The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08

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by the democratic majority an
jou1n until tomorrow with the
When the valedictory speeches on
the bill had been delivered and the
crowded floor and galleries were pre-
pared for the final action, Republican
Leader Mann replied to Majority
Leader Underwood's opposition to a
roll call ON the republican amendment
proposing tariff commission by de-
claring he would demand the reading
of the enrolled BILL" 1t was impossi-
BILE for the enrolling clerk to complete
the enrolment of the bill before to-
morrow afternoon and amid the dis
satisfied mutterings of the members
who had waited through the evening
in the expectation of final vote, Rep
resentative Underwood moved that the
House adjourn until o'clock tomor-
row afternoon when the vote on the
bill will be taken.
In the closing hours of the session
the ways and means committee amend
ed the income tax section of the bill
so as to exempt from its provisions
the citizens of Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
When the echoes of approving cheers
had died away after the defeat of the
last republican amendment. while the
House was in the committee of the
IVY alA ID ,fatf Tat
nessee. chairman of the committee,
turned the gavel over to Speaker CLARK.
Majority Leader Underwood then placed
the bill before the House and moved
its passage. Debate on this motion was
being fastened as rapidly as possible
with prospect of roll call about mid
hight
Rousing Ovations
Prior to the vote on the last amend
ment Minority Leader Mann, Majority
Leader Underwood and Speaker Clark
We're given rousing ovations.
With an overwhelming democratic
majority on hand to send the bill on
its way to the Senate. the session to-
night was marked by an exuberant
spirit of triumph on the democratic
side of the center aisle. Every mem
Der who could possibly attend was In
his place to hear the conclusion of the
oehate on the bill and to cast his vote
Although several democrats had an
:ounced their intention of voting
against the bill, Majority Leader Under
wood and his lieutenants had plenty Of
votes on hand to insure it's passage and
the defeat of republican and progress
eiVe efforts to amend
As the end of the two weeks of no.
1itical spellbinding and weary efforts
to amend the bill that marked It's pro-
eress through the House drew to A
close the expectation of vote drew
great throngs to the galleries of the
House chamber Early in the evening
all Of the seats were filled and the
crowd had taken possession of the
gallery aisles. After the gallery doors
were closed the crowds continued to
come and soon scores were lined up
in the corridors trying in vain for a
eiimpse of the floor. The gowns and
millinery of fashionable women lent
color to the crowded galleries.
Down In the we'll of the House
Representative Underwood flanked hv
his aides, democratic members of TIE
ways and means committee led the
final movement of the two weeks bat
sle to pass his bill, dominating the ac-
lions of the democratic side and wear
lily watching the parliamentary evolu-
TONS OF the opposition A few feet
away was the leader of the republicans,
Representative Mann of Illinois with
u Is
and Fordney of Michigan. the repub.
lican tariff experts, who for two weeks
mad maintained an unceasing fire "
caustic criticisms and amendments kept
up their forlorn fight to change the
provisions of the bill.
Make Last of Skirmish
The last sllirmish on the details OF
the measure came on the administra
tive clause allowing a S per cent dis
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into the United States in Americas n
ships. Republicans attacked tl1is pro-
vision vigorously. declaring that it was
political buncombe," and that If IL
had any meaning 1t meant an advan-
tage to foreign vessels and foreign
shipping combines After an hour of
Vigorous debate an attempt to strike
out the provision was defeated by a
rolling chorus of democratic noes"
Amid chorus of cheers and thun-
terous applause from floor and gall
1erles the leaders on both sides closed
debate on the bill. Representative Mann
told the democrats that they must ac-
oept tariff commission now "or we
Will jam it down your throat in the
next Congress"
'Your bill has now been before the
country for two MONTHS he said, land
already has been universally condemned.
business Is more or less stagnated in
the fear that your rates will injure in
dustry. l hope that fear will disappear.
But you are trying to continue pros
perity by threatening prosperity. and if
you succeed you will have accomplished
the impossible. We turn over a prosper
GUS country where the people are happy,
where there is work for all to do. Take
1t and see whether you can do as well
as we have for the country will judge you
not by what you say here, but by the
future"
As the republicans applauded Repre-
sentative Payne of New York arose.
Il have heard mighty little criticism of
the present law" he said, there has
been some denunciation, not much, from
gentlemen who appear on this floor for
the first time and most of them for the
last time. All of them say they don't
like some of the provisions of this BILL
Shaking finger at the democratic side
of the chamber, Mr. Payne advanced
across the well of the house and shouted,