South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-10
Chamber Rings With Applause
When Hard Fight is Ended
and Final Count Shows the
Measure is Approved.
POINDEXTER SIDES
WITH DEMOCRATS
Senate Names Members of
Conference Body to Hasten
The Measure on Its Progress
to White House.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-The dem
ocratic tariff revision bill passed the
senate at 5:43 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. amid a burst Of applause that
swept down from crowded galleries
and found its echo on the crowded
floor OF the senate. It's passage was
attended with surprises in the final
moments OF the voting. when Sen La
Toilette. republican. cast his vote with
the democrats, and was joined a few
moments later by Sen. Poindexter.
progressive.
The democrats had counted
throughout the long tariff fight upon
losing the votes of Senators Ransden
and Thornton OF Louisiana, democrats.
who voted against the bill today be-
cause II would put sugar on the free
list. Until the names OF Senators
La Toilette and Poindexter were actu~
ally called, however, no one knew det-
nitely the stand they would take and
their votes were greeted with enthusi-
bastic applause.
Pres. Wilson Tuesday night ex-
pressed great qualification over the
end or the long struggle in the senate
Sen. Simmons. chairman of the finance
committee, who had piloted the bill
through the finance committed the
democratic caucus and the senate. pre-
ldicted that it's passage would bring
immediate stimulus to the business of
the country.
Less Than First Bill.
AS II passed the senate. the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
of more than four per cent from the
rates OF the original bill that passed
the house, and nearly % per cent from
the rates or existing law. In many
,o hog
changed the bill that passed the
house, and conference committee of
the two houses will begin work We'd
nesday or Thursday, to adjust these
differences. Leaders Of both houses
predicted that the conferences will
consume less than two weeks time.
The senate endeavored Tuesday 10
hasten the bill on ITS progress to the
white house by naming its members
Of the conference committee as soon as
the bill passed. Vice Pres. Marshall
appointed Senators Simmons. Stone
Williams and Johnson. democrats and
Senator's Penrose, Lodge and La Fol
lette. republicans. as the senate con-
ferees. Sen. Stone withdrew from the
committee and Sen. Shively was ap-
pointed in his place. The house con-
ferees. II was reported Tuesday night
will be Representatives Underwood.
Kitchin and Rainey. democrats and
Payne and FOrdney, republicans.
Each house Will have an equal vote
in the conference committee. even
though each does not name the same
number Of cOnferees.
How They Voted.
Yeas-Ashurst, Bacon. Chamberlain.
Chiffon, Clarke of Arkansas. Fletcher
p Gore. Hitchcock, Hollis. Hughes
James Johnson. Kern. Lane. Lewis
Martin. MARITIME, Myers. Newlands
O'Gorman. Overman, owen. Pittman
Do
ROTH Sheppard. Shields Shively. Sim
mons. Smith Of Arizona, Smith Of
Georgia. Smith OF Maryland. Smith
Of South Carolina, Stone Swanson.
Thompson. Tillman Vardaman, Walsh
Williams. democrats; Ia Toilette. re-
publican, and POindexter, progressive.
Nays - Borah. Bradley. Brady
Brandegee. BristOw, Catron. Clapp,
Clark Of Wyoming. Colt. Cummins.
Dillingham;, Fall. Gallinger. Jackson
Jones. Kecyon. Lippitt, Lodge. Nc
Cumber. mclean, Nelson. Norris.
oliver, Page. PenrOsc. Perkins. Root
sherman. Smoot, Stephenson. Ster-
ling, sutherland Warren, Weeks and
Works, republicans. and Ransdell and
Thornton, democrats. Total
Paired and not voting-Burton.
Crawford, Goff. Dupont. Townsend and
Smith OF Michigan. republicans; Bank
head. Bryan. Culberson. Lea. Thomas
and Reed, democrats Total-12.
Absent and not paired-Burleigh
and Gronna, republicans. Total.
NacanCy-Alabama, one.
The final struggle began at 4
o'clock when under a previous agree
ment arbitrary votes began on pending
amendments. During the closing
hours Of debate Sen. la Toilette had
been the center OF interest. proposing
final amendments on the cotton and
agriculture schedules and discussing
some features Of the bill which he
deemed favorable Ii was nearly $40
o'clock when the vice president put
the bill upon its passage. Sen Ash
urst first on the roll. shouted loudly.
yea. and the roll call proceeded de-
liberately until the clerk called La
Toilette. The Wisconsin senator
seated in the front row hesitated a
second. His head was bowed and rest
ing on his hand. He leaned forward a
triie and vigorously answered Aye
Applause Breaks Out.
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and senators on the dem
ocratIc side Joined in enthusiastic
handclapping. nearly every democrat
participating in the brief but Wig
Orous demonstration. When the name
OF Sen. POindexter. the only progress
siye senator. was reached and he CON
tributed his vote FOR the bill. the ap-
plause was renewed
Tuesday night Sen. La Toilette had