The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-09-13
TARIFF BILL GOES
THROUGH, "A TO 81
SENATE MAJORITY VOTES A.
MOST soLlpLY FOR ADMIN.
isTRArIoN MEASURE,
TWO REPUBLICANS LEND AID
la Toilette and Polndexter Favor
New ehedules-Loulslana solons
Oppose Party Bill.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 10.-The
senate passed the tariff bill by . vote
Of a to 81. Two Democrats. Thorn
ton and Ransdell Of Louisiana voted
against the bill and two Republicans.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin and Pom
dexter Of Washington voted for 1t.
The bill goes to the conference com
mittee, unless the house OF represen-
tatives shall do the unexpected and
agree to the senate changes without
conference, just as the Senate Dem
ocrats desire it to DO.
May Go Through.
1t Is the opinion among the Demo.
Gratis leaders that the bill viii 60
through the conference and be agreed
upon finally and signed by Presidents
Wilson within two weeks. That 10
the Democratic idea of the situation
and the prospects.
The Democrats had the votes to
put it through. and with the excep-
ton of Senators Gronna and MoCum-
Der Of North Dakota, who made gen.
eral speeches attacking the agrtcul-
tural section Of the bill. Senator Nell
son making one brief speech in op-
position to the general terms Of the
measure and Senator Clapp one
speech mainly directed to an attack
upon the manner In which the bill
was framed. and speeches against
certain specific provisions Of the bill
by the Iowa and South Dakota Repub-
lican senators, the representatives Of
the agricultural states Of the North
west in the senate have had little to
say about the measure during it,
passage.
Wilson 10 Well Pleased.
President Wilson last night e1-
pressed qualification over tho end of
the long struggle in the senate. SEN
finance committee. who had piloted
the bill through the finance commit
tee, the Democratic caucus and the
senate predicted that it's passage
would bring immediate stimulus to
the business Of the country.
As it passed the senate the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
rates of the original bill that passed
the house and nearly % per cent from
the rates of the existing law. In many
important particulars the senate has
changed the bill that passed the house
and q conference committee from the
two houses will begin work Wednes-
day or Thursday to adjust these diff
ferences. Leaders Of both houses
predict that the conference will con-
sumo less than two weeks time.
Endeavor 70 Hasten Congress.
The senate endeavored to hasten
the bill on its progress to the White
House by naming its members Of the
conference as soon as the bill passed.
Vice President Marshall appointed
Senators Simmons, Stone, Williams
and Johnston, Democrats, and Sena
tors Penrose. Lodge and La Toilette.
Republicans. as the senate conferees.
Senator Stone withdrew from the
committee and Senator Shively was
appointed IN his place. The house
conferees. It was stated last night, will
be Representatives Underwood, Kitch-
en- and Rainey. Democratic, and Payne
and Fordney. Republicans.
Each house will have an equal vote
in the conference committee. even
though each house does not name the
same number Of conferees.
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Following was the roll-ca1l ON the
tariff bill in the senate:
Yeas-Ashurst, Bacon, Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Clarke, Of Ark; Fletcher,
Gore, Hitchcock, Hollis. Hughes.
James. Johnston, Kern. Lane, Lewis,
Martin. MARITIME. Meyers, Newlands,
O'Gorman, Overman. Owen, Pittman,
Pomerane, Robinson. Salisbury, Shat
roth, sheppards, Shields. shively, Sim
mons, Smith Of Arizona. Smith Of Co
orgia. Smith Of Maryland, Smith Of
South Carolina, Stone. Swanson,
Thompson, Tillman, vardaman,
Walsh, Williams-Democrats; La Fol.
lette, Republican, and Poindexter. Pro
gressive. Total, A..
Nays-Borah. Bradley, Brady. Bran.
degree. Bristown. Catron, Clapp, Clark
Of Wyoming, Colt, Cummins, Dilling.
ham, Fall, Gallinger, Jackson. Jones,
Kenyon, Lipyitt. Lodge. McCumber,
Mclean, Nelson. Norris. Oliver. Page,
Penrose, Perkins, Root, Sherman
Warren. Weeks and Works, Republic
ans, and Ransdell and Thornton, Dem.
ocrats. Total 81.
Paired and not voting:
Burton. Crawford, Coff, Dupont and
Smith and Townsend Of Michigan, Re
publicans; Bankhead, Bryan, Culber
son, Lea, Thomas and Reed. Demo
Gratis. Total, 10.
Absent and not paired-Burleigh
and Gronna, Republicans. Total, 3.
Vacancy-Alabama, 1.
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