Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — RAPS TARIFF BOARD [ARTICLE]

RAPS TARIFF BOARD

HOUSE VOTES AGAINST CONTINUING PRESENT BODY IN OFFICE. Democrats Meet First Serious Defeat of Session in Fight Over Pension Increase Measure. Washington, Aug. 2.—The Democrats suffered their first serious defeat of the session during the fight over the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriations bill. Three amendments, one reestablishing the tariff commission, one increasing the ‘‘trust busting” fund from $200,000 to $300,000 and one giving the pension office an additional $300,000 for immediate use in hiring clerks, were the subject of controversy. The pension increase was won by the when 49 Democrats yent over with them on the vote and she Democrats were defeated by a vote of 165 to 88. The other two votes were strictly along party lines. The house refused to reestablish the tariff commission by a vote of 145 to 109 and declined to increase the "trust busting” fund by a vote of 99 to 148. ’ , The house passed a special resolution extending the government appropriations for the executive departments uptll the supply bills for 1913 are passed. The wool and excise bills were sent to conference with the Democrat j having a majority of the conference. The sugar bill was. sent to conference with two regulars, one insurgent and two Democrats as conferees. The senate passed the joint resolution extending until August 15 the current appropriations for government expenditures in departments for which the annual appropriation bills, have not been passed.