Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-31
sena' Mclean
 1a,ks of Tariff Bill
Says Republicans Are Deter mined to Pass the Fordney- McCurnber Bill Before Congress Adjourns.

Washington, July 30. = Announcing that ten international labor unions and over 800 individual labor organizations had petitioned congress to speed enact ment of the pending tariff measure, Sen ator Mclean, of Connecticut, a republi-
 can member of the finance committee,
 said today in statement that the re-
 publican majority in the senate intended
 to fight the opposition no matter now
 long it takes, because we are determined
 to pass the Fordney-McCumbe bill be-
 fore congress adjournsn
 The United States cannot be prosper
 ous unless the producers have work. :"
 said Senator Mclean, and the peti-
 lions which have been received from la
 Dor shows that the working men and women of the country are aroused to
 the danger and demand a protective
 tariff, If congress legislates to make it
 possible for the people of this country
 who want work to fine profitable employ ment against any kind of foreign com petition, every consumer will benert by
 a wide distribution of prosperity" Whether the administration tariff bill will be enacted before the November elections again has become the subject of private discussion at the capitol There is more or less general belief 1 now in the senate that the measure can not be brought to a final vote in that body before September 15, and there are those who believe the ironing out Of diff ferences between the senate, and house in conference will be such slow and tedious process that it cannot be com
 pieted before congress goes home for the fall campaign.
 The move from the democratic side yesterday for an investigation of charges that some senators are financially in- terested in the wool and other duties voted into the bill, may operate to delay lTsenate- action. The democrats say they will press their resolution for an in quiry and further heated discussion oi l the matter on the floor appears to be in 1 prospect.
 While the fight over the wool sched, ! ule is about over, other conmittee amendments will cause sharp controver- 1 sies. The outstanding subjects of dis ] pute remaining are the proposed duty or l hides and the flexible tariff provisions After the 20S7 committee amendments ] are disposed of, the senate. will go bacl over the bill paragraph by paragrap ph i with rows looked for over duties on su. l gar. and number Of other commodities l The promised disagreement betweer | the. house and senate over the question
 of American valuation is not expected tt l materiaiize, leaders on both sides of tht
 senate holding that the house will yielt on this question in view of the flexible tariff provisions written into the bill by the senate committee in accord with thu recommendations of President Harding 1 As the fight over rates goes forward 1 in the senate, sentiment in favor of z
 scientific tariff to be built around rec 1 concentrations of the tariff commission l apparently continue to increase. Sena 1 tors Reyes, republican, New Hampshire and Willis, republican, Ohio, announced their support of this plan today in state
 ments issued through the American non
 partisan scientific tariff league.