The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-15
UNDERWOOD BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF MEASURE
GOES THROUGH BY A VOTE
OF 2st TO f3s
LOWEST TARIFF EVER PASSED
Five Democrats Desert Majority, and
Two Republicans and Five Pro-
gressiyes Vote For the BILL
mooser Answers present"

Washington.-Th Underwood tariff
bill proclaimed by the democratic
party as the answer to its platform
pledge to revise the tariff downward,
was passed by the house. The vote
was 28l to 139, five democrats voting
against the bill and two republicans
voting for IT, -Four progressives sup
ported the bill and fourteen voted
against, while one Independent pro-
gressiye Joined with the majority.
When Speaker Clark announced the
vote in loud tones that revealed his
satisfaction in the arrival Of the day
he long had sought, exuberant demo-
Gratis hoisted a stuffed democratic
donkey er the heads Of their col
leagues in the rear of the chamber
faint ripple Of applause followed
and the gayel fell on the first chapter
in the history OF President Wilson's
extra session Of congress.
With the bill, after three weeks con.
sideration, on it's way to the senate,
there was a rush of representatives
for their homes. In the house an ad
iournment will be taken three days at
time beginning next week until June
l. In the meantime, the senate finance
committee will study the bill while the
house ways and means committee will
organize committees preparatory to
the transaction Of business next
month.
Republicans and progressives led re-
spectively by Representatives Mann
and Murdock protested to the last
against the measure, the lowest tariff
ever written, and proclaiming as the
democratic avalanche bowled them
over the virtues OF different tariff com
mission plans.
Republicans who voted for the bill
were Cary and Stafford Of Wisconsin
Democrats who opposed it were
Broussard, Dupree, Lazare and Nor
gan OF Louisiana, on account of the
schedule reducing sugar 25 per cent.
and sending it to the free list in three
years, and c. B. Smith Of New York
Progressives who voted for the bill
were Kelley and Ripley Of Pennsyl-
vania, Nolan Of California and Bryan
Of Washington. Kent of California,
formerly a republican, but now an in
dependent progressive, also voted for
the bill. Progressive Leader Muir
dock and thirteen Of his progressive
followers voted with the minority
representative Copley of Illinois, a
progressive, did not vote, answering
present" to his name.
The bills passage through the SEN
ate will be fought at every step by
a republican organization apparently
entirely IN accord on this subject and
entirely willing to spend unlimited
time and energy in an effort to defeat
it, Leaders of the DEMOCRAT, on the
senate finance committay Which will
handle the bill, expressed the belief
that it would 90 through in practically
the same form as it passed the house
and that their small majority will
stand firm to the last. Subcommit-
tees Of the finance committee, which
have been investigating the sched-
ules Of the bill for the past few weeks,
plan to make a few changes in several
schedules, but wool ana sugar and
other schedules which brought out the
hard fighting in the house, are not to
be touched, according to the present
plan.