Evening journal., 1922-08-19
final Vote ON
TARIFF TODAY
Bill Will Go to ConfereeS
After Passage by
Senate
SENATE REAFFIRMS
HEAVY DYE DUTIES
BY KENNETH w. CLARK,
U. P. staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10 Omitted
Press) The long and bitter fight
in the Senate over the Fordney-Nc-
cumber tariff bin will end today.
Nearly 1S months ago-July 21.
1921, to be exact--the House passed
the measure and sent # TO the Sen
ate. Four months ago today the
Senate began to consider IL and since
then it has been continuously before
that body.
Under terms Of the special unani-
nous consent agreement. adopted
last Saturday. the Senate at 4 o'clock
must start voting on the measure
without further debate.
That the bill would be passed by
a fair-sized margin was conceded by
even the staunchest Democratic
opponents, as they prepared the
final. but apparently futile, onslaught
against the few pending amendments.
Republican leaders declared they
would not lose more than three or
four OF their number at the most On
the other hand II was believed this
margin might be Offset by revolt
OF a like number OF Democrats. who
frequently have voted with Republi-
cans on the major schedules Of the
bill.
Passage Of the bill will increase
the cost Of living in the United States
more than $1,000. 600 900, minority
spokesmen asserted as the zero
hour approached
The American workman viii be
able 10 maintain a higher standard
Of living and American industry will I
enter into its most prosperous era |
in history retorted Republican |
chiefs The bin is almost a complete |
revision OF the measure as passed by |
the House. In the majority Of in
stances the duties have been in
creased over the rates adopted in |
the lower chamber.
New features were inserted by the |
Senate. The foremost was TO grant |
the executive broad powers 10
change rates, II. after investigation |
by the tariff commission he finds |
that the differeuces in the costs OF /
production here and abroad warrant |
a change.
Another was the establishment OF |
a free trade zone at large ports Of 1
entry in the United States where raw |
materials can be manufactured and |
shipped out without payments OF |
customs. This does away with the /
bonded WAREHOUSE system.
The bill will be sent 10 confer
ence Immediately.
With 20S7 amendments to iron
out the conferees are not expected /
to report back for more than /
month.
At last nights session OF the Sem
ate a feature was a renewal OF the I
dye fight and the reafhrmation by I
the Senate OF It's action OF Thursday /
night in increasing the duties on /
coal tar dyes and synthetic ehemi-
calls and explosives OF foreign val
uation The vote 70 reafflrm was
80 to 81.
While this acuon was reached
Senator Moses CRepublican), New
who had reserved a sep
arate vote on e. announced that In
view Of the overwhelming vote, 3s
to %. by which the Senate had frs,
approved the increased duties, he
would not press his motion for
Immediately SEN
tor Smoot. Of Utah. ranking Repub-
llcan on the finance committee, was
on his feet, pleading that the Sen
ate rescind its action.
Chairman McCumber, of the A.
nance committee. remarked that the
Increased duties constituted a com
olete embargo" and that It was for
that reason that he had voted for
hem.
Senator Frelinghuysen (Republi-
,an) New Jersey. urged that the
Senate stand pat, declaring that the
of the organic chemical
from the German chemi-
al trust" was essential for the ma
ional defense. He called attention
hat Great Britain, France and
Italy had placed an embargo on
iuch chemicals. r
Reiterating his opposition 10 the
'ates, Senator Simmons Demo
,raD. North Carolina, declared that
hey were equal TO an embargo.
On the roll call nine Republicans
'oted against the increases and four
supported them. The /
were Borah. Capper, 9
Iarreld, Kellog, Keyes. Lenroot. +
.Ioses. Newberry and Smoot. The r
Democrats were Broussard. Jones, / +
f New Mexico; Randsell and Shep- Il