The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-05-10
TARIFF PASSAGE IS
BLOCKED FOR Time
REPUBLICAN, Am END MENT
FORCES ADJOURNMENT
UNTIL TODAY.
FINAL VOTE LATE TODAY
Closing of Debate Met by Applause
From Floor and Galleries
Speaker Clark
Talks.

WASHINGTON, May S.-AlCCr ALI Oh
The fireworks preparatory to the pas
s4se Ct the Underwood bill in the
house had been set OIL, a Republican
Parliamentary maneuver blocked pro-
l.eas by Tie Democratic majority
\, eduesuay.
vaIedictories Spoken.
When the yaleulctory speeches on
the, blll had been delivered and crowd
Ell floor and galleries were prepared
for the final action, Republican Lead
er Mann replied to Majority Leader
Onderwood's opposition to a roll call
on the Republican amendment propos-
ing tarin commission, by declaring
he would demand the reading OF the
enrolled BILL It. was impossible for
the enrolling clerk to complete the ell
lollment OF the bill before late today.
and amid the dissatisfied mutterlngs
4 OF the members vino had waited
through the evening in the expecta.
ton of a final vote, Representative I'm.
derwood moved that the house ad.
journ until this afternoon.
In the closing hours OF the session
lAC ways dnN ufoAo SOAluA4SIC6
amended the income tax section OF the
bill 50 as to exempt from its provisions
the citizens OF Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
Amid chorus of cheers and thun
derous applause from floor and CALLER
les the leaders on both sides closed
the debate on the bill.
pnnrocontotivo konr fold bo norn
ocrats that they must accept tariff
commission now 'or we will jam it
down your throat in the next con.
gress."
"Your bill has now been before the
country for two months" he said
r.And already has been universally
condemned. Business is more or less
stagnated in the fear that your rates
will injure industry. l hope that fear
will disappear. But you are trying
to continue prosperity by threaten.
ing prosperity and if you succeed you
will have accomplished the impossible.
We turn over to you prosperous
country where the people are happy,
where there is work for all to do
Take it and see whether you can dc
as we'll as we have, for the country
will judge you not by what you say
here, but by the future"
There was roar of applause from
the Democratic side as Speaker Clarl
strobe down the center aisle to speak
Democrats and Republicans alike
arose out of respect to the speaker
and stood until the applause subsidized
in the language of the old hymn,
said the speaker, this is the way
long have sought
He got no further. Applause tha
swept the floor and galleries left hin
silent in the midst of pandemonium
After some time the noise subsidized
and he continued:
"A few of us have been fighting fol
90 years to accomplish what we arr
going to do in a few minutes. W.
have faced a majority of 1874 on tn,
a majority of 1871
The speaker congratulated Repre-
sentative Underwood and the Demo
Gratis of the ways and means commit
tee, for their work in the preparation
Of the bill and congratulated boil
sides of the house for the courteous
kindness and good feeling" that mark
ed this consideration.
ut seems our manners as we'll a
our politics are improving in thi
house." he said. mo tariff bill wa
ever SO thoroughly considered in tn
house. This bill is the concensus o
the opinions of 21s men in the house
~ in the senate and one man in. tn
White House. We've got a bill o.
which we can go to the country an
the country will rise up and call u
blessed"