The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-20
House
ADOPTS
TARIFF
Conference Report is
Agreed to on Direct!
Vote and Sent Back
to the Senate
washington. Sept.

Washington. Sept. Is. = The
house. by vote OF 21G to 80.
adopted today the conference re-
port on the administration tariff
bill. Ten minutes later the meas
ure had been reported back TO the
senate, where it was made the un-
finished business for tomorrow
Final legislative action before the
end of next week was looked for by
republican leaders.
Three attempts we're made in the
house to get the bill hack into the
conference for third time, but two
were blocked on points of order
and the, third was defeated by
direct vc- a.3 to los. The vote
was on motion Of Representative
Garner tDemocrat) of Texas. to
instruct the house managers to in
sist on the original proposal of the
house for duty of 1.60 cents a
pound on Cuban sugar in place Of
the 1.76 cents a pound agreed up
on in conference.
On the roll call on final passage.
of the bill II Republic voted in
opposition and FIVE Democrats in
support.
Democrats supporting the bill
were Favrot. I.asaro and Martin.
louisiana: Hudspeth, Texas, and
Lea. California.
Meyer London, New York. the
single Socialist member. voted
against the Haeaure
'rhirty-four Republicans ard Mr..
London voted for the Garner mos
ton for reduction in the dirty on
sugar and nine Democrats voted
against it. The Republicans in
cluded Clouse OF Tennessee.
/ Democrats opposing the Garner
motion were Aswell. Favrot. Lasa-
TO. Martin. o'cennor and Wilson.
all Of Louisiana: Hudspeth of Tex
as. Lea of California and Taylor. Of
Colorado.
Immediately after the amended
conference report was. called up
Representative Cooper tRepubii-
cam of Wisconsin, made a point Of
, order that in carrying ont the eN-
rected directions OF the house to
agree to the senate amendments
eliminating the'dye embargo Ecens-
ing provision and the duty on pot
ash the house conferees had ex-
ceeded their authority by chang
ing the duties on coal tar dyes and
sythetic chemicals. This point was
overruIed, Speaker Gillett holding
that the entire bill had been re-
opened to change when the house
sent it Lack to conference.
Representative Garner then made
a point of order that the conferees
had exceeded their authority hy
proposing authority for the presi-
dent TO declare American valuation
in the case of all Imports. whereas
the senate. in voting in the flexible
tariff amendment 20 the house biz.
had limited such valuation 10 coal
tar dyes and Other coal tar pro-.
duets. This point OF order was
overruled promptly and debate be-
gan.
a request from Chairman Ford
ney of the hous, managers for
unanimous consent for fwo hours
debate was met With a chorus Of.
noes from the Republican side
and specific objection from half a
dozen members. Consequently dis
cussion vas limited 10 one hoc:.
yrde or the rules.
After Chairman Fordney had ex-
planned that the conferees had car
RED out the house instructions Rep
resentative Longsworth Of Ohio, an
other Of the confereeS. told the
house he was disappointed by its
action in ordering out the dye en-
barge and potash duties because he
was firmly convinced that with
out adequate protection the dye
and potash industries. products OF
wars necessity. would die. He de-
ciared that no system OF duties no
matter how high could protect
against the cutthroat competition
of Germany in the production of
chemicals.
Chairman Fordney. in closing the
debate declared that when the
Democrats We're found opposing a
tariff bill you know its all right
He urged that history had shown
when tho duty on sugar was in
creased tho price went down be-
csi,s, horne production was stim-
ulatcd.