Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-09
TARIFF BILL TO SENATE
Measure Referred to Finance Commit
tee, AItho Sub committees Aave
Been Considering Sections for Some
Time-No Public Hearings.

lme-No
Washington, May 9.-The democratic
tariff bill, passed yesterday in the
house with majority of 142 votes,
went over to the senate today to be re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Finance subcommittee have had
the bill under consideration informally
and they are about ready to report to
the full committee on various sched-
ules. Few changes will be recon-
mended by the subcommittee, tho
protests on many rates have been filed.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the en-
tire finance committee, will call q
meeting at once to consider the briefs
of manufacturers and other interests
before the bill is presented to the SEN
ate, which probably will be about June
No public hearings on the bill are
to be granted the the republicans plan
to insist on them after the hill has
been reported.
Bill Passed BY House.
The Underwood tariff bill, proclaimed
by the democratic party as the answer
to its platform pledge tt. revise the
tariff downward, was passed by the
house late yesterday. The vote was
2S1 to 139, five democrats voting against
the bill and two republicans voting for
it. Four progressiyes supported the
measure and fourteen opposed it, while
one independent progressive joined with
the majority.
When Speaker Clark announced the
vote In loud tones that revealed his sat
isfaction, exuberant democrats hoisted
a stuffed democratic donkey over the
heads of their colleagues I'm 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 on the way to the
senate there was rush of representa-
tives for their homes last night. In
the house adjournment will be taken
three days at a time beginning next
week until June ].
Republicans and progressives. led
respectively by Representatives Mann
and NIurdock, protested to the last
against the measure. the lowest tariff
bill ever written. and prcclaiming. as
the democratic avalanche bowled them
over. the virtues -of differing tariff COM
mission plans
Murdoch With Mincrity.
Republicans who voted for the Dill
were Cary and Stafford of Wisconsin
Democrats who opposed it were Rrous-
sard, Dupre. LaZaro and Morgan OF
Louisiana, and c. B. Smith. of New
York. Progressives who voted for the
bill were Kelley and Rup!ey Of Penn
sylvania. Nolan of California. and
BRYAN of Washington. Kent Of Cali
fornia. formerly republican but now
an independent progressive, also voted
for the bill. Progressive Leader Mur-
dock and thirteen of his progressive
followers voted with the minority.
In the final consideration OF the
measure Minority Leader Mann made a
lengthy speech on a point of order by
Mr.. Underwood to rule out provision
for a tariff board on motion by Rep
resentative Payne of New York. to
recommend the point of order. Mr.
Mann appealed from the decision Of the
chair and a roll call was taken on Mr.
Underwood's motion to table the APP
peal, the democratic winning. 274 to l43
Progressive Leader Murdoch also
moved to recommit with instructions to
provide for nonpartisan tariff com
mission. but he failed to get a roll call
and then the Payne motion to recon :
NIT. minus the tariff board provision.