The St. Johns herald., 1921-05-19
MEASURE CARRIES ALL FINANCE COMMITTEE REcoMMENDA-
 TIoNs-VoTE 63 TO 2s.
GOES TO CONFERENCE
TARIFF BILL RADICAL CHANGE TO MEASURE PASSED
 IN HOUSE.
Cwestern Newspaper Union News serioeJ

Washington, May 12.-The Senate has passed the emergency tariff and anti-dumping bill, retaining all the amendments recommended by the finance committee, but rejecting those individually proposed.
 The vote was 63 to 28.
 The Knox amendment, continuing wartime control over imports of dye stuffs was accepted, 61 to %.
 Seven DemOcrats-SenatOrs BrOuS- sard, Louisiana; Jones, New Mexico; Kendrick, Wyoming; Myers, Montana; Pittman, Nevada; Ransdell, Louisiana, and Sheppard, Texas-vOted with the Republicans in passing the bill. An other Democrat, Ashurst, Arizona, who was absent, was announced as supporter. Only one Republican, Sen- ator Moses of New Hampshire, voted against the bill.
 As passed by the Senate the meas ure differs radically from that which was passed by the House and now goes to conference. Only the tariff features were kept intact, the anti dumping and currency revaluatiOn sec tiOns being rewritten and the provision added for continuation of the wartime restrictions on imports of dyestuffs.
 Action by the Senate came after five hours of attack by Democratic leaders. The latter, however, were not alone in attempts to amend the measure, for several Republicans tried to broaden its scope. All amendments were swept aside by practically the same vote.
 Senator King, Democrat, Utah, was not content, however, and made an- other effort to strike out the dye pro- vision just prior to the final vote. That failed, also. The Utah senator, after the passage, announced he would of fer a resolution soon, asking an in- vestigatiOn of the monopoly, which, he said, had been permanently intrenched by the Senate's action.
 There were attempts by some Demo- crats who favored the measure to in- crease rates on particular cOmmOdi- ties. Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Ari- LOnds IHttuc d udAu AlShI IO AoASO IAS rate on long staple cotton from z to 20 cents. His amendment was rejected, "A to z. Senator Jones, Democrat, New Mexico, sought to have the bill include hides and drew forth the largest vote favoring the change that was recorded on any amendment. It was defeated, however, 36 to 49. The amendment was given support by Senator Bursum, Republican, also of New Mexico, who, in his maiden speech, declared that cattle hides were selling for ga dollar apiece and it takes a wagOnlOad to pay for a pair of shoes"
 Among the Senate cOnfereeS selected were Chairman Penrose of the finance committee, and Senator Shoot, Utah, Republicans.
 As passed by the Senate, the bill is to be effective for six months, when it is hoped that the permanent tariff law now being framed by the House ways and means committee will have been enacted. It provides duties on wheat, corn, beans, peanuts, potatoes, rice, cat tie, sheep, meats, long staple cotton and cotton manufactures, wool and wool manufactures, sugar, silk, wrap per and filler tobacco and other farm products.
 In addition, the bill carries an anti dumping section designed to check the influx of cheaply manufactured for eign goods. Provision is made for the inspection of foreign exporters books the assessment of duties.