Evening star., 1922-08-19
BORAH DECLINES
TO BACK TARIFF
Calls Giving President Right
to Change Duties Un-
constitutional.
LENROOT'S VIEW DIFFERS
Saving Feature" He Says, in De-
Tending Bill Sterling Drops
Dry Amendment.
LENROOT'S VIEW DIFFERS

Attacking the provisions of the
tariff bill proposing broad authority
for the President to increase or de-
crease duties, Senator Borah, repub-
lican, Idaho, declared today IN the
Senate that he could not give his
support to the measure on the final
visions were eliminated. He said
he could not arrive at the conclusion
that they were constitutional.
Senator Lenroot republican, Wis
consin, who has opposed many rates
in the. administration measure. ex.
if, the provisions for presidential
powers were not in the measure it
would be difficult for him to vote
for it. He added that these provisions
constituted one Of the saving
features"
Hopes for Rate Reductions.
The Wisconsin senator said there
bill, but that he would vote for 1t
in the hope that reductions would
be made in the conference committee.
IF they are not cut" he added.
then shall exercise the liberty and
perogative Of voting against the bill
finally"
Senator Sterling. republican, South
Dakota, announced today in the Sen
ate that he would not press his
to the tariff bill propos-
ing that the prohibition enforcement
law be made effective within eighteen
miles of the American coast. fifteen
miles beyond the international limit.
Senator Sterling said the State
Department was negotiating with the
British government looking to IAN
agreement under which Great Britain
would not object to- the search of
her vessels for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning whether they carried con-
traband liquor on board within a
reasonable distance beyond the three
mile limit"
AdJourns at 11s10 PM.
The Senate sat until 11:1O o'clock
last night, putting the finishing
touches on the tariff bill. It was
hoped at one time that it would be
possible to conclude work on the
measure before the Senate recessed
yesterday. but too many amendments
were pending.
A feature Of the debate yesterday
was a renewal of the attack upon
the dye stuffs rates adopted by the
Senate Thursday. The Senate, how
ever, reaffirmed its earlier action by
vote of 80 to 81.
Senator Moses. republican, New
Hampshire, who had reserved sepa-
rate vote on 1t, announced that in
view Of the overwhelming vote, 3S
to %, by which the Senate had first
approved the Increased duties. he
would not press his motion for
reconsideration. Immediately Sena-
tor Smoot Of Utah, ranking republi-
can on the finance committee, was
on his feet. pleading that the Senate
rescin9 its action.
Worse Than EMBARGO. He Says.
"This is an embargo, a thousand
times over and worse than an en-
bargo," said he. Dyes and coal-tar
chemicals not made in this country
will have to pay q rate OF duty SO
high that it Is q crime. No human
being can defend these rates before
the American people,"
Chairman McCumber of the finance
committee remarked that the In
creased duties constituted com
plete embargo" and that 1t was for
that reason that he had voted for
them.
The republican agricultural tariff
soap manufacturers to pay duty on
vegetable oils imported for use in
manufacturing soap.
After two hours' fight, the Senate
by vote of IS to 33, reafiirmAd its
previous action In increasing the duty
on sugar from cents pound to 2.3
cents a pound. The rate on raw sugar
from Cuba, which sends this country
the bulk Of its supply, would be 1.Sl
cents, because OF the 20 per cent tariff
dinerential, In favor Of that country.
creased rate and four democrats sup
ported It, The Republicans were
Calder, Colt. Edge, France, Freling-
huysen. Hale, Lenroot. Lodge and
Sutherland. The democrats were
Broussard, Jones' Of New Mexico, Ken
drfck and RansdeH.
Before, this vote the Senate rejected.
A to "a, an amendment by Senator
Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, to
make the rate 1.76 cents . pound.
The duty OF one-half Of cent q
pound proposed on gr4pefruit was
doubled by the Senate without { roIl