The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-07-22
FORDNEY TARIFF
BILL PASSED
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Washington, July 21.-The Repub.
iican protective tariff bill, estimated
by Chairman. Fordney to raise around
800, ,000, 600 in revenue annually, was
passed tonight by the house by a vote
OF 289 to 127-precisely the vote by
which Democratic motion for efirs-
ination of its American valuation pro-
vision was defeated.
Seven Republicans voted, against
measure while the same number
t03 Democrats supported it.
jt{Hls, hides, cotton and asphalt
std43 up against determined fight
TO them and remained on the FREQ
i1st. The longworth dye embargo,
fifst g. fhese live contested schedules
to o&efore the house proper for a
of the Republican members of, hlas
ways and means committee, was.
thrown out, 209 to 1913.
Forming and holding "a flying
wedge, and aided by Republicans not
satisfied with al Hhe bill's provisions.
the Democratic minority made the
most of its chances and won. on each
The ways and means committee lest
out on three of its five amendments
laid before the House. AN<.
+" There was not much chance of inn
posing duty on hides and cot
ton after the house, in committee OF
the whole, had defeated amendments
carrying compensatory rates on their
manufactured products. When the
oil amendment was reached there
was such shout Of noes that ron
call was not demanded. A moment
later Chairman Fordney, trying to
make himself heard above the din
which prevailed during three hours
voting, announced that sentiment
in the committee of the whole
lagainst taxing asphalt had been 50
Overwhelming that it was not worth
while to go through the form of cell-,
ing the roll. -. =.
More than 200 committee amend
ments rushed through at the close.
were voted on en- bloc. Some merely
corrected spelling in the bill, some
shuffled commas, and some changed
the rates, but the Democrats, still
holding their forces in line, compell-
led record vote. G.5,
Just before the time came to pass
| the bill Representative Garner. OF
Texas, ranking Democrat on the ways
i anu thCdiiS CNihutlttCC, cpCPPSo w. L4AO
| front with the expected motion to
send the bill back TO Ills fra1ners; Win with
linstructionss stD strike Sut fhe Afhefiss
fcaii iSthtioh and reciprocal iprpSis-
iicssss M sSa j al DslSocTsss 81 Is disiaed M sqaal m
ly On the whole tariff issue, although
they had split widely or some of the
| earlier votes.
After the house had passed the bill
and adjourned until Monday, Chair
man Fordney and Representative
Garrett of Tennessee, the acting
minority leader, issued statements
defending and deHouncing it. =
Declaring the measure "mon-
strosity," Mr.. Garrett asserted that
the Democrats were given "just five
opportunities to win and they won all
Vve"
eff the bill had been opened up for
amendment under the general rules
lof the house" he added, "there is no
telling what would have happened to
it. When I say five opportunities,
/ mean in the house itself. Of course
we had a few chances in the COM
mittee of the whole and there we de
feated the increase of duties upon
leather and boots and shoes and upon
cotton manufactures.
"Tbere were only % lines of the
bill, out of $500 lines, read for
amendment. Not a membe. of the
house except the majority members
of the ways and means committee ha
an opportunity even to offer an
amendment, except as it was an
amendment to a committee amend
ment.
"By such methods was this mon
strosity passed. The day of retribu-
tion will come"
Although no direct comparison was
made with rates in the Pavne-Al-
drich bill which figures so largely
in the political discussions, Chairman
Fordney declared the average ad va
lorem: rates in his bill were slightly
lower.
"The passage of the. tariff bill by
the house, with substantial major
ity." Mr.. Fordney said. marks the
conclusion of an important step in
the return of America to the sound
policy of protection"
The bill, in addition to affording
encouragement to bushes sand pro
tecting American institutions and
the American standard Of living, will
increase customs reeeipts Of the gov.
ernment. 1t will yield when enacted
close to $500,0OO,0O 0 annually and
the average ad valorem rate of duty
on total imports will probably be
slightly below the average of the
tariff Of 1909.