Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
CHANCE FOR
VOTE ON TARIFF BILL,
MAY AGREE ON DATE
Debate on Emergency Measure
Drags AimIessly Along
in Senate.
EXPECT ACTION FEBRUARY IS

BY Associated Press % Eyevy Everlnr
Washington. Feb. suyrorfera ~
the House emergency tariff hfii rauzhf
their opponents mapping today ana frs
amendments were adopted bsfof.
Senators hghtinx tho neastlre vsr
aware Of the action. The arnerfF1erfs
were agreed 20 by o viva voce vote viii
only nine senator's in the chamber ard
Senator Harris. Democrat f'ssisriprr
demanded that quorum 30 sallsd
The amendTlents adopted nroposa
rate of 80 cents a bushei 0n rheat arf
the exemption from import duties ~
rice 10 be used IN canned Eoods
The senate met ap hour esriier thar
usual and had disposed - min0-
Indian bill Then the sr1sndne-fs -
the tariff oil were adopted. senate
Harrison then became aware - vghaf
was transpirinK and inquired rha'
measure was under consideration.
The unfinished buflneHs replied fr-
Vioe-President. ~ e. fhs Emsrrene
tariff"
'Oh. we'll aid NJ IIsrrir,n
suggest the absence a. p quorum,
thought the Senate was stiu cons1er
ing that bill concerning rha Pav-ra- p.
Indians"
After the quorum oaIi whatever o's-s
were for a unanimous -orsaus ssrea
ment % fz a time for : -g,s ~ tr.
rneas1re they were upses 40 sersfrr
Williams. Democrat lfisrsssirpi ~
nounced that ne never would -1~se~t
n such an agreement.
4 do not oppose v5f- on -ie
measure" Esf Sfr WlIlisrns = us-
70 see THIS hi1l disposed u. hut the -s,t
must be reached n tne orderly 49, frf
! after full discussion
Washfr gtor. Feb 4-AIfhrush ~
bate on the Forduey s-nerxerrs .a~fr
bill dragged airnIessiy on ne serat-
floor yesterday. real progress vas rrada
toward definite action on the r-easrra
I Senator AcCunlber. Psnubilcsr Nortn
Dakota, obtained agreement % ake l1
the bill with - amendments frr
second reading. and outside ~ me chan
! Der leaders Of both sides reached a TER !.
Z tative undera;an ndins % Ak date Or
Z Anal vote
The tentative program probably EiIl
be submitted % the Senate today ant
unaniraous conser. asked for an aEree-
/ rnsrt 70 vote on the bfil February
or soor after. Senators believe lie
path - clear for acceptance o. the plar.
Suggestions and uter-suxx--tions
( from each side came frequently dursrz :
( the cay. All were hased on roitrira|
raaneurerfnx. and tho lea6er. co--e.-rr.l
about them in and out of tne chsrlha4
while Senators Capper. Republicar
J Kansas; Fletcher. Democrat. Flnrfda
Ackellar, Democrat. Tennessee and
Robinson. Democrat arkansas. 0ccu.
pied the attention oC the fa,v senators
present with speeches. Mr.. Roninsou
discussed provisions for ,aking care
invalid veterans. bur he others spok
on tariff.
Mr. AckeIlar challenged supporters
OF the bin 20 show how u would s.d the
farmers. asserting that urtis 81 tneit
products remained on the farm. He de-
cisred that the proposed tsrif on suga
would mean only that Congress ua,
"lezisiat.ng money into me roc sets +.
the sugar trust. and estirnated that cn
three necessities-uisats. -four ana suEai
the country would be "taxsd heSRasi
$500. 100000 and $4,000 0u0.0 .00s
the 10 months the law would ~ '-ne,
tive.
The old-ase battle over -arlf for pro.
lection or tariff for revenue only vas j
sight also. Senator Fletcher accuse.
the Republicans OF using The tArid bil
20 make prOtecrionLsts out of an tn'
farmers and sew up their votes ~
every protective tsrin matter 20,
future
he said big business. especially -h.
manufacturing establishments. wsre 60
slroUs OF high import rates and adde,
! that BY giving the farmers prohibl
tory rate on their products. sirens
would DC mustered for later revision q
the Underwood act nov under ~ousiders
tion by the House Ways aad Mean
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. MCCumber, as well as Mincn-'
Leader Underwood. explained ,hlt q.
though the Foriney bil was technical
before the Senate. they could no, Ssr
Senators from talking or Any othl
subject, and while they believed deba
heuceforth probably would Dc lonhnt
10 that bin the possibility of time Nyl.
occupied on extraneOus matters 'lwa.
must be considered.
FOR that reason. Mr.. NcC1lmoer ado
ed. he believed the time had arrive
when some thought should ~ giNe
> 10 holding night sessions. This ougn
70 be done. he said, II tho oill is % =
disposed Of IN the time planned.
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