The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-17
EMERGENCY TARIFF
PASSED BY SENATE
BY 43 TO 50 VOTE
Action on Measure Comes Aft
er Protracted Session During
Which a Republicans and
9 Democrats Switch

Washington, February 16.
Loaded down with more than
a score of amendments, the
Fordney emergency tariff bill
tonight passed the Senate. The
vote was AZ to 80, and the
m asure was Immediately
sent to conference.
Action on the bill, designed and
to the farmer came after a protracted
session during. which four republican
senators broke away from their party
alignment and two of them, Edge Of
New Jersey and Moses OF New Hamp-
shire, bitterly assaulted the measure
wise, solidarity OF the democratic
ranks could not DO maintained, nine
Of the minority members being re-
corded in favor the bill.
The roll call follows:
Republicans, for Ball. Borah,
Brandegee Cspper, Curtis. Elkins,
Fail, France, Frelinghuysen. Goodlng.
Gronna, Hale, johnson California;. :.
Jones (Washington), Kellogg, kenyon.
LaFollette, Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick.
McCumber. Mclean, McIary, New. PEN
rose, Phipps, Pondexter, Smoot.
Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Town
send, Wadsworth and wins. Total
republicans for a.
Democrats, for--Ashurst Gay, Hen
derson. Jones, Kendrick Myers. pitt
man. Ransdeii and Sheppard Total
democrats for o.
Totai for 49,
Democrats, against eckham, Dial,
Fletcher Gerry, Glass, Harris, Har-
rlson, Heflin, Hitchcock, King, Kirby,
MrkNiar, Overman, Pomerene, Sim
mons, Smith Georgia.; Smith CSouth
Carolina; stanley Swanson. Thomas.
irammel Underwood, Walsh (Massa-
chusetts). Walsh (Montana). Williams
and Wolcott. Total democrats against
g. ' Z
Republicans. against-Colt. Edge.
keyes and Moses. Total republicans
sgainst 4
Total against 80.
KILL LODGE AMENDMENTS
The broadside BIZ Mr.. Moses TEN
porarity ulisettted the Republican mo-
gramme so much so that three amend
ments offered by senator Lodge. the
majority itauer, were Killed. From the
time the vote was called on the Lodge
amendments, all or which had to do
with protection for manufactured pro-
duets OF wool, the Senate rode roush
shod over all changes preferred. 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
trouo1e in getting an agreement with
the House.
The following senators were an
pomsed as the conference committee
70 attempt to iron out the differences
with the House. Penrose. McCumber
and Smoot, republicans. and Simmons
and Williams, democrats. IT is ex-
pected the committee will be cable to
start work with similar committee
from the House late tomorrow
While the Senate was in the throes
of the heated debate on the emergency
tariff, the House ways and means
committee was concluding open hear
ings on revision of the permanent
law With that work out OF the way.
Chairman Fordney will leave late to-
morrow for another conferences with
President Harding at st. Augus-
tine. II Is understood he will ask the
next chief executive for a different
expression as to his views on the leg
islatiye programme outlined by repub-
lean leaders and whether he favors
immediate consideration by Congress
OF tariff legislation rather than action
on matters Of taxation.