Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-09
DEMOCRATIC DONKEY GREETS
THE TARIFF BILLS PASSAGE.
House Vote, PSI to l39=The Bill Will Now Go to the
Senate, Where More Reasonable and Businesske
Men Will Probably Cut Out Its Vicious Points
Final Vote Not Expected Before August |.

Washington, May S.-The Under
wood tariff bill. proclaimed by the
Democratic party as the answer to its
platform pledge to reduce the tariff
downward. was passed, late today, by
the House. The vote was 2Sf to 139,
five pernpcnats voting against the bill.
and tive Republicans. voting for it.
Four PIosregaiVes supported the meas
ure and Ia opposed it. While one In
dependent Progressive joined with TIN.
| majority ss8}s4 ss- $3.50
| When Speaker Clark announced the
vote ia loud tones. eXuberant Demo
Gratis hofsted a stuffed Democrat don
| key ever the heads Of their colleagues
in the rear OF the chamber. a faint
ripple of laughter followed and the
gavel fell on the first chapter in the
history of President Wilson's extra
session of Congress.
With the bill, after a months con-
sideration, on its way to the Senate,
there was a rush of representatives
for their homes, tonight In the
House, adjournment will be taken three
days at q time, beginning next week
until June /. IN the meantime the
Senate finance committee will study
the bill, while the House ways and
means committee will organize com
mttees preparatory to the transac-
ton of further business, next month.
Republicans and Progressiyes. led
respectively by Reps. Mann and Aaf=
deck, protested TO the last against the
measure, the worst tariff bill ever
written and proclaimed. as the Demo-
cratic avalanche bowled them over the
virtues of differing tariff commission
plans.
| Republicans who voted for the bill
were Carey and Stafford Of Wisconsin.
! Democrats who opposed it were Brous-
sard. Dupre, LaZaro and Morgan OF
| louisiana, on account of the schedule
Producing sugar % per cent. and send
| ing it to the free list in three years.
and c. E. Smith of New York. Pro-
| gressives who voted for the bill were
| Kelly and Ripley of Pennsylvania.
| Nolan of California and Bryan OF
| Washington. Kent of California, for
| merly a Republican, but now an IN
dependent Progressive, also voted for
tho bill. Progressive Leader Murdoch
and - of his Progressive followers
voted with the minority.
Rep Ceplev, a Progressive, did not
vote, answering Present to his name
In the final consideration of the
measure Minority Leader Mann made
. lencthy speech on a point of order
hy Mr.. Underwood to rule out provis-
ion fe. a Tariff Board in the motion
nv Rep. PAYNE of New York to re-
comnit the bill. Speaker Clark sus-
tanned the point of order. MIR. Mann
appealed from the decision OF the
chair and a roll call was taken on Mr..
| IrnderWoods motion to table the APP
neal. the Democrats winning, pa to
I 143. Progressive Leader Murdoch also
moved to recommt with instructions TO
nrovide for bipartisan Tariff Com
mission. but he failed to get a roll
call and then the Payne motion to re-
commit, minus the Tariff Board pro-
VISION, was lost, 123 to 296
The tariff fight will shift, tomorrow
from the House. with its overwheifn-
ing Democratic majority to the SEN
late. where the partys slim majority OF
six already has been reduced. as lai
DC this hill is concerned, to four. IN
Hess senators familiar with the prog
lress with such legislation are mlstak-
en- there is now little prospect oil
final vote on the bill before aug. T.
The bill's passage through the SEN
ate will be fought at every step ny
Republican organization apparently
entirely in accord on this. subject anu
entirely willing to spend uiiiiiia'eI
time and energy in an effort TO oelea'
lit. ,,e
leaders of the Democrats on III.
state finance committee which WIN
handle the bill expressed the peiei'
tonight that it would go through III
nra etically the same form as IL passeu
tho Honse and that the small major
;tv viii stand firm to the last. TUG
subcommittee of the finance coiiliii,i-
tee which have been investigating Tue
schedules of the Underwood Dill lof tie
last few weeks plan to make re"
CHANGES in several schedules but WOOL
GA snoar and other schedules, when
hro,,obt out the hard fighting in TIE
~, ara not to be touched, accord
49,. =, 1tha present plan The income
tau and administration features are
also 10 stand ,.a ..a.
Demoeratic leaders acknowledge that
1.-THE two senators from Louisiana VIZ
lnot accent the sugar schedule ana tnat
lthev might be willing to combine Win
lotbers to defeat the whole Dill.
change of two more Demoeratic
,otes would bring about the END OF
ltbe I.ouisianans' desire. Repuplcans,
who are interested in beating the Din
md have canvassed those Democrats
who looked at all doubtful, agreed. to-
might that they had but little nope oil
success. The Republicans are con-
WINGED that President Wilson viii car
nv the day and the party platform VIII
be followed and that with the exeep-
tion of the two senators from Louisi-
ana they cannot count upon single
lvote.
The Republican fight against the bill
however will be conducted in vigorous
style. Senator Smoot will offer amend