The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-25
Defiant Minority Fights to
Finish Attack by Rainey
POLITICAL LINES SWEPT
ASIDE WHEN VOTE RULES
Amendment Defeated. Garret,
of Tennessee, Thinks Measure
Designed to Cause Split
Among Democrats

Washington. Dec. 22.-Over the
protests OF n defiant minority the
house tonight adopted the Fordney
emergency tariff bill by a vote of 1915
to SO. The vote was taken at s45
o'eiock after eight hours OF debate
Political lines were swept aside on
tho final vote. Al Democrats and 1
ProhibitiOnist combining with 154 Re-
publicans I'm supporting the measure.
while IA Republicans lined up with
~ Democrats against the bill.
II was evident long before the vote
was taken that supporters of tho
measure designed to protect some
twenty odd farm products for ten
months period. had the situation well
I'm hand. But Representative Henry II.
itainey. Democrat. of Illinois, leading
the opposition. opened n bitter attack
wiich increased I'm Intensity as the
debate wore on.
Paragraph by paragraph he assault
ed the measure while Republicans
with loud roars OF noes sent his
proposed amendments down to defeat.
few Republicans supported him
I'm his attack. but a score OF his own
party turned from their traditional
stand against high tariff to join the
majority
Opposition speakers charged that
the measure would send the cost OF
living higher and branded it as class
legislation. Defenders of the bill. on
tho other hand. said IL would save
the agricultural industry.
Chairman Fordney, OF the WAYS and
means committee. which reported the
measure. In opening debate declared
the measure was not scientific and
admitted it was hastily drawn, but
asserted that II was the best that
could be had NJ this time.
Representative Garner. Demo-
icrat, Of Texas. speaking on the sup
port OF the bill, said he felt II was
the only way In which congress could
extend the relief urgently needed by
the farmers.
Representative Madden. Repubu-
can. OF Illinois, however. assailcd his
college for opening the way To- n
renewal or prohibitive living costs"
Pointing his finger at the majority
leaders desk. he said:
'fou will make two lamb chops
cost $40 agan and you will make
cur suits of Clothes cost 100 per cent
morei'
Representative Garrett of Tenncs-
see. said he saw "in this bill n deter
mined effort To divide the Democratic
party. To make members Of that party
turn their backs on every principle OF
taxation for which the party had stood
In its whole history"
II cannot believe the Pepublican
leaders seriously hope to get this bill
passed" he added. II ann convinced
IL Is a fine piece of political strate-
gy"
In his attempts at amendment FIR.
fainey sought To show that the bill
Tor the most part carried higher rates
thar the Payne Aldrich tariff. lie also
warned OF retallator tariffs and en-
bargoes by other nations.
In this connection an amend
ment by Representative Olncy. DEM
ocrat. OF Massachusetts,. TO admit wool
In transit from Australia to South
America at the time of the passage
OF the measure at prevailing rates
or duty was voted down.
Representative Walsh. Republican.
Of Massachusetts. In opposing the rate
of seven cents pound on cotton
manufactures. said the cotton indus
tries OF New England were at a
standsiill now. and predicted that an
additional duty would result in furth-
er unemployment through the aban-
donmcut OF plans 90 reopen mills.
Mr. Forducy said I'm the course of
the debate. however that he hoDcd
TO see congress at the extra session
substitute for this bill relief meas
ure which would remain i'm cffcct
uniil a scientific tariff schedule could
bc worked out
II expect" ne continued "to SEQ
congress rccnact either the DnglCy
or the Payne -Aldrich SChcdulcg." 4
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