Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-09
Measure Embodying Lowest Schedules Ever Written
 is Adopted by Vote of PSI to 139
CONNEeIlCVT's DELEGATION SOLID FOR BILL
Four Democrats From Louisiana and One From New York Vote in Negative Stuffed Donkey Figures in Demon stration Following the Vote-Bll to be Stubbornly Fought Senate But There Little Hope of Defeating

Washington, May S.-The Underwood tariff bill. proclaimed by the demo cratic party as the answer to it's plat form pledge to reduce the tariff down. ward. was passed by the house late to- day. The vote was PSI to 139, five Democrats voting against the bill, and two republicans voting for it. Four progressiVes supported the measure and l. opposed it, while one independ- ent progressive joined with the major ity.
 Stuffed Donkey Hoisted.
 When Speaker Clark announced the vote in loud tones that revealed his satisfaction in the arrival of the day he long had sought, exuberant democrats hoisted a stuffed democratic donkey over the heads of their colleagues in The rear of the chamber, a faint ripple Of applause. and the gavel fell on the first chapter in the history of Presi- dent Wilson's extra session of con- Senate Now to Study Bill.
 With the bill after a months consid- eration on tsAway to the senate, there was a rush of representatives for their homes tonight. Tn the house adjourn nent will be taken three days at a time beginning next week until June 1. Tn the meantime the senate finance committee will study the bill while the house ways and means committee will organize committees preparatory to the transaction of luther business next month.
 Republicans and progressives, led re- spectively by Representative Mann and Murdock. protested to the last against the measure. the lowest tariff bill ever written, and proclaimed, as the democrat tic avalanche bowled them over the virtues of differing tariff com mission plans.
 Louisiana Democrats Vote Nay
 Republicans who voted for the bill were Cary and Stafford of Wisconsin. Democrats who opposed it were Brous sard Dupre. Lazaro and Morgan of Louisiana on account of the schedule reducing sugar 25 per cent. and send ing it tc the free list in three years, and C E. Smith of New York. Pro- sc-eSsives who voted for the bill were Kelly and Rupiey of Pennsylvania No Ian of California, and Bryan of Wash ington. Kent of California, formerly republican. but now an independent progressive. also voted for the bill. Progressive Leader MurdoclS and 13 of his progressive followers voted with the minority Representative Copley. a progressive. did not vote, answering present to his name.
 Motion 10 Reconnn1it Defeated.
 Tn the final consideration of the measure Minority Leader Mann made lengthy speech on a point of order by Mir Underwood to rule out provision for a tariff board in the motion by Representative Payne of New York to recomuit the bill Speaker Clark sus- tained the point of order. MT. Mann appealed from the decision of the chair and a roll call was taken on MT. Un- dersgcod-s motion to table the appeal, the democrats winning 274 to 143 Proeressive Leader MurdOck also nov ed to recommft. with instructions to provide for a partisan comInis- sion but he failed to get roll call, and then the Payne motion to recom- init. minus the tariff board provision, was lost 123 to 2s6.
 No Final Vote in Senate Before Aug. 1.
 Tomorrow the tariff fight shifts from the house. with it's overwhelming dem ocraric majority, to the senate. where the party g slim majority of six already has been reduced, as far as this bill is concerned. to four. Unless senators ia miliar with the progress of such leg fsiatio1 are mistaken. there is now lit rIe prospect of a final vote on the bill before August l.
 The biii's passage through the sen