The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-25
MEASURE
PASSES THE SENATE
SCORES OF AMENDMENTS TACK
ED TO BILL WHILE IN CON-
FERENCE
VOTE is 43 FOR. 80 AGAINST
Party Alignment Is Broken in Final
val.-Manufacturing District
Senators Assaii and McCumber
Defends the Measure

Washington Feb. 17.-Loaded down
with more than IA score of amend
ments, the Fordney emergency tariff
bill last night passed the senate, Il
to 30 and the measure was immedi-
ateIy sent to conference. Action on
the bill. designed and rushed Through
the house as an aid to the farmer,
came after IL protracted session, dur
ing which four Republican senators
broke away from their party align
ment and two of them. Edge Of New
Jersey and Moses of New Hampshire,
bitterly assailed the measure and its
Republican supporters. Likewise, soli-
darity Of the Democratic ranks could
not be maintained, nine of the minor
ity members being recorded in favor
of the bill.
The broadside by Mr. Moses tempo
rarily unsettled the Republican pro-
gram, so much that three amendments
offered by Senator Lodge. the majority
leader, concerning protection for man
ufactured products of wool, were
killed
The following senators were APP
pointed as the conference committee
to attempt to iron out the differences
with the house: Penrose, McCumber
and Sinoot, Republicans; and Sim
mons and Williams. Democrats. 1t is
expected the committee will be able
to start work with similar commit
tee from the house late today.
The speech by Senator Moses against
the emergency bill was filled with
caustic shots at his Republican col
leagues. He declared that every SEN
ator knew that the bill, If it should be-
come "a law, would avail nothing, and
he challenged denial by any senator
that ii was ''unScentific and designed
to fool the farmer rather than aid
him"
THE Republican party cannot go be-
fore the country with such meas.
ure," asserted Senator Moses. 1T can
only give President Wilson, who was
50 thoroughly repudiated in November,
an opportunity to eXcoriate the Re-
publican party, and believe me, he will
do ii when this thing gets to him."
Senator McCumher U), North Da-
kota, leading prepayment, was heard
from again but he drove mainly at the
position taken by Mr.. Moses, declar-
ing the New Hampshire senator was
perfectly willing to stack protection
upon protection for his New England
folks but was unwilling to share the
benefits with the farmers feeding the
world
Il am tired of such discrimination"
he shouted heatedly. The time ,has
come when protective tariff will do
some good for the agricultural classes
and | am here to see that they get II,
Notwithstanding the charges thrown
into my face by the New Hampshire
| senator"
Duties as Fixed.
As the bin passed the senate 1t car
ried the following import duties:
wheat, Acc per bushel flaxseed, Soc
| per bushel; wheat flour and semo-
lima, 20 per cent ad valorem; corn and
maize. 15c per bushel; beans. 2c per
| pound; potatoes, 25c per bushel: pea
nuts or ground beans. Sc per pound:
lemons. &c per pound: peanut oils, 26c
| per gallon; cottonseed. cocoanut and
bean OIL 2oc per gallon; cattle tex
.cept for breeding purposes). 80 per
cent al valorem; sheep. over one year
old. 81 per head; sheep. under one
year old, 81 per head: fresh and fro
zen neats, - per cent ad valorem:
| long staple cotton tone and three
eighths inches). 7c per pound. cotton
| manufactures, &c per pound unwashed
wool. 15c per pound; washed wool. soc
per pound; secured wool. 45c per
pound: sugar, lc per pound in addi-
tion 10 the present tariff of lie per
pound: butter aud substitute. Sc per
Epound cheese and substitutes. 22 Der
| cent al valnrem; fresh milk. 20 per
gallon; fresh cream. &c per gallon
condensed or preserved milk. &c per
pound: and sugar of milk. SO ner
pound,
Mixed wrapper and filler tobacco IL
from two or more countries funstem-
med) S2.S per pound Stemmed. $3.50
per pound hides, l. per cent al val.
orem. apples, soc per bushel: cherries
&c per pound olives in solution. nc
per gallon: not in solution. &c per
pound; olives in bulk, 6nc per gallon