Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-17
AOOP! TARIFF BILL
BY VOTE Of 43 To 50
Party Lines Are Broken to
Some Extent on Final
Roll Call
DENOUNCE MEASURE
Moses and Edge Republicans Score
it-iIore Than Twenty Amendments
Added 10 Bill.

Washington. Feb. 17.-Loaicd down
with more than a score Of amend
mentS. the Fordney Emergency Tar
If bill last night passed the Senate.
/! The vote was 43 to 80 and the mea.
sure was Immediately sent to cen
ference.
The roll cal fellows:
Rcs,rbicans- For: Bail. Rorah,
! Brandegee. Capper. Curtis, Elkins,
/ Fall. France. Frelinghuysen, Good
ing. Hale, johnson california;. Jones.
(Washingtonl. Kellogg. Kenyon, La
! Toilette, Lenroot, Lodge. Mccormick.
(: McCunocr. Mclean, McNary, New,
| Penrose. Phippa. Poindexter, Smoot,
Spencer. Stcr:;ne, Sutherland. Towns
end. Wadsworth and Willis. Total Re
pubicanS for, 81.
| Democrats -. For: Ashurst. Gay,
Henderson. Jones New Mexico),
Kendrick. Myers. Pittman. Ransdall
and Sheppard. Total Democrats for ..
! Total for. 43.
Democrats = Against: Beckham.
Dial. Fletcher, Gerry. Glass. Harris,
Harrison, Hefl;n. Hitchcock. King.
| Kirby. McKe!lar. Overman. Pcmer-
ere. Simmons, Smith (Georgia),
Smith fSouth Carolinal. Stanley.
swanson. Thomas, Tramme!, Under
wood, WALSH CMassachusetts). Walsh
! (Montana>. Williams and Woicort.
Total Democrats against. 26.
RepuhlicarS-Aeainst: Coli. Edge,
Kcvcs and Moses Total Republicans,
against, \.
Total against, 30.
Action on the bill came after pro-
tractcd session during which four Re-
publican Senators broke away from
their party alignment and two q
then1--Edge. Ct New Jersey. an@
! Moses, Of New Hampshire-bitter!y
assai,ad the measure and its Repun-
lean supporters. Likewise solidarity
Of the Democratic ranks could not os
maintained. nine Of the minority mem
bcr< oeinr recorded in favor q the
bin. s..
The broadsiAe by Mr.. Moses ten'-
porarily unsettled the Republican pro
gram. 50 much 50 that three amend
ments Offered by Senator Lodge tn"
na ior;tv leader. we're killed. But It
already had accepted so many changes
from the form in which the measure
came from the House that the mcst
ardent supporters predicted ;rouh.e IN
retrirg ar agreement with the House
TIE following Senator's were ap-
pointed as thc conference committee.
n atternpt 10 iron ou. The differences
w:-h the House: Penro$e, McCum2er
ard :smoot. Republicans, and SIM
mons and Williams, Democrat. II IS c%
necteyi the committee viii be able to
star: wort, with similar committee
r,om the House late today.
While the Senate was in the thrces
of the heated debate on Inc emerr-
Arc,. tariff. the Hous" Ways AMI
Means Committee was concluding open
b.,rirrs on revision Of The permanent
law With that work out Of the way,
Chairman Fortlncy will leave late 70
,,orrow for another conference with
prosidcn.-elect Harding at s.. Angus
t;oo. l. i understood he will ask the
acx. Chief Executive for definite
oppression AZ 10 his views on the leg
;sIative program outlined by Repuh-
Ijcan leaders and whether he favors
Immediate consideration by Congress
4 tariff legislation rather than action
On matters Gf taxation.
As The 3il passed the Senate it ear
led the following import duties:
I Whea:. 40 ccnts bushcl; flaxsecc'
80 cents a Dushal; wheat. flour ana
seno!ina. 20 per cent. ad T'aiorenl;
corn and maize. - cents bushei;
beans. , cents a pound; potatoes. 2"'
Icen.s bushel peanuts Or. GROUND
beans. 3 ,certS pound; onions. Az
cent? a,,n,tshel; rice, cents q pound;
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