The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-09
After Being Read the Under
wood Measure Was Refer
red TO the Finance Commit
tee For Action.
EXPECT BIG FIGHT
OVER THE MEASURE
Bill Passed By the HOUSE
Yesterday Will Not Look
Like Ii Does Now Within a
Few Weeks.
CNstionaI News Association,

(Sational News Associationt
WASHINGTON, May s.-Shortly af.
ter the senate convened today the I'm
derwood tariff bill was brought over
from the house and the long fight on
the measure was under way. The FIRST
step towards its ultimate enactment
was it's perfunctory reading on the
floor of the senate and its reference
TO the senate finance committee.
On the finance committee the distri-
button of the bill already had been
provided for. The troublesome sugar
and wool schedules were assigned to
sub committees one and two of the
finance committee. composed in the
first instance of Senators Stone. Thorn
as. James and Simmons, and in the
second Senators Williams. Shiveiey..
Gore and Simons.
The remaining schedules were equal
ly divided between sub committees
one and two and three. All hearings on
the bill will be behind closed doors.
The Democrats have decided that pub
lie hearings would consume too much
| time. Under this system IL was expect
ed that three weeks would be used by
the committee in considering the meas
ure and that probably six weeks more
would be required for debate on the
floor.
II also was considered a certainty
that when passed by the senate a num-
ber of changes would be found In the
measure This would necessitate its
reference to a conference of house and
senate members.
The Underwood tariff bill. proclaim
ed by the Democratic party as the ans
wer to its platform pledge to reducs
the tariff downward, was passed by
the House late yesterday. The vote
was PSI to 13s. five Democrats voting
against ii. Four Progressives support
ed 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
satisfaction in the arrival of the day
he long had sought. exuberant Demo
Gratis hoisted a stuffed Democratic
donkey over tie 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 ex.
ira session of Congress.
Republicans and Progressives. led
respectively by Representatives Mann
and Murdock, protested TO the last
against the measure. the lowest tarifl
bill ever written and proclaiming. as
the Democratic avalanche bowled
them over. the virtues OF differing tar
iff commission plans.
Republicans who voted for the bill
were Cary and Stafford of Wisconsin
: Democrats who opposed IL were Brous
sard, Dupre, Lazaro and Morgan q
Louisiana on account OF the schedule
reducing sugar 25 per cent and send
. ing it to the free list in three years
and c. b. Smith of New York.
! Progressives who voted for the bill
were Kelly and Rupley of Pennsylya
mia, Nolan OF California and Bryan o
Washington. Kent of California, for
merly a Republican, but now an indie
pendent Progressive also voted for th'
bill.
Progressive Leader Murdock ans
; thirteen of his Progressive follower
voted with the minority. Representa-.
tive copley, a Progressive. did no
vote. answering present" TO his name