The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-18

house cotton bill. Instead of the strong
Republican vote, which had defeated
the house wool bill and the house free
list bill and had forced the adoption
of compromise legislation in both cases,
the vote showed that a strong majority
was in favor of the measure Only
the Democrats voted for it. Republicans
were sitting in the chamber and not
voting or stepping back into the cloak
rooms.
The Democratic cotton bill received
favorable vote Of 20 to 10. Senator
Cumnins was on his feet at once, but
the announcement could not be made
He said the r1ie Of the senate COM
pelling members to vote or to give their
reasons for not voting should be en-
forced.
The rule is plain" said Vice Presi-
dent Sherman. IF it is invoked it is
the duty of the chair to enforce it.
The clerk will call the names of those
who did not answer.
There was a sudden exit Of Republi-
cans from the chamber.
The chair knew of no rule to com
pei them to return, Vice President Sher-
man SAID.
Senator Curtis tKan.) who announced
that he was paired with an absent SEN
ator and could not vote, was forced
to submit his case to the senate on
roll call before he was permitted 70
observe the pair. When on one roll
call the clerk reached the name Of Sen
ator Guggenheim, there was no re-
spOuse Senator BristoW declared the
senator from Colorado had just left the
chamber The vice president held that
the senator was mot visible to the
chair"
Oliver Explains His Vote.
1t was not until the name of Sena-
tor Oliver (Pa.) was reached that an
explanation of the attitude OF the -eg-
ular Republicans was given.
ct refraiued from VOtipR.' said Sen
ator oliver, because I was led to
believe that if this bill was defeated
the same course would nc pursued as
was followed on another important
measure. [ understood the plan was
for movement to recOnside~ the vote
and 1 don't propose to be a party TO
any further proceedings CT that char
acter in the senate"
Senator Oliver was excused from
voting by vote of sc to Is.
On second roll call, the bill as
amended, passed, % to "a, a straight
Democratic majority.
The "a Republicans who voted
against the measure on its final pas
sage were.
Insurgents Senators Boran Gdaho), 4
Bourne (Ore), Bristow (Kan.), Brown
(Neb), Clapp (Minn.), Crawford IS.
D., Cummins (Ia.), Dixon (Mont.)
LaFollette CWis.).
Regulars Durham On. HI, Bur
ton (O), CuIlom Qn.). Dillingham;
GNtD, Gamble Is. D., Hepburn
II, Nelson (NIinn-l. Page (Vt.), Per-
kins (CaI), Root IN. - }, Townsend
(Mich.), Warren CWyo), Wetmore
OR. -.
The Republicans excused. from vot-
ing were Senators Curtis (Kan.) !
who announced they We're paired with
absent senators, and Oliver and Pen
rose (Pa.).
Republicans recorded as absent in
clUded Senators Gronna IN. ID, Gug-
genheim (Colo.), Kenyon Oa.), Lori
mer OL), McCumber IN. D., Poin-
dexter (Wash.), Smoot and Suther-
land (Utah), Stepher son (Wis.),
Works (CaI).
The amendments as passed were:
and steel schedule, adopted % to Is;
Clapp (Minn.) and Works (Cal.), Re
publican insurgents, and Jones
(Wash.), who has at tins voted with
insurgents, all voting with the Demo-
Gratis.
BY Mr.. Simmons IN C.), reducing
the tariff on cotton machinery to 80
per cent, adopted 81 to %, progressive
Republicans voting solidly with the
Democrats.
By Mr.. Overman IN. c.. revising
chemical schedule, adopted 27 to %,
progressive N6puDllcdnS al NOtlnS
against it.
BY Watson CIV. Va). for reciprocal
admission of bituminou= coal across
Canadian line, adopted. without divi-
sion.
Campaign Publicity Bill.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-The house
adopted 2S2 to 81, the conference re-
port on the campaign publicity bill.
The report already has been adopted
by the senate and the measure will go
to the president at once. The action
of the house was taken n spite of
strenuous protest by a few southern
members, who insisted hat the pri-
mary election feature of the bill was
an infringement on states rights.
AS finally adopted. the bill stands as
it was amended by the senate 1t re-
quires that all candidates for the SEN
ate or house, in general elections, pri-
maries or nominating conventions,
shall file statements of Their expenses
not more than IS or less than 10 days
before the election or nominations.
Expenses of candidates for the SEN
ate are limited to $4,000 and those
of candidates for the house to $4,000,
and candidates are required to say
what positions or hOnoTs they have
promised in an effort to Influence
votes. Personal travelling expenses
and official fees do not have to be
listed.