Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
Administration Measure
of Democrats Passes the
House by Majority Of l42
Votes; Few OBJECTIONS.
FIVE DEMOCRATS
FAIL TO SUPPORT 1T
Two Regulars, -Four Pro-
gressives and One Inde-
pendent Progressive Vote
for the Bill.

Washington, May 9-The democratic
tariff bill which passed yesterday In
the house with majority OF l42
votes went over to the senate today
to be referred to the finance commit
tee.
Finance subcommittee have had
the bill under consideration informal'
" and they are about ready to report
to the full committee on the various
schedules and administrative features
Few changes will be recommended by
the subcommittee, though protests
against many rates have been filed
Senator Simmons, chairman of the en-
tire finance committee will call meet
Ing at once to consider the briefs OF
manufacturers and other interest be.
fore the bill is presented to the senate
which probably will be about June l.
No public hearings on the bill are to
be granted though the republicans
plan to insist on them after the bill
has been reported.
The Vote on Bill.
The vote on the bill In the house
was 2S1 to 139, five democrats voting
against the bill and two republicans
voting for 1t. Four progressives SUD
ported the measure and fourteen op.
,.p posed It, while one independent pro.
xressive Joined with the majority.
Republicans and progressives, led re.
spectively by Representatives Mann
/ and Murdock, protested to the last
against the measure, the lowest tarih
bill ever written, and proclatming, as
the democratic avalanche bowled them
lover, the virtues of differing tariff COM
mission plans.
Murdoch With Minority.
Republicans who voted for the bill
were Cary and Stafford Of Wisconsin.
Democrats who opposed it were Brous-
sard, Dupre, Lazaro and Morgan OF
/ Louisiana and G. B. Smith OF New
York. Progressives who voted for the
bill were Kelley and Ripley Of Penn
I; sylvania, Nolan of California and
Bryan of Washington. Kent of Call
fornia, formerly a republican but now
an independent progressive, also voted
for the bill Progressive Leader Muir
dock and thirteen of his progressive
followers voted with the minority.
Take Up Contempt Case Early.
The house met an hour earlier than
usual today to take up and act upon
the case Of Charles C. Glover, the mil
lionaire bank president whom special
house committee found guilty Of con-
tempt for assault upon Representative We
Sims Of Tennessee in Farragut Square
on April 49, The incident was the
sequel Of criticism made by Mr.. Sims
upon Mr.. Glover in connection with
real estate transactions in Washing
ton.
A special committee Of the house
recommended that the speaker issue a
warrant for Mr.. Glover's arrest to an
swer the contempt charges. Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood announced
that the matter would be discussed
and disposed Of at today's session
To Discuss Currency.
Details of the currency program for
the house and senate will be discussed
at a conference of congressional lead
ers with President Wilson tonight or
tomorrow. Considerable opposition
has developed, particularly In the SEN
ate, to the proposal to hurry currency
legislation at the extra session and the
leaders will endeavor to ascertain just
how far the president desires to go and
how far his wishes can be met in the
present legislative situation. Up to
L0lS JlIQ0 f0pTSS0uldIlfS OuucI WOOu,
+. the house leader, has been of the opin-
ion that while the currency question
might be taken up at the present ses-
sion, no attempt should be made to put
through the complete bill until the new
tariff has gone into effect. A. similar
opinion obtains in the senate.
Representatives Underwood, Palmer
and Glass and Senator Owen are ex-
pected to take up the question with
the president If general currency leg
islation is attempted, it is probable
that an effort will be made in the
house to bring up the so-called money
trust" bills for the regulation of stock
exchanges, clearing houses and ma
tional banks which resulted from the
Pujo investigation in the last congress.
Members of the house also expect at.
ter the currency bill has been disposed
OF, a revision of the national banking
laws will be taken up.
1ritons Visit Speaker Clark.
Col. Sir VIM. Dunn, lord mayor-elect
Of London, and Sir VIM. Treloar, form
er mayor Of London, were guests Of
Speaker Clark today and viewed the
proceedings Of the house from the
speakers gallery. Later they were re-