The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-09
FINAL VOTE MAY BE
DELAYED TO AUGUST
Progress Of tie Bill Will Be
Fought at Every Step in
the Upper House, Though
Republicans Have Little
Hope Of Influencing More
Than the Two Democratic
Senator's From Louisiana

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! wood tariff bill. proclaimed by the
democratic party as the answer to Its
platform pledge to reduce the tariff
downward. was passed by the house
| late today. The vote was Isl to 1s9.
Ave democrats voting against the bill
and two republicans voting for it.
Four progressives supported the
measure and II. opposed 1t, while one
Independent progressivesjoIned with the
majority.
vote in loud tones that revealed his
satisfaction exuberant democrats here
started stuffed democratic donkey
over the heads OF their colleagues in
! the rear OF the chamber. A faint rip
pie OF applause followed and the g:ve1
fell on the first chapaer in the history
of President wilson's extra session Of
congress.
With the bill on its way to the SEN
ate. there was rush OF representa-
tives to their homes tonight. In the
house Adjournment rial 81 taken three
days at time, bexfaniss next week,
until june J.
Republicans and progressives. led re-
spectively by Representatives. Mann
and Murdock. protested to tho last
against the measure. the lowest tariff
bill ever written, and procIaiming. as
the democratic avalanche bow1ed them
over. the virtues OF differing tariff COM
| mission plans.
REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR BILL
The republicans who voted for the
bill were Gary and Stafford of Wis
consin. Democrats who opposed 1t
were Broussard. Dupre Lazare and
Morgan of Louisiana and c. B. Smith
Of New York Progressives who voted
for the bill were Kelly and Rupley Of
Pennsylvania. Nolan of California and
Bryan of Washington. Kent Of Cali
fornia. formerly republican. but now
an independent progressive. also voted
for the bill. Progressive Leader Muir
dock and 1s OF his progressive fol-
lowers voted with the minority IN the
final consideration of the measure.
Minority Leader Mann made a
lengthy speech on q point of order by
Mr. Underwood to rule out a provision
Representative Payne OF New York to
recommit the bill. Speaker Clark sus-
tained the point OF order. Mr.. Mann
appealed from the decision of the chair,
and rollcalI was taken on Mr.. I'm
derwood's motion to table the appeal,
the democrats winning. 274 to 49,
Progressive Leader Mnrdock also
moyed to recomnlit with instructions
to provide for nonpartisan tariff COM
mission, but he failed to get rollcall.
and then the Payne motion to recon-
NIT. minus the tariff board provision,
was lost.
SHIFTS TO THE SENATE
Tomorrow the tariff tight shifts from
the house with its overwhelming dem
ocratic majority, to the senate. where
the partys slim majority of six al
ready has been reduced, as far as this
bill Is concerned, to four. Unless SEN
ators familiar with the progress of
SucQ lSSlSidllOu dIe MlSldheQs lncF6
is now little prospect of a final vote
on the bill before August l.
The bills passage through the SEN
ate will be fought at every step by
republican organization. Leaders of
the democrats on the senate finance
committee which VIII handle the bill.
expressed the belief tonight that 1t
would go through in practically the
same form as It passed the house and
that their small majority will stand
firm to the last.
Democratic leaders acknowledge
that the two senator's from Louisiana
will not accept the sugar schedule and
that they might be willing to COM
bine with others to defeat the whole
bill
REPUBLICANS HAVE LITTLE HOPE
Although there have been reports
about the senate that the democrats
intend to allow one more senator to
vote against sugar and another to
vote against wool. leaders Of the
finance committee today refused to
confirm IT. Republicans who are In
terested in beating the bill and who
have canvassed those democrats who
looked at all doubtful agreed tonight
that they had but little hope OF s,tc-