The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-14
Senate TO Vote
on Tariff Bill
Next Saturday
Agreement Reached for Ae,
ton on Administration Bill
August l9-passage Fore
gone Conclusion.

Washington, Aug l3,-(By A. ~
The administration tariff Bill will
be brought 10 a final vote in the
senate next Saturday. August ~, un.
der unanimous consent agree.
ment,
Passage of the measure was re-
Rardfd by senator's generally a. a
foreRone conclusion. AZ least three
=Bfoussard and Ranadel
6i Louisiana and kcndfiek Of Wyoni.
ing-werc counted upon 10 support
il, while the expectation was that
not 10 exceed six, II that many, &c.
publirans would oppose IL.
The date agreed upon for vote
Is that first suggested last week by
Senator Simmons ot North Carolina,
democratic leader in the tariff fight.
Chairman MeCumber Of the finance
committee, proposed that August IS
be agreed upon and there was a conn
pr0mfta on August ", but At that
time Senator Lenroot. republican,
Wisconsin, objected 10 any date be-
cause oi the "iieEible' aud "seienti-
fic' tariff proposals. and duties on
hides and sugar remaifed undtsp0aed
Of With these subjects out Of the
way. Mr. Lcnfoot joined with other
republican leaders IN arranging for
a final vote.
Bill Goes 10 Conference.
After the bill Is passed by the sem
ate il will be sent back TO the house,
where the original Fordney measure
was approved more than year ago.
A conference between the senate and
house will then be in order and
Chairman McCumber hopes 10 have
the eouferees begin their wort early
in the week following the final senate
action.
The conferees will face a long aud
difficult task. One Of the big isfucs
to be settled Is whether the house
American valuation plan is to give
way to the senate foreign valuation
basis OF assessing tariff duties. The
flexible" and "Ecientific" tariff plans
also will be subjects in dispute. In
addition there will be something like
] 900 actual tariff rates in eontro-
versy
Hope for Prompt Action.
There has been somc cloakroom
gossip, referred 10 several times on
the senate floor recently by demo-
cratic opponents Of the hill, that the
tariff would die in conference. Sem
ator McCumber and other republican
leaders hope, however, to get the
measure out within few weeks, and
obtain final action on it by the sem
ate and the house before congress
goes home in advance of the fail elcc- /
+ios campaigns.
Appointment OF the senate con-
'erccs on the bill is awaited with |
great interest at the capitol. The rule
has been that the three
anking republicans and the two rank
ng democrats on the finance COM
nittcc were named to represent the
cnate, but since Senator La Fol-
ette Of Wisconsin, who has opposed
he tariff bill, is the third ranking
epublican, there has been specula-
ion as TO whether he would be ap-
Should Mr.. La Toilette be appoint
d and oppose the final draft OF the
Measure in conference, the ccnferees
would be deadlockcd, 5 TO 5, with
he result that conference report
ould not be agreed to. In capitol
ossip, Senator Dillingham; Of Ver-
lont was mentioned as the probable
ppointee in place OF Senator La
gillette.
Bonus Next on Program.
With the tariff out OF the way, the
snate will be faced by the soldiers
onus bill. Senator McCnmber plans
, call this up the week after the
iriit measure is passed. ,
Before agreeing for a final vote,
ie senate made raoid progress in
le consideration vi committee
10 the sundries sched-
Ie. Only thlec fights developed, /
around the 70 per cent ad
llorem duty on toys. which was ap.
royed, and the duties on ivory msks
nd asbestos, Senators Madswofth,
ew York, and New, Indiana, repnb-
ans, led successful fight against /
e committee rate Of 10 per cent ON i
oryt the senate voting, "a 10 H.
place this commodity on the free /
T. d
Duties OF 80 per cent on asbestos Y
ifns and woven fabrics and 2S per i