The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-04
SENATE PASSES
TARIFF BILL
Emergency Act, Loaded With
Amendments, Goes to Con-
ference; Wilson Veto Sure.
PARTY LINES SHATTERED
Reed Denounces Democrats and Moses
Scores Republicans Who Voted for
law-Attack Leaders for Trying
to Fool the Farmer.

ington.-Tcpheavy with amend
ments and facing almost certain veto
by President Wilson, the emergency
tsriff bill was approved by the senate
by a vote of 43 to 80 This is less thar
the two thirds necessary to override
- veto message.
Four Republicans voted against il
and nine Democrats voted for it.
The bill was sent Immediately tc
conference to adjust, If possible, the
differences between the house and
senate bills. Senate conferees are
Penrose (Pa.), McCumber IN. d., and
Smoot (Utah). Republicans; Simmons
IN. c., and Williams (Miss.), Demo
Gratis.
Democrats favoring the measure
we're denounced by Senator Reed
(M0), Democrat, ss unworthy to re-
main in the Democratic party" and
were invited to &C and sit with the
Republicans if they could find extra
chairs. He characterized the bill as "a
stupendous legislative fraud that
would increase the cost of living"
Further emphasizing the breaks in
party lines, Senator Moses. Republican,
excoriated his Republican colleagues
who supported the bill and drew heav-
lily on a comprehensive vocabulary of
uncomplimentary epithets by saying
the bill was "an unwise yielding to
house pressure, the offspring Of union
between the cotton field, sugar cane
brake, rice paddy and the sheep range
and wheat field, misshapen brat at
best, lopsided. blind, deaf, handy leg
ged and suffering from congenital eco
nomic ricketts,"
The roll call follows:
Republicans-For: Bell, Rorah,
Bran zegee, Capper, Curtis, Elkins.
Fall, France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding,
Gronna, Hale, Johnson (Cal), Jones
CWash.), Kellogg, Kenyon, La Toilette,
Lenrott, Lodge, Mccormick, McCum-
Der, Mclean, McNary, New, Penrose,
Phipps, Poindexter, Smoot, Spencer,
Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wads-
worth, Willis. Total Republi i~ans for,
3d.
Democrats-For Ashurst, Gay, Hen
derson, Jones IN. M), Hendrick, Ny
ers, Pittman, RansIeIl, Sheppard. To-
tai Democrats for, g. Total for 43.
Democrats-Against: Peckham, Dial,
Fletcher, Gerry, Glass, Garris, Harrf-
son, Hefiin, King, Kirby, MeKellar,
Overman, Pomerene, Simmons, Smith
(Ga.), Smith Is. g., Stanley, Swan
son, Thomas, Trammel, Underwood,
Walsh (Mass.), Walsh (Mon.), Will
liams, Wolcott. Total Democrats
against, &C.
Republicans-Against: Coli, Edge,
Keyes and Moses. Total Republicans
against, 4. Total against 80.
The principal items added by the
senate are faxseed, olive oil, meats,
cattle and sheep, sugar, butter, cheese,
rlilk of all kinds, tohaccos, hides, ap-
pies, cherries and olives. -'hc senate
also increased the tariff on wheat, lem
ons AID some other articles.
While the proponents of the measure
argued throughout the long fight since
1t reached the senate late in Dece mber
that it would relieve the crisis con-
fronted by agriculture, it's opponents
have insisted that IN the long run il
would merely add t. the high cost OF
living, that it is class legislation and
that Republicans are Lot sincere in
trying to / ass It as a relief me sure
but merely for partisan effect
Senator Underwood, Democratic
leader, has repeatedly forecast its veto
by President Wilson On the ground
that arbitrarily it increases living
costs.
It's removal from the senate calendar
will hasten action on appropriation
bills and heavy drive will be made
to get as many passed as humanity
possible. The best informed senators
believe that some appropriation bills
probably including the naval bill, will
fail.