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Show PASS FREE DSI BILL REPUBLICANS UNABLE TO STOP DEMOCRATS IN THiR FIRCT TARIFF MEASURE. New Bill Adopted by the House by Vote of 236 to 109 Placet on the Free List Agricultural Implement, Meat! and Other Article!. Washington. Nine hrurs of ecnin-uous ecnin-uous pounding at the hands of the Republican Re-publican minority of the limine fai'ed to make a change in the (list D.-ino-frolic tariff bill-that niacin:; on the fre list agricultural Implements, meats and many other articles. The bill passed the house Monday night by a vote of 2iUi to lug, the Democrats Voting solidly and mustering mus-tering twenty four Ilepublicans with them. This came after the Don.o-iats had voted (luv n, or ruled out of order,' more than one hundred amendments I and had demonstrated again that the Democratic majority was a compici and mnont'.ily work'ntf machine for tho enactment of legislation. Minority Leader Mann offer d amendment tifter iimendnient, ranging rang-ing all the way from fie- rice to Itee lead and pig Iron; but thuse thut were , not ruled out of order were cheerfully voted down by an almost solid Democratic Demo-cratic vote. An attempt by Mr. Minn to recommit the bill to the committee on ways and means was tabled by the house. |