The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09

say whether Representative Mann. OF
Illinois, now the Republican leader.
or Representative Murdoch. OF Kan
sas, now the Progressive leader. was
the most scared"
Finally. amid cheers from the Dem
ocrats, Speaker Clark sustained the
point OF order.
How They Voted.
Republicans who voted for the bin
we're Cary and Stafford, of Wisconsin.
Democrats who opposed 1T were
Broussard, Dupre. Lazaro and Morgan,
of Louisiana. on account of tho sched-
ule reducing sugar 20 per cent and
sending II to the free list on the three
years, and g. b. Smith, OF New York.
ProEressives who voted for the bill
were Kelly and Ripley, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Nolan, OF California and Bryan
Of Washington. Kent. OF California
formerly Republican. but now an
| Independent Progressive, also voted for
the bill Progressive Leader Murdock
and thirteen of his Progres sive follow
ers voted with the minority. Repre-
sentative Copley, a Progressive, did
not vote, answering present TO his
| name.
| Tomorrow the tariff fight shifts
from the House, with its overwhelming
! Democratic majority, To the Senate.
whore the party's slim majority of six
already has been reduced. far as
! this bill is concerned. TO four Unless
Senators familiar with the progress Of
such Legislation are mistaken, there is
now little prospect OF final vote on
! the bill before August |.
The bilrs passage through tho Sen
| ate will be fought at every step by a
| Repuolica organization apparently
| ont ir..lN i,, n-A Il
entirely willing to spend unlimited
! time and energy in an effort to defeat
| It, Leaders OF the Democrats on the
| Senate Finance Committee. which Will
handle the bill. expressed the belief
| to night that Il would go through In
practically the same form as 1t passed
! the House, and that their small ma
jorlty VIII stand firm to the last
! subcommittee OF the Finance Com
mittee. which have been investigating
! tho schedules OF the bill for the last
! few weeks, plan 10 make few changes
| In several schedules. but wool and
sugar and other schedules which
! brought out the hard lighting in the
| House. are not to be touched. accord
! Ing 10 the present plan. The income
! tax and administration features also
| are to stand. Democratic leaders ac-
( knowledge that the two Senators from
! Louisiana will not accept the sugar
schedule. and that they might be will
| ing TO combine with others to defeat
! the whole bill.
Margin Very Narrow.
change Of two more Democratic
! votes would bring about the end the
LouisIanans desire. Although there
! have been reports about the Senate
that the Democrats intend TO allow
one more Senator to vote against
| sugar and another to vote against
n wool leaders az I'M 4.
tee to-day refused to confirm It, Re-
publicans VINO have canvassed those
Democrats who looked nj all doubtful,
agreed tonight that they had but
little hope Of success. The Republi-
cans are convinced that President Will
son will carry the day, and the party
platform will he followed and that
with the exception OF the two Sena-
tors from Louisiana they cannot count
upon single vote.
The Republican fight against the bill,
however, will be conducted in vigorous
style Senator Smoot will offer amend
ments to every schedule in the bill
These will be debated at length and a
record vote probabIs will be required
on each.
Senator La Toilette is credited with
an intention to enter into the fight in
dcpendently. 1t was expected he would
offer Il substitute bill. or at least sub
tonight, however, to define his posi-
ton on the Underwood BILL and said
he had not decided upon a course OF
action.
The bill will he laid before the Sen
ate tomorr,tw and will be referred 10
the Finance Committee. The first plan
of the Republicans was to. move that
the committee be instructed to hold
oral hearings and get record vote
on this question. This plan has been
abandoned and no attempt will be made
tomorrow to order hearings. The
) Finance Committee. by strictly party
, vote. already has turned down n pro-
posai to hold hearings. and Chairman
Simmons said tonight it would be
beaten again IL Republicans insisted
upon bringing 1t up in the Senate.
The Finance Committee has been
considering the bill ever since it's in
, PRODUCTION ~ the House Chairman
, Simmons had hoped to be able to re.
port it from the committee in two
weeks from Tomorrow but he now
thinks 1t cannot be reported under
3 three weeks. even If hearings are not
held. Opinion in the Finance Com
mittec is that at least five weeks will
be spent by the Senate in consideration
: Of the bill after IL is reported II
; conference the Senators do not expec,
much time TO be lost, and they hope
for final agreement not later thar