Show BUSY WITHOUT ANY AY TALK TAtK O ON lU DUTIES Upholds Finance Committees Committees Committee's Committees Committee's Commit Commit- tees tee's Protective Tariff by Good Majo Majority ity June 23 The The sen sen- senate ate today adopted the tho finance committees committee's committees committee's commit- commit tees tee's schedule on lumber by 50 10 to 28 23 Without a speech the s senate nate began voting on the tho lumber schedule as soon as a quorum quorum had been procured Whether due duo to the hot weather or to exhaustion of of the the orators orators from other her causes the change was accepted as a good oo omen by those who are anxious to crowd the tariff bill to final action and have lave the session come to an end The first vote ote was on an amendment by y Senator McCumber promising tho the rate of 1 a thousand on sawed sawed- luni Jum her bel er instead of the rate decided upon by y the fi finance ance committee was was' a thousand Tho The committee was sustained 44 to 24 From Prom the be beginning of the tho session session there here has bas been a del decided ed contest over the he lum lumber b r r rate ritte te and ono one one of or the tJi hardest fights made rondo by the northwestern t n senators sona sena tors had had- boon been for free lumber The majority a against any reduction as shown try y today's v vote te indicated indicate t d n not t tonly only that tha the committees committee's schedule will remain unchanged ed in the senate but buh that hat the s sentiment for a pr protective duy duy- uy is so 50 stron strong there that it will be cul cult to tho the seriate rates i iii c change a e coX coit ference New Lineup When the tho senate convened at at 10 10 o o'clock clock Mr took tho or orand and presented his his' amendment To th the surprise of all an no one rose to speak and nd Senator Frye always especially prompt in the chair chau immediately put the question question question ques ques- tion to a vote Of the a affirmative 1 votes vot's only ten were cast east by Democrats as follows Bankead Cl Clay v. v Davis Dais Gore Hughes Johnston McLaurin Overman Paynter and Tillman i The Republicans who ca cast t their otes votes in support of the am amendment were were Beveridge Beveridge- Bristow Brown Burkett Carter Clapp Crawford Cummins Curtis Curtisl Gamble La Follette McCumber and Nelson elson The Democrats voting against the amendment were Bacon Chamberlain Cham Clam Fletcher letcher Foster Martin Sim Sim- mons mona Smith mith of Maryland Taliaferro and Taylor |