Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-22
ADOPT TARIFF BILL
VOTE IS 2B9 TO III
Fordney Bill Acted on by
House Of Represen-
tatiyes
DEMOCRATS PLEASED
Oils, Hides, Cotton and Asphalt are
Kept on Free List - Democrats
Force Vote

Washington, July 22-The Ford
ney Tariff bill was passed by the
House late yesterday, after hav-
ing caused the big Republican maj
GRITTY more Iimpcrtant defeats than
any najcnIdy party, framing a tariff
has suffered in the lower branch OF
Congress in many years.
The vote was 2S9 fer Ito 1877 against
precisely fthe vote by which a Dem
ocratic motion for elimination of It's
American valuation prcvlslom was de
feated. Seven Republicans vcsei
against the measure a7li the sama
number of Democrats supported 1t.
The Republicans voting against tl,e
bin were Beck. Wisconsin; Calm,
Oh3o; Knight, Ohio; Lalnpert, Wis
consin; john NJ. Nelson, WISCONSIN; !;
Sinclair, North Dakota. and Vc;gt,
Wisconsin.
Democrats voting fcr II were Camp
bsIl, Pennsylvania; Dupre, Martin.
Favrut and Lazare, Louisiana; Lea
and Raker, California.
on, i1sdss, cotton and azphaIt si:clod
urp against G;etaG1rJiglad fight to tax
them and 1ienlained CT the free E:!.
The Lcalgwcrth dye embargo, fhs5 of
The five contested schedules Ito go be-
fcme the House proper fer separate
vote, and backed by ros5 Of the Re-
publican members of the Ways anil
Means Committee, was thrown cut.
200 ito 1913.
| Forni;ng and tiolsHrg a flying wedge
| and aided by Republicans rot salts
fled with all THE bill's provisions, the
DanlccnslH:c mincrity nrade the mast CT
its chances and w'on ON each. The
Ways and MeaaIs Committee lost cut
| CT three cf the five amendments laid
before the House.
Thca,s was 1acls much chance of I'M
posing a duty ON hides and cotton
after the House, in committee Of The
wflcre, had defeated amendments car
aying compensatory mates on thlei"
manufactured products. When the Gil
amendment was reached, there was
such a shout clf Noes that a roll csa
was met demanded. A moment Eater,
Chairman FcrClniey, tryHnig to make
Ffmfsaf heard above the din which
prevailed du1:ing tihrae hours OF vot-
ing, announced that sent5men5 in the
committee Of the whole against tax
ing asphalt had been SO overwhe2n-
ing that III wasn't worth whsle to go
Through the form CT calling the rca.
Meme THAN 200 committee amend
nlenSs rushed Through during the last
few days were put UP TO be voted en-
in block. Some Imeraly corrected
srsrlirtg in THE bill, some shuff.ed
commas and some changed the rates,
| but THE Democrats, still holding fheir'
forces in Zine, compelled a record vote.
Just before the time came to pass
the bill Representative Gamer, idf
Texas, ranking Democrat on the
Ways end Means Committee, stepped
TO The fronlt with the expected nldSlcr
to send the bill back to its trainers
with Instructions 10 strike cut the
provisions. This was w!lere the Re-
pub!icans ; and Democrats divided
squarely cn the whole tariff issue, a.
though they had split widely On some
cf the earlier votes.
On enc hGstamce-the fight over the
OIL schedule-tha Democrats yarii in
srsrgert Republicans were aided by
President Hanir1g, who appealed 10
Chairman Fcrdney to drop the sche-
drlle, which had been inserted into
the Dill at the last nIonel1t in com-
niitase. Mr. Fordney did not yield,
but tire House ram over him. In the
either big flights the victories cf ijas
Democrats and irlsurgert Republicans
were gaFrsef in the face cf $o3Id
lineup CT Republican s5aiwagits
Tha Democratic lea.dars cf the
ETcrse were family comfortable .i2rElght
ever TIRE results. Representative Gar
rea1t, cf Tennessee, who has. besn cne
of the prss.3cipsl leaders CT the Den11
ocrats in tine absence Of Representa-
r5:ve K;tcl1al, floor leader, made 2
statement in which he said that ths
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