The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-10
Two REPUBLICANS VOTE
With The MAJORITY
la Toilette and Poindexter Join Demo-
Gratis in Passing BilI-WilI Co to
Conference Tomorrow Be
Ready for President in Ten Days.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 10.-The tariff
bill as passed by the Senate late yes
terday was changed in many particu-
lars from the form in which it left the
House over four months ago. 1t went
back to that body today and tomorrsxfs :
goes to conference for finishux
touches 1t is expected to be ready fgf
the Presidents signature in about TED =
days.
The Democratic tariff revision bill /
passed the Senate at 5:43 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, amid a burst OF ap-
plause that swept down from crowded
galleries and found its echo on the
crowded floor of the Senate. It's pas
sage was attended with speeches in
the final moments of the voting, when
Senator LaFolette, Republican, cast
his vote with the Democrats and was
Joined few moments later by Senator
Poindexter, Progressive, of Washing
. ton.
The Democrats had counted through
out the long tariff fight upon losing
the votes of Senators Ransden and
Thornton of Louisiana, Democrats, who
voted against the bill because il would
put sugar on the free list, Until the
names Of Senators LaFellette and
: Poindexter were actually called, how.
ever, no one knew definitely the stand
5 they would take and their votes were
= greeted with enthusiastic applause,
q Senator Simmons chairman OF the
y finance committee of the Democratic
II caucus and the Senate, predictsd that
g it's passage would bring Immediate
/ stimulus to the commercial life Of the
u country
/ As It passed the Senate the tariff
IS bill represents an average reduction
is of more than per cent from the rates
d of the original bill that passed the
5 House and nearly 2S per cent from the
O. rates of existing laws.
Names conferees.
The Senate endeavored to hasten the
bill on its progress to the White House
n by naming its members of the confer
'e ence committee as soon as the bill
> passed.
n. Vice President Marshall appointed
IT, Senators Simmons, Stone, William
and Johnson, Democrats. and Penrose
= I-aFollette and Lodge, Republicans, al
the Senate conferees.
Senator Stone withdrew from tn
committee and Senator Shirley wa
appointed in his place.
- The House conferees. it was report
l. ed last night, will be Representative
Underwood, Kitchen and Rainey, DEN
ocrats and Payne and Fordney -
ed publican. Each house will hays 2
co equal vote in the conference cosags.
nd tee. even though each does not @ifs'',i
as the same number of conferees.
on The final struggle began az fo'
tn o'clock, when, under previous agfe
ment arbitrary voting began on amen
ire ments. During the closing hours OF d
he bate. Senator LaFollette had becon
he the center in interest, proposing nm
at amendments on the cotton and ag
'he cultural schedules. 1t was nearly o.
lal. O'Clock when the Vice President p
the the bill upon it's passage. The roll Ct
Jni. proceeded deliberately until the Gle
sus- called "LaFollette"
ons The Wisconsin Senator, seated IN I
ling front row, hesitated moment. /
the head was bowed and resting on
hands.
nsu. He leaned forward trife and Wig
Six ously answered AYE"
guns Instantly the applause broke fr
v of the galleries and Senators on the d.
have ocratic side joined in enthusiastic hi
IS of clapping, nearly every Democrat
,rth, the floor participated in the brief
are vigorous demonstration. When
,ebel name of Senator Poindexter, the
te Of Progressive Senator, was reached
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