Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-02
TARIFF C[0TURE
FAILS IN SENATE

The republican attempt to enforce
gency tariff bill was defeated today
in the Senate.
The vote was 36 for adoption of clo-
ture to 35 against. less than the nee
essary two-thirds majority.
The cloture petition was supported
by 25 republican and 9 democrats and
opposed by republicans and ~
democrats. Many on both sides were
paired
Prior to the vote, Senator McCum-
Der. republican. North Dakota. sought
unanimous consent to fix date for a
vote on the measure, explaining that
if consent were given the cloture
proposal would not be called up.
Underwood Makes Declarations.
The agreement asked by Mr.. Nc
Cumber Immediately brought definite
declaration from Minority Leader Un-
derwood, who informed the North Da-
kotan that the cloture plan had come
from the republicans, and that the
democrats had decided to "see it
through" Mr.. Underwood added that
the democratic senators would listen
to any reasonable proposal, once the
cloture vote was out of the way. Mr..
McCumber replied he had hoped it
would not be necessary to call up the
cloture proposition. He suggested
setting February IS as the date for a
vote.
"It is not the intention of those op-
posing the tariff bill to avoid a final
vote" Mr.. Underwood retorted. But
now that the cloture plan has been
brought in by the republicans we ex-
pect to see it through.
Immediately after the defeat of the
cloture motion, Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, ranking democratic
member of the finance committee, Of
fered a proposal for unanimous con-
sent to vote on the bill February IS,
and then modified this at the sugges-
tion of Senator Penrose, republican,
to February 16
Just when it appeared. that an
agreement would be had for vote.
democrat. interjected. and declared
that he would object to the fixing of
any date for a vote on the bill,
which he considered iniquitous.
Senator Williams objection: was a
distinct surprise to the democratic
leaders, who had planned to force the
republicans to vote on this emer-
gency tariff bill. believing that meas
ure is becoming more and more un-
popular throughout the country.
Senator Simmons urged the senator
from Mississippi to withdraw his OBJ
lection, but Mr. Williams declined.
Senator Simmons then said that he
and other democrats would urge the
republicans to take a vote on the bill
about February 16 if they would bring
it up.
At this point Senator Townsend of
Michigan moved to take up the post
Office appropriation bill.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
offered as a substitute yesterday the
Payne -Aldrich tariff law. Senator Tram
nell of Florida presented an amendment
for a tariff on grapefruit and oranges.
These are merely samples of.the pro-
posals from various senators in the
interest of home products.
Senator Townsend of Michigan, re-
publican chairman of the post Office
committee, gave notice that he pro-
posed to call up the post office appro-
priation bill for consideration imme-
diately after the cloture vote. He
criticised the Senate for wasting time
when important legislation was pend
ing and challenged opponents OF. the
Fordney emergency tariff bill to- con-
tinue filibustering against legitimate
legislation and take the consequences.
The tariff bill ran the gantlet of
attacks by Senators Thomas of Colo
RADIO, Harrison of Mississippi, Walsh Of
Massachusetts and Simmons OF North
Carolina.