Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-25
ASSERT DEMOCRATS
CONDUCT FILlBUSTER
Charge Minority Party Efforts
Are for Political
Advantage.
SENATOR SUMMON. REr,.IEs
Says Bill ID Delayed because Finance
Committee Is Rewriting
II Daily.
IBv Associateh Press

by associated Press
WASHINGTON, June .4-Eenewal
today by Senator Townsend. Repub-
lican, Michigan. of charges OF a Demo
cratic hl!bCster on the tar!h, brought
sharp denial from Senator Sim
monE OF North Carolina. minority
leader in the tariff fight. and lcd 10
an extended discussion. AS this went
forward Senator Curtis. OF Kansas.
vice chairman OF the Republican party
organization. circulated on tho Sen.
ate floor petition 10 invoke the
existing c!oture rulo. operative uuder
two-thirds vote. with view TO
curta!ling debate on the tariff.
Inc hrst name 10 the petition was
said to have been that of Senator
Lodge. Of Massa chusetts. Republican
leader. Sixteen signatures only are
required urder the rule TO authorize
It's presentation to the Senate, but
IL was planned TO secure more be-
fore taking further action
Make Cioture Motion Soon.
That the motion for colture would
not be made before next week was
probable. Republican Senators be-
hind tho movement said they thought
IL possible that within a fow days
tie necessary two-thirds vote might
be pledged
senator Townsend, in prepared
address. charged that the Democrats
We're delaying consideration OF tho
tariff for political reasons and with
Wow TO presenting It's full opera :
ton before the November elections,
Every senator must have noticed.
he said. that Two Or three Demo
cratic Senators are apparently operat-
ing III relays and when one ;;ets
tired the other relieves him And
yet, we are told there is no filibusi.r
Oh.
Charges Object Political.
The object that these Senator's
nave in mind is political. Is il not
strange that these gentlemen who
are moro interested in party success
.nan IN passing good revenue bill
should try to delay the enactment OF
a law which they insist Will destroy
the Republican party? What these
senators fear nest Is the passage OF
the iii sufficient time before cleo
tor 10 &c. practical test OF lust
what effect it will have upon The
general prosperity OF tho country
They doubt the tested logic OF their
own argument. and under the exist
Ing rules of the Senate they can, and
probably will. prevent action on this
measure until late in the summer or
fail"
Senator Townsend said the history
o. the debate on the bill showed how
wise" il would havo been ror the
Senate 10 have amended it's rules. n.
he suggested at the opening OF the
session. so as To limit discussion. IIe
added that had this been done Our
work now would have been practi-
ca!ly completed"
Denies FilIbuster Charge.
Denying the charge of a filibuster.
Senator simmons declared that the
truth of the matter was the tariff
bill had been dragging because the
Finance Committee is rewriting it
daily"
This brought protest from
senator McCumber Republican.
North Dakota, in charge OF tho
measure. who said he would like 10
keep out all eXtrancous discussion
but that this was not possible Sen
ator Smoot, Republican,, Utah. also
denied that the committee was not
pressing the bill as vigorously as
formerly.
Senator Underwood. OF Alabama.
Democratic leader, said Senator
Townsend had made "a political
speech" and challenged the state
ment that the people generally APP
proved the protective theory.