Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-22
FORDNEY TARIFF
Continued from Pace Or,

~ SHt1
vailed during The three hours o.,
ing. announced that sentiment T., =,
committee of the whole again.,
ing asphalt had been - oyerwb.,,,..
that il wasn't worth wbua
through the form OF calling the raj,
More than zoo committee -,
fnents, rushed through during tha ias,
Few DAYS. were put up To- b. -
on in block. Some merely COR.
ed spelling In he bill. some sb,,s1S,
commas. and some changed the -
but the Democrats, stil holding -,
forces in Inc, compelled a record 90.
Just before the roll call n r.ss -.
bill. Rep. Garner OF Texas. ra,Ltn.
Democrat of the Ways and NJ
committee. stepped 10 the from, u,,,,,
the expected motion to send Mo Mn
back 20 its trainers with ins,ruc,,o..
to strike out the American ,al,,,,'-
and reciprocal provisions. This No.
where the Republicans ana Da,ro
Gratis divided squarely on the wbois
tariff issue. although they had anil,
widely on some Of the earlier votes
II probably was the FIRST time since
war time days that the House for,.
itself with such quorum on the eve
of a vote. Closing the long wranoI.
over the bill. Chairman Fordne,
brought Republican members to tbeir
feet by declaring il would brine
greater prosperity 10 the country thu,
il now enjoyed The veteran ,aTr
maker, thrilled by the demonstrate,
smiled and bowed and then wheeled
about TO wave TO the galleries
The Republicans voting against ths
bill were: Beck. Wisconsin. Calm
Ohio; knight. Ohio: Lampert. Wis
consin; John NJ Nelson. Wisconsin.
Sinclair. North Dakota. and Voigh,
Wisconsin.
Democrats voting for Il We're.
Campbell. Pennsylvania; Dupre Mar.
tin. Favrot, Louisiana, Lea. and Ba-
ker California.
Rep. London. Socialist. New York
voted against
After the House had passed the
bill and adjourned until Monday
Chairman F'ordney and Representa-.
tive Garrett. of Tennessee. the
acting minority leader issued state.
ments defending and denouncing it.
Declaring the measure a "monstros-
ity," Mr.. Garrett asserted that the
Democrats were given Just FIVE op-
portunities TO win and they won all
five"
IF the bill had been opened up for
amendment under the general rules
of the House" he added. there IS no
telling what would have happened {.
it. When | say five opportunities. I
mean in the House itself OF course.
we had a few chances in the COM
mittee of the whole and there We lie.
feaetd the increase Of duties upon
leather and boots and shoes ana up
on cotton manufacturers
There were only % Ines Of he
bill. out OF $3.50 lines, read for amend
mcnt Not a member Of the House
except the majority members OF the
Ways and Means committee had an
opportunity even To offer an amend
ment except as il was an amendmp VI
TO committee amendment
by such methods was this mon
stroSity passed The day OF retrbu-
ton will come"
Although no direct comparison was
made with rates in the Payne Adm q
bill which figured So largely 'cr
political DISCUSSION. Chairman Fordr"v
declared the average aivalorem RAJ :
in his bill. were slightly love-
The passage Of the tariff bill ~
!hc House. With a substantial ma ,n~-
ity." AR. Fordney said mark 10"
C nclrsIon Of an important step in
the rum Of America 20 he Soun!
policy or protection.
The till. in addition 70 affor lla'
te ms An ..l,ar institutions and ne
.Au,"r.,nu standard OF living, WI n"
crease CI"a n.s receipts ~ the -'N-
err, INT IL vi yield when enacted
clos. To $I'J"rG. 600 annually and he
.avai';. % aG' aipem rate Of duty on
to:a, imports VII probahly he s'.-1'-
! = ,oW the average OF the tarlr Of
1909"
The 346 page bill with its mulr'nde
% amendments. goes 10 the Sendt. in
TIC usual way. to he referred n
CfaU'man Penrose's finance commit
tC" fri tinkering How long IL vii
T. main there nobody knows S'n
Peutose said, however, that Opt
E"ui '"Gs would he held. but thar th'N
probably would he brief. II se,rl't
t. bc y, etjy well understood hy ri"ES1
members that when the bin c"T'r'
back from the Senate II viii noI j.
in the same form as passed TODAY
Indeed. reports have been current fol
weeks that Republican members. m
ahlr to obtain changes ia rates anc
schedules. would carry their fight =
the Senate in the hope OF winning
there.