The Washington herald., 1912-07-31
HOUSE. REJECTS
ALL AMENDMENTS
Three Tariff Measures Returned to
the Senate By the Lower
Chamber.
CONFERENCES FOR TWO BILLS

The House yesterday ran through the
tariff programme, as amended by the
Senate, and refused to concur in all
amendments to the three bills-wool. ex-
else tax. and sugar. The wool bill was
sent back to the Senate after two roll
calls The final roll call was on q
indiana to concur in the Senate amend
ment-the La Toilette bill. This was de-
feated. III to IS.
The excise tax bill was sent back after
the House had voted down amendments
repeating the reciprocity pact and pro-
ytding for a permanent tariff board. The
following Democrats voted with the Re-
publicans to repeal the reciprocity pact:
Hammond OF Minnesota, Fowler OF I'LL
nois, DifYenderfer of Pennsylvania, Burke
of Wisconsin. Bathrick of Ohio. Page Of
North Carolina, Rucker OF Colorado.
Sharp. Whitacre, and Ashbrook of Ohio.
Broussard of Louisiana, Doughton, God
win, Gudger, and Webb of North Caro-
lima, Foster. Stone. and Graham OF Illi-
nois. and Ruby OF Missouri; Mann Of
Illinois, Calder of New York. and Tilson
of Connecticut were the only Republicans
who voted with the Democrats against
the repeal.
The vote on the tariff board amend
ment was 9s to 100. with eight voting
present. The following Democrats voted
for a permanent tariff board:
Hammond Of Minnesota. Burke Of Wis
consin. Donahoe and Lee of Pennsylva-
MIA, Morrison and Moss Of Indiana,
Sweet and Doremus OF Michigan. Tai
colt OF New York. and KinkeaA of New
Jersey.
The vote by which the sugar bill was
sent to conference was 81 to IA. with
seven answering present.e
Majority Leader Underwood and his
Democratic colleagues refused to ask for
ferees on the excise bill named by the
Speaker are Underwood. Hull. Palmer.
Mccall. and Payne. The conferees on
the sugar bill are Underwood. Harrison
Of New York. Kitchen. Payne. and Nc
Call.
Wants Bill Returned.
Il hope the House will send this bill
back to the Senate" said Leader Un-
derwood. speaking on the wool msa
sure. Il hope when the bill goes to the
Senate that body will change its mind
and conclude to abandon its amend
ment and send this House bill to the
President of the United States. II the
Senate does that. then, in compliance
with his pledge. in compliance with his
statement TO the American people that
after a tariff board had given Congress
the information II desired. he was In
favor OF legislation, he will be COM
PEELED to sign the bill II Democratic
House and a Republican Senate send
him legislation. contend that he can
not refuse to sign II without stultify-
ing himself before the American peo-
pie. But IL the Senate of the United
States concludes not to adopt the
House bill and insists on its amend
ments and asks for a conference. then
the committee on conference. at least
those representing this side of the
House. will go to that conference in
the hope that they can reach an agree
ment that will ultimately secure relief
for the American people.
Il am not in favor of the La Toilette
amendment. l am ready now. and will
be ready when this bill goes into con-
ference, to give relief. even IL ! cannot
give all the relief that I believe is right
and fair and just"
NO compromise-choose between pro-
lection and English free trade''-was the
attitude OF the regular Republicans on
the wool bill. Representative Hill Of
with a speech in which he voiced the
noncompromise slogan.
L say to Republicans and Democrats
alike declared Mr.. Hill. that there Is
no halfway house in this country be-
tween English free trade and protection.
We will either have protection based on
the difference between cost Of production
ducer or We will have English free trade.
You cannot go below the difference in
the cost OF production without encour-
aging foreign importatfons. When you
encourage foreign importations you drive
out the domestic product"