New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-09
Iona Day and Night Session
Held and Final Vote on
the Measure Ordered
for To-day.
iAMES STIRS COLLEAGUES
yentuckian Raises a Hubbub
with a Spread Eagle" Speech
LA Follette's Wool Amend
ments Lost-Democratic
Margin of Two.
From The Tribune Bureau :


usshington. Sept. S.-The Senate
agreed al Has o'clock this evening to
,sg;n voting on the tariff bill to-mor-
-ou, afternoon at o'clock and then
.s,ourned 10 meet at 9 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning
ryrirg the debate on the bill this
.von,ng Senator Ollie James succeeded
Z, converting the Senate into a spectacle
us,ch delighted the crowded galleries
md annoved the older Senators. MAX
ING a typical spread eagle stump
,rsAch. which was loudly applauded by
the spectators.
Senator Warren appealed TO the Vice
President TO enforce the rule against
demonstrations in the galleries. Mr..
Marshall replied that II the Senator
,ron, wyoming would show him the
rule he would enforce it. whereupon
Nr Warren retorted that II that was
the attitude Of the Vice President he
would withdraw his suggestion.
Senator Ransdell made serious
speech urging the adoption OF his
amendment striking out that clause IN
the tariff bill which provides that after
May |. 1916, raw sugar shall be ad-
rnitted free of duty. Mr.. RansdeH
urged this both because Of the injury
which must follow to the domestic
sugar producers from the provision IN
the bill and on the ground that the
duty on sugar was essentially in line
With Democratic pretensions that the
party stood for tariff for revenue. 1t
was in reply to Mr.. Ransdell that Sem
ator James made his spread eagle"
speech
Margin Of Two Votes.
On the Ransdell sugar duty amend
ment, which constituted the real test
Of the Democratic strength, the vote
stood IS against 70 SO for the Wilson
tariff programme thus winning by the
narrow margin OF two votes.
After this vote was taken Senator
Bacon arose and, speaking with much
Difference, took Issue with the Vice
President on the subject OF applause
IN the galleries, asserting that every
parliamentary body had a right TO
conduct It's proceedings without inter
ference Of that character and that II
was a tine-honored custom OF the
Senate 70 prohibit demonstrations by
the spectators.
The Vice. President. without rising.
replied that he regarded the Senator'S
quite as responsible for the disorder
ss those IN the galleries. However II
the Senate wished order maintained
and would DO !ts part he would stop
applause. but he expected Senators 10
stand by him II ne ordered the galleries
cleared.
Earlier In the evening Senator Nor
r.En amendment adding an inheritance
tax 20 tho tariff bill was lost by d vote
Of is tn 81, Senators Page and Stephen
son being The only regular Republicans
20 vote for i,. The vote Of the latter
esme az q decided surprise as the Wis
Gensin Senator Ia regarded as the rich
est man In the Senate.
Final Onslauohts Made.
Adhering 70 !ts purpose TO exhaust
debate on the tariff bill and 10 remain
IN session until the final VOTE the SEN
ate convened a, 10 o'clock TO listen 70
the final onslaughts Of individual mem
bers
Senator Norris began the siege by
Offering as an amendment TO the IN
come tax section a provision for an in
heritance tax ranging from per cent