Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-05
SENATE ADOP TS4
AMENDMENTS TO
FORDNEY MEASURE
Establish Import Duty of
40 Cents a Bushel
on Wheat.
HARRISON PROTESTS ON
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
Will Charge 2 Cents a Pound
on Fresh and Frozen
Meats.
Lny AssncIn,nd rr.x.


WASHlNGTON, Feb i.-Thc Sem
ate got down to business with the
Fordncy emergency tariff bill today.
vcned a; IL O'clock cnd. four
amendments had been adopted. Votes
on the amendments. wher. a record
was made. showed supporters OF the
bill 10 have a majority ranging from
ten to thirteen.
As tho situation stood tonight. it
appeared that the b!ll would be for
the most part. actually. as we'll as
technically. under consideration un-
I'll "A final vote is reached Senator
Pchrose. Republican. Pennsylvania.
in charge OF tho bill. declared that
IL had good prospects OF passage
next week
Under the program. the early part
Of the sessions vii! probably be de-
"oted to consideration of appropria-
zion bills. but later the tariff meas
ure will be debated. as il was today,
TO the exclusion of all else.
Adopt Amendment Twice.
The committee amendment to es.
ablish an import duty Of 10 cents
Il bushcl on wheat. was twice adopt
cd today. !, was first taken up with
only nine Senator's In the chamber
ana accepted without a dissenting
vote Then Senator Harrison. DEM
ocTai. Mississippi. one OF the bitter
est. opponents OF the measure. dis.
covered what had happened and
forced call for quorum.
He said he was under the impress
SION the senate ! was considering
minor Indian bin.
After the quorum call and an hour
or desultory debate. Senator Nc
lam 1er. Republican. North Dakota.
asked Tor reconsideration OF The whea ,
amendment. ana il again was agreed
10 by "a vote of IS TO IS.
The amendment. also from tho
committee. exempting from tariff
duty rice TO be used In the monrf,c.
tnre OF canned goods likewise was
adopted.
me committee amendments liking
duties OF cents a pound Oh fresh and
'F"]eh meats. and "f 20 per cent .d
Va!orem on prepared or preserved
meats. ana cXcmpting from import
duties all live stock imported oycIu.
sively for breeding purposes. nlso
were approved.
consideration OF tho duty on meat 9
brought from Senator Underwood n,
a'aoama, Democratic leader, an az
tacf on what he described as tho
inidnities OF the proposed !egisla-
ZION He assailcd the Rcpublican
position. inquiring whether Repub
licah Senators had absolutely for
gotten that the government lad need
LOT revenue" and whether the pres-
cnt bill could be accepted as an in
dicatton OF their intention TO bui,d
n tariff wall abou, the country dur
Ing tho extra session.
Underwood scores BiII.
The Fordncy bill Mr. Underwood
asserted, could he construed as none
other than consumption tax uc
accused supporters OF the bill OF be-
ing wiling TO legislatc money from
'"e consumers into The pockets Of
specni"t"rs and quoted figures from
summary of tariff information
coupled by the Republican House
ways and Means Committee. 10 show
mat imports so much complained of
exist only in air.
Inc program OF the leaders to at
tempt the liking of date for a voto
went into the discard. tcmporari,v
al least. with the arrival OF Senator
Williams. Democrat. Mississippi. VIII,
renewed his declaration that he Womb
not he bound by any private agree
men,*. Mr.. Williams spoke heated
ly OF "machinatiOns going on around
here" adding:
would be fool To agree to
something do NOT believe in and
something the result OF which al
ready know