South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-10

Chamber Rings With Applause
When Hard Fight is Ended
and Final Count Shows the
Measure is Approved.

swept down from crowded galleries
and found its echo on the crowded |
floor Of the senate. It's passage was |
attended with surprises in the final /
moments Of the voting. when Sen La |
Toilette. republican. cast his vote with |
the democrats. and was joined few !
moments later by Sen. Poindexter |
progressive.
The democrats had counted !
throughout the long tariff fight upon |
losing the votes Of Senators RansdeH |
and Thornton OF Louisiana, democrats. !
who voted against the bill today be- |
cause IL would put sugar on the free !
list. Until the names Of Senators |
la Toilette and POindexter were actu- |
ally called, however no one knew def |
nitely the stand they would take and |
their votes were greeted with enthusi- |
Rstic applause.
Pres. Wilson Tuesday night ex-
pressed great qualification over the
end OF the long struggle in the senate.
Sen. Simmons, chairman OF the finance
committee, who had piloted the bill
through the finance committee, the
democratic caucus and the senate, pre- |
dicted that its passage would bring
immediate stimulus to the business of
the country.
Less Than First Bill.
AS IL passed the senate, the tariff
bill represents an average reduction
or more than four per cent from the
rates Of the original bill that passed
the house, and nearly % per cent from
the rates Of existing law. In many
important particulars. the senate has
changed the bill that passed the
house. and a conference committee Of ,
the two houses will begin work Wed
nesday or Thursday, to adjust these
differences. Leaders Of both houses
predicted that the conferences will
consume less then two weeks time
The senate endeaVOred Tuesday TO
hasten the bill on its progress TO the
white house by naming its members
Of the conference committee as soon as
the bill passed. Vice Pres. Marshall
appointed Senators Simmons, Stone, !
Williams and Johnson. democrats and
Senator'S Penrose, Lodge and La Fol |
lette, republicans, as the senate con-
ferees. Sen. Stone withdrew from the
committee and Sen. Shively was ap-
pointed in his place. The house con-
ferees, il was reported Tuesday night
will be Representatives Underwood.
Kitchin and Rainey, democrats, and
Payne and Fordney, republicans
Each house Will have an equal vote
in the conference committee. even
though each does not name the same
number Of cOnferees.
How They Voted.
Yeas-Ashurst, Bacon, Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Clarke Of Arkansas, Fletcher
Gore, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes,
James. Johnson, Kern, Lane Lewis
Martin. MARITIME. Myers. Newlands,
O'GOrman. Overnian owen, Pittman,
Pomerene, Robinson, Salisbury, Shat
roth, Sheppard, Shields. Shively, Sim
mons. Smith Of Arizona, Smith Of
Georgia. Smith OF Maryland, Smith
of South Carolina Stone Swanson,
VI oh,
Williams, democrats: La Toilette. re-
publican, and POindexter, progressive
Total-44.
Nays - Borah. Bradley Brady
Brandegee. Bristow, Catron. Clapp,
Clark Of Wyoming Colt. Cummins
Jones. Kenyon, Lppitt. Lodge, Nc
Cumber. Mclean, Nelson. Norris
Oliver. Page. Penrose, Perkins. Root
Sherman. Smoot. Stephenson, Ster-
ling. Sutherland. Warren. Weeks and
Works. republicans. and Ransdell and
Thornton. democrats. Total-37
Paired and not 'vOting-BurtOn,
Crawford, Goff Dupont. Townsend and
Smith OF Michigan. republicans; Bank
head, Bryan, Culberson, Lea. Thomas
and Reed, democrats. Total-12.
Absent and not paired-Burleigh
and Gronna- republicans. TOtal-2.
Nacancy-Alabama, one.
The final struggle began at
o'clock when under a previous agree
ment arbitrary votes began on pending
amendments. During the closing
hours OF debate Sen. La Toilette had
been the center of interest. proposing
final amendments on the cotton and
agriculture schedules and discussing
some features of the bill which he
deemed favorable II was nearly $3.50
o'clock when the vice president put
the bill upon its passage. Sen. Ash
urst, first on the roll. shouted loudly
yea. and the roll call proceeded de-
iberately until the clerk called la
t0Nette" The Wisconsin senator
seated in the front row heSitated a
second. His head was bowed and rest
ing on his hand lie leaned forward a
trifie and vigorously answered Aye.
Applause Breaks Out
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries and senators on the dem
ocratc side Joined in enthusiastic
handclapping. nearly every democrat
participating IN the brief but Wig
orous demonstration. When the name
OF Sen. Poindexter. the only progress
sive senator was reached and he con-
tributed his vote for the bill. the ap-
plause was renewed.
Tuesday night Sen. La Toilette had
a few words 20 say OF his vote after
many democratic senator's had sur
rounded his desk and shook him by
the hand.
After the vote Sen. La Toilette said:
81 realize what I did was a political
sacrifice but that within me com peIled
me 20 vote for the bill.
The tariff act OF 1909 was but lit
tie short OF n CRIME. the bin passed
today is not a democratic measure but
protective measure. Every change
made by the finance committee was
made by way OF adjustment 90 a pro-
tective basis except such as free wool
end free sugar which were determined
upon outside. They treated the agri-
culture schedule. / regret 20 say, on
free trade basis and i would have re-
tanned more duty on cutlery and some
other articles on which there is no
data. IN order 20 be sure not 10 ruin
American production Give the demo-
Gratis time and they will put every
thing on a free trade basis. but they
have not done II in this bill"