Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
Passed by the House, 281 to 1879
Representatives Rush for
Their Homes.
STUFFED DONKEY DISPLAYED
Five Democrats and ID Progress.
sives Opposed Measure-Two
Republicans and Four
Progressives for It.

Washington, May S.-The Underwood
tariff bill, proclaimed by the Democratic
party as the answer to it's platform pledge
by the House late to-day. The vote was
PSI to 1879, five democrats voting against
the bill and two republicans votn-- for it,
while on Independent progressive joined
with the majority.
When Speaker Clark announced the
vote in loud tones that revealed his salts
tacton in the arrival of the day he long
had sought eXuberant democrats hoisted
a stuffed democratic donkey over tn.
heads Of their colleagues in the rear of
the chamber.
with the bill, after a months consd-
Grafton, on its way to the Senate. there
was rush Of representatives. for their
homes tonight. In the House adjourn
ment will be taken three days at a time
beginning next week until June l. In the
meantime the Senate finance committee
will study the bill while the House WAYS
and means committee will organize COM
mittees preparatory to the transaction Of
further business next month.
Republicans and progressiyes. led re-
spectvely by Representatives. Mann and
Murdoch, protested to the last against
the measure. the lowest tariff bill ever
written and proclaimlng the virtues Of
different tariff commission plans.
Republicans who voted for the hill
were Carey and Stafford of Wisconsin.
Democrats who opposed it were Brous-
sard. Dupre, Lazaro and Morgan of
Louisiana, on account of the schedule
reducing sugar % per cent. and sending
1t to the free. list in three years and
c. b. Smith IF New York. Progressives
who voted for the bill were Kelly and
Ripley of Pennsylvania. Nolan Of Cali
fornia and Bryan Of Washington. Kent
of California, formerly a republican but
how an Independent progressive, also
voted for the bill. Progressive Leader
Murdoch and l3 of his progressive fol-
lowers voted with the minority. Repre-
sentative Copley. a progressive. did not
vote answering present" to his name
FINAL APPEALS VOTED DOWN.
In the final consideration OF the meas
ure Minority Leader Mann made a
lengthy speech on a point of order by
Mr.. Underwood to rule out provision for
a tariff board in the motion by Repre-
sentative Payne of New YORK to recon-
nit the bill. Speaker Clark sustained the
point Of order. Mr. Mann appealed from
the decision of the chair and a roll call
was taken on Mr. Underworld motion
to table the appeal the democrats win
ming, pa to 143. Progressive Leader Muir
dock also moved to recommit with in
structions to provide for a non-partisan
tariff commission but h. failed to get a
roll call and then the Payne motion to
recommit minus the tariff board prpvi-
sion was lost, 123 TO 26
Tomorrow the tariff fight shifts from
the House to the Senate where the Dem
ocratic party's slim majority OF SIX al
ready has been reduced, as far as this
bill is concerned, to four. There is now
little prospect of final vote on the bill
before August l.
The bills passage through the Senate
will be fought at every step by a repuh-
lcan organization, apparently entirely III
accord on this subject and entirely Will
ing to spend unlimited time and energy
in an effort to defeat it. Leaders of the
democrats on the Senate finance COMMIT
tee expressed the belief tonight rhat
it would go through in practically the
same form as 1t passed the House. There
probably will be few changes in severa!