New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Senate Recess
Beaten After
Sharp Debate
Lodge Resolution for AID.
iournment to August 8
Defeated, ~ to "a, With
Party Lines Broken Up
Farm Members Triumph
Export Corporation Bill and
Emergency Beer Legisla-
ton Involved in Issue
From The Tribane's Washington Bureau

From The Tribuse's WASHINGTON Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 5.-After q
thrcc-hour controversy in the Senate
to-day resolution of Senator Lodge
Republican leader, under which the up
per house would have adjourned from
July Q to August was defeated bv a
vote Of q to "a.
The action taken was considered sig
ntcant. for the reason that most of the
senators who were seeking to take an
adjournment were also trying to con-
line the rest of the work of the extra
session to tariff and tax revision. The
Senators who opposed adjournment
were headed by the recently formed
agricultural bloc and they are de
mandlng that several important bills
with relation to the agricultural indus
try be taken up and passed. One of
them is the Norris bill for the forma
ton of a $l00,000,OOO Federal corpora
ton for expectation of surplus farm
products. Dry Senators. who want sup
Elemental prohibition legislation, also
opposed adjournment.
Summer Session Probable
In effect, therefore, the refusal of the
Senate to-day to adjourn means that
this body Will remain in Washington
either the entire summer or most of the
summer. while waiting for the tariff
bill, and will put in its time on bills
other than on tariff and taxation 1t is
not expected the tariff bill will be re-
ported from the Finance Committee to
the Senate until about September |. 1t
IS still possible that recess or ad-
Journment of several weeks will be ar
ranged in August, but there appears
little prospect of any let-up until the
agricultural bloc has got through a
Fart of its program. Moreover, Senator
McCumber hopes to see the soldiers
bonus bill passed by the Senate at an
carly date. Senator Lodge said he
would make no further effort at ad-
journment.
Party lines were split on the ques-
ton of adopting the Lodge resolution
The Senator's who voted against ad-
journment included Borah, Capper,
Goodng Hale. Kellogg, Kenyon, La Fol
lette, Mckinley, McNary, New, Nichol-
son. Norris, Spencer, Sterling, Suther-
land and Warren, total of sixteen Re-
publicans, and Ashhurst, Broussard,
Caraway, Harris, Owen, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Simmons. Trammell, Walsh
of Massachusetts and Watson, of Geor-
gia, total of eleven Democrats.
Beer Bill Also Involved
Involved in the controversy was an
addition to the program of agricultural
legislation, the "beer emergency" bill.
Senator Sterling. head of the sub-com-
mittee in charge of this bill, pointed
out that an emergency existed, and
in addition to the need of passing agri-
cultural Legislation it was important
to pass the Willis Campbell supple
mental prohibition BILL or "beer emer-
gency' measure. Wayne B. Wheeler,
counsel for the AntiSaloon League,
was at the Capitol to see dry Senators
while the discussion was on.
When Senator Lodge offered the reso-
luton, which at first called for ad-
journment to July % but was later
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture. spoke vigorously against
it. He said the agricultural measures,
intended to give relief to the agricul
tural industry, ought to be disposed of
before the Senate quits Washington.
Replying to the argument that the
heat is too sweltering for Senators
to stay in Washington and legislate,
Senator Sterling called for relief of
the farmers who are "sweltering with
anxiety" He took up the "beer emer-
gency" bill and said that to permit beer
to be prescribed as medicine would rem
der national prohibition "a farce"
Senator Fletcher, of Florida, assailed
the record of the Republicans and
called for relief of the farmers.
Senator Kenyon also opposed the res
oluton and enumerated agricultural
bills that, he said, should be passed.
Senator Norris said it would be inn
possible to pass the farm export cor
poration bill if the Senate quit to Au-
gust /, as there would not be time be-
fore the tariff bill had to be taken up.
Senator La Toilette declared agricul-
tural interests We're suffering from "a
designed dehation" by the Federal Re-
serve Board which cost the farmers "a
clean seven billions at once" He pre-
dicted the day was not far distant when
the business interests would demand
either the radical amendment or repeal
of the Federal Reserve act
Senators John Sharp Williams and
Underwood both spoke for the resolu-
ton, but Senator Simmons, ranking
Democratic member on the Finance
Committee, criticized it in severe
terms. Senator New. of Indiana, also
spoke briefly against the bill