export of potash and pulpwood.
All these amendments were thrown
out by Chairman Alexander and
Chairman Hay, the two presiding Off.
GERS OF the day, as not permisslbl"
under the House rules. The progress
of the bill demonstrated the efficacy
OF the new Democratic rules, one of
which restricts all amendments to
revenue measures to those germane u
the particular item under considera
tion.
The Republican leaders roundly de
nounced the Democrats for denying
freedom of debate and amendments.
Former Speaker Cannon said that
never in the history of Congress had
the right of representation on tho
floor of the House been so limited.
Former Republican Leader Payne
said the Democrats would be discred
tied before the country for their ar.
bitrary exercise Of majority power.
After four or five hours the Repub.
lican fight took on the complexion OF
n filibuster. Once. denied vote by
the chairman. Mr. Mann intimated the
bill would not pass in hurry.
Following that Republicans repeat
edly demanded rising votes; but in
the end Mr.. Mann made no attempt
TO delay the final vote ON the bill. In
all the Republican leader offered
eighty-three amendments.
The Democrats steadfastly refused
open to the charge of having passed
the bill under n gag rule.
MIR. Mann said the Democrats had
not put either rice or rice flour on
the free list because they We're pro
ducts of the Southern states.
BY vote Of is to the New York
caucus indorsed the fight OF Francis
Burton Harrison, the New York Dem
ocrat member OF the ways aud means
committee, for free raw wool. whose
sharp cutting off of s2l,o0O,O00 ot
revenue is not favored by Speaker
Clark, Chairman Underwood and
other leading Democrats,
President Taft indulged in some
plain talk In explaining to twenty.
five members OF the National Grange
that he does not intend to play poll.
tics with the Canadian reciprocity
agreement even II the enactment o!
that measure OF Congress costs him
the farmers votes,
The President told his visitors
bluntly that he was sorry 10 hear that
Republican farmers would desert the
party II the agreement goes through
but fenr OF such dcsertion would not
change his conviction as to the Wis
dom of such legislation.