The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-03
WILL BE EFFECTIVE
AFTER MIDNIGHT
House Puts the Finishing Touch on
the Measure Passes the Sen
ate by Strict Party Vote
After More Talk
Telegram by United Press.

AeickIhm Dy Oulted FFeel
Washington. Oct. 3.-Declared by
Democratic leaders 10 be the lull car
rying out Of the party's contract for
downward revision" the elimination
OF the tariff reform efforts OF the pres
ent administration viii come at .
o'clock tonight when President Wilson
aftixes his signature to the Wilson
Underwood bill. making Il law. The
president announced This morning that
he intended to dignity this. one Of
the most important acts of his official
career. by making the final act some
thing OF ceremoge He invited all
the congressman who were prominent
in framing the bill 70 be present The
president said he did not desire to
comment ON the bill tin it reaches
him.
The house met at noon to finally ap.
prove the house conierees' report in
order to remove all doubt as to the
legality OF the passage OF the bill
Parliamentary experts we're divided
on the question as TO whether such
house action was necessary but the
Democrats wanted 20 play safe
The house adopted the conference
report by a viva voce vote Vice Pes.
ident Marshall NJ presiding officer OF
The senate signed the bill az 1875 D. m.
The new duties provided in the bin
win become effective one minute after
midnight and win release millions OF
dollars worth OF merchandise now
stored in bonded warehouses waiting
for the new yates to take immediate
effect.
The senate. M the end OF listless
debate. passed the conference report
at $50 O'Clock last night by vote
OF 81 10 II. officially four more than
the necessary quorum OF the senate.
Senators LaFoiiette. Republican. ana
Poindextcr. Progressive. voted for the
conference report as they did for the
bill on its passage. and Senators Rams
dell and Thornton. Democrats, voted
against II. as they did against tho bill.
Otherwise il was strict party vote.
Immediately after she passage OF the
conference report. acting on the mo-
ttons inade by the finance committee.
the senate reiec,ec the Smith-Lever
compromise cotton futures tax amend
ment passed BY The house Tuesday and
then receded from It's own amend.
ment known as the Clarke cotton fu-
lures tax plan. Both ofthese motions
were carried without roll calls and
their effect is to leave the cotton fu-
lures question out Of the tariff bill. So
far as the house is concerned.
The eight and one half hours Of de.
bate in the senate yesterday produced
but little real criticism Of the tariff bin
or the conference agreement. Chief
interest conferred in the speech Of Sen.
ator Penrose who raised the standard
Of the angora goat over the Demo
cratic party and addressed the senate
through bursts Of laughter over his
new duty that had been put on wool
The principal criticisms OF the confer
ence committee came from Senator
Pcmerene OF Ohio. whose amndment
imposing tax Of $l.10 a gallon on
spirits used to fortify sweet wines had
been dropped out BY the conferees and
from Senator Borah. whose amend
ment prohibiting the importation Of
goods made by child labor also had
been eliminated.
Senator Pomerene said he acquiesc-
ed in the adoption of the conference
report because he knew the senate
members had been compelled to drop
the wine tax amendment Senator
Borah declared that the opposition TO
the child labor amendment had been
fostered and stirred up by importers
and aided by sinister Influences in
this country, that we're opposed to re.
Ftrictions against child labor.
There is nothing so pathetic. moth
ing so menacing to the citizenship of