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by the Bill, Including Free Wool.
Free Sugar and Free Meats.
Washington, Sept 1O-The Under
wood Simmons tariff bill passed the
enate by vote OF "A to 81.
II went through carrying all the -fea-
lares for which President Wilson has
on,ended-free wool, free sugar, free
meats and greatly reduced duties on
Ill of the necessaries of life. The re-.
ult was a great personal victory for
Woodrow Wilson, and he was show
cred with messages OF congratulation.
The bill now goes to conference be-
tween the two houses and ten days
it is expected will see final action Onl
this important measure, which already
has dragged itself along for ayej
months.
The vote in the senate was big with
political possibilities.
Two Republicans, La Toilette, Of
Wisconsin, and Poindexter, of Wash
ington, voted for the Democratic bin.
Only two Democrats, Thornton and
nduSuOll, vi l<Ouioldlc, ldi0u " SteA0
by the caucus pledge. They voted
with most of the Republicans against
the measure.
Many Republicans contended that
by his action La Toilette had removed
himself from the Republican party
and had forfeited any chance he may
have had for nomination for the presis]
Noholxy nj what
Follette's plans were. Some Republic
cans believed his action meant that
he is preparing to lead an independ-
ent fight of his own, while others were
confident that he was getting ready t0]
jump into the Democratic fold. His
isolation was still further emphasized
by an obvious break between him and
Senator Cummins, one of the Repubii-
can progressives. The Democratic1
leaders obtained a larger majority f0fj
the bill than they had expected. This
was due not only to the votes Of La
Toilette and Poindexter, but to the abb
sence Of three Republicans. two OF
whom, Senator Burton, of Ohio, and
Senator Gronna, of North Dakota, REL
leased their Democratic pairs on the
final vote in order that they mighe1
have the satisfaction of recordine1
themselves in favor of the party
measure
So intense was the interest in the
proceedings below that when the vice.
president announced that the bill had
passed applause broke out on the
floor of the senate on the DemOcrAfiCi
side. and the occupants of the CALLER.
les plucking up courage at this ex-I
ample violated a time-honored rule
forbidding such demonstrations.
On the floor Senator John Sham
williams, of Mississippi: senator
Thomas. of Colorado. and other Nom.
hera Of the f3naneee committee aatxuif
m u ~ Seslf = ~
while some of the older senate
Bacon, OF Georgia, looked ouV IT.
more or less establishment. e:
Immediately after the announce;
ments that the bill had been passed,
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the,
Republican caucus and by virtue Of;
that Office nominally leader of the MI,
nority. arose, and in a brief but felici-;
tous speech expressed his apprecia-.
ton of the treatment that had been:
accorded to t.e>-minor.ty sidS sen,3
ator Simmop irman of ITO ~
committee.
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