New-York tribune., 1921-07-16
House Throws
Hides Off Free
List, l52 to 81
Party Lines Break at Firs.
Contested ection of
Fordney Bill and Duty
of Is P. G. Is Imposed
Shoe Tax Will Follow
Amendment for Elimination
of Dye Control and EN-
barge Is Due To-day

WASHINGTON, July Is. - Hides -
raw, green and pickled--were thrown
off the Fordney tariff free list to-day by
the House, which voted, 152 to 81, to
impose an ad valorem duty of 10 per
cent, to be followed by another amend
ment taxing all leather products, in
cluding shoes.
Eight Republican members of the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES, which
framed the bill, voted for free hides,
and Representative Garner, Of Texas,
ranking Democrat committeeman and in
charge of the general fight against the
voting for the tax.
There were many breaks from straight
party lines on the first contested sec
tlon OF the measure, but finding them
serves with votes to spare Republican
leaders forced an early adjournment
over the Democratic demand that the
Dill be read for amendment.
There was round of applause when
Representative Robertson, Republican.
OF Oklahoma, the only woman in the
mouse, announced that she would vote
Tor Tree hides because she loved the
farmers children better than she loved
the packers"
Denies Benefit to Farmers
representative Hawley, of Washing
ton, Republican member of the commit
tee, in pleading against the dutv. de-
ciared the farmers would get less than
eney were now paid and that s81,OOo,-
ooo would be added annually to the ma
tions shoe and leather bill. He was
joined by representative Barton, Re-
e.,
the Senate, who told the House that
the Payne-Aldrich bill did not p1,t one
cent of tax on the hide of the COW
The action of the leaders in adjourn
ing after a five-hour session, and on
the heels of an eleven-hour sitting YES
terday, ended the hope of Democrats
OF chance to demand vote on amend
ments generally. After discussion
had been running for two hours Repre-
sentative Garrett, of Tennessee, the
actlng Democratic leader, offered mo-
ton to close debate at once so that the
mouse might have an opportunity to
work on the bill under the five-minute
rule, according to the legislative Gus
tom.
The Republicans countered with a
motion for two additional hours of
eebate, and got it by a party vote.
lhen when the vote was taken Mr.. Gar
rett insisted that the House keep on
the job, but all he could do was to
force q roll call, which showed Re-
publicans voting selidly to quit. An
other vote will be demanded in the
House proper next Thursday, the
action to-day being in committee of
the whole Opponents of the duty
said, however, they had little hope Of
defeating it then.
Republicans Against Duty
BY calling for man to man count
the Democrats forced a march down
the aisle, which showed the following
Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee standing out to keen
hides on the free list:
Green, Iowa, ranking Republican,;
Watson, Pennsylvania; Tilson, Con,
necticut; Treadway, Massachusetts:
Mott, New York, and Houghton, New
York.
Representative Longworth, Republ;-
can, of Ohio. did not vote. Representa-
tive Mann, Republican, of Illinois. mi
nority leader in Democratic days, and
Representative Robertson, Republican
Oklahoma, the woman member, stood
with the losing side. Many Republicans
from the shoe centers of New England
also opposed a duty.
Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Illinois ia.
nous in his day as high tariff man.
made one-minute speech against free
list hides.
Proceedings to-day indicated that
the House would not permit any am end
ments except such as are offered by the
Ways and Means Committee in addi-
tion to the vote on dyestuffs. cotton.
on and asphalt. Illustrating the frst
days work on the bill, the House
Jumped over 100 pages until it found
she place where the hide paragraph
~ou.o MT, and will jump back again
Tor elimination of the dye control and
embargo provisions. VI anu