Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
HOUSE PASSES TARIFF BILL.
Pafsy Lines Broken in Vote For
Farmer Relief.

Farmer Relief.
Washington, Dec. 23.-By n gyote of
i3o to SO. the house tonight passed
1he farmers relief bill to impose a
msh emergency tariff on score of
agricultural products, the decline In
the price of which is attributed In
paIl py the farmers to competition
/ with iniportations.
Inc measure now goes TO the SEN
ate. There its fate is uncertain. II
VIII be taken up by the senate RI
nance committee after the HOLIDAYS.
put the prolonged discussion made
possible by senate rules may kill the
bill
Supporting the bill in the house
We're a majority OF the republicans
and minority of the democrats. A
considerable number of republicans
lfom industrial sections severely
criticized the measure as class legis-
lation which would increase the cost
of living.
Inc lineup by parties was: For
l54 republicans, IL democrats, Ind
prohlbltlonist. Olposing--72 demo-
Gratis and IA republicans
Democrats from Texas, Louisiana.
Florida, and Other states whose prod
ucts are furnished protection under
the bill joined with the republicans
from agricultural regions in it's sup
port. Their detection caused them to
be subjected to severe criticism by
Representative Henry r. Rainey OF
Illinois, Representative Garrett Of
Tennessee, and other democrats who
fought the measure as in conflict
with their party doctrines.
The bill went thru without change.
In the case of each or the commodf-
ties covered by the bill amendments
were offered either reducing the
duties to the level Of the former
Payne -Aldrich tariff law or striking.
out the section entirely. Invariably
the amendments either were voted
down or rejected on points of order
The items covered by the bill are
wheat. wheat flour. corn, beans pea
nuts potatoes, onions, rice lemons
peanut oil. cottonseed oil, cocoanut
OIL soy bean oil. cattle sheep, fresh
mutton and lamb. long staple cotton
and 1t manufdctures. wool and it's
manufactures. The bill is designed
TO apply to a period of ten months.
while the tariff law is being COM
pie ely revised
Representative Fordney. of Mich
iean. chairman Of the committee on
ways and mean~. expressed the hope
during the debate that at the be-
ginning of tho snocial session either
1 q po 1,oI ~
or the Dingl|N law would be re-.
enacted as II emergency measure
for the protect on Of all classes Of in
dustry pending the passage Of the
revised bill.
Representative Walsh, of Massa-
chusetts, republican. made an un-
successful effort to eliminate the
section providing a duty on man
ufacturers of long staple cotton. He
laid the bill would not help the New
England cotton manufacturing in
dutry.
The section applyinst to wool was
retained in the bill after Reprcsen-
tatiVe Rainey had denounced it as
representing increases Of fifty to 200
per cent over the rates in schedule
K Of the Payne -Aldrich tariff law.
Representative Madden. of CHICAGO.
vas one of the republicans speaking
against the bill. He said while it was
claimed that the wool growers would
2enef1t from the bill, the actual ef-
eect would be to increase the value of
Tool in the hands Of others than
WOOL growers. He said it would double
he price of clothing.
Representative Fordney led the
lght for the bill
Information was brought to the
.6nmittee that ninety n r cent of the
heep on the western ranges, are
'ortgaged for SO head. which is
aore than they will sell for in the
resent market" Mr.. l'ardney said
Information was brought to tile