The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
SENATE NOT HASTY
 |NREPORT|NGb BILL,
 UNDERWOOD TELLS.
Tariff Measure May Be Held in Senate For ' Months, Leaders Informed-Un-
 derWood Determined
By AssocIated Presn

Washington, May 27.-When will the Senate dispose of the tariff bill-
 This Is an almost universal ques- tion at the capital and ont that is being asked throughout the country. Guesses-and admittedly they are no more than that--run as high as five months. It seems fairly certain that a final vote will not be reached under two months.
 Usually 1t takes from two to three months to put tariff measure through the Senate. The present bill has been under consideration for five weeks, but as yet, less than two schedules have been disposed of and most of the big fights. such as those on sugar. hides, wool. steel and luua- Der. are yet to come. At this rate taking into account that there are Is schedules. exclus i've of a score of administrative provisions. in the bill, the time necessary for passage would exceed one year.
 Night Sessions
 Republican leaders plan to continue the pressure of night sessions in an effort to speed up a final vote, but Senator Underwood of Alabama, tho democratic leader. has publicly in- formed the majority that the length of daily sessions will make little dif- ference as to the ultimate date on which the bill is voted on.
 With a bill of this magnitude In which a great deal is involved" said Senator Underwood. 'it Is our right and privilege to present our viewpoint to the country. We are going to let the American people know what Is in this bill first and when that is done, then If you have a majority of sx< 6o so.'
 The bill probably has more amend ments than any ever before presented to the Senate. Each of the POST changes made in the House measure by the finance committee must be passed upon and after that is dont the measure will be thrown open to general amendments. Big fights will follow then as the democrats have announced their intention of under taking to have a number of items re- stored to the free list,
 Thus far the finance committee has not been overturned on single amendment, but in the face of the op- position from the republican side, 1t has modified several of it's original proposals. This policy probably will be pursued to a greater or less degree so as to reduce the number of open AA6hSS Wttfili AHe IIdJOTlIy IAnkS. While there has been no general as- sault on the measure from the re- publican side. certain items have been attacked and it has been indicated that such attacks will continue. Laid Aside
 Now and then during the next two months, the Senate is to get a rest from the tariff bill, which will be laid aside temporarily for the con- sideration of appropriation bills and important conference reports as they are made ready for Senate action. Prohibition Enforcement Cutting off of illegal liquor at the source rather than the running down of the elusive bootlegger, was de- fined today at prohibition head quarters as the broad policy of dry law enforcement being followed by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. Prohibition enforcement by cutting down the ranks of rum sellers. 1t was said, Is an apparently endless task. for as quickly as one is caught an- other takes his place. while by shut ting off the supply the bootlegger can be forced out of business. Withdrawals of liquor from bonded 1 warehouses, was the first problem attacked under this policy, officials and the installation of a system of methods to prevent tho counterfeiting of withdrawal permits by the use of | special paper and writing machines | and the instillation of a system of cheeks on regular permits the leak age of liquor from the store houses has been reduced to a minimum. Physicians and druggists now arc 1 berng surrounded with aafeguarus 1 to prevent medical liquor finding it's way into illegal channels. which leaves illicit distilling and smuggling | to be reckoned with as the major l problems of enforcement