South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-19
SENATE TO VOTE
ON TARIFF BILL
this AFTERNOON
F in a Legislative Action to
Come at 4 O'clock-De-
bate to Precede Vote.
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
Democrats Plan Last Stand
Fail In Effort to Return
Bill to Conference.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-(By A.
P.)-Final legislative action on the
adminiStra.ion tariff bill at p. m.
tomorrow was agreed upon late to-
the vote will be upon the adoption
OF the conference report. with no
doubt of a favorable action.
After the senate vote the meas
ire will be made ready for Pres't
Harding and will become a law on
the day following his approval
In the four hours debate that is
10 precede the final vote, democrat
ic opponents plan TO continue their
final fight on the bill, which was
opened today by Sen. simmons OF
North Carolina, minority leader, in
the tariff fight Speaking for more
than three hours. he assailed the
bill as one that would increase liv-
ing costs by billions Of dollars a
year and would result in the forma-
tons Of hundreds and thousands of
trusts and combinations in restrain.
o. trade.
kepuDl1Can lays Action.
The attack on the measure was
NOT confined today to the democrat
lie side. Sen. Cameron. republican.
New Mexico, denouncing the action
Of he senate conferees in yielding
10 the house managers on the sen
ate proposal 10 impose a tariff OF
seven cents a pound on long staple
Il
vote against the conference report.
Efforts Of the democrats to get
the bill back into conference TO linl--
the authority OF the president n
the mater Of proclaiming American
valuation failed. Sen. Cummirs, re-
publican. Iowa. president pro tenn
pore. over ruling a point OF order
that the conferees had exceeded
their authority in broadening the
powers OF the president 40 as to
permit. of American valuation on
other than coal tar products.
An appeal was taken from Sen.
CUmmins' ruling, but the chair was
sustained by a vote OF 43 10 2l.
Three democrats. Brousa~d. Hitch
cock and Randsell. voted 20 sustain
the chair. While one republicans, La
Toilette. voted against the ruling
While the senate WIS arguing the
tariff bill the house wlyS and means
committee began consideration OF
a resolution for continuation for 90
days Of the dye embargo licensing
system act. which would bs repeal
ed by the tariff bill. Final decision
went over until tomorrow. The res
olution was introduced by Sen. Til
son. republican. Connecticut and a
similar one has been presented in
the senate by Sen. Wadsworth re-
publican. New York, chairman OF
the senate military committee.
Urges Continuation
Continuation OF the dye embargo
act is urged BY Sec'y Mellon who
in a letter TO Sen. Mclean. Connec-
ticut. republican. on the finance com
mittee. declared administration OF
the dye duties in the permanent
tariff bill on the basis of American
valuation would be difficult for a
time because additional machinery
would have 10 be set up.
In the attack on the tariff. Sen
Simmons took issue with a state
ment by Chairman MCCumber OF
the finance committee that the lev
el OF the equivalent ad valorems in
this measure was below the level OF
those in the famous Payne -Aldrich
law. He contended that actually the
level was higher and that II in ac-
tual operation OF the bill IL should
prove 10 be lower. 1t would be be-
cause many OF the rates were "ab-
solute prohibitive-
Referring 10 the raw wool rate
OF 81 cents a secured pound. Sen
Simmons said il appeared as though
the republicans were making a de
(Continued on Fs5s Two.)