The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-04
EIY Associated PRESS.

Washington Oct 3.-President Will
son signed the Underwood-Simmon
tariff bin at 9:09 o'clock tonight. Sim
uitaneously kilograms were sent to
collectors Of customs throughout the
country by the treasury department
putting into actual operation the first
Democratic tariff revision since 1894.
The president signed the tariff bill
with two gold gems and presented one
to Representative Underwood and the
other to Senator Simmons. A happy
group OF legislators, members of the
cabinet and friends surrounded his
desk and the president delivered an
exfemporaneous speech. He declared
the journey OF legislative accomplish
ment had only partly been completed.
and that q great service had been
performed for the rank and file of the
people. but second step in the eman-
cfpation OF business was currency re-
FORM He earnestly urged his coll
leagues to go the rest of the jour
ney" with a fresh impulse. He said,
There is no use taking away the
conditions of monopoly IL the power
to create monopoly remains. We are
now about to take the second step.
and hnsl step In setting free the busi-
ness of this country"
Inc HOUSE, d&T60Q 10 the IdTlH Dill
conference report at 1:22 today, con-
stituting the hnal action of that body
on the tariff bill. Speaker Clark over !
ruled alI points OF order made by mem |
bers who contended that further act |
Ion by the house was not necessary.
Speaker Clark Immediately after |
ward signed the bill, affixing his sig |
nature at 1:25 o'clock. Cheers and |
applause greeted the final action of |
the house
Vice President Marshall signed the
bib at 1884.
With the signing of the bill by the |
Vice president, it was ready for trans |
mission to the White House where |
President Wilson signed it tonight.
The tariff bill bearing the signatures |
of Speaker Clark and Vice President |
Marshall, the first Democratic tariff |
measure since 1894. reached the White |
House at $3.50 o'clock, but the presi- |
dent adhered to his plan not to sign |
the measure until o'clock tonight |!
the hour fixed for the gathering of ad-
ministratlon leaders to witness the /
ceremony.
PARLiAMENTARIANS DISAGREE.
Parliamentary leaders of the house |
divided over the course to be pursued |
with the tariff bill as soon as the |
conference report was received from /
the senate at noon. Representative /
Underwood moved that the house re-
cede from the Snith-Lever cotton
tax amendment since the SEN
ate had voluntarily given UP the
Clarke amendment on the same sub
ject
Representative Kinds. Republican,
and former parliamentary clerk. and
Shirley and Fitzger-
aid declared the house had nothing to
act upon and should not set a prece-
dent that might prove troublesome.
Crisp of Georgia, also
a former parliamentary clerk of the
house. upheld the position taken by
Underwood as did the
of the Democrats. Represen-
la attves Underwood and Crisp insisted
that the Smith-Lever amendment stiT1
remained to be acted on while Repre-
sentatives Hinds. Sherley and Fitzger-
AID held that by receding from the
Clarke amendment the senate had
carried the whole matter out of the
.ariff bill.
Speaker Clark held on the point OF
,rder raised by the house that unless
he house receded from the compro-
Mise Smith-Lever amendment as the
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