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i Tfgyv" ,y i The Commoner. 'AUGUST 25, 1811 13 mSf ' gaits accomplished wore definite and decisive. The democrats found themselves in a position where, for the sake of party consistency, they had to disregard their previous ar rangement with the insurgents. This arrangement was based on the be lief that the democratic house bill first would be defeated and that the democrats and insurgents would combine to pass a LaFollette com promise measure just as was done with the wool schedule. When the voting began, however, there came a sudden realization that the demo cratic bill would pass without the aid of the Insurgents, enough regu lar republicans having walked out of the chamber to give the democrats a clear majority. The break in the senate coalition, which has made tariff legislation possible, was taken to mean the early approach of adjournment. The democrats, it was said, already had set about to placate the insurgents, but this was regarded as Impossible after the events of the day. With out an effective working arrange ment between these two elements of the senate all further attempts at legislation would be useless. Sena tor Penrose, predicted tonight that the session would terminate with the week end. None of the insurgent lead ers would discuss the situation. They felt that they had achieved a material advantage in the adoption of the iron and steel amendment. This amendment originally drawn by Senator Cummins, wa"s withdrawn by the Iowa senator today. It was taken up in its entirety by Senator Bacon, a democrat and rushed into the cotton bill. Tho regular republicans made no attempt to conceal their delight at having the insurgents in a position where they were compelled to vote against cotton revision at tills time. Senator Cummins rallied his in surgent colleagues to vote against his own amendment for an iron and steel tariff revision when that amendment was offered by Senator Bacon. Senator Bristow helped de feat his own amendment for a re vision on the sugar schedule, when it was offered in his absence by Senator Jones of Washington. Progressive Republican Leader La Follette declared it was Impos sible for the Insurgents to vote for the democratic bill, while tho demo crats had agreed that if their bill was defeated they would be willing to support tho LaFollette measure. As the progress of votes showed that the democrats had a clear majority owing to the absence of the regular republicans, the insurgents set out in an effort to get a vote on the La Follette compromise bill, which, it had been expected would be adopted in place of the house bill. Senator LaFollette finally offered his bill as a substitute for the house bill and the amendments that had been added to it. He appealed to the democrats to vote for his substi tute, declaring tnat the Insurgents were yielding a great deal, but could not support the original house bill. The La Follette substitute received no votes, however but those of the insurgents. The democrats voted against It, as did a handful of regu lar republicans, all other republi cans either absenting themselves or refusing to vote. Then came the final vote on the house cotton bill. Instead of the strong republican vote which had de feated the house wool bill and the house free list hill and had formed the adoption of tho compromise legislation In both cases, the vote showed that a strong majority was in favor of the measure. Only the democrats voted for it. Republicans were sitting in tho chamber, and not voting, or stepping back into the joloakroom. Tho democratic cotton bill re- reived a favorablo vote of 29 to 19. Senator Cummins was on his fcot at onco hut tho announcement could not bo made. He said tho rule of tho sqnato compelling mom hers to vote, or to give their reasons for not voting should bo enforced. Several senators protested that this rulo had never been Invoked within their knowledge. "Tho rule is plain," said Vice President Sherman. "If it Is in voked, it is the duty of tho chair to enforce it. The clerk will call the names of those who did not answer." There was a sudden exit of re publicans from the chamber. Tho chair knew of no rulo to compel them to return, Vice Presi dent Sherman said. Senator Curtis of Kansas, who an nounced that he was paired with an absent senator and could not vote, was forced to submit his case to the senate on a roll call before he was permitted to observe the pair. When on one roll call the clerk reached the name of Senator Guggenheim there was no response, Senator Bristow declared the senator from Colorado had left tho chamber. The vice president held that the senator was "not visible to the chair." It was not until tho name of Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania was reached that an explanation of the attitude of a regular republican was given. "I refrained from voting," said Senator Oliver, "because I was led to believe that if this bill was de feated tho same course would be pursued as was followed by another important measure. I understood the plan was for a movement to re consider the vote and I don't propose to be a party to any further proceed ings of that character in the senate." Senator Oliver was excused from voting by a vote of 36 to 15. Senator Penrose followed: "I withheld my vote," said Mr. Penrose, "because I have no Interest In the pending legislation, except to hasten action on it so congress may ad journ at an early moment and re lieve tho country from the condi tion of unrest and uncertainty. I thought It was logical and consis tent to leave the perfection of the details of this bill to those who had been in control of the legislation here.. As I have had no oppor tunity to cast an intelligent vote on these measures, I thought it right for me to refrain from voting at all." Senator La Follette, who had brought about the vote on the mo tion to excuse Mr. Olivjuemnded a yea and nay vote on a similar mo tion to excuse Senator Penrose. i In. making the demand, Senator La Fol lette neglected to rise. Senator Olivor quickly invokod tho rulo which requires members to rioo when addressing tho presiding offi cer. Senator La Folletto, for falling to observe this formality, was de clared out of order. Following the various fights there came a1 second roll call on tho pass age of tho bill as amended. This time there was a straight democratic majority of 29 to 24. HOW THE VOTES WERE CAST The progressive republicans who voted against the measure on its final passage were: Insurgents Sonatorn Borah, Ida ho; Bourne, Oregon; Bristow, Kan sas; Brown, Nebraska; Clapp, Min nesota; Crawford, South Dakota; Cummins, Iowa; Dixon, Montana; La Folletto, Wisconsin. Regulars Burnham, New Hamp shire; Burton, Ohio; Cullora, Illi nois; Dillingham, Vermont; Gamble, South Dakota; Hoyburn, Idaho; Jones, Washington; Llppitt, Rhode Island; Nelson, Minnesota; Pago, Vermont; Perkins, California; Root, New York; Townsend, Michigan; Warren, Wyoming; Wetmoro, Rhodo Island. The republicans oxcusod from vot ing were Senators Curtis, Kansas; Nixon, Nevada', and McLean, Con necticut, who announced they were paired with, absent senators and Senators Oliver and Ponroso of Pennsylvania. Republicans recorded as absent included Senators Gronna', North Dakota; Guggenheim, Colorado; Kenyon, Iowa; Lorlmor, Illinois; McCumber, North Dakota; Poindcx tcr, Washington; Smoot and Suther land, Utah; Stephenson, Wisconsin; Works, California. Many of these were out of tho city, having been excused by the senate for illness or for business reasons. The am&ndraents as adopted were: By Mr. Bacon, to revise tho iron and steel schedule, adopted 28 to 25; Clapp, Minnesota, and Works, California, republican insurgents, and Jones of Washington, who has at no time voted with the insurgents, all voting with tho democrats. By Mr. Simmons, North Carolina, reducing the tariff on cotton ma chinery to 38 per cent, adopted 34 to 22, progressive republicans voting solid with the democrats. Mr. Overton, North Carolina, re viving chemical schedule, adopted 27 to 22, progressive republicans all voting against it. By Mr. Watson, West Virginia, for reciprocal admission of bituminous coal, " across the Canadian lino, adopted without division. to a discussion of tho functions of tho courts under tho constitution. Tho president dwelt at conslderablo length on tho necessity for freeing tho judiciary as much as posslblo from politics or popular Influence. Tho messago was received with great interest by tho houeo, largely becauso of tho president's long as sociation with tho judiciary. Tho document in part is as follows: "If I sign this joint resolution, I do not seo how I can cscapo respon sibility for the judicial recall of tho Arizona constitution. Tho joint resolution admits Arizona with tho judicial recall, but requires tho sub mission of tho question of Its wis dom to tho voterB. In others words, Zsisi No Fo until allowed. Fnvi Hook JrUfCTltS SULLEK A rVLLT.lt, HMhlmUti, II. c PATENTS Wntitn V., Caiman I'ntcnt LawyeiVVVMliljiKlon, D.C. Advlre and bookn free. Uatcti reasonable. Highest reference. 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