Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-22

} Seven Republicans voted against the
measure and seven Democrats sup
ported it.
Oils, hides. cotton and asphalt stood
up against determined fight to tax
them and remained on the free list
The Longworth dye embargo, first of
the five contested schedules to go be-
fore the house proper for separate
vote and backed by most of the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee, was thrown out, 200
to 1873
Dissatisfied G. o. P. Aid.
Aided by Republicans not satisfied
with all the bills provisions, the Dem
ocratic minority made the most of it's
chances and won on each. The ways
and means committee lost out on three
OF the five amendments laid before the
house.
There was not much chance of i'm
posing a duty on hides and cotton
after the house. in committee of the
whole, had defeated amendments car
rying compensatory rates on their
manufactured products. When the oil
amendment was reached there was
such shout of noes" that a roll call
was not demanded. Chairman Ford
ney. trying to make himself heard
above the din, announced that senti-
ment in the committee of the whole
against taxing asphalt had been so
overwhelming that it was not worth
while to call the roll
Democrats Held Forces.
More than 200 committee amend
ments were put up to be voted on IN a
block. Some merely corrected the
spelling in the bill, some shuffled com
mas. and some changed the rates, but
the Democrats, holding their forces
in line, compelled a record vote.
Just before the time came to pass
the bill, Representative Garner Of
Texas. ranking Democrat on the ways
and means committee, stepped to the
front with the expected motion to send
the bill back to its trainers with in
structions to strike out the American
valuation and reciprocal provisions.
This was where the Republicans and
Democrats divided squarely on the
whole tariff ISSUE
Record Attendance.
1t probably was the first time since
wartime days that the house found
itself with such a quorum on the eve
of vote. Closing the long wrangle.
Chairman Fordney brought Republican
members to their feet by declaring it
would bring greater prosperity to the
country than it now enjoyed.
The Republicans voting against the
bill were: Beck, Wisconsin,; Calm and
Knight Ohio; Lampert, Wisconsin:
John NJ. Nelson, Wisconsin: Sinclair,
North Dakota, and Voigt. Wisconsin.
Democrats voting for the bill were:
Campbell, Pennsylvania; Bupre. Mar
in. Favrot and Lazro, Louisiana: Lea
and Raker, California.
Representative London. Socialist.
New York, voted against it.
Calls 1t Monstrosity.
After the house had passed the hill
md adjourned until Monday, Chairman
'ordney and Representative Garrett. Of
tennessee. the acting minority leader.
ssued statements defending and de.
it.
declaring the measure ''monstris-
ty, Mr.. Garrett asserted that Dem
erats were given "just five opportu-
Iities to win and they won all five"
If the bill had been opened ur for
amendment under the general rules of
he house." he added, ""there is no
elling what would have happened to
Retributlon Day Coming.
by such methods was this mon
frosty passed. The day of retribu-
ion will come"
Although no direct comparison was
made with rates in the Payne Aldrich
i'll which figured largely in the polit-
cal discussion, Chairman Fordnsy
eclared that average nd valorum rates
u this bill were slightly lower.
''The passage of the tariff bill by the
ouse with substantial majority"
lr. Fordney said, marks the conclu-
ion of an important step in the re-
urn of America to the sound policy
I protection"