The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
SENATE PASSES TARIFF BILL BY
 VOTE OF 44-37 Senator La Toilette Applauded When On First Roll Call
 He Lines Up With
 Democrats President Wilson Greatly Pleased And Says Long Fight ''WOn Handsomely And Com
 pIetely"


 many particulars from the form in
 which it left the House over four | months ago, went back to that body, | today, and tomorrow will find it's way l into a joint conference committee 1 where the finishing touches will be
 given to it. The Senate stole a march
 upon the House when, imme ediately
 after passing the bill, it decided to l insist upon it's amendments,' and ask for a conference. Under this proced-
 ure, when the bill went to the House,
 today, there was not a thing for the House to do but to accept the amend
 ments or meet the requests of the | Senate.
 The move of the Senate leaders while formal in character, saved a.
 days time in getting the bill into the joint conference committee. Preliminary conferences within the
 last two weeks between Representa- tive Underwood and Senator Simm ons, the tariff leaders of the two bodies, have led to an understanding that lit
 tie time will be consumed in the con- ference discussion of the bill. It was
 predicted, today, that the measure
 probably would be ready for the Pres ident within 10 days.
 Washington, Sept W-With applause from galleries and floor the Senate at 5:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon pass CO IhS DSIIIOCI dL1C dI414 IeSF 4S4Oll O414 by a vote of A to 37. The margin of seven, which was wider by two than the Democratic margin of control in the Senate, augmented the Democrat victory.
 Senators 'Ransden and Thornton of Louisiana were the only Democrats to vote against the measure. while Poin- dexter of Washington and La Toilette of Wisconsin voted for it. MT. Poin- dexter is the only Roosevelt Progress sive in the Senate, while MT. LaFol- lette is perhaps Col. RooeeveIts bit terest enemy. a.-.8
 MT. Kenyon of Iowa, like MT. La Toilette, a radical Republican, disap- pointed the Democratic leaders by
 staying with his party, but MT. New | lands, a Democrat of Nevada, consoled
 them by supporting tbe measure in spite of the opposition of his consti-
 tuente to both free sugar and free wool
 At this season Washington is strip ped of all save official society. But the wives and daughters of the legis- lators made the galleries gay with color. Shortly before the vote was | taken a runor spread that President Wilson would set aside another prece-
 dent by watching the proceedings from | the row of seats reserved for his fam | ily But he did not come; Secretary | Tumulty and a few of his friends oc-
 eupied the seats. When notified Of the
 passage of the tariff bill, President 1 Wilson prepared this statement for the
 press:
 l A fight for theSpeop1e and for free | business. which has lasted long gen. eration through has at last been won,
 handsomely and completely. A lead | ership and a steadfastness. in council
 have been shown in both Houses of
 which the Democratic Party has req
 son to be very proud. There has been l | back, but a Statesmanlike directneSs
 and command of circumstances. am l happy to have been connected with the 1 Government of the nation at a time
 when such things could happen and to have worked in association with men who could do them.
 There is every reason to believe l that currency reform will be carried | through with equal energy, directness
 and loyalty to the general interest.
 When that is done this first session
 of the Sixty third Congress will have | distinction.
 [ want to express my special ad-
 miration for the devoted, intelligent and untiring work of MT. Underwood
 and MT. Simmons and the committees
 associated with them.
 | When the President was asked to | comment on the votes of Senator La 1 Toilette and Senator Poindexter he ex-
 pressed very warm admiration flor
 their conscientious independence and | coura ge."
 | Senator La Follette's action in vot- 1 ing with the Democrats caused gos- sip among his Republican colleagues, | and the interest in his course was aug
 mented when he was announced as 1 one of the Republican members ot the conference committee which will I endeavor to harmonize the differences | between the two houses. The con 1 ference committee of the Senate will l consist of Messrs. Simmons, Shively, Williams, and Johnson, Democrats, | and Penrose, Ga1Iinger and La Fol l lette, Republicans.
 l The House conferees, it is reported, 1 will be Representatives Underwood, | I<itchin 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.
 The Senate Changes. | The tariff bill as it passed the Sen | ate retained the principal House pro- 1 visions, including free sugar and free
 raw wool, but revised other rates still i fnrther downward. The average ad
 yalorem rate in the bill now Is ap-
 proximate1y 2e per cent, a decrease
 of 2s per cent. from existing rates 1 and nearly four per cent. lower thar the rates of the House bill.
 The Senate's additions to the House free list with 1912 as a basis will cost the eoverument more than S44, 000 00(