Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-17

the House when the Senate passed it
by d vote of 43 to 80. Nine demo-
Gratis voting for it and four repub-
licans against it broke their party
publican senator's. Moses Of New
Hampshire. and Edge Of New Jersey.
took the floor against the bill. bitterly
assaifing 1t and its republican sup
porters. =
The democrats voting for the bill
were Ashurst, Gay. Henderson, Jones
New Mexico), Kendrick, Myers, Pitt
man. Ransdell and Sheppard.
The republicans voting against the
bill were Colt. Edge, Reyes and Moses.
Moses Forces Changes. 49,
The broadside by Mr.. Moses tenn
porarily unsettled the republican
program, SO much SO that three
amendments offered by Senator Lodge.
the majority leader, were killed.
from the time the vote was called
on the Lodge amendprents, all of
which had to do with protection for
manufactured products Of wool, the
senate rode rough shod- over all
changes profered. But it already
had accepted SO many changes from
the form in which the measure came
from the House that the most ardent
supporters predicted trouble in get
ting an agreement with the House.
pointed as the conference committee
to attempt to iron out the differences
with the House: Penrose; McCumber
and Smoot. republicans. and Simmons
ana Williams, democrats.
While the Senate was in the throes
OF the heated debate on the emer-
gency tarin. the House ways and
means committee was concluding
open hearings on revision of the per-
manent law.
Fordney to Consult Harding.
With that work out Of the way,
chairman Fordney will leave late to-
Gay Tor another conference with
Prestdent-elect Harding at st.. Au-
justine. It is understood he win ask
the next chief executive for a
dennite expression az to his views on
the legislative program outlined by
republican leaders, and whether he
'IaVors immediate consideration by
Congress of tariff legislation rather
than action on matters of taxation.
The speech by Senator Moses against
the emergency bill was filled with a
serses OF caustic shots at his repub-
llcan colleagues. He declared that
every senator knew that the bill. If
1t should become a law. would avail
nothing, and he challenged denial by
any senator that 1t was "unscientific
and designed to fool the farmer rather
than aid him." The New Hampshire
senator also assaulted supporters OF
the bill for having offered no defense
Tor its provisions. and declared that
only two speeches had been made in
favor OF the bill in the f1fty-six days
1t has been in the Senate's possession.
Moses Anglers McCumber.
Nobody can defend it. for it is in
defensible," asserted Senator Moses.
The republican party cannot go be-
fore the country with such a meas
ure. It can only give to. President,
wilson, who was so thoroughly re-
to excoriate the republican party, and.
believe me, he will do It when this
thing gets to him"
Senator McCumber. republican, North
Dakota. attacked the position taken
by MI Moses. declaring that the New
willing to stack protection upon pro-
lection for his New England folk. but
was unwilling to share the dement's
with the farmers feeding the world"
I am tired Of such discrimination"
he shouted. heatedly. The time has
come when protective tariff will do
some good for the agricultural classes,
and am here to see that they get il.
Notwithstanding the charges thrown
into my face by the New Hampshire
senator"
How Import Duties stand.
AS the Dill passed the Senate. it car.
ried the following import duties: -
Wheat. 40 cents per buskel: fax-
seed. 80 cents per bushel: wheat Hour
and semolina, 20 per cent ad valorem.
corn and maize, Is cents per bushel:
beans. cents per pound: potatoes, rs
cents per bushel; peanuts or ground
beans. cents per pound: onions 40
cents per bushel: rice, cents per
pound: lemons, Q cents per pound:
peanut Oil. 26 cents per gallon: cot
ton seed, cocoanut and soya bean oils.
20 cents per gallon: cattle Except for
breeding purposes), 80 per cent ad va
loren; sheep. over one year old, 81
per. head: sheep. under one year. 81
per head; fresh and frozen meats. Is
per cent ad valorem: long staple cot
ton Zone and three-eights inches), 2
cents per pound: cotton manufactur-
ers, cents per pound: unwashed
wool. Is cents per pound; washed
wool. 80 cents per pound: secured
wool, IS cents per pound.
Sugar. i cent per pound in addition
to the present tariff OF cent per
pound: butter and substitutes, 8 cents
per pound; cheese and substitutes, 70
per cent ad valorem; fresh milk, 2
cents per gallon: fresh cream, S cents
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