The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-23
After Four Months OF Debate "TorlH
Act OF 1922" Gets Vote and Goes to
Conference. One Republican No.
Three Democrats, Ave.

washington, Aug 19.--The admin
istration tariff bill, official "the tariff
act of 1922, was passed by vote of
4S to 20 late today by the senate after
four months Of debates 1t now goes
to conference.
senator Borah, of Idaho, was the
only republican to vote against the
measure. Three democrats, Brous-
sard, Kendrick and Ransdell, voted
for it.
Senators Harrison and p creme.
who were paired, announced that had
they been permitted to vote they would
have voted against the bill, and the
same announcement was made in be-
half OF seven democratic absentees:
Caraway Harris, King, Owen Pitt
man, Watson, Of Georgia, and Will
liams.
1t was stated also that had Sena-
tors LaFOllette and Norris been pres
ent they would have voted against the
measure, while the other IL republi-
can absentees would have voted for it..
Senator's Lcnroot and Jones, of
'Washntgon, republicans, announced
that they supported the bill because
of the provisions giving. the presi-
dent broad authority to increase or
decrease in the hope that the senate
and the house conferees would re-
duce rates which they considered cx-
cessivc. Senator lLenrOot said that if
this were not done he would vote
against the conference report.
Immediately after the passage of
tho bill, Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
president pro tempOre, announced the
appointment Of the senate confcrees:
Chairman McCumber and Senator
Smoot, Of Utah, and Mclean, Of Con-
necticut republicans, and Simmons,
Of North Carolina, and Jones, OF New
Mexico, democrats. Senator Mclean
is the fourth ranking republican on
the finance committee and was named
in place Of Senator La Toilette, who
under the usual rule, would have
drawn the assignment, but who is OPP
posed to the bill.
The measure will be returned to the
house Monday with formal request
for a conference. Republicans of the
house ways and means committee, at
meeting today, decided to have the
measure sent to conference under
special rule, instead of to the ways and
means committee for preliminary con-
sideration, a course that was suggest
ed scme time ago. American valuation
will be the biggest issue in conference,
but the general belief at the capital
is that the house will yield on this,
accounting the senate flexible tariff"
plan as a substitute.
Chairman Fordney said today he
would hold out for American valua-
ton, asking instructions from the
house Under this plan the house
would decide the issue by direct
vote and the conferees then would
proceed with their work Of adjusting
the 2,000-odd points in dispute be-
tween the two houses. Mr.. Fordney
thought the work could be completed
within month and the same view was
entertained by senate leaders
There still was gossip at the capt.
tai that the bill might get into dead
lock in conference and there die, but
republican leaders declared the con-
ferees would report the bill out and
that II would be ready for the presi-
dent in month.
Final action on the bill by the sem
ate was witnessed by crowded CALLER
les and many members OF the house,
who found places on the senate floor
In the last few minutes before the
vote, the senator's relaxed after the
long strain under which they have
worked, frequently night as well as
day, and they and the visitors found
considerable Amusement in the clos
ing proceedings.
This measure, the first republican
protective tariff to be written in 13
years, became an even greater
storm cetner in senate than is the
Payne -Aldrich bill OF 1909. From the
start democrats assaulted it in full
force and even higher than the 1909
law and as the debate developed op-
position to individual sections began
to find expression on the republican
side.
Soon after senate consideration
began on April 20, the finance COM