Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
Revision Measure is Adopt ed by the Senate Late in Afternoon While Burst of Applause Sweeps Down. from Galleries
LAST HOUR FULL
 OF SURPRISES
Known All Along That Two Senators from Louisiana Would Oppose Measure Because of Its Placing Sugar on Free List
ASSOCIATED PRESS DTsPATcH1


 WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The democratic tariff revision bill passed the senate at 5:43 o'clock this after noon amid a burst of applause that swept down from the crowded galler- ies and found it's echo on the crowded floor of the senate The passage was attended with surprises in the final moments of voting when La Toilette, republican. cast his vote with the democrats and was joined a few minutes later by Senator Poin- dexter. progressive
 The democrats had counted throughout the long tariff fight on losing the votes of Senators Rans- dell and Thornton of Louisiana, democrats, who voted against the bill today because it would put sugar on the free list
 Until the names of La Toilette and POindexter were actually called. however. no one knew definitely the stand they would take and their votes were greeted with enthusi- astic applause The president ex- pressed tonight great qualification at the end of the long struggle in the senate. Simmons. chairman of the finance committee. who pilOted the bill through the committee, the democratic caucus and the senate. predicted it's passage would bring an Immediate stimulus to the business of the country.
 As passed by the senate, the tar fir bill represents an average reduc- ton Of more than four per cent from the rates of the original bill passed by the house and nearly twenty af hn existing laws In many important particulars, the senate changes the bill passed by the house. The con- ference committee of the two houses will begin work on Wednesday or Thursday to adjust these differences. Leaders of both houses predict the conference will consume less than two weeks. The senate endeavored today to hasten the bills progress on to the White House by naming members of the conference com mittee, as soon as the bill was pass ed Vice President Marshall appoint ed Senators Simmons, Stone, Will Hams and Johnson, democrats and Senators Penrose, Lodge and La Toilette. republicans, as the senate conferee. Stone withdrew from the committee and Shively was ap-
  conferees, it was reported today, will be Representatives Underwood, Hitch in and Rainey. democrats, and Payne and Fordney, republicans
 Each house will have an equal vote on the conference committed even though each does not name the same number of conferees.
 The final struggle began at o'clock when under previous agree ment, arbitrary votes began on the pending amendments. In the closing hours of the debate. La Toilette had been the center of interest. pro- posing the final amendments to the cotton agricultural schedules and discussing the features of the bill, which he deemed favorable.
 It was nearly 5:3O o'clock when the vice president put the bill up for passage Ashurst, the first on the roll' shouted loudly Aye" and the roll call proceeded deliberately until the clerk called La Toilette" The Wis consin senator was seated in the front row and hesitated a moment His head was bowed and resting on his hand He leaned forward trifle and vigorously answered Aye.
 Instantly applause broke from the galleries and the senators on the deuocratic side joined in the en- thusiastic hand clapping, nearly every democrat on the floor partici- pating in the brief. but vigorous de- monstration. When the name of Poindexter. the only progressive sen- ator was reached. he contributed his vote for the bill and the applause was renewed.