Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-16
SENATE MAKES PROGRESS
ON F0RDNEY TARIFF BILL
when Eight-iIour Session Ends,
four of Nine Remaining Amend
mcnts Are Considered.
MAY REACH VOTE TO-DAY
Among Proposals Accepted Is Sub
stitutc Sugar Schedule by Scna-
tor Smoot for That Agreed Upon
by Committee.
Lny Assnclnied Pre-.

NN9hiNiToN. Feb. - -Thc Sem
ATE made real progress In it's con-
sid"ration OF the Fordney emergency
'ar'" Dlli today. and when the eight
Tour session ended. il hah taken up
ana adopted rour Of the nine re-
mining amendments which had been
recommended by its finance commit
tee.
~ The close Of Tie days work.
Senator Mccufnber. Republican. North
Dakota. In charge OF the bin said
ptoSrects we're zoe for a vote to-
moron a vote tonight had been the
J object " supporters Of the bill. hut
tley we're thwarted by a series Of
speeches. some extremely heated
"h'ch delayed action an amendments.
AFTER II became apparent mat final
action on the bill could not be had
tonight. Mr.. Mccumber sDugh, to con-
rinde consideration OF all committee
"h"endinenis. this plan. likewise. SUI
frrcd defeat
sugar Schedule Accepted.
~ "D3fllb'fitG1k accent. ed
~ 'hc Senate. wax the substitute.
schedule Proposed by Senator sno,,.
republican, Utah. for that agreed
upon by ihc committee. Tho Smoo;
"Hendihrnt would place the tariff at
e"Nt per pound in addition TO the
fits'nt duty OF the same auo,n:.
"h't the committee amendment 10
me H"i!sc BIN would have added an
- IT GA.f.tfA > 900.
"reseu; rate.
In other amendments adopted by
me Senate wonld provide rates a.
'io'i""S. butter and butter substitutes,
> cents per pound. cheese ana chess.
substitutes. 20 per cent ~advarolem.
i''si milN, > cents pcr gallon. anh
cream. . cents per gallon.
senator Thomas, Democrat. Colo
'a''' anon" voted against the Smoot
"iEAr DUTY, wn!lc sixty-scyen were
recorded for II. In joining with tho
supporters OF the bin 10 put over the
sugar amendment, Democratic on
p'ncnta OF The measure claimed! 10
nav" Won "a point which, IL way said.
VIII eventually cause trouble for Inc.
measures proponents. The mcar
Unanimous vote, !; WAS declared. VIII
force incmhcrs OF The Senate confer
'nee committee" to hold out To ,h.
'nd asairat house couicre.s when ,b..
hl!! goes 10 conference. Thu hous.
F"!uSGd on three occasions 10 ntd
sugar TO IN" commodities for which
protection was Afforded and leaders
SHid thcr" WAS no reason 10 cxpcc, :.
changed sentiment.
Williams Luncbr. iunck.
Iii'" "igumcnts ami acrimonious
charges ~ wcl! as logic charac;crizra
the debate. Senator Williams. Demo-
c'ai. Mississippi, held the attention Of
seventy Senator'S tor more than AN
huur while he launchqd an attack on
the whole tariff hill that sparJi,d
with vi, sarcasm and sincerity in
turn seldom. II ever. nave az MANY
Senators sat as they did today. I'M
mtndiuI OF other matters. 10 listen to
Il speech OF one II their own mum
her. And Mr Williams. rcwaried
them.
Tho Mississippi Senator charged
proponents OF The emergency tariff
with seeking To lcgislate money gu;
OF tac pochcts OF public into the
pockets Of thOS. benefited by the
bill He declared that the tRrin pro-
visions on sugar were such as to
make any industry profitable, ana
added:
II can raise n in New Jcr-
scy, II % VIII 5,ve mo Il ,ar,N on
them. Ia sell them .or Il dollar a
banana. That would l.. profitable il
the tariff was high enough but the
government would be taking money
away from the other people TO keel,
my hot house going.
Il say all hat l have belongs 10
my government when it Is for gov
ernlncntal purposes: nothing that /
have belongs 10 'ny government when
for any oth". purpose, That govern
ment has no right to dabble in 4 buc-
cSnecrinS expedition. Besides,
would bc unwilling 10 have our in
d~ustrial life rest on the whims and
Capr!ccs OF Il lot OF politicians CON
grcsatcd here in Congress"
Senator Williams. as he wadcl
deeper into the arguments against
the measure also move across the
aisle 10 where Senator Smoot sat. Mr..
Smoot finally gave way ana In the
place from which the Senate many
times has heard preached the doc-
trincs of high tariff. there was de-
liverod an argument dianIcuierica!ly
opposed. II caused a roar OF laugh
ter TO pcrvade the usually staid SEN
ate chamber but did not disturb tn,
speaker.