The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-10
Democrats Have Suffi.
cient Votes Without
Their Assistance.
LOUISIANA'S TWO
VOTE AGAINST 1T
Final Test Shows A to 81,
With IL Paired, Absent and
l Vacancy Vice-President
Names Conf nferees, and
House Members Will Be
Named Immediately.

Washington, September 9.-The DEM
ocratic tariff revision bill passed the
Senate at 5;43 o'clock this afternoon,
amid a burst OF applause that swept
down from crowded galleries and found
its echo on the floor of the Senate Its
passage was attended with surprises in
the final moments OF the voting, when
Senator La Toilette Republican, cast
his vote with the Democrats, and was
joined few moments later by Senator
PoindeNter, Progressive The vote was
"A to 81.
The Democrats had counted through
out the long tariff fight upon losing
the votes of Senators Ransdell and
Thornton. of Louisiana. Democrats who
voted against the bill to-day because
II put sugar on the free list. Until the
names of Senator'S La Toilette and
Poindexter were actually called, how
ever. no one knew definitely the stand
they would take, and their votes were
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
President Wilson Tonight expressed
great qualification over the end OF the
long struggle in the Senate. Senator
Simmons, chairman OF the Finance
Committee, who had piloted the bill
through the Finance Committee. the
Democratic caucus and the Senate pre-
dicted that its passage would bring i'm
mediate stimulus to the commercial life
places the Senate had changed tho bill
that passed the House, and n con-
ference committee OF the two houses
Will begin work Wednesday or Thurs
day to adjust those differences.
Leaders of both houses predict that
the conference will consume less than
two weeks time
Conferecs Are Named.
The Senate endeavored to-day to
hasten the bill on its progress to the
White House by naming It's members
OF the conference committee as soon as
the bill is passed.
Vice President Marshall appointed
Senators Simmons. Stone, Williams and
Johnson, Democrats, and Senator'S Pen
rose, Lodge and La Toilette. Repub-
licans. as the Senate conferees
Senator Stone withdrew from the
committee, and Senator Shiveley was
appointed in his place. The House
committee conferees. 1t was reported
tonight. will be Representatives IN
derwood. Rainey and Kitchen Demo-
Gratis, and Payne and Fordncy, RepuE-
licans Each house will have an equal
vote in the conference committee, even
though each does not name the same
number OF conferees.
How They Voted.
Following was the roll call on the
tariff bill:
Yeas: Ashurst Bacon, Chamberlain.
Chiffon. Clark Cot -arkansas), Fletcher.
Gore. Hitchcock. Hollis. Hughes,
James. Johnson, Kern, Lane Lewis,
Martin, MARITIME. Myers, Newlands,
OGorman, Ovcrman, owen. Pittman,
Pomerene. Robinson. Salisbury. Shat
roth, Sheppard. Shields, Shiveley, Sim
mons. Smith tof AriZona). Smith (of
Georgia), Smith (of Mayyland), Smith
(of South Carolina). stone. Swanson,
Thompson. Tillman, Vardaman, Walsh,
Williams. Democrats. La Toilette. Re
nh loo, ,,,L II,
Total IL.
Nays: Borah, Bradley. Brady. Bran
degee. Bristow. Catron. Clapp Clark
tof Wyoming) Colt. Cumnins. Dill
lingham. Fall Galinger. Jackson.
Jones. Kenyon. Lippitt. Lodge. McCum-
ber. Mclean. Nelson. Norris. Oliver.
Page, Pcnrose. Perkins. Root. Sher-
man. Smoot. Stephenson. Sterling,
Sutherland. Warren. Weeks and Works.
Republicans. Ransdcll and Thornton.
Democrats. Total, 81
Paired and not voting: Townsend,
Burton. Crawford. Con-. Dupont and
Smith tof Michigan. Republicans.
Bankhead. Bryan. Culberson. Lea,
Thomas and Reed. Democrats Total.
Il.
Absent and not paired: Burleigh
and Gronna. Republicans. Total. 2.
Vacancy: Alabama, 1.
+tppInud La Toilette and Poindexter,
The final struggle began at o'clock,
when. under previous agreement ar
hitrary votes began on pending amend
mcnts. During the closing hours of
debate Senator La Toilette had become
the centre OF interest. proposing final
amendments on the cotton and agrl-
cultural schedules and discussing soma
features of the bill which he deemed
favorable. When the Vice President
put the bill upon its passage. the roll
call proceeded deliberately until the
clerk called, La Toilette"
The Wisconsin Senator, seated in tho
front row, hesitated q moment His
head was bowed and resting on his
hand. He leaned forward a trifle and
answered. Aye"
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and Senator'S on the Demo.
cratic side joinod in enthusiastic hand J
clapping, nearly every Democrat on
the floor participating in the brief, but,
vigorous demonstration. When the z
name OF Senator Poindexter, the only
Senator, was reached and (.
he contributed his vote for the BILL the
applause was renewed
Explain Their yotes
Tonight. Senator LaFollette had a
few words To say OF his vote after
many Democratic Senators had sur
rounded his desk and shook his hand
He said III
II realize what did was political M
sacrifice. but that within me compelled -
me to vote for the bill. The tariff act 3;
OF 1909 was but little short OF crirnA:
the bill passed to-day Is not n DomU-AS