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crats prosont votod for tho Cummins
provision, so that If tho four demo
crats monllonod had boon present
and had votod for tho amend mont
tho ballot In Us favor would liavo
boon Inercasod to thlrty-threo, still
loss by two votes than tho vote
against (ho provision. Only eighteen
democratic votos wore cast, and
thoHO, togothor with eleven republi
cans, who voted for tho Cummins
substltuto, constituted tho entire
nfllrinnllvo. Tho full vote was as fol
lows: Yeas:- Bacon, Bailey, Bove
rldgo, Borah, Bristow, Burkett,
Chamberlain, Clapp, Clay, Cummins,
Davis, Dixon, Dolllvor, Fletcher,
Fratoor, Gamblo, Ooro, Johnstone,
LaFollotte, Martin, Nolson, Overman,
Painter, Percy, Purcoll, Simmons,
Smith of South Carolina, Stone and
Taylor 29. Nays: Bradley, Bran
dago, Brown, Bulkloy, Burnham,
Burrows, Burton, Carter, Clark of
Wyoming, Crane, Crawford, Cullom,
Curtis, Dopow, Dupont, Elklns, Fryo,
Qalllngor, Guggonhoim, Ileyburn,
Jones, Kean, Lodge, Nixon, Oliver,
Pago, Perkins, Piles, Root, Scott,
Smith of Michigan; Smoot, Stephen
son, Sutherland and Warron 35.
Tho following pairs woro announced,
tho first named bolng favorablo to
tho Cummins provision, and tho last
named bolng against. Hughes and
Aldrich. Bourno and Penrose. Talia
ferro and Brlggs, Shivoly and Dick,
Culbortson and Flint, Nowlands and
Halo, Owen and Lorlmer, Foster and
McCumbor, Raynor and Richardson,
Daniol and Wotmoro, Money and
Warren, Tillman and Dillingham.
Immodlaloly after tho result was an
nounced Senator Cummins, whoso
provision has been voted down, gavo
notice of another amendment, In
tended to accomplish tho samo pur
pose. Ho had claimod for his sub
stitute that it would specifically re
quiro tho approval by tho interstate
commorco commission of all rates
under tho traffic agreements in ad
vanco of their taking effect, but his
substltuto covered all phases of tho
question. By tho amondmont pre
sented today, and which will receive
tho approval vote whon tho subject
comes up, tho Iowa senator seeks to
insort a provision declaring that no
increaso or change in classification
shall tako effect until it shall have
received tho approval of the com
mission. There is a general under
standing that voting will bo resumed
tomorrow, and it is expected that all
nmenumonts, including that of Mr.
Cummins, will bo voted down and
that tho Crawford provision, which
lias been accepted by tho committee,
will bo adopted."
General Nelson Henry has been ap
pointed surveyor of customs for tho
port of Now York, succeeding Gen
oral Clarkson, resigned. General
oral Henry is an old-time friend of
President Taft.
A Washington dispatch carried by
the Associated Press on April 26
Bays: "A littlo color has been given
tho proceedings of the houso commit
tee which is investigating the charges
reflecting on representatives in con
nection with ship subsidy legislation.
Aside from the evidence introduced
in which counsel for tho prosecuting
witness, Representative Steonerson is
trying to weave a wob around Secre
tary Penton, of tho merchant marine
league and others, there have been
occasional good-natured clashes be
tween counsel, angry interjections
from aggrieved members and repar
tee on all sides. Penton, who re
sumed tho witness stand today for
further examination, particularly re
garding the books of the league, con
tends that many of those who voted
to defeat tho bill at the last session
of congress acted honestly and that
there would have been no criticism
of Steenerson's action but for his 'un
warranted attack on these gentle
men in Cleveland made on the let-
tor-head of congress and sent in a
franked envelope.' Penton disputes
any Idea that Steenerson's letter was
private. Tho committee refused to
allow John II. Maxwell, former edi
tor of tho American Flag, to leavo
tho city. Ills examination was con
cluded and his attorney asked that
ho bo excused. Tho committee de
clined. It is expected the charge of
'contempt' for his refusal to answer
certain questions will bo taken before
tho houso."
Tho magnificent now marble pal
ace of tho International Union of
American Republics, at Washington,
within a stone's throw of tho White
House, was dedicated in the name
of universal peaco on April 27. Pres
ident Taft joined with Andrew Car
negie, Secretary of State Knox, Sena
tor Root and Senor de la Barra, the
Mexican ambassador, as representa
tive of tho Latin-American republics,
in prophecies of peaco among the
twenty-one American republics, and
pledged themselves always to bring
about that happy state. Mr. Carnegie
went so far as to express tho hope
that Canada, with tho consent of
Great Britain, would join tho family
of peaceful American republics. Pres
ident Taft called out general laughter
by referring to the controversy which
arose between Theodore Roosevelt
and Mr. Carnegie two years ago at
tho laying of the cornerstone of tho
building which was dedicated. "They
differed as to the methods by which
should bo obtained," said tho presi
dent, "but that both wore strenuous
and determined to have peace was
no doubt." "Hear, hear!" shouted
Mr. Carnegie, as the laughter died
away.
President Taft has directed the re
moval from office of Daniel A. Suth
erland, United States marshal for the
district of Alaska, and of John J.
Boyco, district attorney for the first
division of Alaska. General incom
petency was tho charge against the
marshal.
It has become apparent, much to
tho surprise of the treasury officials
that tho returns from tho corpora
tions law will fall eight millions
short of the original estimate of $30,
000,000. Returns from western,
middlowestern, southern and south
eastern sections of the country were
uvui-uaiuumeu. uotween one-fifth
and one-sixth of the entire amount,
it is stated, will come from New
York state and a very large propor
tion of that fraction from tho city
of Now York. It is estimated that
the assessments in the city alone will
reach $3,500,000. Illinois will prob
ably be the next largest contributor,
followed by Massachusetts, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and Missouri. Indiana's
total tax will not exceed $600 000
and Connecticut will be about tho
samo.
On April 27 Senator Rayner de
livered a speech in the senate attack
ing tho constitutionality of the ad
ministration railroad bill and invited
the republican insurgents to join the
democratic party. The Associated
Press says: "I suggest that they
come over," he said. "There is
scarcely any difference between us
now, and we can eliminate all non
essentials. Are they in earnest or
are they simply flirting and coquet
ting with us? Is the senior senator
from Indiana (Beveridge), for in
stance, embracing us simply for the
ecstacy and transport of the moment
or is he willing to unite with us in
bonds of holy political wedlock. I
do not know how tho rest of my col
leagues feel, but I am becoming
weary of being fondled and caressed
only to be rejected and deserted
Sri n ?? suPremo moment comes.
When I listen to the voices of the in
trepid and dashing insurgent from
Iowa, I am thrilled with the re
hearsal of crimes of the republican
party. Why, then, do you not es
cape? We offer you a party that is
perfectly pure and has passed be
yond tho stage of temptation. We
want tho insurgents to come with us
and wo will pilot them to a safe de
liverance." "No party," replied
Bailey (dem., Tex.) "can bo worth
much if it permits any man to make
a plaything of its head. I would ac
cept an invitation to join any party
if tho democrats were so controlled.
There is a law "of political gravita
tion, and the insurgents must neces
sarily come to the democrats sooner
or later." "You may win," roaTed
Bailey, "defending the legislation of
your party; you can not win de
nouncing the legislation of your
party and its leader." Bailey said
he would continue to v6te with tho
insurgents and said lie did not care
how the action was characterized so
long as they pulled together. "The
differences among the democrats in
1894 were nothing compared to these
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