Evening star., 1921-07-16
DYE TARIFF FACES
ACTION IN HOUSE
First Contested Section Re-
suits in Removal of Hides
From Free List.

Action on the first contested Sec
tion Of the Fordney tariff bill having
resulted in the removal Of hides from
the free list and the imposition of a
Is per cent ad valorem. duty, the
House was ready today to take up an
amendment for elimination of the
dye control and embargo provisions
Of the bill. The dyestufYs schedule is
the second on. the list OF f1ve open to
amendment from the floor under the
special rule under which the bill Is
being considered. the others being
cotton. oil and asphalt
Many breaks from straight party
lines marked the vote in the House
from the free list. eight republican
members Of the ways and means COM
mittce, which framed the bill. being
recorded on the losing side. while
ranking democrat on the committee
and leading the fight against the bill.
Joined with republicans voting for tho
tariff.
Denecrstic. Hopes at End.
Following the vote, taken after
four hours debate, the House practi-
cally ended the hope Of democrats for
orally by forcing adjournment over
tho democratic demand that the bill
be read for that purpose. While an
other vote on the hides amendment
will be demanded when a final vote
yesterday. having been in committee
Of the whole. opponents said there
was little hope Of defeating 1t then
Representative Hawiey of Washing
mittee. in pleading against the duty.
declared the farmers would get less
than they were paid by a tariff. and
that $S1.000,o00 would be added an.
nually to the nations shoe and
sentative Burton. republican. Ohio. a
former member OF the Senate. who
told the House that the Payne-Aldrich
bill did not put one cent Of tax on
the hide of the COW.
After discussion had been running
for two hours Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, the acting democratic
leader, offered a motion to close de-
bate at once, so that the House might
have an opportunity to work on the
bill under the ive-minute rule, ac-
cording to the legislative custom.
Two More Hours Obtained.
The republicans countered with a
debate. and got it by a party vote.
Then, when the vote was taken. Mr..
Garrett insisted that the House keep
on the job. but all he could do was to
force a roll call, which showed repub-
licans voting solidly to quit.
Thirty-one- members took part in
the days talk, some defending and
some flaying the hide tax. Under the
rule by which the Fordney bill has
right Of way, another vote Will be
demanded in the House proper next
Thursday. the action yesterday being
in committee of the whole. Oppo-
nents of the duty said. however. they
had little hope Of defeating it then.
Force March Down Aisle.
BY calling for man to man count,
the democrats forced a march down
the aisle, which showed the follow
ing republican members Of the ways
and means committee standing out to
keen hides on the free list:
Green, Iowa, ranking republican;
Hawley. Washington: Copfey, Illinois;
Watson, Pennsylvania; Tilson. Con-
necticut; Treadway. Massachusetts,:
Mott. New York, and Houghton, New
york. Representative Longworth, re-
nnhIican. Ohio. another member, did
not vote. Representative Mann. re-
n,,hl,can. Illinois, minority leader In
SSanncratic days, and Representative
Robertson, republican. Oklahoma. the
woman member. stood with tne los
ing side. Many repuoficans from the
shoe centers of New England also
rsIJncIe Joe" Cannon of Illinois. IA
nous in his day as high tarin
man. made a one-minute speech
arainst free list hides.