The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-08-20
Borah Only Republican
To Join Ranks of
Opposition.
THREE DEMOCRATS
BACK PROTECTION
Measure Is Expected to
Occupy Conference
For Month.

The Fordney-McCumber protec-
tive tariff bill is a long step nearer
final enactment az the result of
the Senste's action late yesterday
in passing the measure by q vote
of as to rs.
Although the bill was the center
of one Of the greatest political bat
ties in tariff history. party lines
held virtually intact on the nnai
roll call.
Senator Borah, Of Idaho. was the
only Republican to vote against the
bill. although Senators La Toilette
and Norris were paired against 10.
Three Democrats. Senators Rams
dell and Broussard. OF louisiana
and Rendrick. of Wyoming. den
serted the historic Democratic hos-d
tility to the policy Of protectiosi
and voted for the measure. -f1o
Vote I'm Detail. 'f',f
For-Ball. Brandegee, Broussard
Bursum. Calder. Cameron. Gspper.
Colt. Cummins. Curtis, Dillinghan
Edge. Ernst. France. FrelinghAsS.4
sen. Gooding. Hale. Harreld. Jones
tWashington). Kellogg. Kendr.Slb
Keyes. Lenroot. Lodge. Mccormack
McCumber. Mclean. McNary. MoScs.
Nelson. New. Newberry. NicholsoD.,
Norbeck. Oddie. Pepper. Phipps-
Ransdell. Rawson. Reed (Pennsyl-.
vanis). Shortridge. Smoot Stans-.
field, Sterling. Sutherland. wads-
worth. Warren. Watson (IndianaD.
Against-Ashurst. Borah. Culber-
Heflin. Hitchcock, Jones CNew
Mexico), Mcclellan. Myers. over
man. Robinson, sheppard. Simmons.
Smith. Stanley. Swanson, Trammell.
Underwood. walsh CMassachusettsD.
Walsh (Montana), Reed CMissourD.
Shields.
The bill now goes to a confer
ence between the Senate and thu
House. IT is estimated there are
at least more than 1000 rate dit.
ferences between the forms in which
IL was passed by the two houses.
This conference Is expected 10 re-
quire at least a month. but Repub-
lican leaders stfll are hopeful il
can be passed before this session
Of Congress adJourns.
Estimates Of Revenue.
Estimates as - the amount OF
revenue that the bill will raise vary
from 100000. 900 to $500. .OOO 600.
due to the fact that the House
measure is based on American wall
uation and the Senate bill on
foreign valuation of imports. This
is the most important question to
be ironed out in conference.
Today's vote came thirteen
months after the House passed the
H.
Senate began considering Il on the
floor. The measure when finally
enacted will replace the Democratic
Simmons-Underwoo lew tariff
passed in 1918.
After the vote Republican lead
ers carried out their threat TO han
Senator La Toilette from the confer
ence committee which will have
great powers in adjusting the diff
ferences between the two Houses.
The Wisconsin senator was strong
ly opposed to many features Of the
hill. He was entitled TO a place on
the conference committee. but his
place was given TO Senator Mclean.
Of Connecticut. ardent supporter Of
the measure.
Senators McCumber. OF North
Dakota; Smoot. Of Utah. and Me-
Lean, OF Connecticut. Republicans.
and Simmons. OF North Carolina.
and Jones. Of New Mexico. Demo
Gratis. were appointed as conferees
for the Senate in adjusting the diff
ferences between the Senate bill
and the Fordney bill as passed by
the House.
In selecting the conferees the two
ranking Republicans on the Finance
Committee, Senators Mccumber and
Smoot, were selected and Senator
Mclean. fifth in rank, chosen in
stead of La Toilette. who ranks
third. Senator Dillingham;. of Yer
mont. fourth In rank. did not desire
to serve.
The main objective in the framing
OF this bill has been the stabiliEa-
tion of American labor" Chairman
McCumber of the Finance Commit
tee announced in a statement. fol-
lowing passage Of the measure.
without a protective duty suf-
hcient to equalIze competitive con-
ditions In our markets. American
production viii be greatly dimin-