Arizona republican., 1921-02-05
F0RDNEY TARIFF. SUPPORTERS WIN .s|RST SK|RM|SH. IN SENATE TEST
Four Amendments Adopted By Majorities Ranging From 10 To 13-Expect Final Vote Soon
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The senate got down to business with the F'ordney emergency tariff bill today and before the session which convened at II o'clock ended. four amendments had been adopted. Votes on the amend showed supporters of the bill to have a majority ranging from 10 to 13.
 Predicts Passage of Bill
 As the situation stood tonight it ap- peared that the bill would be for the most part actually. as well as technf- cally. under consideration until final vote is reached. Senator Penrose, Re- publican of Pennsylvania. in charge of the bill. declared that it had good prospects of passage. Under the pro gram. the early part of the sessions probably will be devoted to considera- ton of appropriation bills, but later the tariff measure will be debated as it was today to the exclusion of all else The committee amendment to establish an import duty of 40 cents bushel on wheat was twice adopted today It was frat taken up with only nine sen ators in the chamber and accepted without dissenting voice. Then Senator Harrison, Democrat, Missis- sippi. one of the bitterest opponents of the measure, discovered what had >aappened and forced a call for a quorum He said he was under the impression the senate still was consid- ering a minor Indian bill.
 After the quorum call and an hour of desultory debate. Senator McCumber, reconsideration of the wheat amend ment and 1t again was agreed to by a vote of 3S to 2s.
 The amendment also from the com mittee. exempting from a tariff duty rice to be used in the manufacture of ~..II sIe~ fl-.. odn
 The committee amendments fixing duties of two cents a pound on fresh and frozen meats and of 25 per cent ad valorem on prepared or preserved meats and exempting from import du- ties all livestock imported for breeding purposes was also approved.
 Underwood Attacks Bill
 Consideration of the duty on meats brought by Senator Underwood of Alabama. Democrat leader, an attack on what be described as the iniquities of proposed legislation. He assaulted the Republican nsrty, saying that Re publican senators had Forgotten that the government had need for revenue" and whether the present bill could be accepted as an indication of their in- tention to build tariff wan about the country during the extra session
 The Fordney bill. MT. Underwood asserted, could be construed as none other than a consumption tax. He ac- cused supporters of the bill as being willing to 1egislate money from the consumers into the pockets of specu- lators and quoted figures from sum- mary of tariff information compiled by the Republican house ways and means committed. to show that inn ports so much complained of "exist in the aid"
 The program of the leaders to at tempt the fixing of a date for vote went into the discard, temporarily with the arrival of Senator Williams Democrat. who renewed his declara ton that he would not be bound by any private agreements. MT. Williams spoke heatedly of movements going on around here," adding:
 T would be fool to agree to some thing do not believe in and something the result of which I already know"
 The house ways and means commit tee concluded hearings on the silk schedule in its consideration of the re- vision of a permanent tariff. It plans tomorrow to hear a discussion of tar if rates on paper and books.