The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-12

FAIL ON
GOTUR||E|
Vote on Motion Re-
suits in Count Of
Forty-fve to Thirty
f V e Democrats
Stand Solidly in OPP
position

Washington. July defeat of
the Republican motion for .cloture
on the administration tariff bill and
a dramatic attack on that measure
by Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin, Republican member of the
committee that reported it. fea-
tured today's proceedings in the
senate. The vote to invoke the ex-
isting cloture rule was Is to 50.
or nine less than the necessary
two-thirds majority. The Demo-
Gratis were unit against the mo-
ton. which was opposed also by
five Republicans.
The Democrats voted solid1y
against the motion and were joined
by FIVE Republicans. The roll call
follows:
For the motion:
Republicans = Ball. Brusum,
Calder, Capper, Curtis, Dupont,
Edge. E1kins. Ernst. Fernald.
France. Frelinghuysen Gooding.
Hale, Harreld. Johnson. Jones of
Washington. Kellogg. Keyes. Ladd.
Lenroot, Lodge. Mccormick. Nc
Cu.nber. Mckinley. Mclean. Nc
Nary, Nelson. Newberry, Nichol-
son, Norbeck. Oddie, Pepper.
Phipps. Poindexter. Rawson. Short
ridge. Smoot. Spencer. Sterling.
Sutherland. Townsend. Wadsworth,
Warren and Willise45. ~
Against the motion:
Republicans-Borah. Brandegee,
La Toilette. Moses and Norris.
Democrats-Ashur Broussard,
Caraway. Culberson. Dial. Fletcher,
Gerry, Harris. Harrison. Hefin,
Jones Of New Mexico. Kendrick.
King, Myers. overman. Owen. Pitt
man, Pomerene, Ransdell, Robin
son. Sheppard. Sfields. Simmons.
Smith, Stanley, Swanson. Tram
nell. Underwood. Walsh Of Mas
sachusetts and Walsh of Montana
80.
Total against. So.
Four senator's, all Republicans.
were present. but unable to vote
because of pairs with absent Dem
ocratic senators. They were Cam
eron, Dillingham;. New and Wat
son. Twelve senators. six Repub,
licans and six Democrats, were alb
sent.
Delivering the first Of prom
ised series OF. attacks on the tar
iff, Senator LaFollette declared the
only way the Republican party
could be saved from defeat in the
congressional election in November
and from disaster in the presi-
Dental electino in 1924 was to re-
commit the bill for rewriting on
the basis of the old Republican
principle" of merely equalizing the
difference in the cost of production
at home and abroad. If that could
not be done. he added. the legis-
lation should be abandoned.
Before the vote on cloture. Sen
ator Watson Of Indiana delivered
a vigorous address in support OF
the cloture motion. charging that
the Democrats were conducting an
"adroit" flibuster so as to prevent
passage Of the bill until just before
the November election without
time being given either for the eff
fects of its operation to be felt OF
for the Republicans to explain it
adequately to the country.
Senator Watson declared the
question at issue was whether the
senate was to function. whether
the party which came into power
with majority of 100000 voters
was to keep its pledge to the people
that the tariff would be revised
This question, he contended, was
more important than the tariff. o,
the soldiers bonus or the ship sub
sidy. which. he said, were only
mere incidents" in the life Of the
nation.
After the cloture question had
been disposed of and before Sena-
tor La Toilette began his three
hours attack on the bill the SEN
ate disposed Of a number of com
mittee amendments.