New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
STEEL REVISION BILL
FORCED BY DEMOCRATS
Unprecedented "Steam Roller"
Methods Used by House
Majority to Pass It.
21 REPUBLICANS AID PLAN
Stormy Time for Measure Ex-
pected in Standardization
of Last Year Not
Yet Formed.
rr..o,, Tho Trihnne Rureaul ]

rFrom The Tribune RureauI
,,,-,.i,,rtor Ian 29.-The Democratic
so, ro,,is,ug the iron and steel schedule
was rallroaded through the House lale ''lio
afternoon by a vote Of 2l0 TO 100, twenty-ohe
insurgent Republicans. including hepreSe
.ative Akin. of New York. who calls hln'-
self an independent Republican N.e
with the Democrats. Representative ber-
ger Socialist. also lined up win th0 '''
joity 49,. n,,o
In proof of the old assertion that '"o
tariff Is a local issue" three Democrats
bolted their party and voted against the
hill These we're Representatives Md''l"'
Taylor and Rucker. Of Colorado VINO re-
fused 10 stomach the Democratic plah 10
nut zinc ore on tho free list and 10 assess
only 25 per cent ad valorem duty on leau
hearing ore In caucus these Democrats
declared they could not stand such indls-
cr,ninate cuts affecting home industries
Four hours of bitter debate. mainly de-
mandatory Of the gag rule invoked oy the
Democrats, preceded the passage OF 'ne
measure. When Representative Under"oou'
engineer OF the House steam roller aroi-
+rayilv moved to close all debate and shut
off further attempts TO perfect the measure
onnortunity was denied TO several Repuoh-
cans IN offer amendments they held in their
hands. The hour was growing late now
ever. and the Democrats wanted time 10
dine before returning to the Democratic
caucus. billed for tonight.
RenresentatIves Cannon, Mann and others
on the minority side declared that never
had q House majority showed such wah'oh
disregard of the rights Of the minority
Dozens Of germane amendments were OF
fered by Republicans. but not one OF thein
was accepted. In many instances the
Democrats were so anxious TO override the
suggestions coming from the opposite SIDE
that the reading clerk barely had ume 10
read an amendment before the chamber
was filled with calls Of Vote" RepupH-
cans who desired to discuss the bill on IT'S
merits received little time and indinerent
attention.
When the minority had finally abandoned
hope Of amending the bill, Representative
Payne moved TO recommit 1t with instruc-
tions that It be held there until the tarlH
board shall have made its report
"The board" said Mr.. Payne. rs now
ready to collect scientific data regarding
the iron and steel schedule"
Mr.. Paynes suggestion that the Ways
and Means Committee should await definite
information was greeted with catcalls ana
vells Of derision from the Democrats The
Payne motion was defeated, 205 TO 1S. The
hiIl then was put on its final passage. EX-
. cent for one amendment as to phraseology.
u nassed iust as II came from the majority
members of the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
That the bill passed to-day instead OF
Saturday is no fault of the Democratic
machine Mr. Underwood held the House
until 11;55 o'clock on Saturday night In an
effort 10 lam il through. 1t was then sug-
gested that 1T might not look welI' TO
pass a bill on Sunday and the House lead
ers reluctantly agreed TO postpone the vote
until to-day. Many of the insurgent Re-
publlcans who finally voted for the bill
were caustic in their criticism of the man
ner in which the Democrats shut off debate,
but they dared not voice their indignation
when the final vote was taken. Republi-
cans who voted for the Democratic measure
included:
REPRESENTATIVES Davis and Lindbergh,
Minnesota Haugen. Hubbard and Woods
Iowa: Helgesen. North Dakota; jackson;
Stephens, California kinkaid Norris ana
Sloan, Nebraska; Lafferty, Oregon; La Fol-
lette and Warburton. Washington; Lenroot,
Morse and Nelson, Wisconsin.
The insurgent Republicans who voted
against its passage were:
Representatives Anderson. Miller. Vol
stead and Steenerson, Minnesota; Cooper
Esch and Kopp. Wisconsin; French Idaho
Good, Green, Kendall. Kennedy and Pickett,
Iowa, and Hayes, California.
Stormy Time Due in Senate.
The bill will face a stormy reception in
the Senate 1t will reach the Senate to-
morrow and he referred TO the Finance
Committee. Both Republican. and Demo-
c,atic Senators have been deferrng other
legislation with a view 10 concentrating at
tention on the tariff measures as they
emerge from the House, but no course Of
action has been mapped out.
The Democrats expressed hope to-day
that the Progressive Republicans would
Join with them IN the same coalition that
enabled the Senate TO put through the
tariff bills at the extra session and to leave
the issue squarely up 10 the President.
The Progressive Republicans have not held
any conference es to their attitude. There
as to the steel tarin that may interfere
with a full alignment on this measure
when II comes mp for a vote.
Senator Cummins has bill which he is
ready to propose as substitute for the
House measure, largely based on his OPP
position to the House Bills transformation
Of specific duties into ad valorem duties.
Other Progressive Senators have PROPOSE
tions TO offer when steel revision is ready
10 be fought out.
The regular Republican members or the
Senate Finance Committee already are hg-
uring on hearing persons interested In the
steel industry who have applied 20 the
committee Senator Penrose viii return
wednesday from Pittsburgh, and he and
his Republican colleagues will Immediately
take up the matter of hearings