The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-17
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
GETS THROUGH SENATE WITH
SEVEN Vote kAJORITY
WITH PROGRESSIVES help

WITH PROGRESSIVES HELP
La Toilette and Poindexter Aid Dem
ocrats, Making the Vote A. For to
81 Against-Both Of the Louisiana
Senator'S, Though Supposedly DEM
ocrats, Vote Against the Bill.
The Democratic tariff revision bill
passed the Senate at SAB O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon amid burst OF
applause that swept down from the
crowded galleries and found its echo
On the crowded floor Of the senate.
It's passage was attended with sur
prises in the final moments Of the
voting when Senator La Toilette,
Republican, cast his vote with the
Democrats and was joined few mo-
ments later by Senator Poindexter,
Progressive.
Until the names Of Senators La
Toilette and Poindexter were called
no one knew definitely the stand they
would take and their votes we're re-
ceived with applause.
President Wilson Tuesday night
expressed great qualification over the
end of the long struggle in the SEN
ate. Senator Simmons, chairman Of
the finance committee, who piloted
the bill through the finance commit
tee, the Democratic caucus and the
senate, predicted its passage would
bring immediate stimulus to the COM
mercial life OF the country.
As it passed the senate the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
Of more than 4 per cent. from the
rates Of the original bill that passed
the house and nearly s per cent. from
the rates of existing laws. In many
important places the senate has
changed the bill that passed the
house and conference committee
Of the two houses will commence
work Wednesday or Thursday to ad-
Just differences. Leaders OF both
houses predict that the conference
Will consume less than two weeks
time.
The senate named its members Of
the conference committee as soon as
the bill passed. Vice President Mar
shall appointed Senators Sim
mons, Stone, Williams and John
son, Democrats, and Senators Pen
rose, Lodge, and La Toilette, Re
publicans. Senator Stone withdrew
from the committee and Senator
--Shively was appointed in his place.
The house conferers, it was reported,
will be Representatives Underwood.
Kitchin and Rainey, Democrats, and
Payne and Fordney, Republicans.
The final struggle began at 4
o'clock when under previous agree
ment votes began on the pending
amendments. During the closing
hours of DEBATE Senator La Toilette
had become the centre Of interest,
proposing final amendments on the
cotton and agricultural schedules and
discussing some features Of the bill
he deemed favorable It was nearly
$50 O'Clock when the vice-president
put the bill upon it's passage.
The roll call proceeded deliberately
until the clerk called 'sLa Toilette. I"
The Wisconsin senator, seated in the
front row, hesitated 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 senators on the Demo-
cratic side joined in hand clapping.
When the name Of Senator Poindex-
ter, the only Progressive senator,
was reached and he had contributed
his vote for the bill the applause was
renewed. Senator La Toilette Tues
day night had few words to say Of
his vote, after many Democratic SEN
tors had visited his desk and shook
his hand.
.sI realize what I did was a politi-
cal sacrifice but that something with
in me conpelle6 me to vote for the
bill. The tariff act Of 1909 was but
little short Of crime: the bill pass
ed TODAY is not q Democratic meas
ure but is protective measure. Give
the Democrats time and they will put
everything on a free trade basis. but
thev have not done it in this bill"
Senator Poindexter said Of his
vote: "I voted for the senate tariff
bill because it is as whole better
bill than the Payne-Aldrich law now
in force. Furthermore 1t contains an
income tax which we have been try
ing to get for twenty years"
When the vote had been announc-
ed Senator Gallinger Of New Hamp-
shire leader of the minority. congrat-
uIated Senator Simmons "for his
courteous. kindly and considerate
manner in the conduct Of the de-
bate. "The bill itself IS bad, che
said, "but it's management has been
in every way creditable to the major
ity and eminently fair to the minori-
ty.''
Just before the voting on amend
ments began Senator La Toilette
Welded a few minutes of his time to
Senator Thornton Of Louisiana. who
was about to desert his colleagues on
the roll call. "It is hard for me to
vote against this bill" said the Louis
lana senator. 'tIt is made party
measure by the party with which I