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TARIFF BILL
IN CONFERENCE
House by Vote Of 1870 to 132
Hastens Final Action.
VOTE CHEERS OPPONENTS
indicates House of Representatives
Lacks Necessary fwo-thrids to
Override Possible Veto

Washington, TeH. 2l.~-tmcrScnc'
tiff legislation tpDG another step |"
ward enactment. when the house SEN
it "a a conference ri house and senate
,;.mhei&. where the differences in tt(
treasures as passed bv the two hodie:
are 10 IL, ironeH "u;.
\ special rule was required 10 ge
tho hill into conference, and il Wa
:. !npted rs l&l tu I33.22. The vote in
Hirates THAT the measure must 1aii 4
vetoed hr preSiden. Wilson, as NV"
thirds uf those voting would he Re:
Guired % override.
Republicans Differed among them
selves ever the h;ii. Representatives
Trcadway and Luce, of Massachusetts
fighting 1t desperately. Mr.. TreadWa5
declared he was Informed that lis
rassage with the wool schedule in i
would close every industry in Eel>
England."
This cannot be (, section country,
Ii" added, charging that the measur.
vas Tor the benefit Of a few. The
prosperity OF every section carries witt
II the prosperity # every other sec.
ion"
Mr.. TreadWay said also that the in
iuStrial Interests Of the east ARE IN
~ bad condition - the agricultural
interests Of the west are. Y0u cannot
have protection for one part OF the
nuntry and free trdde for another. .
Warning that the next senate would
ne made Democratic through aid Of the
western states unless relief was given
The farming sections was sounded by
Representative Young, Republican, ol
North Dakota. He said the west, whilr
il could not muster enouGh strength to
.hangc lhe complexion IF ihe house,
-ould exercise Il very serious influence
in the senate. He >uid enactment is
essential TO prosperity,
Representative Luce. Of Massachu-
scttS, said the mcaS'ire was mot worth
the paper II is written on"
There never VAS" he added. ~
more iniquitiouS measure In this
house" He declared that more than
100000 men are out of work In the
United States and that the pending
measure will not help them, but will
increase the price If food and cloth
,ng, THIS Will wreck the party" he
'"ld his colleagues.
Representative Campbell, Republi-
can, Kansas, in charge OF the special
rule, defended the Tlriff bin as essen.
tial to the life of agriculture.
IF they are having trouble In Mas
sachusetts In getting food today they
will have greater trouble 4 year from
now If the farmers do not raise the
food supplies Of the nation" he lie
clared
Representative Fess. Republican.
Ohio, charged that Treadway and Luce
and their supporters In the Republican
ranks, had deserted the old Republican
protection theory and turned free
traders.
But this Is not UrOtectIon," shouted
Mr.. Luce. who declared he was for tht.
same protection for The whole conn
jry.
The twenty-odd amendments tackled
on by the senate on the bin VIII be
discussed in the conference upon tie
return II Chairman Fordnev. Of the
house ways and means committee.
from his visit To PreSldent-elect Hard
ing, al st Augustine. Although op-
ponents of the bill were prepared for
4 battle In the conference, the ma jaf,
ity leaders hinted hey would attempt
20 shove the bin through and take il
back to the house in the form in which
L passed the senate.