Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-09
UNDERWOOD BILL
FINALLY PASSED.
FINAL VOTE 2Sl 10 I30. FIVE
DEMOCRATS VOTING
AGAINST ~.
Scene WILL NOW Shift
Indications Are That Tnrin Revision
win Meet Rough Shedding
la the Scnntc.


WASuINGTON. May S.-Thc Unuer
wood mrin hil proclaimed by the
democratic party Hs the answer 10 lts
platform pledge 10 revise the tarin
downward, was passed by the house
late today The vote was 2Sl 10 139,
I've democrats voting against the bill
and two republicans voting for II.
-Four progresslyes supported the BIN
lard fourteen opposed It, while one ir-
dependent progressive Joined with the
majority
when Speaker Clark announced the
vote IN loud tones that revealed hia
sutisfacton in the arrival of the day
he long had sought, cNuberaEt demo-
Gratis holstcd n stuffed democratic dom
key over the heads of their colleagues
In the renr of the chamber a faint
ripple of applause followed and the
Enycl fell on the hrst chapter In the
history Of President Wilson's extra
session of congress.
with the Bill after months CON
sidornuon. on its way TO the senate,
thoro was "A rush Of representatives. for
their homes tonight In the house ad-
tournament viii be taken for three days
AT "A time, beginning next week, until
Juno J. In the meantime the senate
finance committee Will study the bin
while the house ways ana cans COM
mittee viii organize committees pre-
poratory 10 the transaction of business
next month.
Went Down Fighting.
Republicans and progressives, led
respectively by Representatives Mann
and Murdock. protested to the last
against the measure, the lowest tariff
bin ever written. and procaiming as
the democratic avalanche bowled them
over the virtues Of different tariff COM
mission plans.
Republicans who voted for the bill
were Cary and Stafford OF Wisconsin.
Democrats who opposed II were Brous-
sard. Dupre, Lazaro and Morgan OF
Louisiana. on account of the schedule
reducing sugar % per cent and send
ing It TO the free list in three years.
ana G. B Smith of New York. Pro-
gressves who voted for the bill were
Kelley and Rupley Of Pennsylvania,
Nolan Of California and Bryan Of
Washington. Kent of California. for
merly "A republican, but now an inde-
pendent progressive, also voted for the
bill Progressive leader Murdock and
thirteen of his progressive followers.
voted with the minority. Representa-
tive Copley, progressive. did not vote
answering present" to his name.
House Sustained Speaker.
In the final consideration of the
measure. Minority Leader Mann made
u lengthy speech on a point Of order
by Mr. Underwood to rule out proyis-
ion for tariff board In the motion of
Representative Payne Of New York
to re-commit the bill. Speaker Clark
sustained the point Of order, Mann APP
pealed from the chair, and a roll call
was taken on Mr. Underwood's mo-
tlon TO table the appeal the demo-
Gratis winning. 274 to l43. Progressive
Leader Murdock also moved to re-
commit with instructions to provide
for non partisan tariff commission
but he failed to get a roll call and then
the Payne motion 10 re-commit, minus
the tariff board provision, was lost
1923 to 296.
Tomorrow the tariff fight shifts from
the house with its overwhelming dem
ocratic majority. to the senate. where
the party's slim majority of six al
ready has been reduced as far as this
hil is concerned to four Unless sem
ators who are familiar with the pro-
gress Of such legislation are mistaken.
the IS now little prospect of final
vote on the bin before August I.
Hard Fight in senate.
The bills passage through the sem
ate viii be fought az every step by a
republican organization, apparently
entirely In accord on this subject and
entirely willing to spend unlimited
time and energy In an effort to defeat
il. Leaders of the democrats on the
senate finance committee, which will
handle the bill expressed the belief
tonight that II would go through in
practically the same form as it passed
the house. and that their small major
ity viii stand nrm to the last. Sub
committees of the finance committee.
which have been investigating the
schedules of the bin for the last few
weeks. plan to make "a few changes in
several schedules. wool and sugar and
other schedules which brought out the
hard fighting in the house are not to
be touched according to the present
plan. The income tax and administra-
tion features also are to stand. Demo-
cratic leaders acknowledge that tho
two senator's from Louisiana will not
accept the sugar schedule and that
they might be willing To combine with
others to defeat the whole bill
A change OF two more democratic
votes would bring about the end ot
/ the Louisianians desire. Although
/ there have been reports about tho sem
ate that the democrats intend 10 allow
one more senator to vote against sugar
and another to vote against wool, lead
ers Of the finance committee today re-
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