The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-11
SENATE PASSES
TARIFF MEASURE.
Approves Democratic Revision.
Bin by Vote Of "A to 81.
APPLAUSE GREE1s RESULT

Name Is Called, When the First
Cheering occurs-senator Poindex-
ter's Vote Causes a Similar Demon.
stration. - -
Washington, Sept. 10.-The Dem
ocratic tariff revision bill passed the
senate by a vote of A to 81 amid a
burst of applause that swept down
from crowded galleries and found its
echo on the crowded floor of the SEN
ate. .-,...z-. 'e. -f'+.
Its passage was attended with sur.
prises in the final moments of the
voting when Senator La Toilette, Re
publican, cast his vote with the
Democrats and was joined a few mo-
ments later by Senator Poindexter,
Progressive. -.
, The Democrats had counted
throughout the long tariff fight upon
losing the votes of Senators Ransdeli
and Thornton of Louisiana, Demo-
Gratis who voted against the bill be-
cause it would put sugar on the free
list. .,..s-
Until the names of Senators La
Toilette and Poindexter were called,
however, no one knew definitely the
stand they would take and their votes
were greeted with applause.
President Wilson expressed graft
fcation over the end of the long
struggle in the senate.
:. Senator Simmons, chairman of the
finance committee, who had piloted
the bill through the finance COM
mittee, the Democratic caucus and
the senate, predicted that it's pas
sage would bring immediate stimulus
to the business of the country.
Lower Than House Rates.
AS it passed the senate the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
Of more than per. cent from the
rates of the original bill that passed
the house and nearly 20 per cent
from the rates of the existing law.
In many important particulars the
senate has changed the bill that pass
ed the house, and conference COM
mittee of the two houses will begin
work Wednesday or Thursday to ad-
just these differences.
Leaders Of both houses predict that
the conference will consume less
than two weeks. - T.
The senate endeavored to hasten
the bill on it's passage to the White
House by naming its members of the
conference as soon as the bill passed.
Vice President Marshall appointed
Senators Simmons, Stone, Williams,
and Johnson, Democrats, and Sena-
tors Penrose, Lodge and La Toilette,
Republicans, as the senate conferees.
Senator Stone withdrew from the
committee and Senator Shively was
appointed in his place.
The house conferees, it was report
ed, will be Representatives Under
wood, Kitchen and Rainey, Democrats,
and Payne and Fordney, Republicans.
Senators Clapp and Nelson of Min.
nesota voted against the bill, Senator
Gronna of North Dakota was absent
and Senator Crawford of South Da-
kota did not vote.
Senators Cummins and Kenyon of
Iowa, Senator McCumber OF North
!, Dakota and Senator Stephenson OF
Wisconsin voted no..
Offers Final Amendments.
During the closing hours of debate
Senator La Toilette had been thescen-
ter of interest proposing final amend
ments to the cotton and wool SEIZED
ules and discussing some features of
the bill which he deemed favorable.
When the vice president put the
bill upon its passage Senator Ashurst,
first on the roll, shouted AYE" and
the roll call proceeded deliberately un-
til the clerk called La Toilette"
The Wisconsin senator, seated in
the front row, hesitated moment.
His head was bowed and resting on
his hand. He leaned forward trifie
and vigorously answered AYE"
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and senators on the Dem
ocratic side joined in the enthusiastic
hand clapping, nearly every Democrat
ON the floor participating in the brief
but vigorous demonstration.
When the namerof Senator Poindex.
ter, the only Progressive senator, was
reported and contributed his vote .for
the bill the. applause was renewed.
| when the vote had been announced
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
the leader of the minority, was rec
ognized and Congratulated Senator
Simmons for his. courteous, kindly
and eonsiderate manner in the con
duct of the debate.
He said he knew of no tariff fighl
characterized by such good feeling
throughout and attributed 1t to the
/ personality of Senator Simmons.
Senator Simmons expressed his ap
probation.
Il am greatly gratified that the bill
has passed. he said, and Iethinl
that it will not be long in conference
In my opinion there has been som,
stagnation of business in the countr,
pending the action of the senate Nov
i believe that there will be an imme
diate. stimulus to business and that ii
the end we will have better times Ii
this country.