The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-07
NO DEMOCRATIC
FILIBUSTER ON
THE TARIFF BILL
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The ln,ell!gencer)

Washington. July s.-Tt the Demo
Gratis really wanted 10 delay the pas
sage OF the pending tariff bill the adop-
tion OF a dozen cloture rules couIdn
prevent II. There are more than l,-"o
amendments proposed ey the kepuo"-
can members Of the senate finance com
-ni,tes and all the Democrats would
have to do would be 20 demand roll
call on each amendment when the 'o'e
IS taken or call for a quorum and the
actual time consumed in mat process process
irrespective cS incidental debate would
nostpone the final vote for At least TWO
or three months.
But Senator Underwood. Democratic
leader. told this correspondent TO-DAY
that the Democrats have absolutely no
Intention OF flibusterinS by that method
or arv other He insisted that the
adoption OF the clocure rule would hurt
the Republicans more tnH- u would help
them because by limiting The DEBATE tn
one hour for each senator II would oe
impossible tor the bill 10 get thorough
consideration
Few mer n the senate are equipped
u-,tb sufficient ir'~rmatio7 70 debate
a tariff bill. The rank and fle depends
upon these experts 10 do the debating.
While much ~ the talk !S futile as the
Republicans have enough votes 70 raSS
any hill they please nevertheless the
record 90 the debate thus far shows that
as 2 con sequence ~ discussion the Re-
uu%,5rarS have corrected many Of their
own mistakes and In some cases the Re
pu&lica? majority has failed 70 support
,rr finance committee recommendation
and beaten their amendments Twelve
-urd~ed. = ar,endmnr;S are still 20 he con-
4 ErN~ AM
e~~ats but from the Republican mem
os-s 81 the faance committee. should
-,o-u~s rule BE- enforced most Of the
sr,srd-rerts would have 10 be passed
over without debate on their merits.
laoo Anendms sntS.
Apar: from the 1900 Republican
amendn en,s. the Democrats have not
rad chance 70 present any at all. They
na.ura,ly want the opportunity that is
given , minority party 70 make out
case against the bill and justify their
votes. Indeed The Democrats would
rather have that chance than see the
nrl defeated FOR they figure the passage
OF the bill will Re Of political value
% them at tire polls this autumn just
ss the minority party has always hene-
S;tte3 "a an election Immediately after
;he passage Of p tariff law.
Rsspors. .bittty FOR the delay TINS far
Is d:ctiru.- 20 fix. The amendments
nrana-ed from Republican sources:
Democrats and Republicans have con-
s1-,sd time IN dshat.uZ them The bill
Is -rc vet n shape for passage. Even
rs Champions Will ccncsds that u W.T.,
- ,-rrrc~sd by further study and thar
,rs EeAa.s nav =. helpful. II TACT two
.. 49, --~S. important SuNi""'S-'hcs~
rr go al ro,:o~--ha"s not yst seen
,or,~-es Ds-,cc-at'r leaders HrH,'i,;
rha- - Republicans VIII rot ran;ur"
20 - h=:-~s ne country with a hastily
.o!S.'4red scraduie or wool and cotton
&C -. uadsr = c,o'rre ru," the d"ha -
vr.'4 ~c' only % iiru:'ad as % sections
-- c-rvf>ions but each senator would
~, have a. hour This means total
g.. < roars for DEBATE or a total ot
I'VE working days at eight hours
each.
Sixty for Cloture.
The canvass today showed that about
SIX. senators arS ready % vote for
-.a,u-a ~ulO S;Nty-four arc needed TO
rass as a t,yc-'hirds vote is required,
Three Nor-o~rats wiz vote with the
Escut,'caus because th"y favor the
r~rd'nE hili-thcr hail from states
vhi-r arc .arxinus tor tho imposition
- certain du'les in tho bill But there
are a least 'hr"r Republicans and pos
.fh;, more Who will not vote for cloture.
Developments over night may change
The situation ~ COURSE. but he poll
showed an insufficient number 10 pass
iho rule The hope of some ot tn" Re-
rublirars - thar tho defeat Of IN"
clo.urN rule may he attributed 10 III"
Democrats. and thus 'he responsibility
FOR DELAYING the measure imposed UPON
tha-- To The suggestion that IL would
hS wiser 'or tho Democrats 20 aid IN"
r'o,rre rule and hurry m" tariff b.llS
massage - lfe present form. the Demo
Gratis -priy 'ha' hetv feel il their duty
20 propose certain amendments as
rernrd If their effort ." change the
htN before - passage. ard that If they
Suoro-rsi clorur~ N woul6 seem "a ~
they favored the adoption OF the hill
as ~ stands
Purely as move 20 hurry things up
and Gu, off unnecessary debate. the peu-
tior FOR CIoiurs may have q good effect.
though ~ would not pc surprising II a
vote on ~" rule were POSTPONED and a
cnrnpromiso agreement reached eventu-
auv tor NOR efficient handling Of tn"
'ln7A that ought really % he given tn
the remaining provisions 81 such an TN
por'a-' piece Of legislation.
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