Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-10

vote in loud tones, that revealed hi.
satisfaction in the arrival of the DAY
he long had sought, exuberant demo
Gratis hoisted stuffed democratic don.
key over the heads of their colleagues
in the rear of the chamber.
A faint ripple of applause followed
the gavel fall on the first chapter j:
the history of President Wilson's ex.
ira session of congress.
Goes to Senate.
With the bill, after a months consid-
GRAFTON on its way to the senate, there
was a rush of Representatives for thea
homes. In the house adjournmen,
will be taken three days at a time un,
June 1. In the meantime, the senate
finance committee will study the BIZ
while the house will organize commit
tees, preparatory to the transaction
of business next month.
Republicans and progressives, led
respectively by Representative Mann
and Murdoch, protested to the last
against the bill, the lowest tariff bill
ever written, and proclaimed as the
democratic avalanche bowled them
over, the virtues of different tariff
commission plans.
Republicans who voted for the bill
were Cary and Stafford, of Wisconsin.
Democrats Who Opposed.
Democrats who opposed it were
Brousard, Dupree, Lazaro and Morgan,
of Louisiana, on account of the sched-
ule reducing sugar % per cent, and
sending it to the free list in three
years, and C. B. Smith, of New York.
Progressives who voted for the bill
were Kelly and Ripley, of Pennsyl-
yania; Nolan, of California and Bry-
an, of Washington Kent, of Califor-
mia, formerly republican, but now an
independent progressive, also voted
for the bill. Progressive Leader Muir
dock, and thirteen of his progressive
followers voted with the minority.
Representative Copley, progressive.
did not vote, answering present" 70
his name.
In the final consideration of the
measure Minority Leader Mann made
a lengthy speech on a point of order
by MIR. Underwood to rule out pro-
visions for a tariff board in the motion
by Representative Hayne, of New
York, to recommit the bill. Speaker
Clark sustained the point of order
Mann appealed from the chair. and q
roll call was taken on Mr.. Under
woods motion to table the appeal, the
democrats winning, 274 to 143.
Progressive Leader Murdoch also
moved to recommit with instructions
to provide for non-partisan tariff
but he failed to get g.
roll cal, and then the Payne motion
to recommit, minus the tariff board
provision, was lost, 1913 to 296. To-
morrow the tariff fights Sits down from
the house with its overwhelming dem.
ocratic majority, to the senate, where
the party's slim majority of six has
already been reduced as far as this bill
is concerned to four.
Unless senators familiar with the
progress OF SuCn Legislation are mis-
taken, there is now little prospect of a
final vote on the bill before August I.
The bills passage through the SEN
ate will be fought at every step by =
republican organization, apparently
entirely in accord on this subject and
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
that it would go through in practically
the same form as it passed the house