New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-22
Oil, Cotton, Asphalt and
Hides Remain on the
Free List and Embargo
on Dye Is Thrown Out
Revenue Estimated
At Half Billion
Notion to Eliminate the
American Valuation Pro-
vision Lost, 289 to 127


publican protective tariff bill. esti-
mated by Chairman Fordney to raise
around $500, 100000 in revenue annually,
was passed tonight by the House by
vote of 2S9 to 127-precisely the vote
by which Democratic motion for clim-
nation of its American valuation pro-
vision was defeated.
Seven Republicans voted against the
measure, while the same number of
Democrats supported it.
Oil, 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 a separate
vote, and backed by most of the Repub-
lican members OF the Ways and Means
Committee, was thrown out, 209 to 1913.
Lost Three Amendments
Forming and holding flying wedge
and aided by Republicans not satisfied
with all the bill's provisions, the Demo-
cratic minority made the most Of its
chances and won on each. The Ways
and Means Committee lost out on three
amendments
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 carrying com
ponsatory rates on their manufactured
products. When the oil amendment
Vas reached there was such a shout of
goGs that a roll call was not demanded.
4 moment later Chairman Fordney, try
ng TO make himself heard above the
ain which prevailed during the three
hours of voting, announced that senti-
mert in tire committee of the whole
against taxing asphalt had been so cver-
hcimlag that it wasn't worth while to
20 through the form of calling the
Joll.
More than 200 committee amendments
rished through during the last few
'ays were put up To be voted on in a
block Some merely corrected SPELL
inr IN the bill, come shuffled commas
and some changed the rates, but the
Democrats, still holding their forces
IN line, compelled record vote.
Fordncy Pleased
Just before the roll call to pass the
bill Representative Garner, of Texas,
1anking Democrat on the Ways and
Means Committee, stepped to the front
with the expected motion to send the
eill hack to its trainers with instruc-
IONS to strike out the American valua-
non and reciprocal provisions. This
was where the Republicans and Demo-
rats divided squarely on the whole
ssriY issue, although they had split
widely on some of the earlier votes.
1t probably was the first time since
wartime days that the House found it
self with such a quorum on the-eve OF
vote. Closing the long wrangle over
The bill Chairman Fordney brought
Republican members to their feet by
eeclaring it would bring greater pros
perty to the country than it now en-
Dyed The veteran tariff maker,
thrilled by the demonstration, smiled
and bowed and then wheeled about to
wave TO the galleries.
The Republicans voting against the
bill were Beck, Wisconsin,; Calm, Ohio;
Nuight, Ohio; Lampert, Wisconsin;
Iehn NJ Nelson, Wisconsin; Sinclair,
North Dakota. and Voight, Wisconsin.
Democrats voting for it were Camp
holl, Pennsylvania; Dupre, Martin, Fav-
lot and Lazaro, Louisiana; Lea and
Raker, California.
Representative London, Socialist, New
York. voted against it.
After the House had passed the bill
and adjourned until Monday, Chairman
Eordney and Representative Garrett, of
Tennessee. the acting minority leader,
issued statements defending and de-
ncuncing it.
Goes to Senate in Usual Way
The 546-page bill, with it's multitude
o. amendments, goes to the Senate in
the usual way, to be referred to Chair
man Penrose's Finance Committee. How
long it will remain there nobody
knows. Senator Fenrose said, however,
that open hearings would be held, but
'hat they probably would be brief. 1t
seemed to be we'll understood by House
members that when the bill comes back
from the Senate it will not be in the
same form as passed to-day. Indeed,
reports have been current for weeks
Tat Republican members, unable to
obtain changes in rates and schedules,
would carry their fight to the Senate
IN the hope of winning there.
AS the Ways and Means Committee
VII begin hearings Tuesday on revenue
revision legislation, many leading Re-
publicans declared tonight that the
revised tax bill would reach the Presi-