Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-10
TARIFF BILL IN
CONFERENCE
TOMORROW
The COMMITTEES FROM The TWO
BRANCHES OF CONGRESS WILL
CONFER ON AMENDED BILL TO-
MORROW WILL COMPLETE WORK
INSIDE OF TWO WEEKS.
AVERAGES % PER CENT
BELOW PRESENT LAW

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1O.-The
Democratic tariff revision bill as ii
passed the senate last night, changed
in many particulars from the form In
which it left the house over four
months ago, went back to that body
today and tomorrow will find its way
into joint conference committee
where the finishing touches will be
given to it.
The senate stole a march on the
house, when Immediately after pass
ing the bill, it decided to ''insist on its
amendments" and ask for confer
ence. Under this procedure, when the
bill went to the house today there
was nothing for the house to do but
to accept the amendments or meet the
request of the senate for the appoint
ment of house committee. The
move of the senate leaders, while for
NAL in character saved days time
in getting the bill into the joint con-
ference committee.
AS it 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 20 per cent from
the rates of existing law. In many
important particulars the senate has
changed the bill that passed the
house; and conference committee OF
the two houses will b. n work
Thursday to adjust these dit1."ences.
Leaders of both houses predict that
the conference will consume less than
two weeks time. M
The senate endeavored to hasten .he
bill on it's progress to the White House
by naming it's members of the confer
ence as soon as the bill passed. Vice
President Marshall appointed Senators
Simmons, Stone, Williams and John
son, Democrats. and Senators Penrose,
Lodge and I4a!'ollette, Republicans, as
the senate conferees Senator Stone
withdrew from the committee and Sem
ator Shiveley was appointed in his
place. The house conferees, it was
reported tonight, will be Representa-
tives Underwood, Kitchin and Rainey,
Democrats, and Payne and Fordnew,
Republicans.
Each house will have an equal vote
in the conference committee even
though each does not name the same
number of conferees.
1t wis nearly $50 o'clock when the
vice president put the bill upon it's
passage Senator Ashurst first on
the roll, shouted loudly aye and the
roll call proceeded deliberately until
the clerk called "LaFollette." The
Wisconsin senator seated in the front
row, hesitated a moment. His head
was bowed and resting on his hand.
He leaned forward a trif1e and vigor-
ously answered, aye
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and senators on the Dem
ocratic side joined in enthusiastic
hand-clapping, nearly every Democrat
on the floor participating in the brief
but vigorous demonstration. When
the name of Senator Poindexter, the !
only Progressive senator, was reached i
u0 COlllll NOIS Aoi lily
bill the applause was renewed
After the vote Senator La Toilette
said:
81 realize what did was political
sacrifice, but that within me com.
relled me to vote for the bill.
"The tariff bill of 1909, was but little
short of crime; the bill passed today
is not Democratic measure but it is
a Progressive measure. Every change
made by the finance committee was
made by way of adjustment to a pro-
tective basis, except such as free wool
and free sugar, which were determined
upon outside.
"They treated the agricultural
schedule, regret to say, on a free
trade basis, and would have re-
tained more duty on cutlery and some
other articles on which there is no
data. in order to be sure not to ruin
American production. Give the Dem
acrats time and they will put every
thing on a free trade basis, but they
have not done it in this bill"
Senator Poindexter said of his vote:
81 voted for the senate tariff bill
because it is as a whole better bill
than the Payne-Aldrich law now in !,
force. Furthermore. it contains an
income tax which we have been try
ing to get for twenty years. r
Some of its rates are too high, {
anr some too low-but it's :, ,aneral av- t
crage on manufacturers is high d
enough. Its classification is far from t
scientific. but not more so than the ex- t
isting law.
When the vote had been announced le
Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, "
leader of the minority, was recognized v
and congratulated Senator Simmons
for courteous, kindly and considerate
in the conduct of the debate.
He said he knew Of no tariff fight
by such good feeling f
throughout and attributed It to the s
of Senator Simmons. t
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