The Washington herald., 1913-09-10

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high-tariff members of his own party,
every seat in the Presidents gallery was
vacant yesterday. Secretary Tumulty
and a few friends occupied front seats in
the Senators gallery during the latter
part of the afternoon.
Chairman Oscar W. Underwood. of the
House Ways and Means Committee and
whose name the bill will carry. remained
in his rooms in the Hnuse Office Building
and was not present for the final vote.
Jones Opens Fight.
| 1t took thirty-five minutes to assemble
! quorum Of sleepy. tariff-wearied Sena-
! tors after the Senate met at o'clock
! yesterday morning. Senator Jones opened
the final battle b. demanding a vote on
| the Finance COmmitte amendment strik-
| ing out the House provision giving 3
per cent customs bonus on goods import
| ed in American bottoms. The Finance
Committee was sustained by vote OF Il
| TO L.
Senator Bristow followed with an
amendment to place a 10 per cent duty
on swine, sheep. cattle, and other dOmes-
tic animals carried on the free list in the
Senate bill. The amendment was voteu
down by y to - The McCumber amend
Cn wheat was voted down, . to -.
Senator Bristow brought a weary
smile when he accused the Democrats OF
invading the farmers home and legislat-
ing against his wife by placing eggs on
the free list.
lie did not ask a vote on his amend
ment placing a duty on eggs. His amend
ment taking the tax OF OF bananas was
voted down by thirty-eight to thirty
ha U1n n Hrrna
placing a duty of fifteen per cent on all
meats was voted down.
The CummiHS amendment removing the
duty from all articles against which no
competition eXistS-Senator Cummins an
nounccd it as an instrument for use
against mOnOpOlies-brought UP a heated
debate in which Senator Stone engaged
in some sharp rcpartee, and Senator
Cummins voiced his remarks against the
"subserviency" Of Congress and the
secret caucus" methods OF the Demo-
Gratis. The amendment finally was de-
feated by twenty TO fOr.y-three. but not
until Senator Cummins had read into
the debate phrases frorI President Will
sons writings cOndemning the secret
caucus and pleading for the substitution
OF popular rule for the rule of guard !
ians"
That must have been written before
guardian was appointed for Congress"
said Senator Cummins. |
Senator Lane said there was no way IN |
please Republicans, and told mystic |
story about the unsuccessful attempt of |
a retriever TO retrieve ducks.
You sent large number OF your |
crack retrievers into Maine. but they !
brought back no ducks interjected Sena-
tor Oliver.
La Toilette Offers Amendments
In the closing hours OF the debate Sena-
tor La Toilette of Wisconsin obtained
the floor and offered many amendments
10 the bill, all of which were defeated.
he announced that he stood for a system
OF protective tariff based upon the diff
ference in cost Of production at home and
abroad. He denounced those Senators, |
who, while advocating a similar system,
were found voting in favor of duty sew
eral times higher than the difference in
he cost of production.
Senator La Toilette assailed the amend
nent offered by Senator Cummins earlier
n the day which would place on the
.ree list all articles which are controlled
~ monOpolies- He said that such a law
seriously injured the employees who made
hess articles.
What you should do is to put the
,ficers of these Wonopolies in Jail" :
L have |
n antitrust Jaw, but it never has been =
enforced. What do you suppose would :
appen il any President of the United :
tates during the last fifteen or twenty !
ears had summoned all the district at !
orneys to Washington and had told them |
here were many monopolies throughout G
he land and had told them to put them
ut of business. There would not have
cen a trust in this country at the END
n IL hNH
cen some men in Jail who ought to be
here" q
Senator Stone Of Missouri, a member
the Finance COMMITTEE, and one of the /
suppor rs of the bill through +
ut, brought the only laugh which re- b
eyed the tension during the final roll
ali. When his name was reached he .
rawled out no. which he hastily :,
DIRECTED with the explanation that he I
ad been voting mo- on amendments 3
Dr. so many hours that it had gotten
} be a habit
Senator Newlands kicked UP a little !,
Scitement by failing to answer to his s
anne until two other Senators had voted l:
hen he announced that he had been
aired in favor of all committee amend fo
ents, but desired to be recorded on n n
le final vote. u
Galleries for BiII. B
There was an attempt at a demon W
ration when Senator Ransdell voted eV
ith the Republicans, but it died almost Il
fore It commenced. The galleries were /:
.ry plainly friends Of the administra- ~
On bill. -
The announcement of the final vote W;
as received without demonstration on Il
e floor or in the galleries, the roll call %
wing indicated the success Of the meas IN
e long before the last name was called NJ
Senator Gallinger. Republican leader, ID
lied the occasion to compliment Chair
an Simmons upon the excellent manner all
which he had managed the bill De- lol
airing his opposition to the measure m
cause he believed it to be bad, Mr.. r,