Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-25
MEETING
CALLED AS MOVE
To GET QUORUM
Republican Conference
Slated for Thursday,
Finance Board Wins.

Washington. May 24.-Practically
all the daylight hours Wednesday were
spent by the senate in fight over the
tariff duties on graphite, which split
both the republican and democratic
ranks but left the finance committee
majority victorious. Assault after as
sault was made the committee
proposals with roll call following roll
but each was repulsed. the duties being
approved as recommended-10 per cent
ad valorem on amorphOus graphite;
20 per cent on crystalline lump and two
cents q pound on crystalline flakes.
After q six hour struggle over this
one item. the senate settled down to
it's tenth night session since the tariff
bill was called up nearly five weeks
ago. Attendance of majority senator's
continued to be unsatisfactory to re-
publican leaders, who issued call
for party conference Thursday which
republicans again will be urged to stay
on the job so as to get the tariff bill
out of the way.
The split among the democrats over
graphite was made the subject of jest
by several speakers on the republican
side Wednesday and brought state
ment from Senator Borah, of Idaho,
that there wasn't such wide differ
ence between the two parties on the
tariff question, the democrats favor
ing protection for products of their
states.
This was disputed by Senator STAN
ley, democrat, of Kentucky, who de-
clared he never would vote to use the
taxing power of the government to
subsidiZe industry.
Senator Gooding. of Idaho, chair
man of the republican agricultural tar
iff bloc, expressed the hope that the
division of the minority presaged the
day when the two parties would come
together on the question with protec-
ton TO all industry. The Idaho sena
tor expressed the belief that the
American people would sanction duties |
as high as 400 or 500 per cent on
farm products. if that should prove
necessary to protect American indus |
tries.
Denies Bloc Agreement.
The tariff bloc chairman took oc-
'aslon to deny statements made in de-
pate that the bloc had entered into
any agreement with other senator's
n order to get protection for agricul
ural products. Such q statement, he
aid. twas without foundation and with
'ut any proof at ALL
Il want to say that the tariff bloc
lad to fight for everything it got" he
declared, "and what it got was OBJ
aimed only after hard fight. Every
member of the tariff bloc is at liberty
o vote as he pleases."
Resenting what he said had been
Legations that the finance committee
majority in framing the bill had been
ontrolled by representatives of the
redatory interests, Senator Gooding
aid he had been present at most of
he committee meetings. that the sena
ors had "quarrelled' over most every
ate and that everyone of them had
;orked hard and conscientiOusly day
fter day and sometimes at night, in
n effort to reach just conclusion
4 each case"
Hard to Get Quorum.
Early in the night session there was
lfficulty in obtaining quorum, but
tier the attendance of the necessary
. senators was obtained. The SEN
te then approved committee rate of
j.6O ton on fluorspar, after re- i
.cting, Is to 3S, an amendment by
enator Jones, democrat. New Mexico,
reduce the duty to S1.50. I