Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-01-27
b0URb0NS DENY
F|[|bUSTER To
KILL MEASURE
Underwood Hints Even
If Passed 1t Will Be
Vetoed by President.
Republicans Score oint
Which Keeps Discus
sion Before Members.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Rcpublican
and Democratic senate leaders met in
head-on collision Wednesday when the
former started a drive to put through
the Fordney emergency tariff bill.
Senator Andrew of Alabama, minor
ity leader, and other prominent Dem
ocrats denied vigorously that filbus-
tering was in progress or contempla
ted. The Democratic leaders expressed
willingness to vote after proper and
legitimate debate and charged the Re-
publicans did not expect the bill to
pass, and sought to place the blame on
Democratic opponents.
Must Fun Veto Gauntlet.
Democratic Leader Underwood add
ed that the measure even if passed.
would be vetoed by President Wilson,
because, he said, it was ,repugnant'' to
Democratic tariff principles He dis
claimed having received any direct in
formation from the president, how
ever.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, in
charge of the bill, presented proposal
for vote next Tuesday, but it went
down under objections from Mr. Un7.
derwood and Senator Simmons Of
North Carolina, Democratic members
of the finance committee.
Spirited ScuffIing.
After hours of spirited verbal scuf-
fling, interspersed with some actual
discussion Of the bills tariff schedules.
the Republicans scored a real point by
tcrcing recess of the senate Wednes-
DAY night until Thursday, instead of
adjournment, move which operates to
keep the bill before the senate for con-
sideration Immediately Thursday to
the exclusion of other usual routine
business.
The move to hold the tariff measure
before the senate. forcing opponents
and advocates to talk or vote followed
announcement today from Senator |
Pcnrose that he intended to press the |
bill. When unable to secure an agree |
ment for voting next Tuesday Senator
Ienrose asked for cooperation from
the Democrats toward securing final
action by February Is.
McCumber Suspicious.
Senator Harrison, Democrat. Mis-
sissippi. characterized the filbustering
suggestion as utterly without founda-
ton" but Senator McCumber. Republi
can, North Dakota. said he had
mere suspicion that a filibuster was
planned and Senator Kenyon Repuh)i-
can, Iowa. added that apparently"
filibuster would prevent passage of the
bill.
During the brief discussion on the
merits of the legislation Senator Har-
r;son charged there was "joker' in
the wool schedules by which imported
wool would be charged tariff of 20
per cent instead of the Is per cent
rate in the bill. This, he declared.
would be effected by provision placing
the higher rate on woods which are
sorted.
Discuss Sugar Duties
Proposed sugar duties also were
discussed by Senator Harrison. who de- {
clared the proposed sugar tariff of
about two cents a pound would add
that much to the cost to consumers
Senators Smoot. Republican. Ttah.
and Ransdell. Democrat. Louisiana, {
sugar prices would be in
creased to the extent Of the tariff on
Cuban sugar and also the domestic
'rop. Both senator's, however, argued
hat the raise was necessary to aid
American sugar producers. whom.
Senator Smoot said. were being forced t
% sell, their product at 2 cents
pound below production costs. Sen I
ltor Simmons expressed belief that the
proposed tariff Immediately would t
raise the price Of Cuban sugar to
light cents as compared with the pres /
mt prices of abont AS cents +