Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-02
SENATE MAY VOTE
TODAY ON TARIFF
Conference Report Submitted
With Endorsement of DEM
oCratic Caucus.
PLAN POINTS OF ORDER
TO CERTAIN PARAGRAPHS
Notice Given by Republican Senators
That They Will Invoke Par
iamentary Rules.

Tne conference report on the Under
wood-Simmons tariff bill was submitted
to the Senate soon after that body con.
vened today by Chairman Simmons OF
| the finance committee. An effort will be
| made to get final action on the confer
ence report before adjournment today
and also upon the proposition that the
Senate recede from the Clarke cotton fu.
lures amendment. and that that matter
be allowed to go over until the next ses-
sion for separate legislation.
Early In the consideration Of the re.
port Senator Simmons. at the suggestion
Of Senator Norris Of Nebraska, asked
unanimous consent that the debate close
and the vote be taken on the conference
report at o'clock this evening.
Objection to Request.
Senator Poindexter OF Washington OBJ
jected to this. saying that several sena-
tors who desired to discuss the confer
ence report were out Of the chamber.
Senator Penrose suggested that possibly
Senator Simmons could obtain unanimous
consent to vote at certain hour today
or tonight II he would make his request
later in the day. Senator Simmons said
that he would make every effort to get
vote on the report before adjournment,
and that he would insist upon a night
session if 1t appeared probable that a
vote could be taken tonight
Senator Burton gave notice that he
would ofrer point Of order against para
graph 1l6 Of the tariff BILL and Senator
Penrose that he would take similar action
regarding paragraph 221 when it was
reached. Paragraph 116 refers to steel
and iron wire, and paragraph 221 to fish.
Fight Ended in Caucus.
Dissatisfaction among democratic
senators which yesterday prevented
hnal action on the tariff bill was dis
sipated under the influence of a heated
caucus discussion. and last evening the
caucus approved the bill as reported
by the conference committee Of the
House and Senate. Only six demo-
Gratis voted against approving the re-
port and thirty three voted for it.
The caucus. without taking a record
vote. decided to abandon its position
on the proposition in the bill to tax
dealings in cotton futures and to heaye
the entire subject for later legislative
action. Both the amendment OF Sena-
tor Clarke of Arkansas, written into
the bill in the Senate, and the less
drastic administration substitute pre-
sented by House Leader Underwood
and adopted by the House will be
thrown out by the Senate democrats
House Expected to Agree.
After the caucus Senator Simmons
said he was confident that the Senate
would complete it's consideration of the
tariff bill today. With the bill thus
disposed of by the Senate. the House
probably would agree to drop the cot
ton future tax provision for the pres
ent and send the tariff bill to the
President.
Senator Simmons expressed confidence
that there would be no desertions from
the democrats who voted for the bill on
it's original passage in the Senate.
Battle Loud and Long.
The caucus. which extended into the
evening. battled loud and long over
various provisions in the bill, arranged
by the conference committee.
Senators Reed and Pomerene framed a
resolution directing that the conference
report be sent back to the conference
committee with instructions to alter these
provisions. But Senator Simmons in
charge of the bill, moved as a substitute
that the conference report be accepted
q %
80 to 6. Senators Reed, Pomerene. Yard
aman, Hollis. OGorman and Hughes voted
against 1t.
Errors in Bill, He Says.
Senator Penrose sought to delay con-
sideration of the conference report by
demanding Senate print OF the tariff
bill as amended in conference.
Il have been informed by persons con-
nected with the government printing office
that there are number Of Typographical
errors in the print which is before us .
said Senator Penrose "and upon which
this, even II I do not do. so until after
the bill has gone to the President for his
signature.
''The minority members Of the confer
ence committee might just as well have
been In China as In Washington during
the consideration Of this bill in confer.
ence. 1t was considered behind closed
doors by the majority members of the
committee. And even yesterday the
democratic members Of the Senate in
the same secret manner in which this
whole tariff bill has been considered, met
in caucus to beat the malcontents into
line.
Millions OF dollars may be involved In
tariff bill, through the bribing Of a clerk
or the accident OF printer. The fate
Of American manufacturers may be in
volved- Also the interests which / repre-
sent desire that when the guillotine shall
fall upon their business through this
tariff measure. II shall fall with all due
solemnity and all the proprieties OBJ
served
Chairman Simmons argued that the
Senate was In possession of all the
prints of the bill 1t needed, and in this
he was supported by the decision OF
the Vice President. On roll cali
Senator Penroses motion proposition
that the bill be laid over until tomor-
row so that q Senate print might be
made was laid on the table by a vote
OF 33 to 16-