Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-17

in bill tonight passed the senate. The vote was i5 10 90 and the measure was immediately sent 10 conference.
 Action on the bill, designed [. / ru> through the house as an d.. 70 Zee farmer, came after a protracted session during which four republican senators broke away from their party alignment | and two of them. Edge of New Jersey ! and Moses Of New Hampshire. bitterly | assailed the measure and its republican | supporters. Likewise. solidarity of the | democratic ranks could not be maintain | cd. nine of the minority members being ] recorded in favor of the bill.
 The roll call follows:
 Republicans:
 | For-Ball. Borah, Brandegee. Camper, Curtis. Elkins Fall. France. Frelnghuy- sen. Gooding. Gronna, Hale. Johnson | tCaliforniaJ. ;ones CwashingtonJ. Kel- logs. Kenyon. La Toilette. LenrCV Lodge. Mccormick. McCumber Mclean. McNary, New, Penrose. Phirrs. Poindex- ter. Shoot, Spencer. Sterling. Sutherland. Townsend, wadsworth and Willis-Total republicans for, 34.
 l Democrats:
 For-Ashurst. Gay. Henderson. Jones (New Mexico), Kendrick. Myers. Pitt man. Ransdell and Sheppard-Total deui- ocrats for, 9.
 1oAal TUT r3s
 Democrats:
 Against-Peckham, Dial. Fletcher. Gerry. Glass. Harris, Harrison. Henin.
 Hitchcock. King, Kirby, Mcclellan, Over
 man. Pomerene. Simmons Smith CGeor-
 gia). Smith (South CarolinaD. Stanley,
 Swanson. Thomas, Trammel. Underwood . Walsh (MassschusettsJ. Walsh (Mon- tanaJ. Williams and wolcott-Total , democrats against 2S.
 
 Against-Colt Edge, Reyes and Moses
 Total republicans against, f. Total against. 90.
 The broadside by Mfr. Moses temporari- . ly unsettled the republican program so much so that three amendments offered
 by Senator Lodge, the majority leader.
 were killed. From the time the vote WAS called on the Lodge amendments. all of g which had 10 do with protection for man. | ufactured products of wool. the senate = rode roughshod over all changes proner-
 ed. but it already had accepted SO many
 changes from the form---in s,snself--t tsls - measure. came from the house that the Il most ardent supporters predicted trouble y in getting an agreement with the house a The following senators were appointed
 as the conference committee 10 att .
 10 iron out the differences with ,.,e r house: Penrose. McCumber and Shoot 1 republicans, and Simmons mad Williams d democrats. It is expected tie committed d will be able 10 start work with a similar
 committee from the house late tomorrow
 While the senate was in the throes of n the heated debate on the emergency n tariff. the house ways and means commit. # tee was concluding open hearings on re. - vision of the permanent law With final
 work out of the way. Chairman Fordney
 will leave late tomorrow for another con. .- ference with President-elect Harding al if St. Augustine. IL is understood he wil ,- ask the next chief executive for a defnit, ,e expression as 10 hs views on the legis lative program outlined by republican
 leaders and whether he favors immediat, N consideration by congress of tariff legis .o lation rather than action on matters O n taxation.
 If The speech by Senator Moses arains
 the emergency bill was filled with a SC
 rics of caustic shots at his republican k colleagues. He declared that every sen ,e ator knew that the bill. fl it should be 1- come law. would avail nothing and h to challenged denial by any senator that
 was "unseientific and designed to fool tn
 farmer rather .han aid him" The Sey .- Hampshire senator also assailed SUD as portcrs of the bill for having offered m ,e defense for it's provisions. and declare, m that only two speeches had been made il
 favor Of the bill in the ffty-six days
 has been in the senste's possession. " Nobody can defend it. for it is, inde of fensible." asserted Senator Moses. '.'rr v- republican party cannot go before th in country with such a measure IL ca a only give 10 President Wilson. who wa
 so thoroughly repud!ated in November .d an opportunity 10 excoriate the repubii y- can party. and be,ieve me. he will do sn lwhen this thing gets to him" III In announcing that he would opnos vn the bill, Senator Moses offered as a sut
 stitute the Payne -Aidrich tarin Of IsO.
 He declared it far better than the erne, e. gency measure. but roll call recorde -i only the sponsor of the substitute an e- another senator as favoring it. of Senator Edge told the senate 1t va d. driving at high speed in the wron
 direction in passing the bill. saying h
 had not been SO much opposed 10 tf ., proposition as 1t was sent over from m of house but that amendments by the ser al ate finance committee and the senate ha 'y- put it out of the class of emergency ie. go islation. In its brOadened scope. M
 Edge asserted. the measure was nothir
 less than an invitation for other nation ,r 10 begin retaliation.
 ,o- In addition 10 the oombardment Of n cd two republican senators. the eight ho, oF session produced a continuous fusllade ( m the measure from the democrats. star
 ing with Senator Reed. Missouri. who a
 tackled democratic supporters. and inclu tor ing speeches by Senators Simmon io- North Carolina, Harrison. Mlssissipr on Thomas, Colorado, and Walsh of Mo m tanA
 ar As the bill passed the senate. it ca
 ried the following import duties:
 Wheat, 40 cents per bushel: faxsee A 90 cents per bushel: wheat flour al .on semolina. 20 per cent. ad valorem col lis. and maize, Is cents per bushel beans he cents per pound; potatoes. 25 cents D bushel; peanuts. or ground beans nat cents per pound; onions. 40 cents D
 bushel: rice. cents per DO md iemor
 cents per pound peanut oil. 26 cen ,a, iper gallon; cottonseed. cocoanut and so, ny bean oils, 20 cents per gallon; cati the Cexcept for breeding rurposes) 90 D ion cent sd yalorem; sheep. over one ye ize old, g per head; sheep. under one ye; nee s1 per head; fresh and frozen meats.
 per cent. ad valorem: long staple colt
 lone and three-eighths inches). cer ers per pound; cotton manufactures. cer ele- per pound unwashed wool, F, cents T ori- pound; washed wool, 50 cents per 'poun in secured wool, 45 cents per pound. The Sugar. cent per pound. in addition Ion the present tariff of cent per poun
 butter and substitutes. cents