Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-23
House Passed the
 Fordney Tariff Bill
Vote Was 196 to s6-Repre- sentative Rainey Was Bit ter in Opposition.

Washington, Dec. 22-over the pro- tests of defiant minority, the house tonight adopted the FordneyN emergency tariff bill by a vote of 196 to s6. The vote was taken at S.45 o'clock after eight house of debate.
 It was evident long before the vote was taken that supporters of the meas ure, designed to pro. .ect some twenty odd farm products for a ten months period, had the situation well in hand. But Representative Henry T. Rainey, demo- crat, Illinois, leading the opposition, opened a bitter attack which increased in intensity as the debate wore on. Paragraph by paragraph he assailed the measure, while the republicans with loud roars of noes" sent his proposed amendments down to defeat. A fewre- publicans supported him in his attack but score of his own party turned from their traditional Stand against a high. tariff to join the majority. Opposition speakers charged that the measure would send the cost of living higher, and branded it as class legis- lation. Defenders of the bill, on the other hand said it would save the agri- cultural industry.
 Chairman Fordney, of the ways and means committee, which reported the measure, in opening debate, declared the measure was not scientific and admit ted it was hastily drawn, but asserted that it was the best that could be had at this time.
 Representative Garner, democrat, Tex. 1 as, speaking in support of the bill, said he felt it was the only way in which congress could extend the relief so /ur- gently needed by the farmers. Representative Madden, republican i Illinois, assailed his colleagues. fol | opening the way to a renewal of pro | hibitiVe living costs" Pointing his fin. ger at the majority leaders desk, he
 said:
 l You men will make two lamp chops i cost $1.30 again and you will make oul
 suits of clothes cost 100 per cent more"
 1 said he saw "in this bill a determined effort to divide the democratic party, tC
 make members of that party turn theil backs on every principle of taxation fol | which the party has stood in its whol,
 history"
 T cannot believe the republican lead CTS seriously hope to get this bill pass
 ed," he added. T am convinced it is
 fine piece O. political s:rategy'' l In his attempts at amendment MI Rainey sought to show that the bill fo
 the most part carried higher rates thai the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He also warn
 ed of retalatory tariffs and embargo by other nations.
 In this conn action an amendment b
 Representative Olney, democrat, c
 Massachusetts, to admit wool in transi 1 from Australia and South America at tn
 time of passage of the measure at pre-
 vailing rates of duty was voted down.
 Representative Walsh, republican
 Massachusetts, in opposing the rate ( seven cents a pound on cotton manu lfactures, said the cotton industries (
 New England were at a standstiH no and predicted that an additional dut |. would result in further unemploymer
 through the abandonment of plans to r' open mills.
 During the day a number of senator entered the house chamber, and the presence led to reports that they wel prepared to talk the bill to death in u
 senate. Many republicans said tonigl : they were almost convinced that the bl would not be passed by the senate. yI MT. Fordney said in the course of u debate, however, that he hoped to s, l congress at the extra session substitu
 for this bill a relief measure whic
 would remain in effect until scientif
 tariff schedule could be worked out.-
 T expect" lie continued, ito see col gress re-enact either the Dingley or u
 Payne-Aldrich schedules'