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Show PASS FREEJLIST BILLi REPUBLICANS UNABLE TO STOP DEMOCRATS IN THEIR FIRST TARIFF MEASURE. New Bill Adopted by the House by Vote of 236 to 109 Places on the Free List Agricultural Implements, Meats and Other Articles. Washington. Nine hours of continuous contin-uous pounding at the hands of the Republican Re-publican minority of the house failed to make a change in the first Democratic Demo-cratic tariff bill that placing on the free list agricultural implements, meats and many other articles. The bill passed the house Monday night by a vote of 236 to 109, the Democrats voting stolidly, and mua-tjnhK mua-tjnhK twenty-four Republicans witn tPejn. ' ' ; This came after the Democrats had voted down, or ruled out of order, mfire than one hundred amendments and had demonstrated again that the Democratic majority was a compact and smoothly work'ng machine for the enactment of legislation. Minority Leader Mann offered amendment after amendment, ranging rang-ing all the way from free rice to fi'ee lead and nig iron; but those that v. ere not ruled out of order were cheerfully voted down by an alrnost solid Democratic Demo-cratic vote. An attempt by Mr. Mann to recommit the bill to the committee on ways and means was tabled by the house. |