The New York herald., 1922-05-10
TARIFF BILL SPLITS
SENATE DEMOCRATS
Sharp Division Revealed in
Debate Assailing the
Farm Bloc.
MAKES LODGE LAUGH
Net Result Of Day Is Re-
fusal to Cut Duty on
FOrlnic Acid.
NIGHT SESSIONS VOTED
Work to Be Speeded Up on
1000 Odd Amendments
to Measure.
NIGHT SESSIONS VOTED
Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yoax HEEALp
New York Herald Bureau.l
Washington, ID. C., May o.


New York Herald Burenu.l
Washington, ID. C., May 0.
Democrats are split over the tariff
bill. and many of them who are MEM
bers of the Senate farm bloc find
themselves in quandary. That situa-
tion was brought to head in the
Senate to-day by Senator King (Utah)
who took occasion to score all "blocs
classes. factions and groups" as, he
declared. they are laying "the founda-
tion for the destruction OF our Gov
ernment."
Senator Ashurst (Ariz.) came to the
defense Of the farm bloc and recited
in detail "some Of the important legis-
lation enacted since It's organization"
Senator Watson (Ind.) then asked
Senator Ashurst II, in view Of the fact
the Finance Committee had incor-
porated n the tariff bill the rates on
farm products requested by the Sem
ate farm bloc, he would vote for the
whole tariff bill
| Senator Ashurst evaded the Issue by
declaring that 'if the other rates in the
bill are honest then we surely will"
Asked what he called honest rates,
Senator Ashurst replied: Rates on i'm
ports which equal cost OF production
abroad"
THAT is news to me that tho Demo
cratic party. or any member Of II. SUBJ
scribes to that doctrine" said Senator
Stanley (Ky.).
Tho farm bloc. especially tho mem
bers on this side" shouted Senator
Ashurst "resents the suggestion that
the Democratic party Is to-day a free
trade party. That principle can only
apply to Greenland and such countries"
Indifferent to Threats.
Senator Ashurst went on to say thai
the farm bloc will not pay any atten
ton to threats from any source anc
will not stand for any dictation from
any power"
At this point Senator McCumber. ir
charge of the tariff bill. broke in: 1--WE
are now on the formic acid schedule
Why In heaven does not the Senator con.
fine his talk to that ob1ect7"
But that did not stop the debate con-
cerning the farm bloc and its probable
action on the bill
! Senator Stanley resumed by declaring
that "the Democratic party to which he
belongs does not stand for protective
tariff" although he did not wish to be
lfa,t ~ IN a Of M I'M n fo rxv
bloc since he came from an agricultural
State.
Rather than impose q prohtbitive
tariff" he said, our fields became deso-
late and the crop was abandoned. since
then our people have found other crops
more profitable. Our people would never
stand for O special tariff on hemp to
the exclusion OF other farm products"
Too Much for Ashursr.
match in debate with the Senator from
Kentucky and for that reason he in
tended to retro from the chamber
shortly Ito get his lunch"
Before leaving. no wever, Senator
Watson (Ind-) propounded another per-
picking question which was quito en-
barrassing to the Senator from Arizona.
'TIa, ha," laughed Senator Lodge,
so that the galleries heard him.
II am glad to see the Senator from
! Massachusetts laugh" snapped Senator
Ashurst, adding with q smile because
he so sendom smiles" Then the gall
leries laughed with Senator Ashurst
The net result OF five hours debate
was the voting down OF an amendment
to make the duty on fornnic acii six
cents a pound instead OF four cents.
Action was taken without n roll call.
Beginning tomorrow night sessions
will be held In an effort TO speed up
action IN the remaining 1000 odd COM
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