Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-08

ON TARIFF BILL
FORTY-SENEN DEMOCRATS GIVE
THEIR WORD TO SUPPORT
PARTY MEASURE.
Two REFUSE A promise
But the Party VIII Have Majority
OF One without the Vote Of tho
Vice President,

ASiil.Nb L ON, duly - VI ~
seven democratic senators stood up in
the party caucus one by one late to-
day and declared their Intention to
vote for the Underwood Simmons tar
lm revision bill as finally approved by
the caucus a few minutes previously.
Two senator's, Ransdell and Thornton
of Louisiana, state1 they would not
make such promises because of the
proposal to place sugar on the free
list in 1916. Senators Hitchcock OF
Nebraska and Culberson of Tennessee
were absent but both are known 10
be in favor of the ! i'll. This gives the
democrats 40 votes for the bill or a
slender majority fone, with then
vote of the vice president to fan pack
on in an emergency.
An absolute binding resolution was
not adopted, the poll by individuals
being substituted and that poll was
put only on the ground of personal
promise and was not made binding
CAN II Party Measure.
A resolution was adopted, however.
declaring the Underwood Simmons
bin party measure and urging It's
undivided support without amend,
ment. unless such amendment shoulu
be submitted by the committee Sen
ator Newlands of Nevada, cast the
only vote against this resolution, but
Senators Shafroth OF COLORADO anu
Randell and Thornton did not vote.
The resolution was as follows
"Resolved. That the tariff bill agreed
TO by this conference. in its amended
form is declared to be party meas
ure and we urge its undivided sup
mort as a duty by democratic senators
without amendment. Provided. how
veer. that thhe conference or hnance
committee may, after reference or
otherwise. propose amendments TO the
bill"
senator Kern, chairman OF the eau
Gus. Chairman simmons Of the finance
committee, who have fought nara TOT
the measure, and other administrator
leaders. expressed entire satisfaction
over the outcome, and declared their
confidence that enough votes were
personally pledged to assure then pas
sage Of the measure with free wool
and fire sugar included.
Binding Was Distasteful
II became at once apparent when
the caucus convened that resolution
which would bind members absolutely
distasteful to many senators. The
resolution. therefore was modified and
pres, nted in the form Of party dec
iaration. Before this will be put to
,,ote the motion was made that senat-
ors he asked fatty as to their inten-
tions regadring the measure ana tnls
was agreed to. The roll was then call
ed.
on this roll call the Louisiana SEN
ators stated that II was not their IN
tention to support the bill without
amendment. Senator Newlands salo
he had definitely made up his nina
as to certain amendments he might
urge. but in the end ii was his inten-
tion to stand by the party measure
Senator Shafroth explained that ne
did not want to be bound TO support
the bill, but that 1t was his present
intention to vote for II. All the other
members present. as. voted Ave on
the rollcal. These senator's Hltch-
cack and Culberson. absent, but ac-
counted for, constitute theh democrat
lc membership of the senate.
Leaders Are Satisfied.
"We are satisfied with this show
ing" said Senator Simmons tonight,
"The democrats are on record In sup
mort of the bill. Forty-seven OF them
answered ave when their names were
called on the motion to support the
hin and two others declared II their
present Intention to support II ana
said that they did not know OF any
thing that would cause them to vote
AGAINST the party. No more could DC
expected. | am going over then ilnal
rrintcd draft work for corrections and
shall report 1t to the senate some time
this week. Thursday, II possible. |
shall call a meeting of the full finance
COMMITTEES on wednesday I'm all prob
obilitv At any rate the measure Will
he ready for general debate next
week.
Senator Newlands In a statement,
explaining his position, gave evidence
o fhis intention to stand by the party
Precipitate action he thought, Is IKE
ly to make us dependent on foreign
countries and ultimately raise the
price of both sugar and wool
Before final action on the Dill the
caucus gave concessions to time SEN
ators from wool growing states by
adopting an amendment making ef-
fectjve the provision for free wool on
December /. 1913. and the rates on
manufactures of wool January i, l9l4.
Earlier nthe day the finance commit
tee had voted to recommend the dates
as october and December l. respec-
tively. but the caucus voted FOR the
further delay.
This action completed the lewiston
of the Underwood bill. which has oc-
cupied the finance committee majority
and the caucus since May I.